Judy Garland: The Secret Life of an American Legend
by David Shipman
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From her portrayal of Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz to her concert performances, Judy Garland's fans never deserted her. Between the child star and the burnt-out singer lay years of mismanagement, misaliances and misuse.Tags
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Common Knowledge
- People/Characters
- Judy Garland
- Dedication
- For Felix
- First words
- Introduction - From the very beginning, almost every event in Judy Garland's life was beset by caprice, confusion, conjecture and contradiction.
Chapter 1, Born in a Trunk - "The history of my life is in my songs," Judy Garland declared in a lyric composed for her by her mentor, Roger Edens. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Chapter 26, Valley of the Dolls - "The greatest shock about her death was that there was no shock," wrote Vincent Canby of the New York Times. "One simply wondered how she survived for so long."
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Epilogue - The vault is of flecked beige, polished marble, and the inscription reads simply: JUDY GARLAND 1922 1969 - Original language
- English
- Canonical DDC/MDS
- 782.42164092
- Canonical LCC
- ML420.G253
Classifications
- Genres
- Biography & Memoir, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Music
- DDC/MDS
- 782.42164092 — Arts & recreation Music Vocal Music, Singing Secular forms of vocal music Songs General principles and musical forms Traditions of secular songs {genres} Western popular songs
- LCC
- ML420 .G253 — Music Literature on music Literature on music History and criticism Biography
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- English
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