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Vogue Retrospective Celebrates Julie Andrews Through Vintage Photographs, 1948–1984

publication · 2026-10-01

Vogue has unveiled a collection of 26 vintage photographs celebrating Julie Andrews, showcasing her journey from her 1948 performance at the London Palladium at the age of 13 to her role as co-host of the 38th Tony Awards in 1984. Born on October 1, 1935, in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, she began her vocal training at seven. Notable moments include her 1950 meeting with Peter Brough's puppet Archie Andrews, her portrayal in Cinderella in 1954, and her 1955 appearance in High Tor alongside Bing Crosby. Andrews made her Broadway debut in The Boy Friend in 1954, starred in My Fair Lady in 1956, and was featured in Cinderella in 1957. She married Tony Walton in 1959 and Blake Edwards in 1969. Now at 91, she writes children's books and voices Lady Whistledown in Bridgerton.

Key facts

  • Julie Andrews was born in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, on October 1, 1935
  • At 13 she performed for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at the London Palladium in 1948
  • She began studying singing at seven, encouraged by her stepfather
  • My Fair Lady opened on Broadway at the Mark Hellinger Theatre in March 1956
  • Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella was broadcast live on CBS in March 1957
  • She married set designer Tony Walton in 1959 at St. Mary Oatlands Church in Weybridge, Surrey
  • The Julie Andrews Hour won seven Emmy Awards in 1973
  • She co-hosted the 38th Tony Awards in 1984 with Robert Preston

Entities

Artists

  • Julie Andrews
  • Rex Harrison
  • Dick Van Dyke
  • Christopher Plummer
  • Paul Newman
  • Rock Hudson
  • Omar Sharif
  • Burt Reynolds
  • James Garner
  • Jack Lemmon
  • Peter Brough
  • Jon Pertwee
  • Richard Hearne
  • Adele Dixon
  • Bing Crosby
  • Maxwell Anderson
  • Tony Walton
  • Maggie Smith
  • Carol Burnett
  • Emma Kate Walton
  • Melvyn Douglass
  • Max von Sydow
  • Gertrude Lawrence
  • Blake Edwards
  • Lynne Frederick
  • Peter Sellers
  • Robert Preston
  • Sandy Wilson
  • Arthur Hiller
  • George Roy Hill
  • Alfred Hitchcock
  • Robert Wise
  • King George VI
  • Queen Elizabeth

Institutions

  • Vogue
  • London Palladium
  • Mark Hellinger Theatre
  • CBS
  • Theatre Royal Drury Lane
  • St. Mary Oatlands Church
  • Pan Am
  • Whisky a Go Go
  • ABC
  • Getty Images
  • Everett Collection

Locations

  • Walton-on-Thames
  • Surrey
  • United Kingdom
  • London
  • New York
  • United States
  • Weybridge
  • Salzburg
  • Austria
  • West Hollywood
  • Barbados

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