For millions of fans, Judy Garland will forever remain a relentlessly cheerful adolescent (Dorothy) skipping along a yellow brick road toward the other side of the rainbow. Liza followed her down that hallucinogenic path, searching for the childhood, the security, and the love that eluded her. Ferociously loyal but fiercely competitive, they live, laugh, and weep again in the tear-soaked pages of this remarkable biography from the entertainment industry’s most prolific archivists, Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince.
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CONTENTS
Chapter 1: BORN IN A TRUNK: Unwanted and Almost Aborted, Baby Judy Dislikes her Mother,
Adores Her Father, and Shines Onstage, Even as a Two-year-old.
Chapter 2: THE ROAR OF THE CROWD: Judy, as ‘Baby Gumm Drop, ‘ Gets Hooked on Show-Biz.
Chapter 3: JUVENILE JUDY: Raging Hormones & Predatory Insiders.
Chapter 4: Judy’s Male Friends Agree that JUDY IS HIP, CHARMING, & INCREASINGLY FAMOUS.
Chapter 5: LANDING IN OZ, DOROTHY & TOTO MEET THE WIZARD
Chapter 6: As a Pill-Popping Ingénue, Judy Grinds Out Films, Songs, and Dance Routines.
Chapter 7: JUDY GETS MARRIED! AMERICA GOES TO WAR.
Chapter 8: LAVENDER HIP. MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS! MORE ZIEGFELD FOLLIES. HARVEY GIRLS.
Chapter 9: VICTORY IN EUROPE. EXHAUSTED AND PILL-ADDICTED, Judy Looks for the Silver Lining As Clouds Roll By.
Chapter 10: EASTER PARADE. MARIO LANZA: IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME: ANNIE GET YOUR GUN.
Chapter 11: Deep Diving and Cranking Things Up with SID LUFT.
Chapter 12: JUDY ENTERS HER CONCERT YEARS. HELL AT HOLMBY HILLS. The IRS. THE DUKE & DUCHESS OF WINDSOR A STAR IS BORN.
Chapter 13: The Convoluted Academy Awards of 1954. PACKING IT IN WITH THE RAT PACK. JUDY’S AFFAIR WITH PRINCE ALY KHAN.
Chapter 14: BITTER AND BROKE, Judy Records Albums & Entertains Random Beaux.
Chapter 15: COMEBACK CONCERTS, THE LONG ARM OF UNCLE SAM: FIGHTS & FANCY FINANCING FROM SID. JUDY GOES HIGHBROW:
Chapter 16: Introducing DIRK BOGARDE. PARTIES AT THE WHITE HOUSE. JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG. CARNEGIE HALL.
Chapter 17: WHY DID JUDY DEFINE 1961 AS HER BEST YEAR? Read About It Here. AMERICAN PIE: Judy reinforces her role as a Religious Icon.
Chapter 18: THE SLAMMING OF DOORS & THE GNASHING OF TEETH: JUDY KIDNAPS HER CHILDREN: Sid Pursues Them in the U.S. & British Courts. SLUGFEST AT THE SAVOY: HANDLING JUDY: CRASH DIETS & TOO MANY PILLS.
Chapter 19: 26 Episodes of Judy’s Prime-Time TV Show Get Stressfully Broadcast. GOSSIP FROM BEYOND THE LITTLE BLACK BOX.
Chapter 20: HOW THE JUDY SHOW’ STAGGERED DYSFUNCTIONALLY ONWARD. MARK HERRON: He Isn’t Perfect, But Neither Is Judy. MADNESS IN MELBOURNE. INTRODUCING PETER ALLEN.
Chapter 21: SUICIDE & ARSON ATTEMPTS, DRUG ABUSE, SELF-MUTILATIONS, & WIDELY PUBLICIZED ÜBER-DRAMAS. A Spontaneous (4th) Marriage at a Tacky All-Night Chapel in Vegas. Wedding Bell Blues: More About Mark.
Chapter 22. LIZA BECOMES A RED MENACE ONSTAGE, A CABARET SENSATION AT THE PLAZA, A RECORDING STAR (LIZA! LIZA! LIZA!), AND A COMPETITIVE THREAT TO HER MOTHER. JOHN CARLYLE GOES UNDER THE RAINBOW WITH JUDY. GOSSIPY CHITCHAT & SOCIAL HORROR. LOVE IS PAIN: The Sad and Tawdry Saga of Tom Green. THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS: Pretentious, Un Funny, and Trashy, It’s Another Nail in Judy’s Professional Coffin.
Chapter 23: OVERMEDICATED, EXHAUSTED, & MENTALLY UNSTABLE, JUDY STAYS CAMERA-READY FOR CLOSEUPS at Concert Gigs. FAMILY, FAMILY, FAMILY: Judy Lashes Out at Her Children. In London, Judy Becomes the Talk of the Town. MICKEY DEANS: The Man Who Wanted to Get Away, but Couldn’t. DEATH OF AN ICON: ‘Judy Garland as the Star in Her Final Role’ (NY Daily News).
Recording the Voices (Authors’ Bios)
Circa l’autore
Until upheavals in technology disrupted travel patterns and publishing protocols, Danforth Prince sustained a long career as a researcher and co-author of many editions of the FROMMER GUIDES. Today, he presides over Blood Moon Productions, a feisty independent press devoted to stories and pictures about people who used to consume the imagination of the American public. He’s also the Innkeeper for Magnolia House Saint George.com, a historic, ‘celebrity-centric’ Air Bnb on Staten Island in New York City.
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