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By Araz Havan

LONDON- Dame Julie Andrews lived in Los Angeles.

            She was born Oct. 1, 1935 in Walton-on-Thames, Surry, England, the daughter of Edward and Barbara (Morris) Wells.

            Dame Andrews' singing abilities were discovered early in her life, and lessons with voice instructor Madame Lilian Stiles-Allan, with whom she was very close, began. During this time she performed around many stages with her mother and step-father but also on her own.

            When she was 19, she made her Broadway debut in musical "The Boyfriend", leading to her role in "My Fair Lady". A producer was so impressed with her work that he cast Julie in a television musical, "Cinderella".

            On May 10, 1959, Julie married set designer Tony Walton, her childhood sweetheart. They met when Julie played an egg in a production of Humpty Dumpty. Their daughter, Emma Katherine Walton, was born two years later. Her marriage with Tony Walton ended in 1967.

            In 1961, Walt Disney saw her performance of "Camelot" and cast Julie as the title character in "Mary Poppins". The film went on to be a resounding success.

Julie was no stranger to awards when she was awarded the 1964 Academy Award for Best Actress for her part as Mary Poppins. She had already been nominated for Tony Awards for "My Fair Lady" and "Camelot".

This was a busy time for Julie, and soon she went to play Maria von Trapp in "The Sound of Music" in 1965, winning a Golden Globe for Best Actress.

Her second marriage was to director Blake Edwards, to whom she remained married until his death in 2010. They had no children together, but took custody of his two daughters, Joanna and Amy Edwards, from his previous marriage.

Julie enjoys writing as well, garnering acclaim for her children’s books. Recently she has been involved with the "Shrek" and "Despicable Me" Disney films.

In 2000 she was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.
A special service will be held in Westminster Abbey on March 4 2013. Family requests that in lieu of flowers, donation be made to the Children of London Arts Fund.