Judy Garland's Difficult Early Years | Biographical Documentary

In sharp contrast to her cheerful and wholesome image, Judy Garland’s real life was far from perfect.

The girl next door innocence of her early movies brightened the dark days of the 1930s and a string of feel good Hollywood musicals in the 1940s left everybody happy as they hummed along.

Yet, behind the radiant smile and unforgettable voice was a woman tortured by insecurity who constantly had to beg for affection from her mother and fight to stay afloat on the stormy waters of the Hollywood dream machine.

In this documentary about the life of Judy Garland, I explore how she struggled with the pressures piled on by her ambitious mother and a studio system interested only in box office takings… and, of course, how she ultimately lost her battle at the age of just 47.

In this first part, I outline her early years of performing from the age of two with her sisters, her Hollywood break and her early films and first marriage.

Part Two will be released soon.

Finding Out More
I found Gerald Clarke’s biography, Get Happy to be a very readable account of her life, but it does tend to focus on sensationalising a life that didn’t need much sensationalising. I also used Anne Edwards’ Judy Garland and Gerold Frank’s old but very thorough Judy and some of the memoirs of people who knew her. I have listed some of the best of these on my Amazon Store Page. https://www.amazon.com/shop/professor...

Academic References
Bett, W. R. (1946). Benzedrine sulphate in clinical medicine. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 22(250), 205.

Copyright Disclaimer
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Images
Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
Wellcome Collection
The Judy Room
Internet Archive

Music
George Gershwin - 3 Preludes, performed by La Pianista CC3.0
George Gershwin - Rialto Ripples Jeffrey Biegel CC2.0
Geroge Gershwin - When You Want 'Em, You Can't Get 'Em, When You've Got 'Em, You Don't Want 'Em - Gershwin Piano Roll – Public domain
Chopin: Prélude op. 28 n° 4 - Dorian Pâquet CC4.0
Nadia Boulanger - Trois Pièces pour violoncelle et piano - Cheng² Duo CC2.0
Gershwin: American in Paris: Ulyanovsk State Academic Symphony Orchestra: conductor - Ilya Derbilov. CCAttribution
Claude-Paul Taffanel: Andante Pastoral et Scherzettino. Alex Murray (flute) and Martha Goldstein (piano) CC2.0
George Gershwin - The Man I Love: Nethanya - Kibbutz Orchestra conducted by Yaron Gottfried Dan Gottfried piano CC Attribution.
Gershwin: Summertime Russian String Orchestra conducted by Misha Rachlevsky CC2.0
Gershwin: 3 Preludes for Clarinet and Piano II. Clarinet: Byeon Gyu-ri, Piano: Kim Hwa-jeong CCAttribution
Lillian Lawler Classy Rag
Somewhere over the Rainbow Kalimba WikIWiki Creative commons.
Japanese Sandman - Harry Raderman's Novelty Orchestra - Public Domain
Calm Cam Track Tribe CC0
JS Bach - Cello Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 - I. Prélude Pablo Casals Public domain
Savior Telecasted CC0
Mark Gustavson: Quintet for clarinet, 2 violins, viola and cello. CC3.0
Aaron Kenny Gaiety in the Golden Age CC0
JHS Pedals Sleepy West CC0
Dukas -Sorcerer’s Apprentice - Ensemble Jo-Clarino CC0
Gustav Holst - Mars, The Bringer Of War U.S. Air Force Band public domain
Claude Paul Taffanel- Wind Quintet in G minor -Andante -The Soni Ventorum Wind Quintet CC2.0
Gabriel Faure Flute Fantasie. Alex Murray (flute) and Martha Goldstein (piano)
Jingle Bells by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Video edited by Manavi Sakunika and produced by Graeme Yorston and Tom Yorston