Judy Garland: A Biography
Apr 2013 · Taylor Trade Publishing
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Edwards’s biography presents a complete picture of the late actress—and not just the boozing, drug-addicted caricature of a woman central to lesser biographies. We learn, for example, that Garland saw it as her duty to provide for her family financially, a generosity that her mother Ethel exploited with disastrous results. Above all, Judy Garland sought to please, whether it was an audience or a studio head, and therein lies her powerful and heartbreaking story.
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January 10, 2014
Between her hyper-ambit ious mother and celluloid power-broker Louis B. Mayer, a snowball stood better odds in HELL than Frances Gumm (A.K.A. Judy Garland ) had at being a normal kid!
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May 3, 2020
I loved judy garland so sad she only lived for 47 years );
About the author
Anne Edwards is the author of several bestselling biographies of notable figures, including film stars Vivien Leigh and Katharine Hepburn, as well as Queen Mary and Gone with the Wind novelist Margaret Mitchell. A fastidious researcher and accomplished writer, Edwards received a Pulitzer prize nomination for her book Early Reagan: The Rise of an American Hero. Her memoir, Leaving Home (2012) is available from Scarecrow Press. She lives in Beverly Hills, California.
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