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swimming of, 44–45

television appearances of, 184, 226, 227–31, 232, 257, 259, 262, 263–64, 271, 303–4

television show of, 232, 267, 268

thirteenth birthday of, 90–91

tonsil problems of, 241, 265, 268, 271, 309

tutors of, 81;
see also
Knight, Gladys

twenty-first birthday of, 220

in variety shows, 77–80, 81, 82–84, 87–88, 93, 102, 103, 109, 142–43, 150–53

vocal problems of, 212–16, 241, 243, 265, 281

voice change of, 149, 155

wax model made of, 246

wedding of, 257–58, 259, 261–62

wisdom teeth of, 241

work as viewed by, 252–53

Andrews, Ted “Pop” (stepfather), 26, 27, 31, 234

abusive behavior of, 107–8

appearance and physicality of, 27, 47–48

background of, 27

Barbara’s fights and problems with, 104–5, 106, 107, 113, 164, 165, 172–73

Barbara’s marriage to, 39, 41

Barbara’s meeting of, 21

carpentry work of, 71

cars and trailer of, 64, 147

Donald’s birth and, 32, 33

drinking of, 104, 105, 106, 107, 129, 137–38, 157, 163–64

golfing of, 75, 108

jobs of, 107, 164, 270

Julie given singing lessons by, 37–38, 47, 48, 49

Julie sent to live with, 26

Julie’s name for, 39

Julie’s relationship with, 38, 40–41, 47–48, 59, 137–38, 139

Julie’s singing appearances with, 59–60, 62–64, 66, 133

at Julie’s wedding, 261

lonely hearts ad of, 164

musical career of, 21, 23, 28, 29, 32, 37, 58–60, 63–65, 68, 75, 77, 102, 103–4, 107, 112–13, 126–27, 164

parties thrown by, 89–91

World War II and, 25, 29, 43, 57

Angel Records, 227

Annigoni, Pietro, 258, 267

Armstrong, Louis, 226

Armstrong-Jones, Tony, 271

Arosa, 234

Art of Seeing, The
(Huxley), 31

Astaire, Fred, 263, 309

Attlee, Clement, 100

Backstage Club, 83

Ballard, Kaye, 227, 228

Banner, Bob, 302–3, 304

Barker, Gladys “Gladdy,” 68–69, 90, 129, 141, 147, 163, 164

Barker, John, 68

Barker, Susan, 68–69, 90, 129, 163, 220, 315

Barker, William “Bill,” 68–69, 163

Barr, Candy, 263

Bart, Lionel, 256

BBC, 77, 126, 267

Beaton, Cecil, 190, 191, 192–93, 197, 198, 200, 209, 224

Beaumont, Hugh “Binkie,” 235, 240, 262, 265–66, 267

Beaverbrook, Lord, 240

Beckenham, 39, 40, 45, 47, 68

Bedford Theatre, 30

“Before I Gaze at You Again,” 290

Belgrave Recovery Home, 70, 108

Bell Telephone Hour, The,
271

Bennett, Robert Russell, 136, 231

Benny, Jack, 263

The Jack Benny Show,
257, 259, 262, 263–64

Benny, Mary Livingstone, 263

Bentine, Clementine, 84

Bentine, Michael, 78, 84

Bentine, Richard, 84

Bergman, Ingrid, 210

Beriosova, Svetlana, 178, 249, 250, 251–53, 262, 269, 275, 276, 282, 315, 316, 317, 319, 318

Berlin, Irving, 189

Big Record, The,
232

Birkhead, Pat, 31

Birney, Bill, 159, 170

Blackpool, 102–3, 112

Blair, David, 177–78

Boag, Wally, 78–79, 103

Booth, Webster, 127

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, 149–50

Boy Friend, The
:

Broadway production of, 157–58, 160, 165, 167–70, 171, 173, 174, 178, 180–81, 183, 184, 186

London production of, 157, 232

Bricusse, Evie, 236

Bricusse, Leslie, 235–36

Brigadoon,
180, 279

Broadway, 134, 178, 182, 202, 203

Actors’ Fund benefits on, 223

recordings of shows on, 226

see also Boy Friend, The; Camelot; My Fair Lady

Broadway of Lerner and Loewe, The,
304

Brooke, Rupert, 209

Brough, Peter, 126

Browne, Coral, 256

Brownies, 60–61

Buckingham Palace, 153–54, 241–42

Burnett, Carol, 302–6, 309, 318

Burns, David, 307

Burton, Philip, 289

Burton, Richard, 226, 278, 279, 281–82, 283, 284, 286, 287, 289, 293, 294, 295, 296–97, 298–300, 304

Burton, Sybil, 280, 297

Bygraves, Max, 126, 156

Callas, Maria, 210

Camden Town, 26–27, 30, 34

Camelot,
189, 226, 230, 266–67, 271, 276, 278–87, 288–91, 292–97, 298–300, 303, 304, 305, 308, 309

humorous moments during, 296–97

opening of, 288, 289, 290–91, 295

opening scene of, 293–94

power outage and, 298

Can-Can,
157, 178

Candide,
222

Cap and Belles,
150–53, 155

Capote, Truman, 174

Carlisle, Kitty, 195, 196, 198, 208, 221–22, 237, 262, 288, 300, 301

Carnegie Hall, 304–5, 306, 308

“Caro Nome,” 126, 149

Carousel,
231, 309

Carradine, John, 307

Carroll, Diahann, 226

Carson, Jeannie, 84, 103

CBS, 227, 271, 304, 306

Central Park, 215, 229

Charmoli, Tony, 232

Chase, Ilka, 227

Chatwin, Becky, 244–45, 246

Chatwin, Bob, 244

Chessington, Surrey, 44, 45

Chevalier, Maurice, 304

Christmas, 96, 100, 186, 302

Churchill, Sarah, 83–84

Churchill, Winston, 25, 37, 83, 100

at
My Fair Lady,
240–41

Cinderella
:

ballet, 269

stage production, 155–57, 159

television broadcast, 227–31

Claire, Stella, 167

Clarendon Street, 34, 37, 39, 40

Cleopatra,
300

Clunes, Alec, 256

Coconut Grove,
103

Coke, Peter, 256

Cole, Mr., 245, 246

Columbia Records, 231

“Come to the Fair,” 84

Cone, Grace, 46

Cone-Ripman School, 37, 45, 46–47, 55–56

Connery, Sean, 136

Conversation Piece,
224

Cook, Peter, 256

Coote, Robert, 220, 284

in
Camelot,
278, 296–97

in
My Fair Lady,
190, 209, 213, 216, 217

Cotes, Peter, 159

Courtneidge, Cicely, 256

Covent Garden market, 236, 238

Covent Garden Opera House, 201–2, 236, 252, 269

Coventry, 145

Coventry Hippodrome, 145–46

Coward, Noël, 210, 224, 239, 297

Cranko, John, 251

Crescendo,
226

Crosby, Bing, 184, 185–86

Cullum, John, 278

Cypher, Jon, 227, 228

Daily Express,
239–40

“Dansa, La,” 150

Dark of the Moon,
159

“Day at the Races, A,” 20

Dazzle Company, 21

De Haan, Stefan, 160, 161

Delacorte Theater, 229

Deldene, 20–21

Dictabelts, 204, 209

Dimbleby, Richard, 153

Dinah Shore Show, The,
232

Dinorah,
126

Disney, Lillian, 310–11

Disney, Walt, 308–12, 317, 320

Disneyland, 310–11

Dixon, Adele, 156

Dixon, Alfred, 191, 271

Doctor Dolittle,
235

Dominic, Zoë, 252, 262, 316, 319

Donleavy, J. P., 256

Dowd, Mel, 278, 284

Downing, Robert, 278

Drury Lane Theatre, 136, 235, 236

Duquette, Tony, 279, 284

Durbin, Deanna, 85