Incorrigible Henry Higgins meets irrepressible Liza Doolittle in the movie MY FAIR LADY, an all-time favorite musical and Oscar winner based on George Bernard Shaw’s PYGMALION. Students will be captivated with Professor Higgins’ attempts to turn flower peddler Eliza into "a lady." While enjoying the film, students can use this 25-page reproducible guide to gain understanding of . . . • the study of phonetics • English class system in the early 20th century • the differences in how people are perceived in relation to their accents and speech. Included in the guide are . . . • introductory notes • vocabulary terms and vocabulary tests • literary terms relevant to the movie • cinematic notes about the movie • reproducible study questions to use as the movie progresses • a post-movie test • many writing/research projects based on themes suggested by the movie • word search • answer keys This resource is suitable for middle school, high school, homeschool, and college classes. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Comments from those who have used this resource: Well worth the price. This is a very useful and complete resource. Thank you, thank you, thank you! I'm using this in my Fine Arts class now and we are loving it. It's a very helpful resource that makes viewing the film easier as well as making it easier to analyze the film. I'll be looking for more like it. Great resource! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ To learn about new Class Act Press resources, discounts, and freebies, just follow me. Find my picture at the top right of any page in my store. To the right of the picture is a star with “Follow Me” beside it. Click on the star and I’ll send you customized updates about this store. Earning TPT Credits Do you want credit for future TPT purchases? Just provide feedback for resources you purchase. Click on the “provide feedback” button next to your purchases, rate the resource, and leave a short comment. (You need to do both to earn credits.) You receive 1 TPT credit for each dollar you spend, and you can spend it just like cash on future Teachers Pay Teachers purchases. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Here are other Class Act Press film study guides you and your students can enjoy: To Kill a Mockingbird: The Study Guide for the Film The Miracle Worker: The Study Guide for the Film Judgment at Nuremberg: The Study Guide for the Film Gandhi: The Study Guide for the Film Casablanca: The Study Guide for the Film Field of Dreams: The Study Guide for the Film Vertigo: The Study Guide for the Film Rear Window: The Study Guide for the Film My Fair Lady: The Study Guide for the Film North by Northwest: The Study Guide for the Film Julius Caesar: The Study Guide for the Film The Man Who Knew Too Much: The Study Guide for the Film Murder on the Orient Express: The Study Guide for the Film Dial M for Murder: The Study Guide for the Film

British film and fashion icon Twiggy gives a breezy performance as Cockney flower-seller Eliza Doolittle, with Robert Powell co-starring as Professor Higgins in this special production of George Bernard Shaw's classic play, which formed the basis for the hit musical and film My Fair Lady. Co-starring noted character players Ronald Fraser, Arthur English and Mona Washbourne, this memorable adaptation of Pygmalion was first screened in 1981 as part of Yorkshire Television's Celebrity Playhouse anthology.Eliza Doolittle is the common girl who wants to be a lady. Henry Higgins, Professor of Phonetics, is the teacher who swears that, given six months, he can pass her off as a duchess. Those six months are, for Eliza, terrifying, turbulent, occasionally tender; for Higgins, they are either exciting or boring, depending on his mood. Between two such very different people, what possible relationship can exist?

MY FAIR LADY VINTAGE FOUR EXTENDED PLAY 45'S Adapted From Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion. A Unique and wonderful gift for your favorite Broadway Musical or vinyl records fan. Create a My Fair Lady wall art collage. Four 45 RPM extended play record set. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews. Vintage Columbia Extended Play Masterworks. Includes original 1956 Time Magazine My Fair Lady Cover and Article. My FairLady extended play record set box measures approximately 7.5" x 7.5".

Title: My Fair Lady Author: Alan Jay Lerner, adapted from George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion Binding: Mass Market paperback Publisher: Signet Date of Publication: 1956 but this is the 1964 movie tie-in version Number of Pages: 128 Size: 4 1/4" x 7 1/8" Condition: Excellent. Looks pretty much unread. Slight wear to covers. Slight wrinkle on bottom half of spine. Pages are tanned but clean. Binding is tight. No odors.

To celebrate the return of Eliza Doolittle and Professor Henry Higgins, we’re sharing these exclusive costume sketches from Cecil Beaton, who won two Oscars for the film’s set design as well as these iconic costumes.

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Harry Hadden-Paton may be making his Broadway debut as phonetics professor Henry Higgins in the new Broadway revival of My Fair Lady, but he …

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How do you begin to teach Lerner and Lowe's MY FAIR LADY? Use this presentation to introduce students to MY FAIR LADY, Lerner and Loewe’s musical masterpiece based on Bernard Shaw’s PYGMALION! It is definitely one of the most important musicals in Broadway history! With this 41-slide PowerPoint presentation, you can celebrate the collaborators, production crew, original cast, the 1964 movie and more! The presentation provides basic information about the show including its Broadway stars and creator, the plot, and interesting trivia. Plot information provided does not spoil the ending! This is a great way to engage students who are about to watch a performance of the classic show or start rehearsals for their own production of MY FAIR LADY! Check out three of the slides in the preview! Be sure to leave feedback to gain credits you can use on future TPT purchases! Check out other products in the ShowStopper’s Theatre Resources TPT Store Terms of Use: Created by ShowStopper’s Theatre Resources Purchase of this product is for single classroom use only by the purchaser only. It is a violation for individuals, schools, and districts to redistribute, sell, or post the contents of this item on the internet or to other individuals. Additional licenses are available for purchase.

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LERNER, Alan Jay and LOEWE, Frederick [42] pp. Chappell & Co., Inc. 1964 11 1/4" x 8 5/8" My Fair Lady is a 1964 American musical comedy-drama film adapted from the 1956 Lerner and Loewe stage musical based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 stage play Pygmalion. With a screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner and directed by George Cukor, the film depicts a poor Cockney flower-seller named Eliza Doolittle who overhears an arrogant phonetics professor, Henry Higgins, as he casually wagers that he could teach her to speak "proper" English, thereby making her presentable in the high society of Edwardian London. less

Wonderful broadway musical poster laminated on wood in the 1970s featuring the production of My Fair Lady that debut on Broadway. Measures 21.5" x 13.5" and has just a little dent on the corner (see last photo). From Playbill Magazine: "My Fair Lady premiered on Broadway March 15, 1956, at the Mark Hellinger Theatre. The production earned Rex Harrison a Tony Award and Julie Andrews a nomination. Featuring a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and a score by Frederick Loewe, the 1956 musical adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion tells the story of linguistics expert Henry Higgins and the cockney flower girl he is determined to transform into a proper, dignified woman. The score includes such well-known showtunes as “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “On the Street Where You Live,” and “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?”

Most people know the play Pygmalion in its musical comedy version, My Fair Lady. George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion first opened in London in April, 1914. There are lots of photos of this p…

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News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from November, 1950: Playwright George Bernard Shaw dies; Classic film premiere of Cyrano de Bergerac, starring José Ferrer; Sammy Kaye has the #1 song with Harbor Lights. Classic Film Premiere – Cyrano de Bergerac Film producer Stanley Kramer’s historical adventure-tragic romance movie Cyrano de Bergerac, premiered in Los Angeles and … Continued