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TIL When Jack Warner cast My Fair Lady, Julie Andrews was overlooked for the part, despite being Eliza on stage. When she won Best Actress on the golden globes for Mary Poppins against Audrey Hepburn (who played Eliza) , she got her revenge by thanking Jack for making it all possible.

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