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Randomly reading this biography from 2000 with one of my favourite bookmarks and then i realised … OH! Well played bookmark gods.

I‘m interested in this period in Hollywood and the studio machinations behind the scenes - and man, Judy Garland was treated so badly. Her mother had her on amphetamines at the age of 10 😱😱 So I really enjoyed this - but it does have its flaws. ⬇️

I'm not really interested in Hollywood behind-the-scenes stuff but Judy Garland was in two of my favorite movies so I picked it up. It was disgusting how the movie industry treated people. I suppose it was us fans that drove it though. There's money to be made by exhibiting Judy Garland; mental health be damned. Judy grew up on stage, never had a normal life, and was never quite sane. I think she just wanted to go home but that balloon had sailed.

After I saw what happened to Fable users I was really hoping that Litsy's AI would have a go at me.

Very informative and touching.
Poor Judy had one hell of a life, she's underrated as both a person and an actress, I need to find her other movies

Struggled to get through this book surprisingly. Found it often dry, as though someone forgot to butter the toast. Hard to get down when I knew there were other books waiting to be read. I never knew how insecure and sick this talented gem was. No matter what, will always consider her the perfect “Dorothy.”

Love my time at the airport when I can indulge into my inner piglet as well as disappear into a book🐷📖

Working on my basket of “Oh! I want this! I have to read it, books.” 13 months later, starting this journey. Anyone else have the Wizard of Oz dolls when they were little? My younger brother would throw the Wicked Witch in the toilet because she was “scary.” #JudyGarland #nonfiction #biography

"Welcome to Hollywood. What's your dream?"
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A recent Powell's used book haul. 💖

Remembering Judy on the 47th anniversary of her passing far too young. Her version of Danny Boy still kills me. This episode of YMRT is fantastic and surprising (TW: some historical homophobic language): http://karinalongworth.podbean.com/e/ymrt-5-the-lives-deaths-and-afterlives-of-j...