It's just so haunting seeing the three sisters perform together. The terrible things that happened to Judy were so public. But few people know her oldest sister struggled with alcoholism and committed suicide. And no one in the Gumm family lived past 50. It's tragic all around.
Clearly something terribly wrong with those responsible for their children's lives. Whatever it was it would be called child abuse now. Virtually sold to MGM when movies were the new thing.
yeaaa!:( i saw her dancing in this videoo and it melts me to ssee her like that. dancing. it puts a smile on my face. i wish with all my heart that the people that were with her. should of treated her with decensy. she was a wonderful unic human being...
Yes. If they wanted to kill her, it would have been kinder, maybe, to have used a gun instead of the torture they put that little girl through, and the deadly poisons they got her to take in their ignorance and cruelty. Rest in peace, Judy, dear.
@RoseWood1488 Those are medicines, not poisons, and the only thing Judy partook of when making _Wizard_ was an appetite suppressant which is still on the market today (though more often used to treat ADHD). Judy underwent no abuse of any kind while making _Wizard,_ and it's really sickening that so many people seem to want her to have been abused.
None came close. She did what she did compromised by amphetamines and downers administered by dirty doctors at MGM. Think about an uncompromised Judy Garland and what her career would have been.
Liza has said her Mother was a genius, a genius. That is very clear. Her phrasing and voice of Silent Night is nothing short of magical for the young girl she was at the time. And her umpteenth singing of Over the Rainbow is as if her first time. Gets me every time!
@@sandramorey2529 No. Judy was of mostly British stock on both sides. She was baptized and buried as an Episcopalian, though showing little interest in religion in between times.
The camera was ready for her at 1:06. Baby Gumm was a sensation when she and her sisters performed in vaudeville, it was like watching a young Michael Jackson. People couldn't believe this tiny little girl could sing like an adult, with a near PERFECT vibrato before 10!!
Can you imagine being away at war and hearing Judy sing "Over the Rainbow" to you? I think it would make you so homesick. Such a special moment and tribute.
Judy's voice in these younger years was absolutely beautiful !! She was a gorgeous looking gal as well. Her performances in the later years were not as polished and the register more limited but in them you can see, feel and hear a mature lovely and emotionally beautiful woman. xx I wish I had met Judy - we would have been friends Im sure.
Henry Jackson what? How can one possibly have technique without having substance underneath? Whitney had incredible range and stamina with her voice. So sad that both amazing voices were silenced by drugs.
Actually Whitney was always criticised for her lack of technique, and in fact she ruined her voice early because she just went by ear without much technique - she was a natural!
That Santa Barbara clip is hilarious to me. I live near Santa Barbara and of course, it's nothing this. But more than than, the words they are singing are basically "The cockroach can't walk anymore because he has no marijuana to smoke".
It's because in the film it was Dorothy a character singing Over the Rainbow. The command performance was Judy Garland singing it which is my favorite version of the song.
In the early 1940s she still didn't look comfortable in herself but she didn't know how wonderful her voice was. All she was told was that she was too fat, the wrong shape, lazy, not pretty enough or talented enough. It's amazing she didn't give up on showbiz after she was dropped by MGM and I think lesser performers would have done that and disappeared into obscurity but Judy just had to sing and to perform.
Shirley Temple was treated horrible too. When she left her career to go raise a family/children, Shirley said no one really said goodbye to her from the studio. Business was normal as usual. Out with the old in with the new...just about $$$$.
Amazing to watch how she sings to each serviceman individually...what a gift. And this is such an grown-up, sexy-but-innocent rendition of OTR. When she sings it, she MEANS it!
I LOVED WATCHING THE WIZARD OF OZ AS A CHILD. THAN I HAD TO WATCH ANY THING WITH MS. GARLAND AS A CHILD ALTHOUGH THEY WERE PRETTY OLD MOVIES. I WISH SHE COULD HAVE ENJOYED A BEAUTIFUL LIFE WHEN SHE WAS HERE. BUT I OFTEN WISH THAT FOR ALL HUMAN BEINGS. REST IN LOVE.
every single time I heard her sing over the rainbow I cried, can you believe? Since I was a child - it must have happened 70 times at least, maybe more
Hey Sally bowls...that was Liza's character's name in Cabaret. I love it. Anyway I am definitely with you on the crying effects when Judy belts out Over the rainbow. And other songs that she sang later on in her career were definitely touching and boohoo happens. I remember the day when my neighbor was crying and I asked her y. Davida was my best friend's mom and I was 10. She explained that Judy Garland had died. I definitely had been extremely aware of her way past her performance in the Wizard of Oz.I grew up with her and Frank Sinatra ect.. That was the first time I ever felt what grief was about. I felt that nausea and sadness hit my heart. Who knew 2 years later I'd be grieving for my own mother! Life is about staying alive for the people who love us..if I may quote from the film "The Hours ".She did finally find her prince charming whether or not he really was a good man.I only say that because he was co-dependant on barbiturates too.I believe she overdosed on his refill of seconal. It all is not untypical of many others whether or not they were celebrities.
Wow, a lesson in perfect vocal technique: especially noticeable in any ballad she sang, where her legato was seamless, the connection from one register to another completely smooth.
I'm so thrilled to view this. Whatever We see, we're all excited to see Judy Garland climbing to the top Of the world, crossing the Rainbow 🌈. Thank you Judy, and the Editorial person for sharing.
If I pay attention I can see a hint of the talent in the first 2 performances...but honestly, there's no way to predict what Judy would become in Hollywood.
The temperature chart of Judy's fame is as mercurial as a thermometer. It is by no means obvious from 'Every Sunday' that Mayer made the wrong call by wanting to discard her and keep Durbin. His underlings misunderstood and it went the other way. But for someone who has always been written up by her adulators as a prodigy she took a long time to establish herself; as late as 'Meet Me in St Louis'. she was still 'promising' and the Next Big Thing, Mickey Rooney's sidekick. 'The Clock' lost money bc audiences would not take her in straight drama- Deanna had the same difficulty- and she never tried to act without singing during the rest of her time at Metro. Afterwards 'A Star is Born' lost money, and not bc of production delays caused by her behavior, unlike 'The Pirate' and 'Summer Stock'. The problem was that Greatest Generation moviegoers wanted her to stay a fresh-faced kid, like Rooney. They were less sympathetic to her neurotic streak than today's victimology culture. What really made Garland legendary were her live concerts and recordings after 1950, plus the raising of 'Wizard of Oz' to classic status by repeated television showings. Nevertheless, she was sometimes booed off stage for being late or losing her nerve; her series for CBS-TV took a beating at the hands of 'Bonanza' and her scattered later film appearances were cameos or show-off turns. 'I Could Go on Singing' is camp but somewhat tiresome pseudo-autobiography. The persistence of the Garland legend owes much to sound engineers, who preserved her Jolson-like capacity for enthralling audiences over extended turns. If the LP had not been invented, Judy might be less of a name today.
Beautiful tribute video Judy Garland inspired me to become an actress she was so amazing as a little girl and a young woman, I know she's watching and guiding me in my acting career i feel her energy while I'm performing on stage and she talks to me in my dreams she's always going to have a special place in my heart forever. Love u Judy I'll make you proud 🤗☺❤🤩💛
Oh my. That last one gave me chills. She really seemed be imagining all the brave, terrified, homesick, suffering soldiers as she sang. I hope her voice and that song gave some joy to those listening on the battlefronts of WWII. 🙏🥰❤️
Rabbi, where did you get this treasure trove? This is wonderful. Two people have done justice to Yip Harborg/Harold Arlan's great Over the Rainbow. Judy Garland and Israel Kamakawiwe'ole. Mahalo for posting.
I just read that while there was talk that she had committed suicide, she actually died from asphyxiation from a stroke. She had been hospitalized for overdosing on sleeping pills previously, but that's not what caused her death.
Judy WAS a genius ... as in: she did something repeatedly and easily the kind of thing most mortals could never be capable of doing no matter how hard they tried or how much effort they made. She was ... as they used to say in may day ... 'gifted'. And what a gift.
3:22 I can't believe they made Judy Garland sing this....LMAO 🤣🤣🤣 🎵 The cockroach, the cockroach, can't walk anymore Cause it doesn't have, because it's lacking Marijuana to smoke
Judy Garland Lady Diana Michael Jackson and now Britney Spears. All tragic spirits that are too good for humankind. All made a piece of heaven on eath for Us. Almost same histories. I'm honored to be worshipper. Not just a fan. Fan is not enough for Me.
What a treat! I’d not seen but a short clip of the first one and none of the ones in between the last. On Rainbow’s last “can’t I”, she didn’t take a breath, and the last note was as pure and perfect as the first - not a bit of struggle.
Michael Totzke Well, if you listen to it, there is a phrase in it that says, "marijuana que fumar." I don't have any idea about this, but the tail end of a joint is called a roach.
The tall girl,big sister died of suicide and was alcoholic....she never was involved in Hollywood so we can't blame always on studious ... something goes wrong in the family ...also weird Judy was estranged of her sister at time she suicide
If I recall, the two older sisters flew the coop as soon as they could (not that I blame them) so maybe Judy felt like they abandoned her with her crazy mom. Who knows.
She didn't die from suicide - she died from asphyxiation from a stroke although previously she had been hospitalized for overdosing on sleeping pills. See, and all of them, obviously had a hellish life especially early on- but it would be more respectful to at least have the cause of her death accurate.
