Judy Garland: A Biography

di Anne Edwards (Autore)

Taylor Trade Publishing, 2013

Praised as "undoubtedly the best of the many books on Judy Garland" by no less a critic than John Lahr (the son of Bert Lahr, the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz), Anne Edwards's biography attempts to present a complete picture of the late actress, and not just the boozing, drug-addicted caricature of a woman that is central to lesser biographies. From Edwards's account we learn, for example, that Garland saw it as her duty to provide for her family financially, a generosity that her mother Ethel exploited with disastrous results. A student of great poets-Shelley, Keats, and Browning in particular-she often tried her own hand at verse; surviving poems are reproduced here. Above all Judy Garland sought to please, whether it was an audience or a studio head, and therein lies her powerful and heartbreaking story.

• Autore: Anne Edwards
• Editore: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Anno: 2013
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 382 p.
• Dimensioni: 216 x 141 mm
• Peso: 494 gr.
• EAN: 9781589797871

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