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TIL Julie Andrews was the lead in the original Broadway production of “My Fair Lady”, but not in the 1964 film due to not being well-known enough; the role eventually went to Audrey Hepburn. Andrews won the 1965 Best Actress Oscar over Hepburn for playing Mary Poppins.

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