Julie Andrews: A Bio-Bibliography

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A chronicle of the professional career of Julie Andrews, providing details of her career achievements since the late 1950s. It covers the people who influenced her, the projects she worked on and her artistic highs and lows. Starting with Andrews' first film, "Mary Poppins", Spindle examines each of her 16 films including such classics as "Sound of Music," "Hawaii", "Victor/Victoria", and ending with her latest film, "Duet for One". He provides a detailed commentary on factors influencing her short reign as a box office superstar in the mid-1960s, for Andrews is an anomaly in that she has retained her fame and admired celebrity status long after ceasing to be a Hollywood superstar. Besides film work, all other aspects of Andrews' career (theatre, television, personal appearances, concerts, recordings, and even her fiction for children) are considered.

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Julie Andrews, number six in the Greenwood Press' "Bio-Bibliography" series, is a very thorough as well as attractive record of her career in films, television, stage and records. Its few illustrations are well selected and representative of her entire career - one with highs and lows - and containing at least one underrated masterpiece, Star (1968), to ge beside such gems as Mary Poppins (1964) and Victor, Victoria (1982), which nearly everyone loved. A bibliography lists book and periodical references of the star. Roles which Miss Andrews rejected are also listed . . . The book will be a "must" for every Andrews fan, and it is an excellent reference source for its subject.-Videomania
Spindle, author of numerous articles on computers and entertainment, has compiled the first extensive biobibliography covering the career of entertainer Julie Andrews. The book aligns into ten sections: a 17-page biography; short chronology of Andrew's life; complete filmography, including credits, cast, synopses, excerpts from reviews, and commentary; chronologically arranged television appearances, with synopses; discography, including list of tracks; 185-item bibliography; awards and nominations; roles Julie (almost) played'; and her books for children. Spindle also adds a good subject index and 14 black-and-white film stills. Will serve as a welcome addition to two biographies, R. Windeler's Julie Andrews (1983) and J. Cottrell's Julie Andrews (1969), as well as articles on Andrews in standard theater and film annuals. Recommended for all public and academic libraries serving a numerous popular entertainment clientele.-Choice
We get a useful biography, analysis of her stage, singing and film careers and appendices listing films, stage and television appearances and discs. Many forget that Andrews has appeared in such important cinematic works (by aesthetic, social and economic criteria) as The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, and Victor/Victoria. She and husband, director Blake Edwards, have long been partners in making contemporary comedies. This is a useful reference book.-CAST/Communication Booknotes
Well-researched and comprehensive . . . includes a lively biography, complete credits, annotated bibliography and other valuable source material.-American Cinematographer
"Julie Andrews, number six in the Greenwood Press' "Bio-Bibliography" series, is a very thorough as well as attractive record of her career in films, television, stage and records. Its few illustrations are well selected and representative of her entire career - one with highs and lows - and containing at least one underrated masterpiece, Star (1968), to ge beside such gems as Mary Poppins (1964) and Victor, Victoria (1982), which nearly everyone loved. A bibliography lists book and periodical references of the star. Roles which Miss Andrews rejected are also listed . . . The book will be a "must" for every Andrews fan, and it is an excellent reference source for its subject."-Videomania
"We get a useful biography, analysis of her stage, singing and film careers and appendices listing films, stage and television appearances and discs. Many forget that Andrews has appeared in such important cinematic works (by aesthetic, social and economic criteria) as The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, and Victor/Victoria. She and husband, director Blake Edwards, have long been partners in making contemporary comedies. This is a useful reference book."-CAST/Communication Booknotes
"Well-researched and comprehensive . . . includes a lively biography, complete credits, annotated bibliography and other valuable source material."-American Cinematographer
"Spindle, author of numerous articles on computers and entertainment, has compiled the first extensive biobibliography covering the career of entertainer Julie Andrews. The book aligns into ten sections: a 17-page biography; short chronology of Andrew's life; complete filmography, including credits, cast, synopses, excerpts from reviews, and commentary; chronologically arranged television appearances, with synopses; discography, including list of tracks; 185-item bibliography; awards and nominations; roles Julie (almost) played'; and her books for children. Spindle also adds a good subject index and 14 black-and-white film stills. Will serve as a welcome addition to two biographies, R. Windeler's Julie Andrews (1983) and J. Cottrell's Julie Andrews (1969), as well as articles on Andrews in standard theater and film annuals. Recommended for all public and academic libraries serving a numerous popular entertainment clientele."-Choice

Author Bio

LES SPINDLE is Senior Editor at EEsof in Westlake Village, California, where he writes and edits user manuals for computer software. He is former editor of Interface Age and Computing for Business, and has authored hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles about entertainment and show business. Spindle also served for several years as Producer/Director of the Tiffany Playhouse in Albuquerque, New Mexico.