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“That’s the last time I ever saw her:” Judy Garland in Decline

The Other Side of the Rainbow: With Judy Garland on the Dawn Patrol by Mel Tormé

October 10, 2022 by GentleRain 1 Comment

CBR14Bingo: Cold (the wintery chill of the sight of a full staff of people leaving a woman to slowly kill herself) While it was interesting reading about the behind the scenes of the ill-fated Judy Garland Show, this is a very sad book and it’s a grim look into the waste that can occur on the heels of abuse with no help afterwards. I think what struck me the most reading this is that Tormé never has the thought t0 get Judy some help — […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: alcoholism, cbr14bingo, classic hollywood, Drug Abuse, Judy Garland, Mel Torme, television

GentleRain's CBR14 Review No:93 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: alcoholism, cbr14bingo, classic hollywood, Drug Abuse, Judy Garland, Mel Torme, television ·
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Down the Yellow Brick Road and Beyond the Rainbow

October 2, 2014 by xoxoxoe Leave a Comment

The Wizard of Oz is an enduring and endearing classic. Who hasn’t seen it, perhaps even multiple times? It made a star out of cultural icon Judy Garland and has held up remarkable well over the years since its 1939 release, enchanting generations of young and old alike. There have been stories over the years about what went on behind-the-scenes of making the film. The most familiar factoids center around Buddy Ebsen, who was originally cast as the Tin Woodman, but had such a terrible reaction […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, Bert Lahr, Buddy Ebsen, Cowardly Lion, Frank L. Baum, Hollywood, Judy Garland, movies, Ray Bolger, Tin Woodman, wizard of oz, xoxoxoe

xoxoxoe's CBR6 Review No:19 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, Bert Lahr, Buddy Ebsen, Cowardly Lion, Frank L. Baum, Hollywood, Judy Garland, movies, Ray Bolger, Tin Woodman, wizard of oz, xoxoxoe ·
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