ALWAYS FOR JUDY. WITNESS TO THE JOY AND GENIUS OF JUDY GARLAND - Tecno-Libro

To understand a person we have to look at their parents and background. in Judy Garland's case vaudeville, and her early years in Grand Rapids and Lancaster are examined because these are the formative years of a child's life. Author, Joan Beck Coulson uses Michael Apted's documentaries, 7UP as a basis for research, using the Jesuit saying, Give me the child until he is seven and i will show you the man. Thirteen year old Judy was signed by MGM studios in 1935. The MGM years are divided into three segments. The teenage years making 15 movies in 5 years, mostly musicals, including, The Wizard of Oz and many with Mickey Rooney. The glamorous years, marriage to David Rose making 10 movies in 6 years. Also recording with Decca Records and making many radio performances. The last segment includes marriage to Vincent Minnelli but by this time she was disenchanted with Hollywood and wanted to perform on Broadway. But daughter, Liza, was coming and so she returned to MGM and mad