History Trivia / MyFairLady

* ExecutiveMeddling: Jack Warner (also personally directing the film this time) refused to let Creator/JulieAndrews reprise the role of Eliza that she'd originated on stage. Andrews got the last laugh as she instead did a little movie called ''Film/MaryPoppins'', winning an Oscar for which she even thanked Warner.

** When Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox hired Creator/DonBluth to direct an animated movie for them, they said he could helm an AnimatedAdaptation of either ''My Fair Lady'', or Marcelle Maurette's ''Anastasia''. [[WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}} Bluth picked the latter.]]

** Marni Nixon did most of Audrey Hepburn's singing for the movie; this is at least partially responsible for the AwardSnub. And no, Marni Nixon's name appeared ''nowhere'' in the original credits. However, when video of Hepburn's original vocal performances was released in the 1990's, many fans found Nixon's overdubbing to be completely unnecessary.

* AFIS100YearsSeries:
** AFIS100Years100Movies: #91
** AFIS100Years100Passions: #12
** AFIS100Years100Songs: #17, "I Could Have Danced All Night"
** AFISGreatestMovieMusicals: #8

** Creator/CaryGrant refused the role of Henry Higgins, telling Jack Warner not only would he not be in the film, he wouldn't go and see it unless Creator/RexHarrison was cast. Creator/PeterOToole was also offered the role, but he wanted too much money. Creator/RichardBurton, Creator/NoelCoward, Creator/TrevorHoward, Rock Hudson, Creator/LaurenceOlivier, Creator/MichaelRedgrave and Creator/GeorgeSanders were all considered for the role.

** Creator/CaryGrant refused the role of Henry Higgins, telling Jack Warner not only would he not be in the film, he wouldn't go and see it unless Creator/RexHarrison was cast. Creator/PeterOToole was also offered the role, but he wanted too much money. Creator/NoelCoward, Rock Hudson, Creator/MichaelRedgrave and Creator/GeorgeSanders were all considered for the role.

** When TwentiethCenturyFox hired Creator/DonBluth to direct an animated movie for them, they said he could helm an AnimatedAdaptation of either ''My Fair Lady'', or Marcelle Maurette's ''Anastasia''. [[WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}} Bluth picked the latter.]]

** The original choice to direct the film was Creator/VincenteMinnelli but when his salary demands were too high, the job went to Creator/GeorgeCukor.

** AFIS100Years100Songs:
*** #17, "I Could Have Danced All Night"

* DawsonCasting: Creator/AudreyHepburn was in her mid-thirties when she played the 21-year-old Eliza in the film adaptation.
** The life of an apparently quite poor flower girl in those days probably would have aged the character of Eliza beyond her years; in this case, DawsonCasting may have been justified.
*** Furthermore, Audrey always looked younger than she actually was.

* NonSingingVoice: Marni Nixon did most of Audrey Hepburn's singing for the movie; this is at least partially responsible for the AwardSnub. And no, Marni Nixon's name appeared ''nowhere'' in the original credits.
** However, when video of Hepburn's original vocal performances was released in the 1990's, many fans found Nixon's overdubbing to be completely unnecessary.
** Also, Creator/JeremyBrett as Freddy was dubbed by Bill Shirley (AKA [[Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians Roger]] (singing) and [[Disney/SleepingBeauty Prince Philip]]).
*** Out of all of them, Brett was the one who ''could'' sing. Look him up on Website/YouTube. But his singing voice was thought too mature for Freddy.
*** Furthermore, Brett was apparently not informed that he would be dubbed until afterwards. And he was ''pissed''.

** Creator/CaryGrant refused the role of HenryHiggins, telling Jack Warner not only would he not be in the film, he wouldn't go and see it unless Creator/RexHarrison was cast. Creator/PeterOToole was also offered the role, but he wanted too much money. Creator/NoëlCoward, Rock Hudson, Creator/MichaelRedgrave and Creator/GeorgeSanders were all considered for the role.

** Creator/CaryGrant refused the role of HenryHiggins, telling Jack Warner not only would he not be in the film, he wouldn't go and see it unless Creator/RexHarrison was cast.
** Creator/JulieAndrews was originally supposed to reprise her stage role as Eliza Doolittle, but Creator/AudreyHepburn was the bigger name.
** Creator/JamesCagney was originally offered the role of Alfred Doolittle. When he pulled out at the last minute, it went to the man who played it on Broadway, Stanley Holloway.

** Also, Jeremy Brett as Freddy was dubbed by Bill Shirley (AKA [[Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians Roger]] (singing) and [[Disney/SleepingBeauty Prince Philip]]).

** Rex Harrison had to avert this for ''himself''. He explained to the production that he never performed a song the same way twice, and therefore would be unable to provide realistic lip-synching for a song he performed earlier in a studio. To accommodate, he was fitted with a wireless microphone in his tie and his songs were recorded as he performed them. When you watch him in the film, that's actually him singing at that moment. (Though Rex Harrison couldn't actually sing either, but he developed a sort of recitative to compensate.)
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: When TwentiethCenturyFox hired Creator/DonBluth to direct an animated movie for them, they said he could helm an AnimatedAdaptation of either ''My Fair Lady'', or Marcelle Maurette's ''Anastasia''. [[WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}} Bluth picked the latter.]]

* TheyJustDidntCare: Instead of commissioning a new restoration for the 2011 Blu-Ray, CBS just upscaled a 1994 restored version to 1080p, according to [[http://www.hometheaterforum.com/community/threads/a-few-words-about-%E2%84%A2-my-fair-lady-in-blu-ray.309694/ one of the supervisors of that project]], Robert A. Harris. Averted for the 50th Anniversary Blu-Ray and DVD, which utilized [[http://www.hometheaterforum.com/community/threads/a-few-words-about-%E2%84%A2-my-fair-lady-take-two-in-blu-ray.343802/ an improved, 4K restoration]]--one so meticulous, CBS didn't complete it until the movie's 51st Anniversary.

* TheyJustDidntCare: Instead of commissioning a new restoration for the 2011 Blu-Ray, CBS just upscaled a 1994 restored version to 1080p, according to [[http://www.hometheaterforum.com/community/threads/a-few-words-about-%E2%84%A2-my-fair-lady-in-blu-ray.309694/ one of the supervisors of that project]]. Averted for the 50th Anniversary Blu-Ray and DVD, which utilized [[http://www.hometheaterforum.com/community/threads/a-few-words-about-%E2%84%A2-my-fair-lady-take-two-in-blu-ray.343802/ an improved, 4K restoration]]--one so meticulous, CBS didn't complete it until the movie's 51st Anniversary.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Eliza is followed home by SherlockHolmes who then proceeds to sing in the street for several days (albeit in somebody else's voice).

** Rex Harrison couldn't actually sing either, but he developed a sort of recitative to compensate.

** AFIS100YearsOfMusicals: #8

* NonSingingVoice: Marni Nixon did most of Audrey Hepburn's singing for the movie; this is at least partially responsible for the AwardSnub mentioned above. And no, Marni Nixon's name appeared ''nowhere'' in the original credits.

* NonSingingVoice: Marni Nixon did most of Audrey Hepburn's singing for the movie; this is at least partially responsible for the AwardSnub mentioned above. And no, Marni Nixon's name appeared ''nowhere'' in the original credits.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Eliza is followed home by SherlockHolmes who then proceeds to sing in the street for several days (albeit in somebody else's voice).