 First edition | |
| Author | Lorna Luft |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Autobiography |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | April 24, 1998 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 432 |
| ISBN | 978-0-6710190-0-6 |
| OCLC | 44273369 |
| 782.42/164/092/2 | |
| LC Class | 98-190061 |
Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir is a 1998 memoir written by Lorna Luft, the daughter of singer-actress Judy Garland.
The book, which recounts her mother's life, Luft's life with Garland and dealing with life after her mother's death, was a New York Times best seller and published by Simon & Schuster.
The book was adapted into an Emmy Award-winning ABC miniseries, Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows , which aired February 25 and 26, 2001 and later released on DVD. It starred Tammy Blanchard as the teenage Judy and Judy Davis as the adult Judy.
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