Julie Andrews’ Husbands: Everything to Know About Her 2 Marriages | Celebrity Biography

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Julie Andrews was married to two men Tony Walton and the Blake Edwards until he died in 2010 find out all about the Stars love life here Julie Andrews is a sparkling star of the stage and screen with a career spanning multiple decades she star in tons of classic musicals like Thoroughly Modern Millie The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins which she won an Academy Award for fans who were youngsters in the early as though May recognize her more for her roles in modern Classics like The Princess Diaries more recently though Julie has appeared in the hit Netflix series Bridgerton Julie is set to appear in her Mary Poppins co-star Dick van dijk's 98 years of magic special on CBS on Thursday December 21 the special commemorates the actor's 998th birthday and it will feature performances from those closest to him as well as younger stars who were influenced by his work throughout her career Julie was married to two men Tony Walton and Blake Edwards while her marriage to Tony ended in divorce she was wed to Blake until he died in 2010 get to know more about both of Julie's husbands here Tony Walton Julie married British set and costume designer Tony Walton on May 10 1959 in waybridge Sur the actress initially met Tony when she was performing in Humpty Dumpty in 1948 growing up Julie had often performed with her mother and stepfather and at 13 she was the youngest performer to appear at a Royal Variety performance after meeting Tony and developing a relationship with him she walked down the aisle at 24 they share one child a daughter named Emma Who currently works as a children's author Julie welcomed Emma in 1962 right before she shot to stardom with Mary Poppins Tony notably designed Mary Poppins iconic costumes for the flit the couple ultimately divorced in 1968 and Julie went on to marry director Blake Edwards more on that below Tony passed away on March 2 202022 although the pair wasn't married for too long Julie still reflected on their love for people after his death Tony was my dearest and oldest friend he taught me to see the world with fresh eyes and his talent was simply Monumental I will miss him more than I can say she added we are a huge blended family and as we hold each other close we take comfort knowing that he lives on not only in his children and grandchild but in the memories of thousands who cherished his warmth and generosity and the Glorious gifts he gave us Gifts of theater and film ballet and opera The Graphic Arts and illustration Blake Edward Wards Julie's second marriage was to director Blake Edwards a film director producer and screenwriter in 1969 speaking with Good Morning Britain in a 2015 interview Julie recalled her meeting Blake actually a decade before they exchanged boughs like ships that passed in the night at some event then they crossed paths yet again making eye contact at an LA intersection driving oppos directions from the same therapist's office I was going one way and he was going the other Julie told the outlet he rolled down the window after smiling a couple of times and he said are you going where I just came from very corny sorry about that in addition in an interview with Diane Sawyer Julie said she was afraid she was trying very hard not to fall in love with him for Blake the director of Classics like Breakfast at Tiffany's and Pink Panther their meat cute was wonderfully Hollywood at the time of the so-called meat cute both Julie and Blake were married Julie to the aforementioned Tony Walton in 1967 they both divorced their respective spouses and reconnected going onto date after their divorces were finalized Blake and Julie tied the knot at Julie's home in November 1969 two years after dating each other they continued to raise their children together he had two children together he had two children Jennifer from his first marriage to Patricia Walker they also then adopted two daughters Amy and Joanna who were both orphans from Vietnam moreover they lived internationally with homes in law London and gesta AD in Switzerland Blake passed away of pneumonia complications in 2010 at age 88 following a battle with chronic fatigue syndrome they had been married for 41 years at the time of his death Blake was the most charismatic and interesting fellow you could possibly meet Andrews recalled during a talk promoting her 2019 Memoir homework A Memoir of my Hollywood years he was hilariously funny and had such a dark sense of humor that just put me away that I loved so much but he was also at times a very depressive personality and had a very difficult time The Sound of Music actress recalled her rough childhood with alcoholic mother and stepfather as what may have lead to her attempt to save her husband from his monsters you have to remember I was very used to that kind of thing because I was a very big codependent with my own family and so I became that with Blake she said if you enjoyed this video don't forget to hit that likes button for more great content consider hitting 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Published: Wed Dec 20 2023
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