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Sound Of Music icon Julie Andrews is hoping an innovative new throat treatment will help her sing once again, after an operation allegedly damaged her famous voice. Julie whose voice once spanned four octaves, underwent surgery in 1997 to remove non-cancerous nodules from her throat. The operation left her unable to sing and she filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the doctors at New York's Mount Sinai Hospital. The case was settled out of court in 2000. The 74-year-old's voice coach, Dr Steven Zeitels, has been collaborating with chemical engineer Professor Robert Langer, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in a hope to find a cure. Langer has made a medical breakthrough which could help give Andrews her voice back, by injecting man-made gel into her vocal cords to restore their elasticity. Professor Langer reveals the treatment could be made available within two years: "So far the animal trials have been promising. It appears safe in animals. We hope we ...

Billy Joel With Phil Ramone Yoko Ono Julie Andrews Actress and stunning Hollywood star Julie Andrews attended the 2008 National Arts Awards held at Cipriani on 42nd Street with singer Billy Joel and music icon Phil Ramone in New York City. John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono also was there and she looked great. Time has been good to her. Photos By: RD/ Leon / Retna Digital

Hollywood icon Julie Andrews was forced to sleep with a bolt on her bedroom door as a child because her stepfather tried to kiss her.The Sound Of Music star, 72, reveals in her forthcoming autobiography Home: A Memoir Of My Early Years how she hid from her stepfather, Ted Andrew, after he kissed her drunkenly in her bedroom in 1951.She writes, "Suddenly he said, ‘I really must teach you how to kiss properly’ and kissed me full on the lips. It was a deep, moist kiss, a very unpleasant experience. "Ten minutes later he came back in. I was burrowed beneath the covers, facing the wall. He leaned over me and tried to kiss me again. "I rolled nearer the wall and mumbled, ‘I’m really sleepy. Goodnight, now!’" The Oscar winner recalls another incident when Ted said he wanted to "cuddle" her.She said she felt "trapped and claustrophobic", adding: "Something about it didn’t feel right to me at all." Andrews adopted Canadian entertainer Ted’s sur...