Vintage original 8.5 x 11.25 in. US souvenir book from the classic 1960's musical biopic, STAR!, released in 1968 by Twentieth Century-Fox and directed by Robert Wise. This musical biography of Gertrude Lawrence, who led a hustling and bustling life on the stage, stars Julie Andrews in the lead role. The cast includes Richard Crenna, Michael Craig, Daniel Masssey, Robert Reed, Bruce Forsyth, and Beryl Reid. This beautiful souvenir book consists of 50 pages with great black-and-white and full-color photographs throughout, including several two-page spreads. The back cover features a sketch of Andrews as Gertrude Lawrence by the renowned Julie Andrews' contract for The Sound of Music (1965) required her to do a second movie for Twentieth Century-Fox. Executive Producer and Director Robert Wise and Producer Saul Chaplin were so impressed with Andrews that, as they were completing The Sound of Music, they knew they had to take advantage of this by doing another big musical in which to cast her. Andrews and Gertrude Lawrence have much in common: both were born in London; performed in music hall as children; and became box-office stars after their first American shows. Andrews' wardrobe (designed by Donald Brooks) set a record for the largest number of costumes for an actress in one movie, at 125! Daniel Massey played Noël Coward, his own godfather. Massey made his theatrical movie debut as a young boy, playing Noël Coward's son in the wartime drama, In Which We Serve (1942).