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Judy Garland
[1922-1969]

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— Judy Garland

Judy Garland's entry at Wikipedia
Judy Garland's credits (40 films & more) at Internet Movie Database
Judy Garland's credits listing [1951-67] at Internet Broadway Database
search DVDs on keywords 'Judy+Garland' {returns 200+ titles) at Amazon

Judy Garland won a Juvenile Oscar® Award in 1940 and was nominated in 1955 for Best Actress in "A Star Is Born" and in 1962 for Best Supporting Actress in "Judgment At Nuremberg"

She also received
preservation of her hand- and footprints in cement at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in 1939;
a Special Tony Award in 1952 for her contributions to the revival of Vaudeville with her record-breaking 19-week run
at the Palace Theatre in New York City;
a BAFTA Award nomination for "A Star Is Born" [1954];
three nominations for Primetime Emmy Awards (1956, 1962 & 1964);
two Grammy Awards including Album of The Year for "Judy At Carnegie Hall" in 1962;
a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999;
listing at eighth position on AFI's Greatest Female Stars of All Time in 1999;
and two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: one for motion pictures (at 1715 Vine Street) and one for recording (at 6764 Hollywood Blvd.)

	"The Judy Garland Collection" DVD Box Set [2002] White Star DVD set [2002] 4 disks - out of prodn/used White Star DVD set [2002] 4 disks - overpriced! contains four feature-length concert films: "Judy, Frank & Dean: Once In A Lifetime" [aired Feb 1962]; "The Judy Garland, Robert Goulet & Phil Silvers TV Special" [aired Feb 1963]; "Judy Garland Live At The London Palladium With Liza Minnelli" [aired Nov 1964]; and "Judy Garland: The Concert Years" [aired March 1985]; bonus material includes: Judy Garland and Ken Murray Hollywood home movies, "A Star Is Born" Hollywood gala premiere, Judy Garland biography & filmography
	"The Judy Garland Signature Collection" DVD Box Set [2004] Warner Home Video DVD set [4/2004] 7 disks - out of prodn/used contains seven feature films: "Love Finds Andy Hardy" [1938]; "The Wizard of Oz" [1939]; "Ziegfeld Girl" [1941]; "For Me and My Gal" [1942]; "The Harvey Girls" [1946]; "In The Good Old Summer-time" [1949]; and "A Star Is Born" [1954]
	"TCM Greatest Classics Legends: Judy Garland" DVD Box Set [2013] Warner Home Video/T.C.M. color DVD set [3/2013] 4 disks - out of prodn/used contains four feature films: "For Me and My Gal" [1942]; "The Harvey Girls" [1946]; "In The Good Old Summertime" [1949]; and "Summer Stock" [1950]

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filmography at The Judy Room [est. 1999] website

Vaudeville  and  Early  Movies
Judy Garland's credits (40 films & more) at Internet Movie Database

"Early Gumm Sisters Recordings (1920s)"
listen to audio recording [1/2010 upload; 4:21] online at YouTube
includes "When The Butterflies Kiss The Buttercups Goodbye", "Blue Butterfly", and "Hang On To The Rainbow"

"The Big Revue" short film [indep Aug 1929]

2-reeler produced by Mayfair Pictures Corp.; re-released by Associated Films in 1929 as one-reeler "Starlet Revue" • featuring Ethel Meglin's Hollywood Wonder Kiddies (The Three Gumm Sisters are not otherwise credited) bare credits at IMDb • VHS/DVD/Blu-ray not available watch rare clip [2:29] online at YouTube  { may require different browser }

"A Holiday In Storyland" short film [1930] as one of The Three Gumm Sisters (uncredited) /tt0162376/

"The Wedding of Jack and Jill" short film [1930] as one of The Three Gumm Sisters (uncredited) /tt0162763/

"Vitaphone Varieties: Bubbles" musical short film [Warner Bros. Aug 1930]

Somewhat silly fantasy filmed in Technicolor™ of children singing and dancing • Directed by Roy Mack; music & lyrics by M.K. Jerome & Harold Berg; featuring The Vitaphone Kiddies, which include The Three Gumm Sisters (Judy Garland at age 8), Marjorie Kane & Mary McCarty available on the "Vitaphone Cavalcade of Musical Comedy Shorts" DVD Box Set [2011] Warner Archive Collection DVD-R set [3/2011] 6 disks for $28.62 credits at IMDb • watch short color film [1/2014 upload; 7:54] online at YouTube more information about Vitaphone Sound on Magic Lantern's Warner Bros. Studios Page

"Early Judy Garland Rarities, 1929-1944"

14½-minute fan compilation including The Gumm Sisters singing & dancing to "That's The Good Old Sunny South" from "The Big Revue" [Warner 1929]; The Garland Sisters singing "La Cucaracha" from "La Fiesta de Santa Barbara" [M.G.M. 1935]; Judy Garland and The St. Luke's Episcopal Choristers singing "Silent Night" from MGM's 1937 Christmas trailer; Judy Garland singing "If I Forget You" from charity promo circa 1940; Judy Garland singing "We Must Have Music" {deleted from the "Ziegfield Girl" [1941] feature} in "A New Romance of Celluloid" docushort [M.G.M. 1941]; and Judy Garland singing "Over The Rainbow" on a Bob Hope U.S.O. radio show, circa 1944 VHS/DVD/Blu-ray not available • not listed at IMDb watch compilation video [9/2013 upload; 14:27] online at YouTube

The  M.G.M.  Years
more info on Magic Lantern Video & Book Store's Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Page
Judy Garland's credits (40 films & more) at Internet Movie Database

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"La Fiesta de Santa Barbara" short film [M.G.M. Dec 1935]

19-minute Pete Smith musical short filmed in Technicolor™ at El Paseo Mexican Restaurant [est. 1922] in Santa Barbara, California; co-produced & narrated by Pete Smith; co-produced & directed by Louis Lewyn; featuring Leo 'Kid' Carrillo, Warner Baxter, Ida Lupino, Edmund Lowe, Gilbert Roland, Binnie Barnes, Robert Taylor, Harpo Marx, Andy Devine, Buster Keaton, Gary Cooper, Ted Healy, William Powell, athlete Jim Thorpe, Ralph Forbes, Chester Conklin, Mary Carlisle, Cecilia Parker, Shirley Ross, Rosalind Keith, Toby Wing, Irvin S. Cobb, Maria Gambarelli, Adrienne Ames, Steffi Duna, Paul Porcasi, Mary Stewart; and musical performers The Garland Sisters, The Spanish Troubadors, The Dude Ranch Wranglers, Eduardo Durant's Rhumba Band, singer Joe Morrison, dancers The Fanchonettes & dancers Kirby & DeGage full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia watch Garland Sisters "La Cucaracha" clip [2:47] online at YouTube

"Pigskin Parade" [1936]

one-reel exhibitors' short with Deanna Durbin [M.G.M. 1936] • not listed at IMDb

"Every Sunday" short film [1936] with Deanna Durbin

"Broadway Melody of 1938" [1937]

"Thoroughbreds Don't Cry" [1937] with Mickey Rooney

"Everybody Sing" [1938]

"Love Finds Andy Hardy" [1938] with Mickey Rooney

"Listen, Darling" [1938]

Magic Lantern Video & Book Store's
"The Wizard of Oz" 1939 Movie Page

"Babes In Arms" [1939]

"If I Forget You" short charity promo film [M.G.M. 1940]
Judy Garland sings "If I Forget You" to a statue of Will Rogers [1879-1935]; from the annual 8-minute industry charity promo for the Will Rogers Institute;
other participants include Kay Kyser & His Orchestra, actress Bette Davis • bare credits at IMDb • watch song clip [4/2013 upload; 3:03] online at YouTube

"Andy Hardy Meets Debutante" [1940]

"Strike Up The Band" [1940]

"Little Nellie Kelly" [1940]

"Ziegfeld Girl" [1941]

"Life Begins For Andy Hardy" [1941]

"A New Romance of Celluloid: We Must Have Music" docushort [M.G.M. 1941]

11-minute short subject about the music department at a movie studio; begins with Judy Garland singing "We Must Have Music" {a song deleted from M.G.M.'s "Ziegfield Girl" [1941] feature}; continues with workers and executives, then a promotional studio tour leading to trailers of recent & upcoming M.G.M. releases Narrated by Frank Whitbeck; featuring Judy Garland, Nelson Eddy, Risë Stevens, Herbert Stothart, Bronislau Kaper, choreographer Busby Berkeley, Ann Sothern, Red Skelton, Mickey Rooney bare credits at IMDb • watch full movie [8/2013 upload; 10:56] online at YouTube

"Babes On Broadway" [1941]

"For Me and My Gal" [1942]

"Presenting Lily Mars" [1943]

"Thousands Cheer" [Sept 1943] (guest appearance),

"Girl Crazy" [1943]

"Meet Me In St. Louis" [1944]
directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Judy Garland

"The Clock" [1945]

"Ziegfeld Follies" [1945]

"The Harvey Girls" musical feature film [M.G.M. Jan 1946]

Filmed in Technicolor; a young girl traveling West on the train as a mail-order bride meets a bunch of Harvey House waitresses going to the same town • Directed by George Sidney; starring Judy Garland {age 23}, John Hodiak, Ray Bolger, Angela Lansbury, Preston Foster, Virginia O'Brien, Kenny Baker, Marjorie Main, Chill Wills, Selena Royle & Cyd Charisse; won Oscar for Best Original Song Turner Home Ent. color DVD [4/2001] out of prodn/used M.G.M./Warner color VHS [4/92] for $13.99 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia "The Harvey Girls" [1942 novel] by Samuel Hopkins Adams [1871-1958] Dell Mapback mass pb [1942] out of print/rare Random House hardcover [1942] out of print/rare

"The Harvey Girls" 1946 movie poster 28"x42" poster available from Amazon for $31.00 24"x36" poster available from Amazon for $25.00

"Till The Clouds Roll By" [1946]

"The Pirate" musical  [M.G.M. May 1948]

An unhappily-engaged girl dreams of the pirate Macoco; a traveling singer falls for her and poses as the pirate • Filmed in Technicolor; directed by Vincente Minnelli; starring Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Walter Slezak, Gladys Cooper, Reginald Owen, George Zucco & The Nicholas Brothers Warner Home Video color DVD [7/2007] for $13.99 Warner color VHS [5/90] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia

"The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest" [New Wave/Warner July 2007 video release]
A look at the making of "The Pirate", from its beginnings as a stageplay for Lunt & Fontaine, and what it took to push
against the artistic limits of the movie musical • Written & directed by Peter Fitzgerald; narrated by Maurice LaMarche
available on DVD above; full credits from IMDb

"Easter Parade" [1948]

"Words and Music" [1948]

"In The Good Old Summertime" [1949]

"Summer Stock" [1950]

Garland was cast in the film "Royal Wedding" with Fred Astaire in 1950 after June Allyson became pregnant; Garland failed to report to the set
on multiple occasions, and was replaced by Jane Powell; the studio suspended Garland's contract on 17 June 1950.

Later  Movie  Career
Judy Garland's credits (40 films & more) at Internet Movie Database

"A Star Is Born" [1954]

"Pepe" [1960] singing voice for Vocalist on Radio

"Judgment At Nuremberg" [1961]

"Gay Purr-ee" animated feature film" [1962] voice of Mewsette

"A Child Is Waiting" [1963]

"I Could Go On Singing" [1963]

Judy Garland was originally cast in "Valley of The Dolls" [Fox Dec 1967], based on the hit novel by Jacqueline Susann; Judy had the role
of Helen Lawson; she was fired because of her drinking and behavior and was replaced by Susan Hayward.

Stage  &  Television  Career
Judy Garland's credits listing [1951-67] at Internet Broadway Database

        
"The  Judy  Garland  Show"  [1963-64]
Judy's career was at its height, but CBS network policies and executive infighting ruined the project from the start; for example, Judy's show was scheduled in the same timeslot
as super success "Bonanza", and the network refused to move the show. The 26 hour-long episodes were taped at NBC-TV Hollywood from June 1963 to March 1964 and broadcast
(out of order) from September 1963 to March 1964 • series credits at IMDb • 'Judy Garland Show' entry at Wikipedia

"Topic: The Judy Garland Show" [est. 2013] at YouTube
includes 170+ full episodes and shorter clips from the shows
watch "The Judy Garland Show" channel at YouTube

Sony's getTV cable channel [est. 2014] acquired broadcast rights to 'The Judy Garland Show'
and offers them in 8-or-so-episode chunks from time to time (2018)

"The Other Side of The Rainbow: Behind The Scenes On The Judy Garland Television Series" [1974] by Mel Tormé alternative subtitle for the book was 'With Judy Garland On The Dawn Patrol'; while Mort Lindsey was the show's musical director, Judy's pal singer Mel Tormé was director of special musical material Oxford Univ Press 8x5¼ pb [10/91] out of print/used Galahad Books 8¼x6 hardcover [1974] out of print/many used

"Rainbow's End: The Judy Garland Show" [1990] by Coyne Steven Sanders author focuses on Garland's 1963-64 network television series Zebra mass pb [3/92] out of print/used William Morrow & Co. 9½x6½ hardcover [11/90] out of print/many used

"The Judy Garland Show Collection" [2009]

three digitally-remastered b&w shows, with series regular Jerry Van Dyke; guests include: long-time pal Mickey Rooney {episode #1}; on episide #8: George Maharis of TV series "Route 66", character actor Jack Carter, baseball great Leo Durocher, popular bluegrass band The Dillards; and on episode #14: singer Bobby Darin, comedy legend Bob Newhart; disk #4 contains unknown 'bonus material' Classic World DVD box set [11/2009] 4 disks - out of prodn/used

"The Judy Garland Show: Volume 1" [] with Judy Garland & Liza Minnelli
https://www.amazon.com/Judy-Garland-Show-Vol-1/dp/B002BI4JKG/

"The Judy Garland Show: Volume 2" []
https://www.amazon.com/Judy-Garland-Show-Vol/dp/B002IW62R8/

"The Judy Garland Show: Volume 3" []
https://www.amazon.com/Judy-Garland-Show-3/dp/B0036ZKLEQ/

"The Judy Garland Show: Volume 4" []
https://www.amazon.com/Judy-Garland-Show-Vol-Shows/dp/B00004YZFX/

"The Judy Garland Show: Volume 5" []
https://www.amazon.com/Judy-Garland-Show-5/dp/B003UDBSWI/

"The Judy Garland Show, Volume 8: Final Chapter" []
https://www.amazon.com/Judy-Garland-Show-Vol-08/dp/B00008L3MK/

"The Judy Garland Show: Volume 11" []
https://www.amazon.com/Judy-Garland-Show-Vol-11/dp/B000CRR2NY/

"The Judy Garland Show: The Christmas Show" episode #15 [aired Dec 1963] Songs include: 'Over The Rainbow', 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas', 'Consider Yourself', 'Where Is Love', 'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town', 'Jingle Bells', and two Christmas medleys Directed by Dean Whitmore; guests included Liza Minnelli, Lorna Luft, Joey Luft, Mel Tormé, Jack Jones, Tracy Everitt • full credits at IMDb Geneon [Pioneer] b&w DVD [11/99] out of prodn/used

"The Judy Garland Show: Just Judy" []
https://www.amazon.com/Judy-Garland-Show-Just/dp/B00005NGAD/

"Ford Star Jubilee" TV series [CBS-TV 1955-56]

The Ford Star Jubilee" TV series broadcast twelve monthly 90-minute special programs at 9:00 pm ET on Saturday evenings on the CBS-TV Network; each special monthly show pre-empted "Gunsmoke"; others shows included "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial" {won three Emmy Awards} starring Lloyd Nolan; other stars included Lauren Bacall, Claudette Colbert, Noël Coward, Bing Crosby, Betty Grable, Mary Martin, Raymond Massey, Barry Sullivan, Orson Welles • series credits at IMDb • series entry at Wikipedia "The Judy Garland Special" episode #1 [CBS-TV Sept 1955] with guest David Wayne episode credits at IMDb • Synergy Ent. DVD [3/2013] for $9.99 "The Wizard of Oz" 2-hour episode #12 [CBS-TV Nov 1956] the first network broadcast of the 1939 classic; hosted by actor Bert Lahr and Judy's daughter Liza Minnelli episode credits at IMDb

"Judy, Frank & Dean: Once In A Lifetime" [aired Feb 1962] /tt0307039/
special episode of the "The Judy Garland Show" TV series
http://www.amazon.com/Judy-Frank-Dean-Once-Lifetime/dp/B0000714B9/

"The Judy Garland, Robert Goulet & Phil Silvers TV Special" [aired Feb 1963]
https://www.amazon.com/Garland-Robert-Goulet-Silvers-Special/dp/B0000714B7/
https://www.amazon.com/Judy-Garland-Robert-Goulet-Silvers/dp/B000CCQ9N8
https://www.amazon.com/Garland-Robert-Goulet-Silvers-Special/dp/B01GWBPULO

"Judy Garland Live At The London Palladium With Liza Minnelli" [aired Nov 1964]
https://www.amazon.com/Judy-Garland-London-Palladium-Minnelli/dp/B0000714B8/

"Judy Garland on What's My Line?" [CBS-TV March 1967]

CBS Network live TV panel game show that ran from 1950 to 1967 on Sunday nights at 10:30 pm ET; panelists guessed the occupation or 'claim to fame' of each guest; the mystery guest was somebody well known to the panelists, so they wore blindfolds during that segment each week • Directed by Franklin Heller; starring moderator John Charles Daly; panelists Arlene Francis, Tony Randall, Susan Oakland & Bennett Cerf; announcer Johnny Olson, mystery guest #1 Jacqueline Susann, mystery guest #2 Judy Garland VHS/DVD/Blu-ray not available • credits at IMDb • series entry at Wikipedia watch segment [2/2009 upload; 5:35] online at YouTube watch segment [9/2015 upload; 6:39] plus ads online at YouTube

"Judy Garland: The Barbara Walters 1967 Interview" [rebroadcast 2006]
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6687786/
featuring Barbara Walters of The Today Show, Judy Garland, childhood friend & co-star Mickey Rooney, and daughter Liza Minelli in a 1973 interview.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZqstukxWao [35.11]

"Judy: Impressions of Garland" documentary [1972] /tt0813809/
episode of the "Omnibus" TV series

"Moments & Memories" - Episode #16.45 [Nov 1976] /tt5230550/
episode of "The Mike Douglas Show" TV series [1961–82]

"Judy Garland" documentary [1978] /tt0394628/
episode of the "Hollywood Greats" TV series

"Judy Garland: The Concert Years" [aired March 1985] episode of the "Great Performances" TV series
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089387/

"The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show: Unforgettable Performances" TV special [Feb 1991] /tt0293687/
https://www.amazon.com/Very-Best-Sullivan-Show-Unforgettable/dp/B00009XN5S/

"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" - Episode #30.120 [May 1992] /tt0266213/
Johnny's final show, with clips from the prior 30 years

"Judy In A Land Called Oz" documentary [1992] /tt0342605/

"Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Judy Garland" documentary TV movie [1996] /tt0446929/

"Judy Garland's Hollywood" video documentary [1997] /tt0335218/

"Judy Garland: Beyond The Rainbow" documentary [1997] /tt0466862/
episode of the "Biography" TV series

"Judy Garland" documentary [1998] /tt0771728/
episode of the "E! Mysteries & Scandals" TV series

"Judy Garland and Vincente Minnelli" documentary short [1999] /tt7871852/
episode of the "Great Romances of The 20th Century" TV series

"Last Days of Judy Garland" documentary [2001] /tt0278542/
episode of the "E! True Hollywood Story" TV series

"The Nightclub Years" documentary TV special [2001] /tt0301664/

"Judy Garland" documentary [2001] /tt7953296/
episode of the "Hollywood Greats" TV series

"The Jack Paar Collection" featuring the documentary "Smart Television: The Best of Jack Paar" [PBS-TV aired 2003] /tt0403175/
https://www.amazon.com/Collection-featuring-documentary-Smart-Television/dp/B000QXQ1KY/

"Judy Garland: By Myself" documentary [2004] episode of the "American Masters" TV series
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0402026/

Recordings
Judy Garland recorded 70+ singles (1936-1967), 29 record albums (1955-1969), and dozens of posthumous compilation albums.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Garland_discography
discography at The Judy Room [est. 1999] website

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"Angels We Have Heard: The Christmas Song Stories" [Star Of Bethlehem Books 2002] by James Adam Richliano 0971881006
includes a chapter on Garland's involvement in the making of the song "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"

Works  About  Judy  Garland
list of Judy Garland biographies - 30+ books, 11 films, 3 stageplays - at Wikipedia

https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/14/arts/judy-garland-as-a-force-of-nature.html

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"Judy Garland" [Ace Books 1969] by Brad Steiger OCLC 2577482

"Judy: The Complete Films and Career of Judy Garland" [Citadel Press 1969] by Joe Morella & Edward Z. Epstein 080651017X

"The Other Side of The Rainbow: On The Dawn Patrol With Judy Garland"
'tell-all' book written about Tormé's time as musical director of The Judy Garland Show

"The Other Side of The Rainbow: Behind The Scenes On The Judy Garland Television Series" [W.H. Allen 1971] by Mel Tormé alternative subtitle for the book was 'With Judy Garland On The Dawn Patrol'; while Mort Lindsey was the show's musical director, Judy's pal singer Mel Tormé was director of special musical material Oxford Univ Press 8x5¼ pb [10/91] out of print/used Galahad Books 8¼x6 hardcover [1974] out of print/many used

"Judy: A Remembrance" [Stanyan Books 1972] by David Melton 0709152574

"Weep No More, My Lady" [G.K. Hall 1972] by Mickey Deans {Garland's last husband} & Ann Pinchot 0515029890

"Little Girl Lost: The Life and Hard Times of Judy Garland" [Arlington House 1973] by Al DiOrio, Jr. 0340207477

"Judy Garland: A Pyramid Illustrated History of The Movies" [Pyramid Commns 1974] by James Juneau 0515034827

"Some Are Born Great" [Doubleday & Company 1974] by Adela Rogers St. Johns 0385087691 includes a chapter on Garland

"Judy Garland" [Simon & Schuster 1975] by Anne Edwards 9780671218454

"Rainbow: The Stormy Life of Judy Garland" [Ballantine 1975] by Christopher Finch 0345251733

"Young Judy" [Mason/Charter 1975] by David Dahl & Barry Kehoe 0246109173

"Judy" [Harper & Row 1975] by Gerold Frank 0060113375

"Judy, With Love: The Story of Miss Show Business" [Robert Hale & Co. 1975] by Lorna Smith 0709152574

"Murder On The Yellow Brick Road" [1978] by Stuart M. Kaminsky [1934-2009] Studio mogul Louis B. Mayer hires private detective Toby Peters to solve the murder of a munchkin on a soundstage at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios. Unfortunately, the prime suspect seems to be a drugged-out Judy Garland, the teenage star of last year's "Wizard of Oz" box-office smash. Penguin 7x5 pb [6/79] out of print/many used iBooks 8¼x5¼ pb [5/2000] out of print/many used iBooks hardcover [5/2000] out of print/used St. Martin's Press 8x5¼ hardcover [1978] out of print/many used

"Too Young To Die" [Bell Publng Company 1979+1982] by Patricia Fox-Sheinwold 0517391376 includes a chapter on Garland

"Heartbreaker: A Memoir of Judy Garland" [Doubleday 1983, Citadel Press 2006] by John Meyer 0806527544
story of the two months John Meyer spent with Judy Garland

"Judy and Liza" [Doubleday & Company 1983] by James Spada, with Karen Swenson 0385182023

"Judy: Portrait of An American Legend" [McGraw-Hill 1986] by Thomas J. Watson & Bill Chapman 0070684871

"Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir" [Simon & Schuster 1988] by {daughter} Lorna Luft 0283063203
Written by Garland's daughter; served as the basis of an Emmy award-winning television film

"The Complete Judy Garland: The Ultimate Guide To Her Career In Films, Records, Concerts, Radio, and Television, 1935-1969"
[Harper & Row 1990] by Emily R. Coleman 006016333X

"Judy Garland: World's Greatest Entertainer" [Henry Holt & Co. 1992] by John Fricke 1567312047

"Judy Garland: The Secret Life of An American Legend" [Little, Brown & Co. 1993] by David Shipman 0786880260

"Rainbow: A Star-Studded Tribute To Judy Garland" [Boulevard Books 1998] Edited by Ethlie Ann Vare 157297334X
collection of previously-published material about Garland; Foreword by Michael Musto

"Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland" [Random House 2000] by Gerald Clarke 0375503781
Harvey Weinstein optioned the book with plans to produce a stage show and film based on it, starring Anne Hathaway; no such production has materialized
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Happy:_The_Life_of_Judy_Garland

"Judy Garland: The Golden Years" [Great Feats Press 2001] by Rita E. Piro 0970626177
The only biography to include a detailed family tree and history provided by Garland's maternal family.

"Judy Garland: The Day-by-Day Chronicle of A Legend" [Cooper Square Press / Rowman-Littlefield 2002] by Scott Schechter 0815412053

"Judy Garland: In Celebration" [Great Feats Press 2003] by Rita E. Piro 0970626134

"The Golden Girls of M.G.M." [Carroll & Graf 2003] by Jane Ellen Wayne 0786713038 includes a chapter on Garland

"Judy Garland: A Portrait In Art & Anecdote" [Bullfinch 2003] by John Fricke, Foreword by Lorna Luft 0821228366

"Judy Garland" [Haus 2007] by Paul Donnelley 1904950817

"From Tennessee To Oz: The Amazing Saga of Judy Garland's Family History, Parts 1 & 2" [Catsong Publng 2009 & 2011] by Michelle Russell 0980064228
The story of Judy Garland's paternal ancestry in Tennessee, beginning in 1793

"Judy Garland: Little Woman, Big Talent" [Atombank Books 2014] by John Briggs 0990516024 the first children's book about Judy Garland

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"Rainbow (1978] portrayed by Andrea McArdle

"Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001) portrayed by Tammy Blanchard (young Judy) and Judy Davis (older Judy)

"Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland" [still in devt?] /tt1374987/
Announced 1/2014: book optioned by Harvey Weinstein; slated for a stage show & film to star Anne Hathaway
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Happy:_The_Life_of_Judy_Garland
https://www.imdb.com/title

"Peter Allen: Not The Boy Next Door (2015] portrayed by Sigrid Thornton

"Judy Garland: Im Schatten des Regenbogens (In The shadow of The Rainbow)" [Germany Dec 2015]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT_VVgkBf6A [52.19]
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6333968/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2241422/ Too Young to Die - series

upcoming "Judy" biopic [Nov 2019?] portrayed by Renée Zellweger  

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Judy Garland's credits listing [1951-67] at Internet Broadway Database

In 1998, Carnegie Hall hosted a two-concert tribute to Garland, which they promoted as 'a tribute to the world's greatest entertainer'

"End of The Rainbow" stageplay [2005] by Peter Quilter
featured Caroline O'Connor as Garland and Paul Goddard as Garland's pianist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End_of_the_Rainbow

"The Property Known As Garland" stageplay [2006] by Billy Van Zandt
Adrienne Barbeau played Garland

"The Judy Monologues" stageplay [2010] by Darren Stewart-Jones
initially featured male actors reciting Garland's words before it was revamped as a one-woman show
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Judy_Monologues

"Chasing Rainbows: Judy Garland's Road To Oz" musical stageplay [2016?]

musical stageplay based on Judy Garland's early years, from vaudelville to "Wizard of Oz"; official approval from Liza Minnelli following industry presentation in 1/2019; performed in 2016, scheduled for 9/2019 run at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey • Conceived & additional lyrics by Tina Marie Casamento; book by Marc Acito; music adapted & additional music by David Libby; biographical advisor John Fricke; directed & choreo-graphed by Denis Jones; cast includes: Ruby Rakos, Michael Fatica, Malik Akil, Mackenzie Bell, Graham Keen, Eloise Kropp, Shina Morris, Justin Prescott, Drew Redington, Catherine Ricafort, Allysa Short, Jack Sippel official stageplay website "Chasing Rainbows" musical stageplay's promo video "Got A Pair of New Shoes - Remix" watch 1/2019 promo video [2:36] online at YouTube

"The Judy Garland Songbook" [local production Oct 2018] musical show with a live band and native Kansan Mandy Kerridge and other local performers singing and dancing to various Judy Garland hit songs; two-night run at the Columbian Theatre [est. 1893] in Wamego, Kansas - a suburb of Manhattan, Kansas and also home to the Oz Museum [est. 2004]

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Imitation is said to be the sincerest form of flattery; Judy Garland enjoyed visiting the shows of impersonators.

female impersonator Jim Bailey [1938-2015]
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0047312/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Bailey_(entertainer)

female impersonator David de Alba
http://www.david-de-alba.com/jg-enc.htm

female impersonator Peter Mac is based in Salem, MA
http://www.gigmasters.com/impersonator/peter-mac-as-judy-garland-and-30-other-women
http://www.thejudygarlandshow.com/

female impersonator Christopher Peterson is based in key west
http://www.billieduncan.com/Christopher%20Peterson/home.htm

Five  Husbands

composer David Rose [1910-90] - married 1941, divorced 1944
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Rose_(songwriter)

director Vincente Minnelli [1903-86] - married 1945, 1 child, divorced 1951
Magic Lantern's Vincente Minnelli Page

Michael Sidney Luft [1915-2005] - married 1952, 2 children, divorced 1965
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Luft

Mark Herron [] - married Nov 1965, separated April 1966, divorced 1969
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Herron

Mickey Deans [1934-2003] - married March 1969, widower June 1969
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Deans

Other  Family  &  Friends
born Frances Ethel Gumm on 10 June 1922 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota; Judy Garland's entertainment career included vaudeville, movies, Broadway stage,
musical recordings, concert shows, and television; she died of a drug overdose in London, England on 22 June 1969 at age 47.

father Francis Avent 'Frank' Gumm [1886-1935]
mother Ethel Milne Gumm [1893-1953]
older sister Mary Jane 'Suzanne' Gumm [1915-1964]
older sister Dorothy Virginia 'Jimmie' Gumm Thompson [1922-69]

daughter Liza May Minnelli {Allen Haley Gero Gest} [b. 1946]
"Liza Minnelli" documentary [2002] /tt0338206/ episode of the "E! True Hollywood Story" TV series

daughter Lorna Luft Hooker Freeman [b. 1952]
Lorna's children Vanessa Hooker & Jesse Hooker

son Joseph Wiley 'Joey' Luft [b. 1955]

childhood friend & co-star Mickey Rooney [1920-2014]

Mel Tormé [1925-99] was director of special musical material of "The Judy Garland Show"

Image  Gallery

L i n k s
family website {broken} + Royal Rainbow Productions
Judy Garland's entry at Wikipedia
Judy Garland's credits (40 films & more) at Internet Movie Database
Judy Garland's credits listing [1951-67] at Internet Broadway Database