Movie: Judy Garland: By Myself

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Judy Garland
Judy Garland

Self (archive footage)

Harris Yulin
Harris Yulin

Self / Narrator

June Allyson
June Allyson

Self - Actor (voice)

Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly

Self - Actor (archive sound)

Del Armstrong
Del Armstrong

Self - Make-up Artist (voice)

Desi Arnaz
Desi Arnaz

Self (archive footage)

Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall

Self (archive footage)

Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball

Self (archive footage)

Wallace Beery
Wallace Beery

Self - Actor (voice) (archive footage)

Ray Bolger
Ray Bolger

Self - Actor (archive sound)

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    As Hollywood biographies go, Judy Garland's story is one of the saddest success stories you'll ever hear. The sanitized studio version of her life presented a smiling kid with the big voice, who, alongside Mickey Rooney, just wanted to put on a show. But drugs, overwork, even psychological abuse at the hands of the studio is now part of the Garland legend. But despite the number of Garland books and documentaries, one account has always been missing -- Garland herself never managed to write a memoir. She did make several attempts at an autobiography, often recording stories on a tape recorder. Judy Garland: By Myself (2004), finally fills in the blanks - using Judy's personal recordings to tell the story in her own words.

  • Release Date

    2004-02-25

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    7.5

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