A new memoir from Julie Andrews expected in fall 2017
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Actress Julie Andrews is reportedly releasing another memoir.
In 2008 Andrews published "Home,鈥 a memoir covering her childhood and the beginnings of her career. According to the , this new memoir will detail her work from the 1960s to the 1990s and is scheduled for release in September 2017.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of perhaps the most famous Andrews film of all: 鈥The Sound of Music.鈥 She recently appeared at the Oscars after singer Lady Gaga performed a medley of the movie鈥檚 tunes. 鈥淚t really warmed my heart,鈥 Andrews said of the musical tribute. 鈥淲e all really felt blessed to be a part of [the movie].鈥 She also served as a presenter, giving the Best Original Score prize to the film 鈥淭he Grand Budapest Hotel.鈥
In addition to 鈥淭he Sound of Music,鈥 Andrews starred in such films as 鈥淢ary Poppins,鈥 鈥淰ictor/Victoria,鈥 and 鈥淭horoughly Modern Millie.鈥 She won an Oscar for Best Actress for 鈥淢ary Poppins鈥 and was nominated for the same prize for both 鈥淭he Sound of Music鈥 and 鈥淰ictor/Victoria.鈥
More recently, she appeared in the 鈥淧rincess Diaries鈥 movies and provided voice work for such animated and live-action films as 鈥淒espicable Me,鈥 鈥淪hrek Forever After,鈥 and 鈥淓nchanted,鈥 for which she served as the film鈥檚 narrator.
鈥淗ome,鈥 the earlier memoir by Andrews, received high marks from most critics. wrote of the book: 鈥淭he story of Julie Andrews's early life would make a fine movie. Thanks to her gift for storytelling and delicate sense of nuance, it makes an even more splendid book鈥. [T]his Surrey-born lass spices the salad with catchy anecdotes and sage reflections.鈥
Meanwhile, called the book 鈥渄elightful," saying that "Andrews projects the tone of a motherly figure confiding with her dearest friends over a cup of tea.鈥 found it to be 鈥渕ore than the usual tell-all. Andrews paints a detailed and evocative picture of postwar England and the life of a child star鈥. highly-recommended [and] welcome,鈥 although called it 鈥渆legant 鈥 but curiously muted.鈥