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Post by bogart on Sept 6, 2008 2:01:51 GMT -5
Going back to topic! How I came to like Judy Garland. Well it was her singing that got me. I'd seen Wizard of Oz before, as a child, and I think I always liked her. But it wasn't until I picked up a CD of hers "The Great Judy Garland' it was a 3 CD set with most of her decca recordings that I really came to appreciate her. I got more interested, and it went on from there. I'm not the biggest fan of her films - the musicals are light and escapist, but I did see A Star is Born and thought she was tremendous in that. She literally blew me away.
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Post by scottam109 on Mar 24, 2009 0:36:36 GMT -5
It was 1997 and i was only 14 and I saw the A&E biography. Since then I have been a fan. no one compares to her. She was ands till is the greatest entertainer of all time.
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Post by stephsanie on May 22, 2009 23:00:50 GMT -5
since I was little, I have always loved Judy Garland in 'The Wizard of Oz', but it really never went further than that. But over the last two years, a lot of different 'obsessions' ( ) have made me a huge fan. In 2007 I became a fan of Wicked the musical, a huge fan, and about six months ago I became a mega fan of Barbra Streisand, and since hearing Barbra's duets with Judy, I have been in love with Judy. I don't know that much about Judy, so as an English project at school, I chose Judy Garland to research and make a speech about. I will talk about her career and her life.
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Post by bogart on Aug 26, 2009 18:16:17 GMT -5
I think I came to like Judy Garland because she was like a little sister I never had.
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Post by musicalfilmfan on Feb 17, 2015 14:23:04 GMT -5
I saw MGM's movie about the old musicals a few years ago--maybe it was made in the 70s? I'd heard my mom talk about her--about going to a movie and people actually standing up and applauding as if it were live and Garland was in the theatre. So, I became interested.
Such astonishing talent at such an early age...
I think Fred Astaire was right: "Judy’s the greatest entertainer who ever lived—or who probably ever will live. She was an amazing girl. She could do things—anything—without rehearing and come off perfectly. She learned faster and did everything better than her peers. It was one of my greatest thrills to work with her.” (Can be found in The Judy Room website.) He was, of course, talking about musicals.
"The Clock" showed that she could also act. She was also attractive, although it seems she didn't think so. I believe one of her sisters said Judy should have been a comedian, she had the "timing" comedians have.
Who but Garland has a president call and request a song? JFK would do that, or so I've read.
Regardless of her personal life, I've been a fan for several years now. She was simply spectacular.
Being around her must have been like riding a comet.
Oh, hello, I am new.
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Post by conwention on Feb 20, 2015 13:10:18 GMT -5
I was 50 years old and lying in bed watching A Star is Born, and I thought to myself, Why didn't I ever take the time to learn about Judys early life? She just exploded in me for the next four years. Its so obvious to me , the expression on her face as a child , that the music created what I feel is a super natural awareness inside of her. I think we are fortunate to have her to LOVE.
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