Judy Garland: A Biography, Paperback/Anne Edwards
Descriere
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.
Despre autor
Anne Edwards a fost o scriitoare americană cunoscută mai ales pentru biografii, inclusiv cele ale unor celebrități precum Maria Callas, Judy Garland, Katharine Hepburn, Vivien Leigh, Margaret Mitchell, Ronald Reagan, Barbra Streisand, Shirley Temple și ale unor membri ai familiilor regale, inclusiv Regina Mary, Regina Elisabeta a II-a, Prințesa Margaret, Prințesa Diana și Contesa Sonya Tolstoy.
