JACK PAAR Remembers Judy Garland ultra rare private recording. 

How lovely! Jack exploits's Judy for his own ratings and then disposes her at his convenience! I will never understand why such a beloved women with all her rich famous " friends " couldn't collectively buy her a 2 bedroom bungalow and a car so she and her children wouldn't have to worry about not having a home! She gave so much and received so little. Shame on the ones that chose not to help! Jack Parr was a pompous ass!!

With "friends" like Jack Paar, who needs enemies?

Thought Jack Paar was a friend of Judy's, what a horrid character spewing out this garbage and recording it...disloyalty is an understatement, she would have been heartbroken to know the contempt & hate he ending having for her,.this is painful to listen to and completely shameful...

I don't understand the comments disparaging Jack Paar. He's speaking honestly about a difficult subject on a private recording here. It's obvious that he loved Judy, and I'm happy to hear him expressing himself.

OK, admit it: We all love to hear the stories of the stars offscreen, good or bad. That's why we're all clicking to hear this "private recording." But this is beyond disappointing; it really saddens me. I thought Paar's tone and delivery were more appropriate to a funny children's story, not the way to tell a sad story about Garland at all. Sounds more like he's reading (he definitely is reading, not talking off the top of his head, interview-style) - like he's reading Paddington or Babar for a children's recording. He may have wanted to set the tone as "Hey, I have this funny story about Judy" - but knowing the tragic end, as we all do, and knowing her backstory, it's just plain wrong. Rude, not fair to Garland (who had enough "mean" people in her life) - and I just lost more of what little respect I had for Paar himself.

I hope Judy Garland knew how much her gift touched our hearts!!

Judy Garland has been a part of so many fond memories my entire life. All due to her role as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz. Watching the movie as a little girl, watching it for the first time with my children, and now my grandchildren. Thinking about the most anticipated part of the movie and remembering my experience as well as the expressions on the faces of my children and grandchildren as they watched Dorothy Gale frightened and confused emerge from the darkness out to the most beautifully colored sight of Munchkin Land for the first time. Priceless! That is what I will always think of whenever I think about or hear the name Judy Garland. Not the things mentioned in this video. Rest in Peace Judy Garland and Thank You!!

What he (or Judy) said about Jack Haley Jr was a lie. She knew him since he was a child and met him on numerous occasions including the time he produced the Jack Paar special. As for not liking Jack Haley Sr ... she adored him and he adored her. I'm not sure why any of these lies would have been told.

AWESOME Photos of Judy... she was GORGEOUS!!!! xoxo

Wow! So, they used and abused her as a child and into her adulthood, and then made fun of her abuse. It seems that the only people who liked her were her millions of fans. This is Hollywood...

My heart aches for her. She was given a beautiful gift of talent, and the show biz world used her, made a fortune from her, broke her and when she was all used up, threw her away. I pray she is teaching the Angels to sing. May God hold her close.

Although I'm listening to this audio interview, I'm feeling very uncomfortable at the exposure Paar is partaking at Judy's expense in the worst way possible. It's just not appropriate. I don't feel the same way about Paar anymore.

My phone(!) wanted me to play this this morning so I did. However people feel about Jack Parr, Judy Garland or their supposed friendship, listening without judging is an incredible, recognizable portrait of an alcoholic.The conversation is hilarious, and however big an admirer of Judy one might be, enough is enough as you just can't get rid of this greatest entertainer of all time. Driving down Wilshire Blvd. on your way towards the beach to take Judy home at the end of a full day to have her shout out, "I want to stop. I have a friend who lives in this building!", is just a horror show. No offense to all parties involved but this is one bad scene. My understanding of Jack Parr is that he is a conversationalist by stock and trade. Kind or not kind, I suppose he felt it was his duty to tell this story. Even if you are offended by what he chooses to reveal it does paint quite a sobering picture of a day in the life of troubled Judy Garland. Don't you think? Compelling.

the pic used for this segment is the first pic i can see the pain and intoxication and exhaustion in those eyes

Great Recording, and Matching Pictures ! She was awesome ! Thanks for sharing :-)

Oh my a God. This was heart wrenching to hear. So sad, really sad. But as a friend he let folks know what he dealt with being a friend. Ms Garland had an illness and with that illness she played on people to her advantage! She was a lost soul and when people are lost you can only do so much for them. I have one in my family and it is hard to deal with the many moods, etc. that accompany this illness.

Judy Garland and Elvis Presley were wonderful talented people who left the Earth too soon. At this point, I say, “Just who is Jack Paar? Who cares who Jack Paar is!” People will always care about Judy and Elvis!! I’m among the countless who will always care about Judy and Elvis!!

He had the privilege of meeting & interviewing the one & only Ms. Garland and getting to know her (somewhat), and THIS is how he chooses to remember & publicly describe her?!?… what a horrible thing to do!! Ms. Garland had such a difficult life and was trying desperately to hold onto some semblance of security, dignity, & happiness in her challenging life. His malignment & slanderous defamation of her is disgraceful!! She should be remembered as the truly wonderful gift she was to this world, not as some drunk who needed to be avoided!!

My Dear Beloved Judy, what a God Given Talent...TOTAL PICTURE>>>>HAD IT ALL>>>>People like Paar....this is one example (Gossip) she was ruined......her demons were there....at all times....and the addictions were on top, at times....her addictions controlled the life off stage and I am sure as much as I love her, she was a lot of maintenance for friends and loved ones......Bi weekly, I speak and work with adults in rehab, outstanding human beings...trying to make up for this mistake made>>restructuring a life>>>NEW Start...been there and done that>>>> .........this bothered me terribly, his horrid detailed story>>>>making such fun of her and her behavior.... his description of her>>>>he knew the problems before the personal experiences.....he should have helped her, guided her.... and not enabled her>>>>>he should have been more responsible as her guest and escort....that's it..!!!!....Oh Jack, as I listen, you are telling it for your comfort and pleasure, of course ...to catch the whim of your public>>tantalize them>>>....so typical>>>>Hollywood, what a history of destroying people who were / are gifted human beings....the city of Souls>> ruined. I always loved Hollywood as a Child....thought it was near Heaven and the Stars, were they there? ....did not know it was Humans, People loved....Patronized, ridiculed, Monopolized, MONEY $$$$$>>tortured and USED>>> for their great talent, $$$$ how many reap their wealth, thanks to her work at MGM..30's / 40's and the Warner's in the 50's.... the MGM Legend and their descendents ....RIP my Dear Lady, the angels adore you>>>>....Harold in OHIO

Im not sure, but, i believe Judys appearance on jacks show was his highest rated show of all time. And she was marvelous. But, later he teed off on her big time. And I didn't believe him for one minute. Jack turned out to be nothing but, a blood sucking back stabbing two faced jerk. I truly hate all these people who love to tee off on judy. Blame the people at MGM who's job it was to take care of her, and ended up doing unrepairable harm to her, and then blamed her. I truly hope those idiots are rotting in Hell.

Wow! What a jerk!

What the fuck did Jack Parr ever do but live off the talent of other people?

Her heart was there.. period.

That is one of the sadess Garland tales I have ever heard.

After watching the way Jack seemed to adore Judy on his show, this recording makes me very sad. I can understand that Judy had her issues, which probably did aggravate her friends at times, but this feels mean spirited. Especially the fact that Judy was no longer around to defend herself. No matter how frustrating she was, I just can’t understand why these stories ever needed to be shared. Just very sad and really changes my love of Jack Parr.

I am ....I don't....know what I am feeling but it is intense! WOW

Jack Paar is a back stabbing, two faced, jerk. I hate anyone who pretends to revere someone, then after they die, they blow their doors off. Mel Torme’ did the same thing to Judy. My understanding Mel went to Judy looking for a job, which he got. Then, he writes a book about his experiences, but, doesn’t release it until after she died. I understand what he did ticked off many of her friends, including Glenn Ford. Glenn didn’t like what Mel did, so One day Mel found Glenn’s fist in his face. If my memory is correct, Mort Lindsay is one of the few who didn’t write a book about his working with Judy for almost 4 years. He actually enjoyed it and wasn’t about to ship his friendship with her up the river. And of course Roger Edens was always there for her. I have always thought that her Friendship with Mr. Edens is one of the reasons that Judy made it to 47.

Thankyou so much.

I blame Judy's mother and Hollywood for the majority of her problems. They filled her full of pills and tormented her about her weight. She was fragile.

Those eyes..She was from the stars ..🌈🌈⭐🌟⭐🌟🌨🌨⭐🌟🌬🌬🌬⭐🌟⭐🌟🌙🌙🌙🌝🌈🌈

I hate when anyone exp;oits anyone...especially men exploiting women that suffered greatly.

Jack Paar what a little man

Gracious! Who are you talking to?

How sad is this

Why did Judy hate Jack Haley? I never knew that before.

What if James Mason owed her something? You don’t know why he avoided her if he did, I don’t like Parr and never did.

This may explain why Judy hated Jack Haley .whatculture.com/film/12-movie-actors-who-did-awful-things-to-their-co-stars?page=5 Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, and Jack Haley spent the entire shoot picking on Judy Garland? And yet, according to a number of reports, that's exactly what happened. The three male leads, who played the Scarecrow, the Lion, and the Tin-Man, refused to be nice to Garland and would frequently shun her, convinced that she was upstaging them all.

I didn’t realize how mean-spirited he was. His comments were unkind and unnecessary. The man was supposed to be her friend .... some friend. Apparently he said all these things after she was dead .... coward that he is.

Jack Parr should have never ever narrated this . This shows what a to face bastard he was . This is a documentary that no one should hear . I'm not even sure if it's true . At this is what Jack Parr did he told things in exaggerated and twisted stories to advance his sad career. Judy gone was a gift to the world . She brought a lot of joy to a lot of people . And when she reached out for help this is a kind of help she got . We should be ashamed .

He comes over as a bit exploitative. He deliberately put Judy on air when she was slightly the worse for wear - you can see this in the November '64 interview - hoping that she would come out with something outrageous. Having said that, there is a certain historical interest in this recording, as long as you factor-in his own self-aggrandising ego. I have heard the Elvis story corroborated by Lorna Luft. As for Paar, I've always thought Gig Young's Oscar-winning performance as Rocky, the MC, in They Shoot Horses Don't They?' (1969) owed much to Paar's on-screen persona.

amazing woman.

I'm sure this was the audio book version of "P. S. Jack Paar," an autobiography Paar actually wrote himself in the 1980s. His other three books were ghost written by someone called John Reddy, an editor from Reader's Digest, I think.

I never cared for Jack Paar. He was a basket case of nerves, insecurities and an all around nasty piece of work. I'm not surprised at his two faced treatment of Judy.

she was my friend

Told it as it happened , some people obviously can’t handy hearing the real truth. I love Judy - rip 💋

btw .... Jack Paar loved Judy and had her on his show many times.

Paar was just as good a talker as Judy...

This is pretty cool but I have to wonder about people who release something "ultra rare" when in about 2 days it won't be so rare.

Is this from an audiobook?

It is no doubt cruel to have written this. You wonder why he did it. And I don’t think he should have written it. But that said, I find alcoholism disgusting. I don’t like to be around people who drink too much. I don’t like the way they smell or talk or look or act. I think it’s good to tell it like it is. And I don’t think she should get a pass because she’s a celebrity.

Often the problem with superstars is there either they mentally ill or they have substance abuse problems or they have some serious personality flaws.And the fans are not too far behind them.

Sorry ...this guy is kind of a jerk. Judy needed help she was suffering from a crippling sickness. Jack just threw her under the buss.

why be mad at a man telling his truth...she was a lush who had talent

Every word he says is probably the God’s truth, but for the life of me I can’t imagine what would inspire him to repeat any of it. Everyone knows she was a mess and had been for most of her adult life.

How low, he did not mind the ratings

Buzz Stephens , The title is misleading and it is telling lies about a deceased actress that would be hurtful to their family members and grandchildren. this man could be sued!!! please message Buzz Stevens to take this video down becasue EVERYONE in the comments is offended and complaining. thankyou , yours sinceerley Tessa Davis

It's kind of awful the way he tells this really very sad and disturbing story of a woman in the grips of a debilitating addiction as if it were the funniest thing. But it also makes her sound very endearing. Of all the horrible gossip that has been told about her, this is certainly one of the nicer ones.

whoa!

Jack Paar? Who?

I really don't believe none of this that Jack Paar is saying. Icant believe he would tell lies like this I used to have so much respect for him and loved watching his interviews

Jack Paar was great as a TV host and brought out the best of Garland in 1962. As a "friend", historian, story-teller, though, he fails miserably. He makes Garland sound like an out-of-control drunk and has no pity for her. What a jerk he comes off as. Reading any good biography of Garland and you know that pills were her weakness, and though she drank, she wasn't a drunkard so much as coming off the effects of too many pills taken in too short a time. She tried to stop the pills, but producers, agents, directors, and even her own Mother, continued providing them to her, and she became dependent on them 99% of her life. No records exist that she began this dangerous cycle of taking pills to perform, to wind down, to cope with life, on her own. She was and is one of the single greatest performers of the last 100 years. Give her the respect she is due.

her mother wasn't cruel? are you kidding me!?!?! Do your homework. Her mother was awful.

He was so cloyingly sweet to her when she was on his show. Hearing him publicly dish on a supposed friend’s tragic spiral as if it were a comedy routine just illustrates the fake personalities show business is rife with.

The first thing that should have happened is that Jack should have made sure she got home safely and eaten food and drank water to battle the alcohol. What he did was a punk move. You don’t ditch a “friend” when they are compromised.

The way this person treated is awful. Jack was not Judy Garland friend because friends don't do this.

well that was very sad...what a jerk. it was very patronizing

Elvis had the right idea * tinted car window slowly ascends as I look away from Mr. Parr, embarassed for him *

Jack was mad that Elvis acknowledged Judy and not him, how sad that Jack waited until Judy was dead to speak ill about her. We have to keep in mind that Judy was a product of a horrible mother and later of the industry, she didn't know anything else besides what was feed to her including her addiction. If you have friends like Jack who needs enemies.

I'm British so Ii don't know who Jack Paar is but I've seen the footage of him interviewing Judy Garland and I thought he was a complete creep and this proves my first impression was right

To be a "so-called" friend he didn't paint her in a very good light! I don't think there is any thing wrong with telling the truth(if that's what it was) but the spirit in his narration was mocking and exploitive. Very lowbrow.

I find that her demeanor was due to her keen sense of who people really were and she was not afraid to show someones true colors, her comments towards Mr. and Mrs. Paul Keyes were I'm sure a (inside) slap in the face to Paar, I'm sure his embarrassment indeed showed. Mr. Paar seems to feel like a man who had set expectations of how someone should be and if you did not meet those standards then you were unacceptable. I get the feeling that with many years in show business it can teach someone how to see a fake and she knew how to kick'em in the balls when they needed a wake up call. And being surrounded with people projecting that fake personality type (for most of her life) takes a tole on someone physically and psychologically,. I don't blame Judy for how she tried to cope back in that time. Many of the Classic stars from that time go through the same challenges, especially if you were a woman. He saw a woman unaware and chaotic in nature, but I feel like she was a woman that was tired of the bull shit and called you out on it directly or indirectly, she was more perceptive of thing's on a deeper level than he or I'm sure others knew. Yet, she in a way didn't want to be cast out because of her discernment of someones authentic self. RIP Judy. And the misunderstood, Marylin Monroe(Norma Jeane Mortenson), Elizabeth Taylor, Vivien Leigh,. and many more.

Wow, people here seem to have made up their minds that Judy comes out of this better than Jack Paar. I tend to agree with them. I have heard Lorna Luft telling the anecdote about Elvis, so it is nonetheless useful to have it corroborated here. Paar leaves us with a vivid and powerful image of Judy bowing to the residents of the apartment block, shouting "It's me! I'm Judy Garland!" Poignant and fitting, in a way - she couldn't help but perform when the lights shone upon her. Wonderful Judy - people will always love you.

So sad that all of the so called people around her could not try to help her. Instead all I her in this narrative was mocking her.

I bet judy would tell a very different story to parr !!!

How was it that “months later”, after she didn’t get the part in valley of the dolls, (which she did but was let go) did he get an invitation to Judy’s funeral? Valley of the dolls was made in early 1967 and Judy died in late June 1969? Jack Paar is a very strange man

This really does come across as such a shitty move on Jack Paar’s part. I read all the comments and tried to consider how this could have been recorded without any kind of meanness, but I just don’t think so. He starts off by claiming to have been the one to discover that Judy could be funny and anecdotal. Then the remainder is just him making her sound like a drunk idiot following him around. This is Judy Garland we are talking about! Drunk or not, he should have felt privileged to even be breathing near her. The things she said to his friends were hilarious through. I suspect Judy knew he was lying to try and get rid of her, and decided to make him regret that, or at least I hope so. And to make a point of mentioning all of her financial troubles including having to borrow $10...It’s really just disgusting and I don’t see any possible way that he thought this would portray her in anything other than a negative light. Private or not, this recording makes me sad. I liked Jack Paar a lot, until now.

This breaks my heart! My father was the same, easily annoyed, suspicious, outspoken, haughty - all increasing as he drank throughout the day, wandering off, being found by strangers. Judy and my father were victims of their own illnesses and couldn't pull themselves together during and after the help they repeatedly received.

I love Judy Garland she worked her ass off all her life only to have her husband steal it all, She did not have a house to go back to see, IF her husband had not spent all her money she would not have been in trouble but yes she did drink too much but listen to how responsible she is dose not ask for a thing, Jack Parr has no class or heart and Sucks big time

Gee, kind of throwing her under the bus, aren't you, Jack?

This may be true but why couldn't he have talked about her good qualities instead.

When i was in trouble my friends helped me out they may have privately cussed me out, but they did not go back and tell the world or other people. . Was Parr dead when This was released or did he release it. i have been listening to Just Imagine, nothing Parr can say can stop that magic .I 'd be a mess and very afraid if i lost my house and car. She provided gold for him on his show and he took that gift and swept it under a sand pile. under a porch, Dude really That is hate , never met Garland Never met Parr, its not about being a legend you dont do this to people who hurt this much unless you are an ass and judgmental. where was the love? Jackie Chicago

no matter what he says, her work is forever!!!

gosh, with friends like Parr.....

I don't think a kind 'friend' would have been so very, very detailed re her little foibles & her addiction. That's been well documented elsewhere, there was no need.

Well they're both long dead and gone.....but....even though this story may have been true there was no reason to tell it. Many of us have battled drugs or alcohol. Some of us fail some of us succeed. This woman had a gift, she was talented but tormented. She was obviously lonely and needed people around her at a low time in her life. Granted he wasn't the type of friend she needed. But did he have to air out her dirty laundry? To what end? Sorry this was a scumbag move....no class.

I read an article that said Jack Paar was jealous of actor celebrities (because he had wanted to be one) and, as a result, loved getting dirt on them and making fun. The article said he liked having Judy on his show because he could always get her to relate something derogatory about famous others. I didn’t know if it was true that he was contemptuous, until I heard this (“If they were puppy dogs, their tails would be wagging.”). She thought he was her great friend and she adored him, but obviously like so many others in her life, he just used her. There’s not an ounce of affection in his voice when he talks about her, nor does he express any, nor any sadness about her death. And to relate this type of story about her at all. Despicable man.

That was kind of an unpleasant experience for me, this interview, & Jack's tone, in his delivery of it. He could have brought a bit more empathy, especially in this delicate situation, that the whole world will hear, even if he didn't feel any at the time. I can feel Judy's inner pain. Deeply saddens me. We're just people, & we all have our stuff, & Hollywood, the Industry($$$ & control), isn't necessarily the best influence on one(to put it ultra-mildly).

Alcohol it's no joke

Seems so narcissistic-he'd be trying to take any attention at all away from Judy Garland singing with Robert Goulet. Our finest entertainers should be safe-guarded from operators by design and by contract. Luckily, they were well qualified to dealing with what was really just an attention-starved heckler - they STILL SHINED ! Judy will always shine.

Highly inaccurate on several facts - he states, regarding Judy's role in VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, that she "did not get the part". Untrue - she was hired in the role of Helen Lawson and later replaced by Susan Hayward.

Although gossipy and a bit mean, this recording still is a fascinating insight into the real life of JG. Paar compliments JG on several accounts, but also points our her shortcomings. This recording should be considered in historical context around the time of her death. JG was well known to be a difficult star, yet brilliant. To some degree, her peers must have thought that JG brought some of the hardships that befell her, on herself. That at least is what this recording would suggest. And it mirrors similar points made in Judy, the movie about JG and the months in London prior to her untimely death. All in all Paar’s recording brings another look into the life and legacy of JG. And adds to the mystique and legend of the wonderful and glorious star Judy Garland.

Jack Parr’s timeline is completely flawed in his anecdote. He maintains that Judy Garland died a few months after she didn’t get a part in Valley of the Dolls. Apart from the fact she did get cast and was subsequently fired during filming, the picture was made in 1967. Judy Garland died in the summer of 1969, over two years later.

Jack Paar always envied all the real stars he thought he was so above them..

This was wrong of him ! Phony !!in interviews he seemed to love her. Two faced !

Wow. Reading these comments leaves me feeling like many “fans” don’t want to see the reality of Judys life. I respect Jack for being honest about his experience.

What Judy suffered from is not a mystery to me. I also have a very talented daughter with a severe anxiety disorder. All the best people have it.

Alcohol is one hell of a drug!

I'm British and I don't know who Jack Paar is but even the little footage I've seen of him I sensed immediately he was shallow, self-obsessed and a creep Typical of the kind of low life poor Garland seemed to attract In the end everyone who came near her let her down

She "hated" Jack Haley? Why? Did something happen on the set of "Wizard of Oz" that she never forgave him for?

Trashes her yet had her on his show several times.