List of Judy Garland biographies

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Judy Garland has been the subject of many biographies. Since her death in 1969, she has been the subject of over two dozen books. The first of these was The films and Career of Judy Garland by Morella and Epstein, published by Citadel Press. It was the only book published before her death. The second was Brad Steiger's Judy Garland, published shortly after her death, which includes information on Garland's astrological chart, analysis of her handwriting, numerology and biorhythms. Most of the books are entirely about Garland, but some, including Patricia Fox-Sheinwold's Too Young to Die, Some Are Born Great by Adela Rogers St. Johns and Jane Ellen Wayne's The Golden Girls of MGM, merely feature a chapter about her. Two volumes, Rainbow's End: The Judy Garland Show by Coyne Steven Sanders and Mel Tormé's The Other Side of the Rainbow: On the Dawn Patrol With Judy Garland, focus on Garland's television series, The Judy Garland Show . Garland's last husband, Mickey Deans, co-authored an early biography in 1972 and Garland's daughter Lorna Luft wrote a family memoir in 1988.

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Garland has been profiled on-screen several times. The earliest known film biography was a 1961 installment of the syndicated television series Hollywood Hist-o-rama, which covered her career through the filming of A Star is Born . Garland was the subject of episodes of the British series Omnibus , 60 Minutes , Biography and the E! True Hollywood Story . Her life story was fictionalized in Rainbow in 1978 and in 2001 in Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows , based on daughter Luft's memoir. On stage, Garland is a character in The Boy from Oz , a 1998 musical based on the life of former son-in-law Peter Allen, and the 2006 play The Property Known as Garland, based on tape recordings made prior to her last concert appearance.

Print

AuthorTitlePublication datePublisherISBNNotes
John BriggsJudy Garland: Little Woman, Big Talent2014Atombank Books 0990516024 The first children's book about Judy Garland
Scott BroganJudy Garland: The Voice of MGM2025Lyons Press (Globe Pequot)9781493086542 (ISBN10: 1493086545)Brogan is longtime webmaster of thejudyroom.com and judygarlandnews.com
Gerald Clarke Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland 2000Random House 0375503781 Harvey Weinstein optioned Get Happy with plans to produce a stage show and film based on it, starring Anne Hathaway. [1] No such production has materialized.
Emily R. ColemanThe Complete Judy Garland: The Ultimate Guide To Her Career in Films, Records, Concerts, Radio, and Television, 1935-19691990Harper & Row 006016333X
David Dahl and Barry KehoeYoung Judy1975Mason/Charter 0246109173
Mickey Deans and Ann PinchotWeep No More, My Lady1972G. K. Hall 0515029890 Co-authored by Garland's last husband.
Al DiOrio, Jr.Little Girl Lost: The Life and Hard Times of Judy Garland1973Arlington House 0340207477
Paul DonnelleyJudy Garland2007Haus 1904950817
Anne Edwards Judy Garland1975Simon and Schuster 9780671218454
Christopher FinchRainbow: The Stormy Life of Judy Garland1975Ballantine 0345251733
Patricia Fox-SheinwoldToo Young to Die1979
1982
Bell Publishing Company 0517391376 Includes a chapter on Garland
Gerold FrankJudy1975Harper & Row 0060113375
John Fricke Judy Garland: World's Greatest Entertainer1992Henry Holt & Co. 1567312047
John FrickeJudy Garland: A Portrait in Art & Anecdote2003Bullfinch 0821228366 Includes a foreword by Lorna Luft
James JuneauJudy Garland: A Pyramid Illustrated History of the Movies1974Pyramid Communications 0515034827
Lorna Luft Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir 1988Simon & Schuster 0283063203 Written by Garland's daughter. Served as the basis of an Emmy award-winning television film.
David MeltonJudy: A Remembrance1972Stanyan Books 0709152574
John MeyerHeartbreaker: A Memoir of Judy Garland1983
2006
Doubleday
Citadel Press
0806527544 (Citadel)Story of the two months John Meyer spent with Judy Garland
Joe Morella and Edward Z. EpsteinJudy: The Complete Films and Career of Judy Garland1969Citadel Press 080651017X
Rita E. PiroJudy Garland, The Golden Years2001Great Feats Press 0970626177 The only biography to include a detailed family tree and history provided by Garland's maternal family.
Rita E. PiroJudy Garland: In Celebration2003Great Feats Press 0970626134
James Adam RichlianoAngels We Have Heard: The Christmas Song Stories2002Star Of Bethlehem Books 0971881006 Includes a chapter on Garland's involvement in the making of the song Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Coyne Steven SandersRainbow's End: The Judy Garland Show1990William Morrow & Co. 0821737082 Focuses on Garland's television series, The Judy Garland Show
Scott SchechterJudy Garland: The Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Legend2002Cooper Square Press / Rowman-Littlefield 0815412053
David Shipman Judy Garland: The Secret Life of an American Legend1993Little Brown and Company 0786880260
Lorna SmithJudy, With Love: The Story of Miss Show Business1975Robert Hale and Co. 0709152574
James Spada, with Karen SwensonJudy and Liza1983Doubleday & Company, Inc. 0385182023
Adela Rogers St. Johns Some Are Born Great1974Doubleday & Company, Inc. 0385087691 Includes a chapter on Garland
Michelle RussellFrom Tennessee to Oz - The Amazing Saga of Judy Garland's Family History, Part 1 & 22009 & 2011Catsong Publishing 0980064228 The story of Judy Garland's paternal ancestry in Tennessee, beginning in 1793.
Brad Steiger Judy Garland1969Ace Books OCLC   2577482 The first biography published after Garland's death
Mel Tormé The Other Side of the Rainbow: On the Dawn Patrol With Judy Garland1971W. H. Allen 0883651815 "Tell-all" book written about Tormé's time as musical director of The Judy Garland Show
Ethlie Ann Vare, ed.Rainbow: A Star-Studded Tribute to Judy Garland1998Boulevard Books 157297334X Collection of previously published material about Garland. Foreword by Michael Musto.
Thomas J. Watson and Bill ChapmanJudy: Portrait of an American Legend1986McGraw-Hill Book Company 0070684871
Jane Ellen WayneThe Golden Girls of MGM2003Carroll and Graf 0786713038 Includes a chapter on Garland

Film and video

YearTitleSeriesNetworkNotes
1961Judy GarlandHollywood
Hist-o-rama
Syndicated Syndicated television short covering Garland's career through A Star is Born, glossing over any mention of Garland's problems.
1972Judy: Impressions of Garland Omnibus BBC
1975Judy/The Ultra Secret 60 Minutes CBS The Garland segment was one of two in the episode. "The Ultra Secret" was a segment about World War II code-breaking.
1978Judy Garland The Hollywood Greats BBC
1978 Rainbow NBC Biopic focusing on Garland's early years. Andrea McArdle played Garland. [2]
1985Judy Garland: The Concert Years Great Performances PBS Nominated for an Emmy award for "Outstanding Informational Special". [3]
1997Judy Garland: Beyond the Rainbow Biography A&E Expanded two-hour episode. [4]
2001 Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows ABC Two-part biopic based on the Luft memoir. Garland as a child was played by Tammy Blanchard and Judy Davis played Garland as an adult. The mini-series was nominated for 13 Emmys, [5] and won five, including awards to both Blanchard and Davis. [6]
2001Last Days of Judy Garland E! True Hollywood Story E!
2004Judy Garland: By Myself American Masters PBS Won two Emmy awards for Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming and Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming; [7] nominated for three more. [8]
2019 Judy Theatrical film directed by Rupert Goold starring Renée Zellweger as Garland, who earned the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Stage

YearTitleAuthorStarringNotes
1998 The Boy from Oz Nick Enright (book)
Peter Allen (music and lyrics)
Chrissy Amphlett (1998 Australian production)
Isabel Keating (2003 Broadway production)
Musical based on the life of Peter Allen in which Garland is a character. Amphlett reprised her role for the 2006 Australian arena tour. [9]
2005 End of the Rainbow Peter Quilter Caroline O'Connor (original Australian run)
Tracie Bennett (2010 London and 2012 Broadway productions)
Covers the period leading up to Garland's 1968 concert tour of England. [10]
2006The Property Known as Garland Billy Van Zandt Adrienne Barbeau Based on tape recordings made by Garland on the night of her final concert appearance, in Copenhagen in 1969. [11]
2010 The Judy Monologues Darren Stewart-Jones VariousBased on tape recordings made by Garland in the mid-1960s for her never-written autobiography. [12]

See also

References

  1. "Anne Hathaway to star as Garland". BBC News. 2009-03-24. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  2. Copp, Earle (1981-06-04). "Young Judy Garland portrayed in 'Rainbow'". The Fredericksburg (VA) Free-Lance Star. p. 32. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  3. "Emmy awards to be aired on Sunday night". Daily Collegian. Associated Press. 1985-09-18. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  4. "A&E focuses on Garland". The (Annapolis MD) Capital. Knight-Ridder News Service. 1997-03-22. p. A5.
  5. "Emmy nominations 2001". BBC News. 2001-07-12. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  6. Weinraub, Bernard (2001-11-05). "Subdued Patriotism Replaces Glitter as Television Finally Presents Its Emmys". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  7. "List of Emmy Creative Arts Winners". USA Today. Associated Press. 2004-09-13. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  8. "Complete list of primetime Emmy nominations". USA Today. Associated Press. 2004-07-15. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  9. Rooney, David (2006-08-06). "Theatre Review - The Boy from Oz". Variety. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
  10. Judy Garland drama shows her battle with drugs
  11. Isherwood, Charles (2006-03-24). "At the Actors' Playhouse, Adrienne Barbeau Is Judy Garland". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
  12. Gallant, Paul (2010-09-01). "Theatre Review - In her own words". Eye Weekly Toronto. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2011-02-14.