My Fair Lady is a 1964 movie that is about a snobbish professor, Henry Higgins, who bets that he can make Eliza Doolittle, a crude flower girl, acceptable in high society. The film stars Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, and Stanley Holloway. This write-up will give information about where the filmshoot occurred, the characters played by the actors, and some rare and interesting facts about the movie and its behind-the-scenes activities.
Where it Filmed?
The filming of “My Fair Lady” took place in 1963 mainly in Burbank, California at the Warner Brothers Burbank Studios. The stages used include stage 16, stage 11, the backlot, stage 26, and stage 4. The filming period was from August 13, 1963, to December 18, 1963.
Cast Details
| Cast Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Audrey Hepburn | Eliza Doolittle |
| Rex Harrison | Professor Henry Higgins |
| Stanley Holloway | Alfred P. Doolittle |
| Wilfrid Hyde-White | Colonel Hugh Pickering |
| Gladys Cooper | Mrs. Higgins |
| Jeremy Brett | Freddy Eynsford-Hill |
| Theodore Bikel | Zoltan Karpathy |
| Mona Washbourne | Mrs. Pearce |
| Isobel Elsom | Mrs. Eynsford-Hill |
| John Holland | Butler |
| Elizabeth Aimers | Cockney (uncredited) |
| Helen Albrecht | Ascot Extra (uncredited) |
| John Alderson | Jamie – Doolittle’s crony (uncredited) |
| Mary Alexander | Cockney (uncredited) |
| Gertrude Astor | Cockney (uncredited) |
| LaWana Backer | Ad Lib at Church (uncredited) |
| Walter Bacon | Ball Guest (uncredited) |
| Al Bain | Cockney (uncredited) |
| Frank Baker | Gentleman (uncredited) |
| Lois Battle | Second Maid (uncredited) |
| Brittania Beatey | Daughter of Elegant Bystander (uncredited) |
| William Beckley | Footman (uncredited) |
| Marjorie Bennett | Cockney with Pipe (uncredited) |
| Oscar Beregi Jr. | Greek Ambassador (uncredited) |
| Betty Blythe | Lady at Ball (uncredited) |
| Diana Bourbon | Ascot Extra (uncredited) |
| Iris Bristol | Flower Girl (uncredited) |
| Tex Brodus | Ascot Extra (uncredited) |
| Sue Bronson | Toff (uncredited) |
| Meg Brown | Ad Lib at Church (uncredited) |
| Buddy Bryan | Prince of Transylvania (uncredited) |
| Carole Bryan | Ball Guest / Ascot Racegoer (uncredited) |
| Walter Burke | Bystander Who Warns Eliza (uncredited) |
| Bea Busch | Cockney (uncredited) |
| Colin Campbell | Ascot Gavotte (uncredited) |
| Jeannie Carson | Ad Lib at Church (uncredited) |
| Paulle Clark | Ad Lib at Ascot (uncredited) |
| Natalie Core | Ascot Extra (uncredited) |
| Tom Cound | Footman (uncredited) |
| Jennifer Crier | Mrs. Higgins’ Maid (uncredited) |
| Maurice Dallimore | Selsey Man (uncredited) |
| Allison Daniell | Ad Lib at Ascot (uncredited) |
| Henry Daniell | Ambassador (uncredited) |
| Donna Day | Cockney (uncredited) |
| Roy Dean | Footman (uncredited) |
| Thomas Dick | Cockney (uncredited) |
| Brendan Dillon | Leading Man (uncredited) |
| Anne Dore | Ad Lib at Church (uncredited) |
| Pauline Drake | Ad Lib at Church (uncredited) |
| Harvey B. Dunn | Ascot Extra (uncredited) |
| Sandy Edmundson | Toff (uncredited) |
| Joe Evans | Cockney (uncredited) |
| Kai Farelli | Juggler (uncredited) |
| Ray Foster | Cockney (uncredited) |
| Stanley Fraser | Ad Lib at Church (uncredited) |
| Charles Fredericks | King George V in Fantasy Sequence (uncredited) |
| Lea Genovese | Toff (uncredited) |
| Ayllene Gibbons | Fat Woman at Pub (uncredited) |
| Jack Goldie | Ad Lib at Church (uncredited) |
| James Gonzalez | Ball Guest (uncredited) |
| Jack Greening | George (uncredited) |
| Beatrice Grenough | Grand Lady (uncredited) |
| Stuart Hall | Gentleman (uncredited) |
| Clive Halliday | Costermonger (uncredited) |
| Sam Harris | Guest at Ball (uncredited) |
| Marjory Hawtrey | Ad Lib at Ascot (uncredited) |
| Eric Heath | Costermonger (uncredited) |
| Monika Henreid | Ad Lib at Church (uncredited) |
| Eugene Hoffman | Juggler (uncredited) |
| George Holmes | Ball Guest (uncredited) |
| Samuel Holmes | Cockney (uncredited) |
| Jimmie Horan | (uncredited) |
| Clyde Howdy | Ad Lib at Church (uncredited) |
| Kendrick Huxham | Elegant Bystander (uncredited) |
| Casse Jaeger | Ball Guest (uncredited) |
| Lillian Kemble-Cooper | Lady Ambassador (uncredited) |
| Phyllis Kennedy | Cockney (uncredited) |
| Colin Kenny | Ad Lib at Church (uncredited) |
| Goldie Kleban | Cockney (uncredited) |
| Peter Ladefoged | Voice of Linguistics Lesson (uncredited) |
| Alma Lawton | Flower Girl (uncredited) |
| Queenie Leonard | Cockney Bystander (uncredited) |
| William Linkie | Cockney (uncredited) |
| Rico Lopez | Horseman (uncredited) |
| Moyna MacGill | Lady Boxington (uncredited) |
| Laurie Main | Hoxton Man Not Hoston (uncredited) |
| Sidney Marion | Ad Lib at Church (uncredited) |
| Eric Martin | Ad Lib at Church (uncredited) |
| Philo McCullough | Ball Guest (uncredited) |
| Owen McGiveney | Man at Coffee Stand (uncredited) |
| John McLiam | Harry (uncredited) |
| Shirley Melline | Ad Lib at Church (uncredited) |
| Pete Menefee | Costermonger (uncredited) |
| Carol Merrill | Toff (uncredited) |
| Gigi Michel | Toff (uncredited) |
| Lenore Miller | Cockney (uncredited) |
| John Mitchum | Ad Lib at Church (uncredited) |
| Mike Morelli | Cockney (uncredited) |
| Barbara Morrison | Ascot Extra (uncredited) |
| Marlene Morrow | Toff (uncredited) |
| Yuriko Nakahara | Japanese Ball Guest (uncredited) |
| Alan Napier | Gentleman Escorting Eliza to the Queen (uncredited) |
| Nick Navarro | Dancer (uncredited) |
| James O’Hara | Costermonger (uncredited) |
| Patrick O’Moore | Man (uncredited) |
| Richard Peel | Costermonger (uncredited) |
| George Pelling | Ad Lib at Church (uncredited) |
| Barbara Pepper | Doolittle’s Dance Partner (uncredited) |
| Hilda Plowright | Bystander (uncredited) |
| Frank Radcliffe | Cockney (uncredited) |
| Jack Raine | Extra (uncredited) |
| Olive Reeves-Smith | Mrs. Hopkins (uncredited) |
| Greg Rhinelander | Ball Guest (uncredited) |
| Christopher Riordan | Covent Garden Vendor / Ascot Gentleman / Suitor at the Ball (uncredited) |
| David Robel | Cockney (uncredited) |
| Dinah Anne Rogers | First Maid (uncredited) |
| Victor Rogers | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Corinne Ross | Cockney (uncredited) |
| Baroness Rothschild | Queen of Transylvania (uncredited) |
| Jerry Rush | Ball Guest (uncredited) |
| Wendy Russell | Ad Lib at Church (uncredited) |
| Kenny Salvatt | Racegoer in ‘Ascot Gavotte’ Sequence (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Sayre | Ball Guest (uncredited) |
| Miriam Schiller | Landlady (uncredited) |
| Buddy Shea | Ad Lib at Church (uncredited) |
| Orville Sherman | Ascot Extra (uncredited) |
| Jacqueline Squire | Parlor Maid (uncredited) |
| Michael St. Clair | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Geoffrey Steele | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Sandy Steffens | Toff (uncredited) |
| Bert Stevens | Gentleman (uncredited) |
| Grady Sutton | Ascot Extra / Guest at Ball (uncredited) |
| Henry Sweetman | Cockney (uncredited) |
| William Taylor | Cockney (uncredited) |
| Larri Thomas | Ball Guest (uncredited) |
| Joy Tierney | Cockney (uncredited) |
| Arthur Tovey | Singer (uncredited) |
| Kevin G. Tracey | Footman (uncredited) |
| Gwendolyn Watts | Cook (uncredited) |
| Ron Whelan | Algernon / Bartender (uncredited) |
| Elzada Wilson | Ad Lib at Church (uncredited) |
| Zanne Winship | Woman (uncredited) |
| Nick Wolcum | Ad Lib at Church (uncredited) |
| James Wood | Cockney (uncredited) |
| Ben Wright | Footman at Ball (uncredited) |
| Ben Wrigley | Costermonger (uncredited) |
Trivia and Facts
- The movie was directed by George Cukor and written by Alan Jay Lerner and George Bernard Shaw.
- The runtime of the movie is 2 hours 50 minutes.
- It’s mainly a Drama and Family genre movie and it received recognition in Japan on December 1, 1964.
- The film won 8 Oscars and also had 17 wins & 13 nominations from other award categories.
- The main characters were Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn), Professor Henry Higgins (Rex Harrison), and Alfred P. Doolittle (Stanley Holloway).
Geo Location Details
- Location Name: Stage 16, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios – 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
- Latitude: 34.1475474
- Longitude: -118.3390296
- Place ID: ChIJNVQ66sm_woAR9tsa2t_6V4k
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: 4000 Warner Blvd bldg s16, Burbank, CA 91522, USA
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Location Name: Backlot, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios – 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
- Latitude: 34.1487314
- Longitude: -118.3386863
- Place ID: ChIJzYYbHsm_woAR4qXsM7ka5uQ
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: 4000 Warner Blvd, Burbank, CA 91522, USA
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Location Name: Stage 26, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios – 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
- Latitude: 34.1487314
- Longitude: -118.3386863
- Place ID: ChIJzYYbHsm_woAR4qXsM7ka5uQ
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: 4000 Warner Blvd, Burbank, CA 91522, USA
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
