Judy Garland on Jack Paar - 1964 ( PART 1 of 2 )

[sbhathena]

Who is Jeannette Spanye?

[ALJarman1]

Yes, Libranway, we all of us lost when Judy's frail body decided it just couldn't take any more.... but whoever crammed so much into forty-seven years and two weeks? All those memories -- she was doing great work way back in 1935 and right up to at least November 1968 (the Harold Arlen tribute, a miracle when we had all-but given up expecting one) -- I guess it would be greedy of the world to expect for even more from her. Like everyone else who ever heard her, I'm just grateful for what we got.

[CrabMan630]

here we have a victim of an overwhelming ego meeting with little or no self esteem. all those people that used her plied her with drugs and alcohol . and who ends up the real victim? history humanity and culture. Honestly she died when I was in my teens... so it takes these old videos to appreciate what we had and come to grieve what we missed

[4thekidsTV]

Jack really cared about Judy..listen to him say to her"There you go Sweetie".

[LibranWay]

She sound just like Liza in that opening tune she sang at the beginning

[kittystolemycookie94]

@LibranWay Or Liza sounds just like Judy :)

[rickhatch1]

This is a very funny appearance of Judy on the Jack Paar show. I love her story about Marlene Dietrich, and I love the rendition of "Never Will I Marry".....They don't make stars like her anymore. She is so missed.

[batman4oz]

Obviously Jack Adored Judy...as we all do! And she was able to be more herself with him than some others, as we can see and hear in her comfort with him and her story-telling.

Simply the Greatest...then, now and always!

^^X^^

[NicoleLeighKarbowski]

i love how at 5:28 she starts laughing at what she was thinking about!! because she just thought of something funny, she started cracking up!!! HAHA SHE IS SOOO FUNNY!

[MzCharmedFan0214]

oh my god, her laugh.

without a doubt, one of the best sounds ever.

i love seeing judy happy

[Stefanie0621]

...She performed like no one else can with that sensibility that you believe everything she says in her songs. Very real and an extraordinary human being. She still is indeed a Legend an the greatest entertainer of the world. Thanks for uploading this!

[Stefanie0621]

This I priceless she is the best storyteller ever... I agree with everyone she was sooo funny she had the best sense of humor. Everything the way she talks and her expressions she was marvelous like she says. There will never be anyone like her. And I love to hear her sing... love the way she sung from the 1930s-1950s the MGM era... Also from the 50s-60s and for ever till the day she went to a better life in 1969... She performed like no one else can with that sensibility that you believe every

[NFitalianGuy]

Judy was Great by telling the truth about how "things seem to happen to me" LOL She knew so many people bought into the sympathy & knew the public will never want to see a Happy Judy Garland. She gave them what they wanted for the most part. ButJudy in every TV interview was always upbeat & told funny stories & had the wholeaudience laughing & Judy's face always lit up. If she was as tragic as everyone says, then You'd have heard her complain but Judy was Judy in those interviews she was funny

[NFitalianGuy]

This is 1964 the time of Judy & Liza @ The Palladium. It's also around the time of "the night of 100 stars" also @ the Palladium.Judy whose voice wasnt @ its best, & she wasnt there to sing that night. She was to just show up & sit down but they announced her name she appeared & the Palladium went wild chanting for her to sing.They didnt let up, So she finally sang & Judy brought down the house! The Beattles @ their zenith couldnt compete or follow her so Judy Garland stole & closed the show!!

[nocount1]

I like the song she chose.

[NFitalianGuy]

Judy was first & foremost, a very loving Human being & mother. Next is the fact that She was the Greatest Talent that the World has ever seen & or ever will see. She, like the rest of us,had flaws, but I'm sure it was a tough life being a Living legend so early in life only to find out that you're broke because of ppl helping themselves to her money. Judy still gives us so much joy & yet ppl still bring up her addictions &her negatives. Lets look @ the Positives she possessed.

[bluzgal87]

@ 5:30 when her grin turns into laughter...LOVE IT!

[dangeroussuzie]

She is so cute and funny:-( It makes me sad that she had such a drug problem. I love her so much :-( I love you, Judy. I hope you are happy wherever you are. <3

[egoharry]

@dangeroussuzie SHE WAS NOT ONLY AN AMAZING SINGER AND AN AMAZING ACTRESS... SHE WAS ALSO A SUPER AMAZING HUMAN BEING...

[egoharry]

@dangeroussuzie SHE WAS NOT ONLY AN AMAZING SINGER AND AN AMAZING ACTRESS... SHE WAS ALSO A SUPER AMAZING HUMAN BEING...

[sbhathena]

Who is Jeannette Spegne?

[NFitalianGuy]

Judy was a perfectionist. She knew if an orchastration was slightly off, she had a photographic memory. She knew lighting, camera angles etc., grew up @ MGM since 13 yrs old. When she refused to go on a set/ stage, it's because she didn't feel she could give 1000%. She wasn't defiant, just scared due to much that was expected of her with no sympathy. She was a meal ticket to many. There were imes, she couldn't muster up the level of excellence and didnt want to let her fans down,Think about it?

[NFitalianGuy]

Whether or not Judy Garland was @ her best, she was still amazing because of her raw talent & sheer magnetic performances that she gave to all of her fans. It was said that if Judy Garland was NOT at her best, she was still better than any other performer at the top of their game. So imagine what the Garland experience was really like, when Judy at full throttle, performing @ 1000% & in GREAT VOICE? i.e. That Historic night of April 23rd 1961 when "JUDY at Carnegie Hall" premiered.

[grai]

@weightfeather1

if you watch the youtube clip "Ronald Neame on Working with Judy Garland" you can see the exasperation Garland caused everyone around her

He was put through hell on her last movie with her tantrums and nastiness and the crew apparently referred to her as "it"

But even he is in tears talking about the last shot when she said to all of them "you'll miss me when I'm gone!"

No matter what she did when all is said & done you had to love Judy because she was a genius

[NFitalianGuy]

@grai Dirk Bogarde said that after "The Lonely Stage/ I could go on Singing" that the crew referred to her as "IT" & some other american actress came & started on a new movie who was presummably worse than Judy & wished they had Judy Back. If the Powers that be at the time gave her the respect & treated her like a the legend she was and not like a "stand in" I bet Judy if treated well & was rested, She would have gave her fellow co stars & crew a glimpse of what this great Woman was capable of.

[NFitalianGuy]

Judy loved the attention and being the center of attention brought out the best in Garland. She had great reverence for her public. Today's stars look down on their fans with disdain.. Not our Judy, she loved us as much as we loved her. I would give anything to watch her "Live" in concert and feel what they called a "Religious" experience due to the energy she exuded in just walking on stage..

[NFitalianGuy]

Imagine a mega star like her and hearing that she gets lonely. I guess so many of us who now know what she really went through would make sure she would rarely feel lonesome. I read in many articles that back then Judy was very accessible to her fans where as opposed to today's stars security and its like getting in to see the Wizard to have an audience with them.. Judy was classicly funny and I just think Judy was eing cute when she spoke about Marlene Dietrich. She told Very funny stories

[NFitalianGuy]

This must have been around the time Judy and Liza did their famous concert in November of 1964

[NFitalianGuy]

Judy was 42 yrs old here and she already was a living legend. Very Rare for any star of that era to have  a status like that. I can totally see people not calling her up for dinner because they would think she was always busy. That saying it's lonely at the top is right...

[trusshere]

Jack Paar is a gentle soul who drew the best and most insight from Judy Garland.

[danielwroy]

Well, the great Judy Garland was not at her best her but she was still magnificent and very funny. She looked great too. She looked great too. She has never been equalled.

[grai]

you can see why Lucille Ball said "Judy Garland is so funny she makes me look like a mortician"

[rickhatch1]

@grai --Yes, it is well known that Lucy was not funny, but very serious, and businesslike--in real life. She had to be, she ran DESILU for 5 years by herself, among other things. Judy Garland was much funnier in real life (i.e.--her appearances on Jack Paar's shows, ect.)........Judy was always thought to be the tragic, serious figure, but in real life she had a wonderful sense of humor. Despite many problems, and a short life. She seemed to really enjoy her life, thankfully.

[LibranWay]

@grai I guess that's why Lucy and Desi never had Judy Garland on as a guest starring appearance for any Lucy episodes, were probably too worried that the BOTH of them just might've gotten upstaged by that ONE little tiny lady up there if they would've tooken that chance with Garland, lol!

~just joking around, teehee~ XD

[jimblackwood]

This is a great clip. Judy, always watchable and fun and wicked, is a bit "under the weather" in this guest spot. This appearance showed television audiences, despite her protestations to the contrary, that she was indeed "on something" from here on out. I know this may upset alot of people, and I am a Judy lover, but she was stoned much of the time throughout the mid to late 60's and it ruined her talent while polishing her legend.

[kjone22]

can u please post the rest

[kjone22]

thanks so much for this