Judy didn't commit suicide, it was an accidental over dose. why did he say she did? i mean i know she had tried before but her death was ruled accidental, plus i don't think anything was going wrong in her life at that time other then being in dept.
...I really do love all her movies just seeing her act and onscreen she captures audiences because she was so real she made everything so real, a song a movie a story she told everything. She was a true artist and the best one I've seen. No one can touch her!
Well all I can say is that I love movies old ones classic one and new ones... And that the only actress that I can say I love all her movies is Judy Garland. All her 32 features and the other 2 or 3 she did playing her self are just amazing I don't get tired of watching them...I could go on singing was a great drama and she was just an amazing actress as she was a singer and performer...
@paulsimpson123 oh, really? i'd never guess ;P But as Brits have loads of accents I wanted to know from which part of England it is (as i guess it's English)
He seems to imply at the end that her death was indeed by suicide. Whereas my understanding is that the coroner--who should know, I presume--ascribed her death to an "accidental" overdose of barbituates, *not* to suicide.
Such a great story! Judith Crist was correct when she commented "Either you are or you aren't - a Judy Garland fan that is" ... so her fans will always cherish this movie and the wonderful soundtrack. Thanks for posting this.
It's the last picture Garland made. It's also her worst. Garland was always a great actress, but all she was doing here was masturbating on camera. The hospital scene is overly self-conscious and I can see the wheels turning. A real scenery-chewer. As for the God-awful title song (my vote for the all-time WORST song Arlen ever wrote), the less said the better. The lyrics (E.Y. Harburg) are
something a third-grader would've written at recess (Garland never sang the song on her TV series)
@pandorabangles Well, let's give credit where it is due. Could YOU write a song which incorporates rooster, cow, fowl, Faust and inka-dinka-dink? I thought not!
@paulsimpson123 Please get YOUR facts right! I said wrote, "Garland "never sand the song on her TV series." SERIES. You know, a show that runs week after week. I'm well aware of the fact that Garland sang
this notable stinker on her TV SPECIAL. But she was promoting the soon-to-be-released film. Not ALL Garland fans relish this god-awful movie. Those of us who worshop Garland in "St. Louis", "A Star is Born" and her mentioned series remain appalled at this disaster. The song is awful.
Judy was offered, of all things, "Funny Girl," but turned that down to play essentially herself. It turned out to be stylish and exciting, as Judy was, but when word got out it was really about her, only her hardcore fans came to see it, effectively ending her film career, which was unfortunate.
@defundthewar I wouldn't say that it was because it was about her that made the movie not do well. I have a magazine from 1963 that has a review of the movie that said the movie wasn't very good, but that Judy is what makes the movie something to go and see which is why only really Judy Garland fans saw it :)
@rossgardiner The very hot at the time critic Judith Crist wrote- I'm paraphrasing from memory- "You either are or you aren't a Judy Garland fan. If you're not, skip ICGOS and leave the discussion to us devotees." Crist wasn't the only one to notice that Judy was playing herself; Judy herself told Bogarde before filming it was about her. Not all the reviews panned the film itself. Although Judy was riding high in 1963, not everyone would say let's go see the film about Judy Garland.
@AbeNW11 She sang it twice on TV, first on Sunday Night at the Palladium, carried in the States as part of an Ed Sullivan Show, and once more on her Phil Silvers-Robert Goulet special, along with Hello, Bluebird, also from the film, to stoke interest in the film. And never again for an audience. Once the film was taken out of distribution, there was no point. Also, since Judy read everything about herself and her work, she probably found out what critics had to say about the song.
Such a sweet man... I can't believe he passed away 2 days before you posted the video. Now he's with Judy again. I wonder whether she called him "pussycat" as he joined her in heaven!
Thank you for capturing this, Frank. Mr Neame told this story beautifully, and with insight and compassion. What a wonderful man! Now we miss him, too!
Well that's judy!
750013046 1 month ago
gosh, that brought a tear to my eye.
mandywhittles 2 months ago
what a beautiful tribute to judy
MrDACooling 6 months ago
Judy didn't commit suicide, it was an accidental over dose. why did he say she did? i mean i know she had tried before but her death was ruled accidental, plus i don't think anything was going wrong in her life at that time other then being in dept.
NicoleLeighKarbowski 8 months ago
...I really do love all her movies just seeing her act and onscreen she captures audiences because she was so real she made everything so real, a song a movie a story she told everything. She was a true artist and the best one I've seen. No one can touch her!
Stefanie0621 11 months ago
Well all I can say is that I love movies old ones classic one and new ones... And that the only actress that I can say I love all her movies is Judy Garland. All her 32 features and the other 2 or 3 she did playing her self are just amazing I don't get tired of watching them...I could go on singing was a great drama and she was just an amazing actress as she was a singer and performer...
Stefanie0621 11 months ago
Ink-a-dink-a -doo is a reference to Jimmy Durante isnt it? which third grader knows that
evans54 11 months ago
he's got exactly the same accent as Simon Cowell. what accent is it?
malenkamolly 1 year ago
@malenkamolly BRITISH IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU !
paulsimpson123 1 year ago
@paulsimpson123 oh, really? i'd never guess ;P But as Brits have loads of accents I wanted to know from which part of England it is (as i guess it's English)
malenkamolly 1 year ago
He seems to imply at the end that her death was indeed by suicide. Whereas my understanding is that the coroner--who should know, I presume--ascribed her death to an "accidental" overdose of barbituates, *not* to suicide.
Jayee123 1 year ago
It's great to hear him speak about her. I like the film very much, and very much think her acting was superb, especially the hospital scene.
ginger1961 1 year ago
Such a great story! Judith Crist was correct when she commented "Either you are or you aren't - a Judy Garland fan that is" ... so her fans will always cherish this movie and the wonderful soundtrack. Thanks for posting this.
FLBoy46 1 year ago
It's the last picture Garland made. It's also her worst. Garland was always a great actress, but all she was doing here was masturbating on camera. The hospital scene is overly self-conscious and I can see the wheels turning. A real scenery-chewer. As for the God-awful title song (my vote for the all-time WORST song Arlen ever wrote), the less said the better. The lyrics (E.Y. Harburg) are
something a third-grader would've written at recess (Garland never sang the song on her TV series)
pandorabangles 1 year ago
@pandorabangles Well, let's give credit where it is due. Could YOU write a song which incorporates rooster, cow, fowl, Faust and inka-dinka-dink? I thought not!
defundthewar 1 year ago
@defundthewar No, I couldn't. But then I would never WANT to.
pandorabangles 1 year ago
@pandorabangles most of her real fans think this is a very good garland movie
paulsimpson123 1 year ago
@pandorabangles please get your facts right judy sang this song in her 1963 show with phil silvers!.
paulsimpson123 1 year ago
@paulsimpson123 Please get YOUR facts right! I said wrote, "Garland "never sand the song on her TV series." SERIES. You know, a show that runs week after week. I'm well aware of the fact that Garland sang
this notable stinker on her TV SPECIAL. But she was promoting the soon-to-be-released film. Not ALL Garland fans relish this god-awful movie. Those of us who worshop Garland in "St. Louis", "A Star is Born" and her mentioned series remain appalled at this disaster. The song is awful.
pandorabangles 1 year ago
@pandorabangles would a third grader know Faust and ink-a-dink-a doo
evans54 11 months ago
@evans54 No, but a third-grader would write lines like, "Ink-a-dink-a-dink." It's a completely stupid song,
and other than her 1963 TV special, in which she needed to promote that awful film, Garland never sang
the song again, including her TV series. This says plenty. Garland should've been cast in "Gypsy", which
was shot at the same time period, instead of this pile of doo. Only the most extreme fans celebrate this
terrible movie, which was beneath her. A sad end to a great career.
pandorabangles 11 months ago
Judy was offered, of all things, "Funny Girl," but turned that down to play essentially herself. It turned out to be stylish and exciting, as Judy was, but when word got out it was really about her, only her hardcore fans came to see it, effectively ending her film career, which was unfortunate.
defundthewar 1 year ago
@defundthewar I wouldn't say that it was because it was about her that made the movie not do well. I have a magazine from 1963 that has a review of the movie that said the movie wasn't very good, but that Judy is what makes the movie something to go and see which is why only really Judy Garland fans saw it :)
rossgardiner 1 year ago
@rossgardiner The very hot at the time critic Judith Crist wrote- I'm paraphrasing from memory- "You either are or you aren't a Judy Garland fan. If you're not, skip ICGOS and leave the discussion to us devotees." Crist wasn't the only one to notice that Judy was playing herself; Judy herself told Bogarde before filming it was about her. Not all the reviews panned the film itself. Although Judy was riding high in 1963, not everyone would say let's go see the film about Judy Garland.
defundthewar 1 year ago
@defundthewar As far as I know Judy did sing the title song on her tv series.
AbeNW11 1 year ago
@AbeNW11 She sang it twice on TV, first on Sunday Night at the Palladium, carried in the States as part of an Ed Sullivan Show, and once more on her Phil Silvers-Robert Goulet special, along with Hello, Bluebird, also from the film, to stoke interest in the film. And never again for an audience. Once the film was taken out of distribution, there was no point. Also, since Judy read everything about herself and her work, she probably found out what critics had to say about the song.
defundthewar 1 year ago
Such a sweet man... I can't believe he passed away 2 days before you posted the video. Now he's with Judy again. I wonder whether she called him "pussycat" as he joined her in heaven!
AlbyFC 1 year ago
Thank you for capturing this, Frank. Mr Neame told this story beautifully, and with insight and compassion. What a wonderful man! Now we miss him, too!
lizzabbott 1 year ago
Great story!
heeter71 1 year ago