Selected Artists to study
Judy Garland
Biography
Judy Garland biographer John Fricke sums it up:
"Judy Garland worked for nearly forty-five of her forty-seven years. She made thirty-two feature films, did voice-over work for two more, and appeared in at least a half dozen short subjects. She received a special Academy Award and was nominated for two others. She starred in thirty of her own television shows (the programs and Garland herself garnering a total of ten Emmy Award nominations) and appeared as a guest on nearly thirty more. Between 1951 and 1969, she fulfilled over eleven hundred theatre, nightclub and concert performances, winning a special Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for the first of three record-breaking Broadway engagements at the Palace. She recorded nearly one hundred singles and over a dozen record albums; Judy at Carnegie Hall received an unprecedented five Grammys in 1962 (including Album of the Year) and has never been out of print. Her radio work encompassed several hundred broadcasts, and she sang at countless benefits and personal appearances for the military. Earlier, between the ages of two and thirteen - and prior to signing her MGM contract in 1935 - she fulfilled hundreds of live vaudeville and radio dates with her two older sisters."
- John Fricke,
Judy Garland: World's Greatest Entertainer,
Holt, 1992, 1997
Judy Garland biographer John Fricke sums it up:
"Judy Garland worked for nearly forty-five of her forty-seven years. She made thirty-two feature films, did voice-over work for two more, and appeared in at least a half dozen short subjects. She received a special Academy Award and was nominated for two others. She starred in thirty of her own television shows (the programs and Garland herself garnering a total of ten Emmy Award nominations) and appeared as a guest on nearly thirty more. Between 1951 and 1969, she fulfilled over eleven hundred theatre, nightclub and concert performances, winning a special Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for the first of three record-breaking Broadway engagements at the Palace. She recorded nearly one hundred singles and over a dozen record albums; Judy at Carnegie Hall received an unprecedented five Grammys in 1962 (including Album of the Year) and has never been out of print. Her radio work encompassed several hundred broadcasts, and she sang at countless benefits and personal appearances for the military. Earlier, between the ages of two and thirteen - and prior to signing her MGM contract in 1935 - she fulfilled hundreds of live vaudeville and radio dates with her two older sisters."
- John Fricke,
Judy Garland: World's Greatest Entertainer,
Holt, 1992, 1997
Things to study from Judy Garland include professionalism and longevity of career, versatility, passionate delivery. Life lesson for you is avoid drugs. Judy's career was so long it is hard to choose highlights, but I have selected these:
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Dorothy (Judy Garland) fantasizes about a land far away from home and sings "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."
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Lyrics: Couple Of Swells - Fred Astaire & Judy Garland from musical ‘Easter Parade’
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‘The Man that got away’ from film ‘A Star is born’ 1954. Prerecorded take 1953.
Music by Harold Arlen Arranged by Skip Martin Orchestra directed by Ray Heindorf Lyrics by Ira Gershwin: |
Get Happy/Happy Days Are Here Again
Barbra Streisand & Judy Garland - The Judy Garland Show, 1963
Barbra Streisand & Judy Garland - The Judy Garland Show, 1963