I’m excited to be joining with Crystal at In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood for the return of the Judy Garland Blogathon! Judy has been a long-time favorite of mine and we will be paying tribute to her from June 8th through June 10th for the anniversary of her birth!
Like many, I first saw Judy in The Wizard of Oz as a child. The Technicolor sets, the story, and her voice were all mesmerizing. I soon rediscovered her a few years later when my Dad brought home Singin in the Rain for me to watch when I was home sick. Yes, I know she’s not in it, but Gene Kelly is and my fascination with him soon led to his films with Judy—For Me and My Gal, The Pirate, and Summer Stock. It all spiraled from there to more of her films. I was impressed by her versatility as not only a singer, but also as a dancer and an actress.
Inspired by her, I sought out more movie trivia and information about her life. Unfortunately, the two things people seem to fixate on are only Oz and the drugs. There is so much more to her than that and that desire to show people what she was really made of is what inspired me to write The Constricting Corset (under the pen name Dottie Fray), which is coming out on June 10th for her 102nd birthday anniversary.
Rules
1. You can pick any Judy Garland topic, so movies, TV shows, and related materials are all okay
2. Up to two duplicates per topic.
3. Up to 3 subjects per person.
4. Grab a banner and get started!
Participants
Hoofers and Honeys (me) – A Star is Born and the story behind my novel
In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood – Judy at Carnegie Hall
One Gal’s Musings – How Judy Garland Influenced Barbra Streisand’s Career
Classic Film and TV Corner – The Clock
Gill from Real Weegie Midget Reviews – Rainbow (1978 Judy biopic)
Whimsically Classic – The Harvey Girls
Thoughts from the Music Man – Gay Pur-ee
Critica Retro – The Clock
Taking Up Room – Summer Stock
The Stop Button – Judgment at Nuremberg
18 Cinema Lane – For Me and My Gal
I’d love to participate! I recently finished Streisand’s autobiography (it’s more than 900 pages long, so excuse me while I take a bow) and would love to write about the ways Judy influenced Barbra’s career.
Oh fun! Thanks for joining! 🙂
I’m up! Here’s my Judy/Barbra post: https://onegalsmusings.blogspot.com/2024/06/judy-garland-blogathon-judys-influence.html
Got it! Thanks for joining! I’m looking forward to reading 🙂
Here’s my post for the Judy Garland blogathon…
https://weegiemidget.wordpress.com/2024/06/07/tv-rainbow-the-judy-garland-story-1978-tv-movie/
Got it! Thanks, Gill! Looking forward to reading 🙂