Chitty Chitty Bang Bang star Sally Ann Howes dies at age 91
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Sally Ann Howes died at the age of 91.
The actress who succeeded Julie Andrews on Broadway’s My Fairlady died on Sunday, December 19th.
Sally’s death was announced when the Times shared a star obituary. There, her acting career was remembered.
The British star was born in London in 1930 to actress and singer Patricia Malone and Bobby Howes.
Her career spanned more than 60 years across stages, screens and television.
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Sally was nominated for Best Actress in the Musical Tony Awards in 1963 for her performance in Brigadoon.
The actress played Truly Scrumptious in the 1968 musical film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
She also replaced Julie Andrews with Eliza Doolittle in her production on My Fair Lady’s Broadway.
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Looking back on that role, Sally previously stated: “The best afternoon I’ve ever had was the first Matinee,” she said earlier.
“It was a performance before Julie’s last show, and he wanted me to get a performance under my belt. [Hart, the director] He introduced me. He announced that “Julie Andrews wouldn’t play Eliza Doolittle,” and there was this audible moan.
“The audience felt fooled and immediately thrown into the wolf. By the end of the performance, I turned the wolf.”
Despite her success as an adult actor, Sally’s career began as a child.
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She explained the adaptation from a child actor to an adult actress: “As I transitioned from a child to a mature actress, I auditioned for a role and was asked if I would smoke.
“Of course, I said so. Long before that, when the casting director asked you if you could do anything, you said so immediately.
“Anyway, I learned to smoke for that role, and when I finished it, I quit.”
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Following the success of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Sally decided to focus primarily on her role in the theater.
She played a role in works such as Sammy’s Runner, Wanggwa Na, and Cinderella.
Sally previously told the Palm Beach Post: “I liked the film career, but I didn’t pursue it. I loved connecting with the audience.
“The theater is a drug. The problem is that you have to do a movie to remember.”
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Sally married Broadway composer Richard Adler in 1958 and adopted her two sons after her mother died.
The pair then split in 1966, and Sally married Andrew Morgan Maree in 1969 and split the following year.
After that, Sally married Douglas Ray in 1972, and they lived together until Douglas died in September of this year.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang star Sally Ann Howes dies at age 91
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