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Post by Gubbio on Feb 9, 2017 19:59:50 GMT
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Post by Gubbio on Mar 2, 2017 15:47:45 GMT
Judy and I: My Life with Judy Garland by Sid Luft (Author), Randy L. Schmidt
Hardcover – March 1, 2017
The third of Judy Garland's five husbands, Sid Luft was the one man in her life who stuck around. He was chiefly responsible for the final act of Judy’s meteoric comeback after she was unceremoniously booted off the MGM lot: he produced her iconic, Oscar-nominated vehicle A Star Is Born and expertly shaped her concert career. Previously unpublished, Sid Luft’s intimate autobiography tells his and Judy’s story in hard-boiled yet elegant prose. It begins on a fateful night in New York City when the not quite divorced Judy Garland and the not quite divorced Sid Luft meet at Billy Reed’s Little Club and fall for each other. The romance lasted Judy’s lifetime, despite the separations, the reconciliations, and the divorce. Under Luft’s management, Judy came back bigger than ever, building a singing career that rivaled Sinatra’s. However, her drug dependencies and suicidal tendencies put a tremendous strain on the relationship. Sid did not complete his memoir; it ended in 1960 after Judy hired David Begelman and Freddie Fields to manage her career. But Randy L. Schmidt, acclaimed editor of Judy Garland on Judy Garland and author of Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter, seamlessly pieced together the final section of the book from extensive interviews with Sid, most previously unpublished. Despite everything, Sid never stopped loving Judy and never forgave himself for not being able to ultimately save her from the demons that drove her to an early death at age forty-seven in 1969. Sid served as chief conservator of the Garland legacy until his death at the age of eighty-nine in 2005. This is his testament to the love of his life.
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Post by rmcrae on Mar 9, 2017 3:33:35 GMT
Judy and I: My Life with Judy Garland by Sid Luft (Author), Randy L. Schmidt
Hardcover – March 1, 2017
The third of Judy Garland's five husbands, Sid Luft was the one man in her life who stuck around. He was chiefly responsible for the final act of Judy’s meteoric comeback after she was unceremoniously booted off the MGM lot: he produced her iconic, Oscar-nominated vehicle A Star Is Born and expertly shaped her concert career. Previously unpublished, Sid Luft’s intimate autobiography tells his and Judy’s story in hard-boiled yet elegant prose. It begins on a fateful night in New York City when the not quite divorced Judy Garland and the not quite divorced Sid Luft meet at Billy Reed’s Little Club and fall for each other. The romance lasted Judy’s lifetime, despite the separations, the reconciliations, and the divorce. Under Luft’s management, Judy came back bigger than ever, building a singing career that rivaled Sinatra’s. However, her drug dependencies and suicidal tendencies put a tremendous strain on the relationship. Sid did not complete his memoir; it ended in 1960 after Judy hired David Begelman and Freddie Fields to manage her career. But Randy L. Schmidt, acclaimed editor of Judy Garland on Judy Garland and author of Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter, seamlessly pieced together the final section of the book from extensive interviews with Sid, most previously unpublished. Despite everything, Sid never stopped loving Judy and never forgave himself for not being able to ultimately save her from the demons that drove her to an early death at age forty-seven in 1969. Sid served as chief conservator of the Garland legacy until his death at the age of eighty-nine in 2005. This is his testament to the love of his life.
Have you read it?
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Post by fangirl1975 on Mar 9, 2017 21:18:25 GMT
I love her as Dorothy in The Wizard Of Oz. I'm amazed that she was 4' 11.5'' in height.
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Post by Gubbio on Mar 9, 2017 22:53:36 GMT
I don't think I have any interest in anything Sid had to say. While he did many good thing for Judy, he also cashed in as much as possible -- while he tried to make himself look good.
Why should his "memoirs" be any different? Same old, same old..... Sid always made me feel like I needed a shower.....
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Post by rmcrae on Mar 10, 2017 4:15:35 GMT
I don't think I have any interest in anything Sid had to say. While he did many good thing for Judy, he also cashed in as much as possible -- while he tried to make himself look good. Why should his "memoirs" be any different? Same old, same old..... Sid always made me feel like I needed a shower..... The story of her life, sadly. People using and abusing her then rewriting history. I read an article in (I think) People magazine a few weeks ago and that was the first time I'd heard of Sid.
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Post by Gubbio on Mar 10, 2017 20:13:03 GMT
I don't think I have any interest in anything Sid had to say. While he did many good thing for Judy, he also cashed in as much as possible -- while he tried to make himself look good. Why should his "memoirs" be any different? Same old, same old..... Sid always made me feel like I needed a shower..... The story of her life, sadly. People using and abusing her then rewriting history. I read an article in (I think) People magazine a few weeks ago and that was the first time I'd heard of Sid. If you are interested in Garland and have never heard of Sid, perhaps it would do you well to read his book. They were together at least 10 years, and he was instrumental in both her early 50's Palace "comeback" (after being booted by MGM) and 1954's "A Star Is Born." He was a wheeler-dealer, and without him, those events may have never occurred. He is the father of Judy's children, Lorna and Joe Luft.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2017 21:05:57 GMT
I love her as Dorothy in The Wizard Of Oz. I'm amazed that she was 4' 11.5'' in height. Same height as my sister
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Post by Gubbio on Mar 10, 2017 23:09:50 GMT
I love her as Dorothy in The Wizard Of Oz. I'm amazed that she was 4' 11.5'' in height. Same height as my sister Hey, strudel, You once said you looked like Garland.
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Post by rmcrae on Mar 12, 2017 4:53:47 GMT
The story of her life, sadly. People using and abusing her then rewriting history. I read an article in (I think) People magazine a few weeks ago and that was the first time I'd heard of Sid. If you are interested in Garland and have never heard of Sid, perhaps it would do you well to read his book. They were together at least 10 years, and he was instrumental in both her early 50's Palace "comeback" (after being booted by MGM) and 1954's "A Star Is Born." He was a wheeler-dealer, and without him, those events may have never occurred. He is the father of Judy's children, Lorna and Joe Luft.
I'll have to get the book through my library's interlibrary loan program. I'm interested to know more. Thanks!
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Post by petrolino on Apr 29, 2017 16:44:16 GMT
I always enjoy seeing her perform. A meticulous yet mercurial talent.
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Post by Gubbio on Jan 16, 2018 22:48:30 GMT
Forget Your Troubles, Come On Get Happy !!!
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Post by politicidal on Jan 17, 2018 0:24:45 GMT
How she ended up is always saddening.
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Post by Gubbio on Jan 17, 2018 12:33:01 GMT
How she ended up is always saddening. Indeed. I often have trouble watching her old MGM films when she was young, exuberant, and full of life..... Knowing what was ahead for her.....
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