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Vera-Ellen and Norman Wisdom demonstrate a proper curtsey at the Empire Theatre, Leicester Square. They and Brigitte Bardot, Belinda Lee, and Joan Crawford are among the stars to be presented to the Queen. (1956)

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From the Archives: Simple Simon Greets His Fair Lady

Beloved British comedian Norman Wisdom visits Julie Andrews backstage in her dressing room during her celebrated run in My Fair Lady at the Mark Hellinger Theatre in April 1956, barely a month after the show had opened to great acclaim.

The visit was particularly poignant, as the two stars had shared the stage just three years earlier in the 1953 Christmas pantomime Aladdin at the Coventry Hippodrome. Julie delighted audiences in the principal girl role of Princess Bettina, while Norman brought his signature humour to the comic part of Simple Simon.

Wisdom was in the United States to discuss plans for a proposed motion picture, An Englishman in Las Vegas, which ultimately never came to fruition. Accompanied by Harry Secombe (sadly not pictured) and Secombe’s wife, Wisdom made time to reconnect with his former co-star. "She gave us the best cup of tea on the whole of Broadway," he said (Irving 1956, p. 6). Sources

'America signs up Wisdom.' (1956). The Birmingham Mail. 5 April: p. 1.

Irving, G. (1956). 'Gordon Irving's showtime: Norman's wisdom.' Daily Record. 25 April: p. 6.

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