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* October 21 – The film version of the hit Broadway stage musical My Fair Lady premieres in New York City.

The movie stars Audrey Hepburn in the role of Eliza Doolittle and Rex Harrison repeating his stage performance as Professor Henry Higgins, and which will win him his only Academy Award for Best Actor.

The film will win seven other Academy Awards, including Best Picture, but Audrey Hepburn will not be nominated.

Critics interpret this as a rebuke to Jack L. Warner for choosing Ms Hepburn over Julie Andrews.