![]() And he apparently had a very nasty time of it and passed away there. And people were very, very disturbed and mentally ill. I mean, you have to think how many years ago this all took place. I do know that my aunt - and I write this in the book - said that she didn't want to discuss my grandfather's death because he was in a sanatorium that was really a sort of madhouse in those days. And it wasn't till I was older that I began to really grasp its significance and the, you know, the horror of it and what it must have been like. It was that awful thing that was just out there. And I was surprised when I found out those facts. I mean, my background is really Dickensian in so many ways. GROSS: Let's start with the fact that two of your grandparents died of syphilis.ĪNDREWS: Yes. But a lot of people, because of their association with the wonderful films like "Mary Poppins" and "Sound Of Music," they think that I am this very squeaky clean, upper-class lady that came from such a family. If you know me very well, you can probably spot that my background is real good down and out, vaudeville, musical background. And a lot of people have been surprised about the book. And I wonder what you think your image is and if my mistake is a common one.ĪNDREWS: It is a common one. I mean, I thought you'd be from a kind of proper straight-laced family based on my idea of who you were from your roles. GROSS: You know, in reading your memoir, I have to say your family life isn't at all what I imagined it would be. TERRY GROSS: Julie Andrews, welcome to FRESH AIR.ĪNDREWS: Thank you, Terry. Soon afterward, she originated the onstage role of Eliza Doolittle in "My Fair Lady." It described her showbusiness start in her parents' vaudeville act, and how she went to Broadway when she was still a teenager. Its title was "Home: A Memoir Of My Early Years," and it was filled with surprises about her family life. Recently, she played a sharp-tongued gossip writer in the Netflix series "Bridgerton." When Terry spoke to Julie Andrews in 2008, the actress had just released her first memoir. Her other films include "Victor/Victoria," "Thoroughly Modern Millie," "Torn Curtain," "The Princess Diaries" films, three "Shrek" and two "Despicable Me" films. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #4: (As character) But how?ĪNDREWS: (As Maria, singing) Let's start at the very beginning, a very good.īIANCULLI: That's Julie Andrews in "The Sound Of Music." Andrews is the recipient of this year's American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award. No.ĪNDREWS: (As Maria) Well, let's not lose any time. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #4: (As character) We don't even know how to sing. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #3: (As character) We don't know any songs. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #2: (As character) Father doesn't like us to sing.ĪNDREWS: (As Maria) Well, perhaps we can change his mind. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As character) What are we going to do?ĪNDREWS: (As Maria) Let's think of something to sing for the baroness when she comes. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE SOUND OF MUSIC")ĪNDREWS: (As Maria) All right, everybody, over here. This time, she was a nun turned governess, a very life-affirming governess. I know you Americans are famous for your hospitality, but this is really ridiculous.īIANCULLI: Andrews' second movie was released the following year, 1965. Here she is accepting that award.ĪNDREWS: Oh, this is lovely. "Mary Poppins" was the first film starring Julie Andrews, and it earned her an Academy Award. Well, I'm sure the children will find my games extremely diverting.īIANCULLI: That's Julie Andrews in 1964's "Mary Poppins" interviewing for the job of a nanny, a very magical nanny, as it turns out. JULIE ANDREWS: (As Mary Poppins) Now then, the qualifications. I'm David Bianculli, professor of television studies at Rowan University in New Jersey, in for Terry Gross.
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