Birth 26 September 1948
Newton-John's acted in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical, Grease, in 1978. She was offered the lead role of Sandy after meeting producer Allan Carr at a dinner party. The film accommodated Newton-John's Australian accent by recasting her character from the play's original American Sandy Dumbrowski to Sandy Olsson, an Australian who holidays and then moves with her family to the United States.
Grease became the biggest box-office hit of 1978. The soundtrack album was at No. 1 in 12 non-consecutive weeks. Newton-John's performance earned her a People's Choice award for Favourite Film Actress. She was also nominated for a Golden Globe as Best Actress in a Musical and performed the Oscar-nominated "Hopelessly Devoted to You" at the 1979 Academy Awards.
The film's popularity has endured through the years. It was re-released for its 20th anniversary in 1998 and ranked as the second highest grossing film behind Titanic in its opening weekend.
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I fell in love with Grease when I first saw it. I was probably about 13 or so. I remember having a sleep over at my friend's place every weekend, and we would watch Grease. Obviously I loved Olivia Newton John and John Travolta by association. :)
ReplyDeleteHave fun with a-z. Thanks for bringing back some memories.