Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

Judy Garland Biography: The Real Life of Dorothy from The Magical Land of Oz
Judy Garland Biography: The Real Life of Dorothy from The Magical Land of Oz
Judy Garland Biography: The Real Life of Dorothy from The Magical Land of Oz
Ebook45 pages40 minutes

Judy Garland Biography: The Real Life of Dorothy from The Magical Land of Oz

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

()

Read preview

About this ebook

Judy Garland is known to play the legendary role of Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz." She was not just a good actress, but a singer. She used both in synchrony to showcase her talents. Judy Garland died quite some time ago, but this biography completely captures her spirit, struggles and talents. That's because she always lived at full throttle on stage and personal life.

Before the age of 21, Judy was helping her mother Ethel financially. It was her duty to provide to her family. Her mother exploited this generosity with disastrous results. Who would do that these days?

Judy always set her goals high, but life was too short to complete some unfinished projects, like a documentary, concerts, radio shows, and records, but none of them came to reality. Garland was known for her drug addiction to diet and sleeping pills. She was often depressed as she gained weight due to binge eating disorder.

Judy Garland had five husbands in her life time. The way she coped with troubled marriages was to marry somebody else - jumping from one flower to the next. This created serious personal problems and struggles that affected her work. In what way, more in this biography...

If you want to learn more about Judy Garland in all her magic and despair, grab your copy now!

LanguageEnglish
Release dateJun 10, 2018
ISBN9780463461914
Judy Garland Biography: The Real Life of Dorothy from The Magical Land of Oz
Author

Chris Dicker

I love writing biographies about celebrities (dead or alive), because there's so much to learn from those people. Success leaves clues, so I study and write about successful people.

Read more from Chris Dicker

Related to Judy Garland Biography

Related ebooks

Performing Arts For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for Judy Garland Biography

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings

0 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    Judy Garland Biography - Chris Dicker

    Judy Garland Biography: The Real Life of Dorothy from The Magical Land of Oz

    Chris Dicker

    Published By Chris Dicker At Smashwords

    Copyright © 2018 Chris Dicker

    This publication is geared towards providing exact and reliable information in regards to the topic and issue covered. The publisher is not required to render accounting, officially permitted, or otherwise, qualified services.

    It’s prohibited to reproduce, duplicate, or transmit any part of this publication in either electronic means or printed format. Recoding of this publication is strictly prohibited and any storage of this document is not allowed unless with written permission from the publisher. All rights are reserved!

    The information provided herein is stated to be truthful and consistent, in that any liability, in terms of inattention or otherwise, by any usage or abuse of any policies, processes, or directions contained within is the solidary and utter responsibility of the recipient reader. Under no circumstances will any legal responsibility or blame be held against the publisher for any reparation, damages, or monetary loss due to the information herein, either directly or indirectly.

    The information herein is offered for informational purposes solely, and is universal as so. The trademarks that are used are without any consent, and the publication of the trademark is without permission or backing by the trademark owner. All trademarks and brands within this digital book are for clarifying purposes only and are owned by the owners themselves, not affiliated in this document.

    Book cover image photographed by Eric Carpenter for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, provided by Dr. Macro. [License: Public Domain]

    Table of Contents

    Introduction

    Childhood and Family Background

    The Beginning of Her Career

    The Wizard of Oz

    Her Career After Dorothy

    Judy and David

    Judy and Vincente

    Judy Breaks Down Even More

    Judy and Sidney

    The Judy Garland Show

    Judy and Mark Herron

    Judy and Mickey Deans

    Sudden Death

    Introduction

    When thinking of Judy Garland, the first thing that usually comes to everyone's mind is her famous role of Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. Her singing, Somewhere over the rainbow goes straight to the heart. She lived her whole life in show business. From her vaudeville days with her sisters and her parents to her days with Mickey Rooney at MGM, Judy Garland has been a household name in Hollywood for close to a century. Her struggles were genuine, and they were made into the source of public humiliation for years. She started off taking diet pills to keep off the weight, and it escalated into a habit of uppers and downers, which put her into peril more than a time or two.

    Her love life and money troubles have also been exploited. She would marry and then see that the only way out was to marry another. She also searched endlessly for her father in all of these men. She was always having money trouble. She owed so much money to the government that the family

    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1