From her portrayal of Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz" to her concert performances, Judy Garland's fans never deserted her. Between the child star and the burnt-out singer lay years of mismanagement, misaliances and misuse. David Shipman has researched his subject, and interviewed dozens of people who have never spoken before, to bring us an account of Garland's life from childhood to death. His account talks about her unhappy childhood, her lovers (of both sexes) and mis-marriages, her abortions and suicide attempts and the deep-seated insecurity which led to her ruthless self-obsession and dependency. He also exposes the enormous lengths to which MGM studios went to preserve the image of their internationally famous star: starvation diets mixed with tranquillizers and amphetamines, a cocktail that inevitably produced erratic behaviour and a reputation for unreliability. The author also wrote "The Great Movie Stars", volumes 1, 2 and 3, "The Story of Cinema", "The Good Film and Video Guide", "Movie Talk: Who Said What About Whom in the Movies" and "Marlon Brando". He has also been Associate Editor of "Film and Filming" and he is the programme consultant to the National Film Theatre and a regular contributor to "The Independent".

Judy Garland

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Biographies & Memoirs

Harper-collins Publishers

The Great Movie Stars - The Golden Years

Humor & Entertainment

Movies

Angus&Robertson

Caught in the act: Sex and eroticism in the movies

Literature & Fiction

Elm Tree Books

The story of cinema: An illustrated history (v. 2)

Hodder

Third volume of film reference covers the years from the mid-seventies to the present.

Great Movie Stars: 2. The International Years

Arts & Literature

Little,Brown

A Pictorial History Of Science Fiction Films

Wattle Books

<p>David Shipman's bestselling studies of the movie stars make enthralling reading. This newly revised and expanded edition of Volume 1 is fully updated, and describes the careers of almost 200 stars who made their names before the start of World War II. In fact the stories of some of these early performers lay hidden for many years until pieced together for this work. The author has selected both those stars who were most popular and prestigious in their own time and those who are the best remembered and cherished today.Among those featured are James Cagney, Deanna Durbin, Barbara Stanwyck, Spencer Tracy, Buster Keaton, Bette Davis, Laurence Olivier, Judy Garland, Richard Barthelmess, Myrna Loy, Fred Astaire, Douglas Fairbanks, Abbott and Costello. For each artist there is a detailed career survey including the titles of all the star's films and an analysis of critical and financial success. Quotes from contemporary reviews, salary figures and contract facts are woven into the biographies, as well as details of the roles that were rejected and the films that were never made.</p>

The Great Movie Stars: The Golden Years v. 1

Time Warner Paperbacks*

THE GREAT MOVIE STARS: THE INTERNATIONAL YEARS V. 2

Cinema : The First 100 Years Paperback David Shipman

Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated

The Great Movie Stars: The International Years

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