Instead of summoning Ms. Garland on the walk to the stage, she tries to calm her nerves by chatting with the crew.
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Garland worked with many stars of stage and film, including Rex Harrison on Broadway in a revival of My Fair Lady, about whom he also wrote a best-selling biography, The Incomparable Rex.
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But the 50-year-old British stage and TV veteran could not treat those physical similarities to Ms. Garland as an unqualified advantage: Instead, she tried to keep her natural vocal qualities in check to avoid slipping into an imitation.
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