a memoir of my Hollywood years Andrews, Julie 1935- creator Hamilton, Emma Walton 1962- text biography nyu 2019 First edition. monographic eng

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340 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. With this second memoir, Julie Andrews picks up the story with her arrival in Hollywood and her phenomenal rise to fame in her earliest films -- Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music. Andrews describes her years in the film industry, from the incredible highs to the challenging lows. Not only does she discuss her work in now-classic films and her collaborations with giants of cinema and television, she also unveils her personal story of adjusting to a new and often daunting world, dealing with the demands of unimaginable success, being a new mother, the end of her first marriage, embracing two stepchildren, adopting two more children, and falling in love with the brilliant and mercurial Blake Edwards. The pair worked together in numerous films, including Victor/Victoria, the gender-bending comedy that garnered multiple Oscar nominations. Julie Andrews with Emma Walton Hamilton. Includes index. Sequel to: Home: A memoir of my early years (2008). e-uk--- Andrews, Julie 1935- Edwards, Blake 1922-2010 Edwards, Blake 1922-2010 Motion picture actors and actresses Great Britain Biography Actores y actrices de cine Gran Bretaña Singers Great Britain Biography Cantantes Biografías Gran Bretaña PN 2598 A567h 2019 791.4302/8092 9780316349253 (hardcover) 0316349259 (hardcover) 2019947243 NjBwBT 190731 20260825163514.0 21109731 eng