Judy Garland: A Biography

By Anne Edwards

Book Overview

Praised as "undoubtedly the best of the many books on Judy Garland" by no less a critic than John Lahr (the son of Bert Lahr, the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz), Anne Edwards's biography attempts to present a complete picture of the late actress, and not just the boozing, drug-addicted caricature of a woman that is central to lesser biographies. From Edwards's account 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. A student of great poets--Shelley, Keats, and Browning in particular--she often tried her own hand at verse; surviving poems are reproduced here. Above all Judy Garland sought to please, whether it was an audience or a studio head, and therein lies her powerful and heartbreaking story.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589797876
• ISBN13: 9781589797871
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.9" x 9.0"