Judy and I: My Life with Judy Garland - Hardcover

Randy L. Schmidt; Sid Luft

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1613735839 ISBN 13: 9781613735831

Publisher: Chicago Review Press, 2017

Synopsis

The third of Judy Garland's five husbands, Sid Luft was the one man in her life who stuck around. He was chiefly responsible for the final act of Judy's meteoric career, producing her iconic, Oscar-nominated performance in A Star Is Born and expertly shaping her concert career. Previously unpublished, and only recently found, Sid Luft's intimate autobiography tells their story. Their romance lasts Judy's lifetime, despite the separations, the reconciliations, and the divorce. Under Luft's management, Judy Garland comes back, bigger than ever, building a singing career that rivals Sinatra's. However, Judy's drug dependencies and suicidal tendencies put a tremendous strain on their relationship. Despite everything, Sid never stopped loving Judy and never forgave himself for not being able to ultimately save her from the demons that drove her to an early death.

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Review:

"Sid Luft's long-awaited autobiography is finally here and doesn't disappoint. Judy Garland fans and fans of Hollywood's Golden Age will enjoy Luft's honesty and insight from his very unique vantage point. A definite must-read!" --Scott Brogan, founder and webmaster of TheJudyRoom.com

"Garland fanatics will gobble up [Luft's] detailed, insightful backstage accounts of Garland's classic late productions and gossipy tidbits about their social circle." --Kirkus Reviews

"In prose so brassy that it bruises the sensibilities, Luft, who died in 2005, illuminates the dark side of life in the spotlight and dispels any sentimental illusions about the glories of show business in Hollywood's classic age." --The New Yorker

"[Luft's] writing is gutsy, honest and blunt." --EDGE Media Network

"A rare glimpse into old Hollywood that you don't get to see these days..." --Red Carpet Crash

"More than the love of his life, Judy Garland was Sid Luft's passion, and their tempestuous relationship was one of the great untold stories of the twentieth century. Garland left him, returned, and left him again, but Luft thought of Garland every day from when they met until the day he died, and it shows in this riveting page-turner of a memoir." --Lawrence Schulman, music producer, critic, and translator

"Luft writes with neither sensation nor sentiment. Much like himself, his writing is masculine and unflinching. Imagine Hemingway writing about the girl from Oz. It makes for a pretty fascinating book." --The Bay Area Reporter

About the Author:

Sid Luft (1915-2005) was an amateur boxer, test pilot, Hollywood producer, and impresario. He was married to Judy Garland from 1952 to 1965. Randy L. Schmidt edited Judy Garland on Judy Garland and wrote Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter. He lives in Denton, Texas.

About this edition

• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1613735839
• ISBN 13: 9781613735831
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 448