Lorna Luft & Judy Garland - Somebody's Daughter, Somebody's Son - Part 3

[cynthiacher]

A life-long drug and alcohol addiction. Mental breakdowns. Four failed marriages. Constantly being broke, so broke there's no food in the house, so broke you lose your home. Death at 47, from a drug overdose. And Judy's Garland's life was NOT "tragic?" Oh, I'm sure it was not ALL tragic. But her life not as nice as Lorna Luft is trying to make it.

[breyanlovejerome]

The truth of the matter is that Judy was costantly mis used from the begining til the end of her life she gave her all and got nothing in return where the Hell was all the loved ones when she needed help at the end of her life she had nothing she died all alone on a dirty bathroom floor miles away no Tony Bennet, Liza , Sinatra not even her husband at the end she was forsaken by all who claimned to love this beautiful LEGEND so what a tradgedy for such a Icon. RIP diva

[gagaspice88]

i love Her

[will2peter]

thanks for posting adore these women, watched tale of 2 sisters also - just amazing, Judy was a warrior of a woman and Lorna has made me laugh my head off so witty and funny I never knew.

[dsrtflwr]

Well, I really think Judy thoroughly enjoyed being a mother.

[rugout]

why does lorna say her mother was not tragic, then turns around and talks like, my mother never had a change, she was broke, sick , and new she had a problem, what doesn Lorna think tragic is?

[defundthewar]

Good point, rug, and something I've noticed about Lorna, who could in the same paragraph, or same sentence, switch gears so easily that it made no sense.

[richierichnumber1]

The honesty of Lorna is overwhelming..Attiction is very sad to live withand gets real old in the end.

[defundthewar]

What Lorna isn't mentioning is that Judy's manager, David Begelman, did rip her off somewhat and stole a car from her, but he took thousands, not millions. He was also her lover, and he and his partner Freddie Fields (the one Lorna doesn't name) were on call 24 hours to take care of Judy. Even though the series was canceled, Judy could have made a huge profit had she stuck to the weekly budget and, yes, shown up on time. The notion that Mrs. Gumm fed Judy her pills is too silly for words.

[damone77]

Why wasn't David at the last taping? No, he was off at Streisand's opening in "Funny Girl". I mean, defundthewar, are you actually defending David Begelman? Get serious!

[defundthewar]

No, Begelman's a tough one to defend, but the facts are that he did get Judy back on top again when no other major agency would touch her, and getting back on top, especially with Judy's problems, was no easy feat. And it entails being manager, lover, nursemaid, factotum, 24/7. He did stay with her a while after her series, but she was difficult. I know Freddie Fields went to Funny Girl, not sure about DB, but there's no denying both worked above and beyond anything an agency normally does.

[damone77]

Yes defundthewar, he was there for Judy because he was being paid to do so. I get the feeling that you think Begelman got a bad rap in regards to Judy. I don't! I talked to Tony Bennet before a concert of his, and he maligned Begelman saying that he took all of Judy's money.  He was paid for his services, and Judy as usual ended up with nothing. I don't think we're going to agree~nice to hear different points of view. Have a nice weekend!

[defundthewar]

There's no denying Begelman was a crook, if only because he was caught forging Cliff Robertson's name, and stole. There's also no question Begelman profited enormously from his association with Judy, on the books and off. But I doubt he made off with ALL her money. Judy's problems with money long, long predated her connection with DB, and continued after. She was a big spender, never heard of a budget, didn't have good money management, and often broke contracts, quit engagements early.

[damone77]

She was hooked on benzadrine and seconal, so that was a major factor in her broken contracts and "quit engagements". I will agree with you that she was terrible with money, and she would go to hotels and sneak out LOL! I think we've come to some agreement on this issue lol!

[defundthewar]

I resisted saying what you did- the addiction factor- because naturally there would be an "off with his head" reaction among the other posters. They will say

that Judy's pill-popping ways in the 60s are the result of Louis B. Mayer holding her down in 1938 while the studio doctor poured benzadrine down her throat, then yelled, "Back to work!" There is a LOT of folklore about Judy, which she didn't exactly discourage. "Sympathy is my business," she used to say.

[damone77]

Yes that's always a touchy subject. I've never tried Benzadrine so I don't know how it compares to something I have tried(Dex). Now to me, Dex is not at all addictive. I can have Dex one month and not have it for 14 months lol. I think that Judy liked the feeling that she got from the Benzadrine(many stories about her giving them to her friends). I have to agree with you inference. I don't think that LB wanted Judy on Benzadrine because it effected her work which effected the cash cow.

[defundthewar]

I remember Elizabeth Taylor writing that when she was married to Eddie Fisher, she tried a dose of Dr. Feelgood's speed, jumped 3 feet in the air & never took it again. Judy did, in fact, sometimes called her uppers her "happy pills" to friends. Then there is the matter of her alcoholism, just as touchy. None of this, of course, takes away from her status as a truly great artist, but a lot of people- especially the younger ones unfamiliar with her- don't want to know certain things.

[Tsarina88]

Oh, Judy sounds like a fun lady to be around. What a great lady she really was!

[Tsarina88]

Oh, Judy sounds like a fun lady to be around. What a great lady she really was!

[Tsarina88]

Oh Judy sounds like a fun lady to be around. What a great lady!

[heeter71]

'The Tragedy Book', LOL! There you go! For those who like to focus on the tragedies of life there is certainly no shortage of it to be found in the newspapers and on television. I prefer to stay tuned to what is beautiful and precious in life, though it is not always so easy. Often the media seems overly determined to shove the tragedy down our throats and keep us focused on the horrors of the world. I know we can't just ignore it all but sometimes enough is enough.

[xxlornaluftfan4evaxx]

aw i love this so much thanks for the clips <3<3 xx

[maisonvivante]

Thanks so much! By the way, you'll get a lot more hits for this if you put Judy Garland somewhere in the title. This is so well done that Garland fans would appreciate making it available to them. Thanks again!

[firefliesuk]

Thanks.. I'll do that now