She was surrounded by a pit of vipers all her life, given drugs early on, put down, never was truly loved by the closest people around her. That will f*ck you up for a lifetime.
As someone in eating disorder recovery, she didn't stand a chance at recovery between the electric shocks and going back to the entertainment industry, where her eating disorder likely first started. You can't recover in the same environment that made you sick
This poor woman. This was a tiny little thing- who was barely 5 foot tall. Being on heavy drugs from the time she was a child took such a toll. You can see the exhaustion in her face by the time she’s in her early 20s and by the time she’s in her 40s, she looks like she’s 20 years older. All the drugs, forced sleep deprivation and the stress caught up with her. She was so vulnerable and it’s sad that there wasn’t anyone who could or would protect her.
@@CharlieChilders-wm9gb I agree with Bolger. It was criminal to start her on drugs at such a young age. The entertainment industry still is a very difficult one, especially for sensitive people or children. I hope today they do not make kids make film after film with no break. Kids on TV shows are very vulnerable because they have to work so much. Judy's childhood and adulthood were work, work, work, no vacations, no down time, no play. It was vicious to do that to her. Mickey Rooney also suffered these same drug problems....even a farmer knew that horses could not work seven days a week. Giving them a day or two to recover from hard work kept them healthier. But MGM was a money grabber and their stars suffered because of that constant need to rake in the dough.
@@baylorsailorThat's what's sad. I don't expect MGM or any studio to care about anyone, but parents are supposed to care about their own children, not throw them under a bus.
I still remember where I was when Judy Garland died..I Was seven years old, and was traveling From Ruidoso New Mexico with my Father and Sister... Over the Rainbow came on, and they announced that Judy had passed away.. I was crying so hard, my Father pulled the car off the road.
My youngest nephew was born fifty years to the day Judy Garland died. He was supposed to be born on June 25, but came along on June 22. The moment he opened his eyes and looked around at everyone, I thought: "You've been here before!" I felt like singing "Over The Rainbow" to him.
How can you speculate a diagnosis on a woman who was drugged as a child? Her brain didn't develop normally. Personality disorder? Abuse us what she suffered.
She died when she was my age. Epic tragedy. Those chemicals are no joke. She did the best she could. What a shame. Great video. Love your channel Professor.
When I was a college freshman, in the fall of 1976, I went with a friend, a huge Judy fan, to see a restored print of "The Pirate". The film had not been shown in a theater for over a decade. The theater was a tiny little art movie house in Boston called The Back Bay Screening Room. Vincent Minelli gave a lecture after the film and he was really interesting. There were maybe 50 people there. It's only now, after watching your videos on Judy, I realize that she had passed only 7 years earlier. It's a strange film, her performance was very speedy or very drowsy. Her drug use is pretty evident in several scenes. Vincent Minelli was very gracious, very interesting and he did not sugar coat the difficulties they experienced together.
@@EuniceStone-s9j his personal life, including his marriage to Judy, was not was not a topic he spoke about that evening He strictly discussed the making of the film.
When she came to Sydney in 1964 my auntie got the phone number of her hotel and managed to chat to her for about five minutes. She said she was really friendly and sweet. My aunt simply rang her from a public phone box, I don't know how she got the call put through to Judy's room but somehow she did. I'm a lifelong fan of Judy's, it's so sad how it all ended 💔
Imagine if everyone who was her fan did the same thing. The poor fans would never get to see another Judy film. People need to get a life. They're only humans doing a job. People just sucked her dry till there was nothing left.
@professorgraemeyorston completely agree. As you know, most trauma starts with family, and she was unlucky enough to get her (mother) and father. She was abused. Very sad. Plus, everyone around her just watched the train wreck. Thats terrible as well.
I shall say again, exceptional video, research, 43:49 and presentation! It's truly sad the pressure stars, movie or musical, are exposed to. They live a lonely world, surrounded by "friends". Thanks, appreciated.
Thank you. My mom went to a diet Dr in the mid 1960’s. She came home with a large envelope filled with amphetamines, diuretics and laxatives. Our house was spotless and for a bit she was very happy. Then it all crashed down. Fortunately, she got off all of that. Many just can’t. Like Judy. She was the same age as my mom. I can’t imagine the weight on those small shoulders. ❤❤❤
I read Mickey Rooney's autobiography and he's written that most principal actors at MGM were also given the upper/downer pill cocktail for the demands of the studio but many stopped using because they didn't like the negative effects. He wrote that Judy liked the highs and lows and could have stopped it but liked it too much.
@@resipsaloquitur5562 Judy was primed to be an addict. Some people (I'm one of them) are born with addictive personalities. Amphetamines numb pain and make you feel good. You really feel elevated and indestructible. It's later on when you don't sleep or eat and start being paranoid and hallucinating you find out it's a devil in disguise.
Judy will forever live on, the ultimate singer from the heart and connected with her audiences hearts in such a close way as few singers ever have!!! A wonderful biography, thank you, but yes, so very sad that she passed so very young and had such a tragic life of addiction and emotional pain 💜
Looking forward to this. You bring both knowledge and compassion so I know Judy’s story is in safe hands. This channel, your presentation, is on a whole other level. Thank you.🤗
Thank you, I think I try to approach my subjects as I would my patients. I can't avoid the difficult parts of their lives but I try to focus on the positives.
Yet another personally therapeutic video of a sad celebrity life that like your others showed that above all she and they had an underlying strength of personality had helped her more than many to fulfill much of her promise. Thank you one again for this tour of a life adn underlying pressures and psychology. Rob
I was always a fan of Judy. Now I'm a fan of Graeme. You've done it again Professor Graeme Yorston! I've never seen such depth and detail. I hope that you are discovered as a star, because you are one. Given what stardom can do, you might say "No Thank You!" and then "Thank you for the compliment." We are all only human but you must be a very interesting person to know.
Thank you, I often wondered whether my team found me interesting as I was going off on one of my historical digressions at work. They were always polite, but had rarely heard of the people I was talking about.
Thanks for this great documentary! Judy was another example of a child star who's life was ruined by their own success. In addition, mental health issues were not well understood during the late fifties and early sixties. Now we understand that addicts can't return to the toxic environment that contributed to their addiction.
Diana Serra Cary (1918-2020) who had starred in movies as 'Baby Peggy' in early childhood but became a tenacious historian re 20th century entertainment, had become acquainted with the Gumm family when the future Judy was about eleven and she would say that the whole family pinning everything on their youngest daughter becoming a STAR doomed the family to ruin- and she could see it happening even THEN ! Mrs. Cary said that her female parent Ethel had tried to make her youngest daughter into another 'Baby Peggy' from infancy onward!
Thank you. Interesting but also heart breaking. She certainly looked older than 47. On this theme of difficult mothers (which Judy experienced) I was wondering if you may consider doing a video on the American poet Emily Dickinson (who appeared to have a strained relationship with her mother and also, Emily’s poems tended to focus on ‘death’, maybe a response to her unhappiness living with her mother). Also, the opera singer Maria Callas had a strained relationship with her mother. Though in saying this, I heard or read somewhere, sometime in recent years, that when a mother isn’t happy in her marriage (her husband may be a workaholic, he may not be emotionally supportive, expect her to do all the household duties, believe that a wife’s role is to be submissive etc.) then the children receive the raw end of this lack of support within the marriage. Maybe there’s some truth to the saying, ‘happy marriage, happy children’. As always, I find your videos very interesting. A thumbs up 👍
Excellent job! She was such a gifted, wonderful and special talent. I don't think anyone of her contemporizes could equal her voice. I fell in love seeing her at age 5 on TV in the Wizard of Oz. At 19,discoverd her album of her concert at Carnegie hall. I over the yrs. discovered some of her other MGM musicals, her triumph in A star is born. I listen to other CD's, and saw some of her TV show. Thank God for VHS tapes, then DVD's. Her tragedy was her early imposed childhood addiction, and not acknowledged or treatment. She also had childhood diets imposed on her, which, caused her to have eating disorders for the rest of her life. I heard her daughter Lorna say they thought it was "Mysterious illness" In her memoir and the TV min-series she does reveal her mother's addictions and the negative results. I'm sure there were more disturbing times. Was she mentally or a result of the drugs, it's hard to say, it might be a little off both. She did cut herself, whether suicidal, and she threaten suicide, and did overdose on pills. I met Lorna 2x and saw her perform. I also adore Liza. I really try to focus her extraordinary talent, and the legacy she left us.
ECT is still widely used to treat depression, it is as scary for patients as you might think, they suffer from Short term memory loss and need to be sedated. and wheeled back intontheor rooms
Two "outsider" Chicago artists I'd love to see your videos about: 1. Henry Darger, the obviously damaged ( almost certainly TBI from his years in a Catholic orphanage ) painter. 2. Vivian Maier, the extremely mysterious street photographer.
Another great video, Dr. Yorston. I agree that it is hard to diagnose when there is heavy, long term drug abuse. I would love to see a video on Marlene Dietrich. Her daughter wrote a book that makes me think Dietrich had NPD. Dietrich had a substance abuse problem that took hold in her middle age.
great video. She was such a great talent. Its amazing how many of her family died in their late 40s - her dad, sister, her and I believe even a niece, Sad.
I like the way your presentation has depth without sensationalism. You asked if there are any stars we would like you to do. I have been a fan of the British/Argentinian film actress, Olivia Hussey who showed such promise in the 1968 Zeffirelli's production of "Romeo and Juliet", in the title role. Sadly, though, this seemed never to be repeated and what followed were a string of lack lustre B movies until she seemed to fade into oblivion. She had a colourful life, (now about 73 years old) and I think your viewers would be interested in an analytical bio of her. Thank you.
I found you by watching the first Star is Born starring Ms. Gaynor and Mr. Frederick March in 1937 . I wanted to tell you I absouletly loved your videos pt 1 & 2 on Ms. Judy Garland. So many stars had been used the list is huge. They" MGM ", were never held accountable for anything. I often see Judy in her daughter Liza although I find Liza in some way emulates her mother to a tee which I find scary. I look forward to more of your videos. Thank you
She will Always be my judy of a great voice no matter what her problems where she will never be forgotten .Godbless You Judy.Godbless you Amen🙏🕊🕊🕊🕊🦋🦋🦋🦋🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
I’ve managed to find a child is waiting online . I’ve seen it once before a lot of years ago . Going to watch after this . I could go on singing was great and a star is born is my favourite movie . I love Judy & James Mason too .
Liza was behind me at a restaurant in NYC and she is teeny lady. I adored her mother even though she was before my time. She’s a timeless legend and hate she suffered 😢
Psychiatrists know so little about truly helping damaged children. Doctors failed her terribly. She tried to self-medicate anxieties because she was so emotionally vulnerable.
You are never less then excellent, i love Judy she was an immense talent , but i agee with the late great Barry Norman and his series the Hollywood Greats , he said that others went through the same treat by the studio and came out the other side and that she blame everyone but herself for her problems, it is a a good point 👉
I know I'm just a regular subscriber here on YT, but I'd like you to cover the life of Jacqueline Susann, who documented Judy's life so well in "Valley of the Dolls". A fascinating woman, Jackie was, and she doesn't get the homage and honors she deserves.
Just discovered your channel Professor and you did Judy proud. I always felt Judy was damaged way before she ever set foot on a MGM soundstage. Her story is still textbook of what's wrong with kids in show business who don't have the proper parenting. Because she started so young, I don't think she ever really got to know who Frances Gumm was. She was constantly being pushed up and performing by manipulative Ethel, the classic stage mother. Kids need to feel validated and loved for the little people that they are, and not just for a talent they possess. It just doesn't seem she was validated as a human. As an ex speed freak I totally get how she could become so addicted to Amphetamines. When you first start to take them the Euphoria makes you feel so good. You are forever chasing that. It's no surprise Judy Garland died young, but rather that she lived as long as she did. I'm looking forward to checking out your other content.
I didn't know much about Judy Garland - Wizard of Oz, basically - so this has been a very interesting two-part documentary about her. The first thing that struck me was how much she reminds me of Edith Piaf - her voice, some of her facial traits that reveal emotion, that sense of fragility or vulnerability that I think I perceive in both women. Both had tragic childhoods and both were, imo, strong people who against all odds managed to survive and actually succeed in bringing their talents to an adoring public. I don't know a great deal about Edith Piaf, other than what I have just said, so I would love to see a documentary about her - hint, hint - and compare the two women's lives. My opinion on Judy Garland's potential mental illness is that any problems she had such as mood swings and erratic behaviour were a direct result of substance abuse. Life would have been difficult for her with the upbringing she had, but to then be coerced first by her mother and then by whoever she worked for, well that would have caused a mountain of frustrations, pent up anger, resentment but also feelings of worthlessness since her worth was so tightly connected to her ability and willingness to perform, always perform. Quite honestly, I don't think she had the time or the energy for a mental illness.... she had plenty of medications to make her blot out reality when it all got too much, help her get to sleep whenever she was allowed, make her wake up when it was time to be worth something again, etc. I think her childhood and her life simply caused her to unravel over the years. It also explains all the husbands. She has to have been a nightmare to live with at times and a pure delight at others. That is difficult to deal with for her and anyone living with her. She just wanted to be loved on her terms, for once. How tragic that she was never allowed to just enjoy life as a person, surrounded by people who loved her, even when she was surrounded by people who loved her.
Gloria Swanson? I find her intriguing and, from the handful of interviews viewed, very likable. She seems "different" from some stars of her era, confident, honest, and balanced. I think her bio might be interesting. As for Judy, I wonder what her sisters' recollections were of their childhood. Was Judy targeted by her mother or were they all so mistreated? Are Judy's memories somewhat distorted? It's absolutely heartbreaking to think of a child so horribly abused by a parent. Can such abuse ever be "overcome"? And does Judy have even some recollection of life without addiction? It's surprising she lived as long as she did. So sad! Thanks again for yet another absorbing bio. Your research and production skills are greatly appreciated!
I have my doubts that anyone would really have been qualified to deal with that kind of abuse then, as they are just finally making strides much more recently. NPD and toxic family systems often mean one child is singled out for a role within the family, and the complex ptsd experienced from years of that at home can be very difficult to unravel. More often than not, the victims end up being toxic themselves, repeat parent-child relationships with adult partners, or become damaged in other ways, such as with substance abuse. It helps a lot knowing the patterns and having the words to describe the situation. Poor Judy. 😢
Dear Professor Yorston, I would like to request a documentary about J. M. Barrie, the complex and fascinating author of “Peter Pan” (and many other, largely ignored, works.) Thank you for your wonderful videos!
I have always been so intrigued and a huge fan of this rare talent. She was so horribly taken advantage of her entire life. She was so brilliant. Her live concerts were legendary.
A friend of mine was very wealthy and a member of the proper upper crust of society. One summer his wife took a trip out to the east coast to visit friends somewhere around the Martha's Vineyard area. While she was there her hosts decided to hold a clam bake on the beach and invited a number of friends and neighbors. One of the neighbors invited happened to be Judy Garland, who was spending the summer in the area. The wife of my friend said she was shocked when Garland was at the party as Judy was very timid and, rather than behaving boldly as you would think a famous movie star would be when mixing with a crowd of locals at a casual event, she seemed very surprised the hosts thought her important enough to ask to attend their party. She was that unsure of herself.
Pills by age ten, I had no idea that Judy’s drug use started by that early age. Drugs given by her mother who sounds monstrous. She reminds me of the metal monkeys who, given baby monkeys who failed to thrive due to lack of mothering. What a terrible life Judy Garland had. She was doomed from birth. Such a talent!
If it Wasn't for her mother Judy Garland Would be Still alive 😢 it's Heartbreaking what Happend to her she was a beautiful lady she was a Great actress as well 💔
Hello Sir; Of this documentary, I thoroughly enjoyed!!. Of course I've seen the Wizard of Oz and enjoyed that film as a child; of the 1960s. I also liked the Film Meet Me in St.Luis. However, being relatively young, I didn't know all of the films, that were shown in this documentary. Most of the background life, of Judy Garland., I have come to know from the movie "Judy"; Which Miss Garlands, children didn't like. once again thank you, for the great documentary, as it had great audio, cinematography and historical facts. Could you please film a documentary on the life and times of Josephine Baker, ( I fear Ms Baker's legacy is fading into history ). All the very best, Shaun🦉of New York City🗽
one story I love which I think shows her genius and her fame is the Hollywood Bowl open air concert in torrential rain 17, 000 people sat stock still getting drenched rather than leave a Judy Garland concert As the heavens opened security prepared for a mass exodus but nobody moved. But this same fame and genius kept her on that roller coaster when in fact she would have been better retiring and living a different more normal life and sorting herself out
A lot of these actresses were so young and it's a lot of pressure to put on basically a child. Giving her drugs was a horrible thing to do her. In spite of it all she will be remembered as one of the greatest talents Hollywood has ever produced.
She was absolutely the greatest popular singer EVER EVER EVER!!! But unfortunately could never get a handle on her own life. In the last period of her life , virtually ANYBODY could have taken over Judy Garland's life, and for a while there, it seemed like virtually everyone did. 😮
The poor girl was used and abused by nearly everyone she trusted in her life, her mother, Mayer, Sid Luft. They squeezed everything they could out of her and when she couldn't cope, chastised and finally abandoned her. The fact she managed to raise 3 childen, half the time broke, says alot about her determination. Did she become a nightmare to be around? Yes, and she had every reason. She became an abused animal snapping at anybody coming near her cage. God rest you Judy and thanks for all you gave us.
I've got some suggestions for possible future videos: Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Rasputin; Kenneth Williams, Michael Jackson (if you dare!), Joseph Smith, William Blake
In the early years of my marriage my husband was suffering from severe mood swings. (Actually, I was the one who was suffering.) For a time he was diagnosed with bipolar by a doctor. After a couple years of trying to figure out why he was acting like such a random a-hole, I discovered that he was using drugs behind my back. The mood swings were completely chemical induced and had nothing to do with bipolar. We had to split for 5 years while he got his act together. Eventually he did and we are still together today. My point is that so many people get diagnosed with the wrong mental illness only to find out that they are either using alcohol or drugs, so it's completely chemically/self-induced. That is why I think doctors should speak to family members first before just giving out medication.
Would you ever do a video about Jean Harlow? She was another tragic case of insane manipulation by her own mother, and she was also such a bright star :’(
She was surrounded by a pit of vipers all her life, given drugs early on, put down, never was truly loved by the closest people around her. That will f*ck you up for a lifetime.
That pretty much sums up her life.
...surrounded by "us"...
Yeah yeah, always blame somebody else. She had a choice.
A case study in the effect of seeing a person as a commodity and not a human being. Thank you for this presentation.
I Knox that stage make up could very toxic (cadmium lead etc) and asbest used as snow in snow machines
Off course Bring poisoned is a Capital crime
As someone in eating disorder recovery, she didn't stand a chance at recovery between the electric shocks and going back to the entertainment industry, where her eating disorder likely first started. You can't recover in the same environment that made you sick
She was THE most talented performer of the 20th century. A gem. Much loved and missed.
This poor woman. This was a tiny little thing- who was barely 5 foot tall. Being on heavy drugs from the time she was a child took such a toll. You can see the exhaustion in her face by the time she’s in her early 20s and by the time she’s in her 40s, she looks like she’s 20 years older. All the drugs, forced sleep deprivation and the stress caught up with her. She was so vulnerable and it’s sad that there wasn’t anyone who could or would protect her.
I think Vincente tried, but the damage was already done.
I do so enjoy your rational, empathetic take on mental distress. Judy will forever be an icon and a cautionary tale.
She will indeed.
Still love the kind and understanding way in which these stories are told. Thank you.
Very very sad. I feel quite drained hearing all of the details of her life. Poor thing was only 47 when she died, she looked so much older.
And I left out a lot - it was no wonder she looked so old.
@@TuckerSP2011 Ray Boger (her friend and costar in the movie Wizard of Oz) said that Judy Garland didn't die, "She just plain wore out"! 😱😳🥺😥
@@CharlieChilders-wm9gb I agree with Bolger. It was criminal to start her on drugs at such a young age. The entertainment industry still is a very difficult one, especially for sensitive people or children. I hope today they do not make kids make film after film with no break. Kids on TV shows are very vulnerable because they have to work so much. Judy's childhood and adulthood were work, work, work, no vacations, no down time, no play. It was vicious to do that to her. Mickey Rooney also suffered these same drug problems....even a farmer knew that horses could not work seven days a week. Giving them a day or two to recover from hard work kept them healthier. But MGM was a money grabber and their stars suffered because of that constant need to rake in the dough.
@@virginiasoskin9082her mother should have protected her, but she didn't. Instead she exploited her daughter.
@@baylorsailorThat's what's sad. I don't expect MGM or any studio to care about anyone, but parents are supposed to care about their own children, not throw them under a bus.
I still remember where I was when Judy Garland died..I Was seven years old, and was traveling From Ruidoso New Mexico with my Father and Sister... Over the Rainbow came on, and they announced that Judy had passed away.. I was crying so hard, my Father pulled the car off the road.
A powerful memory.
My youngest nephew was born fifty years to the day Judy Garland died. He was supposed to be born on June 25, but came along on June 22. The moment he opened his eyes and looked around at everyone, I thought: "You've been here before!" I felt like singing "Over The Rainbow" to him.
She was better than perfect in "Oz," one of the greatest American films ever made.
This is another excellent video, Graeme. Thanks.
Thank you.
How can you speculate a diagnosis on a woman who was drugged as a child? Her brain didn't develop normally. Personality disorder? Abuse us what she suffered.
@@JosieFlutterby You know 2 things can be true at the same time right? Abuse can cause certain personality disorders… others are more from birth. 💁🏻
She died when she was my age. Epic tragedy. Those chemicals are no joke. She did the best she could. What a shame. Great video. Love your channel Professor.
Thank you, yes, her life could have been so different.
When I was a college freshman, in the fall of 1976, I went with a friend, a huge Judy fan, to see a restored print of "The Pirate". The film had not been shown in a theater for over a decade. The theater was a tiny little art movie house in Boston called The Back Bay Screening Room. Vincent Minelli gave a lecture after the film and he was really interesting. There were maybe 50 people there. It's only now, after watching your videos on Judy, I realize that she had passed only 7 years earlier. It's a strange film, her performance was very speedy or very drowsy. Her drug use is pretty evident in several scenes. Vincent Minelli was very gracious, very interesting and he did not sugar coat the difficulties they experienced together.
It's strange film for all sorts of reasons, not one of her best or Minelli's best.
What an interesting evening you must have had, thanks for sharing. 🎥
Vincent liked boys and men as lovers.
@@EuniceStone-s9j his personal life, including his marriage to Judy, was not was not a topic he spoke about that evening He strictly discussed the making of the film.
@@EuniceStone-s9jyea that's been know for 70+ years 😂🙄 your point exactly ?
This was the most in-depth analysis I’ve heard to date on Judy Garland.
Excellent work!!
Beautifully done. Your hard work is appreciated.
Thank you.
“Someone always has it worse” are words to live by. Well said! Your videos never disappoint. Always look forward to them!
Glad you like them!
When she came to Sydney in 1964 my auntie got the phone number of her hotel and managed to chat to her for about five minutes. She said she was really friendly and sweet. My aunt simply rang her from a public phone box, I don't know how she got the call put through to Judy's room but somehow she did. I'm a lifelong fan of Judy's, it's so sad how it all ended 💔
Imagine if everyone who was her fan did the same thing. The poor fans would never get to see another Judy film. People need to get a life. They're only humans doing a job. People just sucked her dry till there was nothing left.
Now that I’m 38 hearing she died at 47 hits completely different she worked so hard she deserved so much more life. 🙏🏼❤️
It's a good day when a new Prof. Yorston video comes up! Especially, continuing Garland's story.
Glad you enjoyed it.
A brilliant two part series about such a talented lady ❤
Thank you Professor, really enjoying your videos. Keep them coming!
Glad you enjoyed them.
Perfect! A nice cup of tea and a well-researched lecture by Professor Yorston.
English breakfast or Earl Grey?
Thank you for this sad study of how easy it is to destroy someone's life for the long term. Appreciate the look at this.
Thanks for watching.
This was really good. And fair. I love her. ❤
Thank you.
Such a sad tragic ending, she was a beautifully brilliant actress/entertainer, thanks for taking the time to look into her life and sharing with us,
Glad you enjoyed it.
She was ruined by the industry
Yes, but before that, it all began with her mother many years before! Later, the studio and her mother both destroyed and became the ruination of her.
I think the industry added to the damage that had already been done by her mother.
@@professorgraemeyorston 100% agree
@professorgraemeyorston completely agree. As you know, most trauma starts with family, and she was unlucky enough to get her (mother) and father. She was abused. Very sad. Plus, everyone around her just watched the train wreck. Thats terrible as well.
Psychiatry is a cruel practice.
Loved it!
Thank you for such a frank and touching story of my favourite performer. Judy's music is the soundtrack of my life. She will never be forgotten ♥️
Glad you enjoyed it.
@professorgraemeyorst she was a hard worker and taken advantage of my the Jewish hierarchy of Hollywood.
Thanks a lot for your intelligent observations. Just watched a Judy Garland biopic from 2001 and came here.
I shall say again, exceptional video, research, 43:49 and presentation! It's truly sad the pressure stars, movie or musical, are exposed to. They live a lonely world, surrounded by "friends". Thanks, appreciated.
Thanks for watching.
Thank you! All the best from 🇨🇦
Glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you. My mom went to a diet Dr in the mid 1960’s. She came home with a large envelope filled with amphetamines, diuretics and laxatives. Our house was spotless and for a bit she was very happy. Then it all crashed down. Fortunately, she got off all of that. Many just can’t. Like Judy. She was the same age as my mom. I can’t imagine the weight on those small shoulders. ❤❤❤
So pleased your mum got through it. Bless you for sharing
I read Mickey Rooney's autobiography and he's written that most principal actors at MGM were also given the upper/downer pill cocktail for the demands of the studio but many stopped using because they didn't like the negative effects. He wrote that Judy liked the highs and lows and could have stopped it but liked it too much.
@@resipsaloquitur5562 Judy was primed to be an addict. Some people (I'm one of them) are born with addictive personalities. Amphetamines numb pain and make you feel good. You really feel elevated and indestructible. It's later on when you don't sleep or eat and start being paranoid and hallucinating you find out it's a devil in disguise.
So very sad. A great talent, gone much too young!@@resipsaloquitur5562
Thanks Professor, A very awesome detailed summation of Judys life in two parts.
My pleasure!
Thanks for all these awesome videos!!!!
Glad you like them!
well done , love the background music lovely. thank you
Judy will forever live on, the ultimate singer from the heart and connected with her audiences hearts in such a close way as few singers ever have!!! A wonderful biography, thank you, but yes, so very sad that she passed so very young and had such a tragic life of addiction and emotional pain 💜
Thank you.
Looking forward to this. You bring both knowledge and compassion so I know Judy’s story is in safe hands. This channel, your presentation, is on a whole other level. Thank you.🤗
Thank you, I think I try to approach my subjects as I would my patients. I can't avoid the difficult parts of their lives but I try to focus on the positives.
What a shame. I hadn't known she was only 47 when she passed.
I didn’t know that either, she looked so much older than that, I thought she was in her 60’s.
She looked so much older.
12 days after her 47th birthday.
❤THANK YOU PROF. A wonderful documentary Very well done
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for this excellent documentary.
Yet another personally therapeutic video of a sad celebrity life that like your others showed that above all she and they had an underlying strength of personality had helped her more than many to fulfill much of her promise. Thank you one again for this tour of a life adn underlying pressures and psychology. Rob
Thanks Rob.
I was always a fan of Judy. Now I'm a fan of Graeme. You've done it again Professor Graeme Yorston! I've never seen such depth and detail. I hope that you are discovered as a star, because you are one. Given what stardom can do, you might say "No Thank You!" and then "Thank you for the compliment." We are all only human but you must be a very interesting person to know.
Thank you, I often wondered whether my team found me interesting as I was going off on one of my historical digressions at work. They were always polite, but had rarely heard of the people I was talking about.
Thanks for this great documentary! Judy was another example of a child star who's life was ruined by their own success. In addition, mental health issues were not well understood during the late fifties and early sixties. Now we understand that addicts can't return to the toxic environment that contributed to their addiction.
Thoroughly enjoyed this two part series 💚 Very well researched, informative and fair to Garland’s memory. Thanks very much 👍🏻
Glad you enjoyed it.
Diana Serra Cary (1918-2020) who had starred in movies as 'Baby Peggy' in early childhood but became a tenacious historian re 20th century entertainment, had become acquainted with the Gumm family when the future Judy was about eleven and she would say that the whole family pinning everything on their youngest daughter becoming a STAR doomed the family to ruin- and she could see it happening even THEN ! Mrs. Cary said that her female parent Ethel had tried to make her youngest daughter into another 'Baby Peggy' from infancy onward!
Very interesting thank you, I'm sure her mother's desperation for one of her children to achieve success would have been evident from very early on.
Oh am so glad to see a new video. And JUDY ❤🎉😊
Hope you enjoyed it!
Thank you. Interesting but also heart breaking. She certainly looked older than 47. On this theme of difficult mothers (which Judy experienced) I was wondering if you may consider doing a video on the American poet Emily Dickinson (who appeared to have a strained relationship with her mother and also, Emily’s poems tended to focus on ‘death’, maybe a response to her unhappiness living with her mother). Also, the opera singer Maria Callas had a strained relationship with her mother. Though in saying this, I heard or read somewhere, sometime in recent years, that when a mother isn’t happy in her marriage (her husband may be a workaholic, he may not be emotionally supportive, expect her to do all the household duties, believe that a wife’s role is to be submissive etc.) then the children receive the raw end of this lack of support within the marriage. Maybe there’s some truth to the saying, ‘happy marriage, happy children’. As always, I find your videos very interesting. A thumbs up 👍
Excellent job! She was such a gifted, wonderful and special talent. I don't think anyone of her contemporizes could equal her voice. I fell in love seeing her at age 5 on TV in the Wizard of Oz. At 19,discoverd her album of her concert at Carnegie hall. I over the yrs. discovered some of her other MGM musicals, her triumph in A star is born. I listen to other CD's, and saw some of her TV show. Thank God for VHS tapes, then DVD's. Her tragedy was her early imposed childhood addiction, and not acknowledged or treatment. She also had childhood diets imposed on her, which, caused her to have eating disorders for the rest of her life. I heard her daughter Lorna say they thought it was "Mysterious illness" In her memoir and the TV min-series she does reveal her mother's addictions and the negative results. I'm sure there were more disturbing times. Was she mentally or a result of the drugs, it's hard to say, it might be a little off both. She did cut herself, whether suicidal, and she threaten suicide, and did overdose on pills. I met Lorna 2x and saw her perform. I also adore Liza. I really try to focus her extraordinary talent, and the legacy she left us.
Thank you.
I think your assessments are very compassionate.
Thank you.
Well done story and depiction of Judy as a human being.
ECT is still widely used to treat depression, it is as scary for patients as you might think, they suffer from Short term memory loss and need to be sedated. and wheeled back intontheor rooms
Thank you for this.
My pleasure!
MGM is what happened to dear Judy...so very sad.
The studio didn't help.
Two "outsider" Chicago artists I'd love to see your videos about:
1. Henry Darger, the obviously damaged ( almost certainly TBI from his years in a Catholic orphanage ) painter.
2. Vivian Maier, the extremely mysterious street photographer.
Thanks, I'll look into them.
Both are very interesting from a mental health perspective.
Another great video, Dr. Yorston. I agree that it is hard to diagnose when there is heavy, long term drug abuse. I would love to see a video on Marlene Dietrich. Her daughter wrote a book that makes me think Dietrich had NPD. Dietrich had a substance abuse problem that took hold in her middle age.
Thank you, I'll look into her.
Heartbreaking 😢
great video. She was such a great talent. Its amazing how many of her family died in their late 40s - her dad, sister, her and I believe even a niece, Sad.
I like the way your presentation has depth without sensationalism. You asked if there are any stars we would like you to do. I have been a fan of the British/Argentinian film actress, Olivia Hussey who showed such promise in the 1968 Zeffirelli's production of "Romeo and Juliet", in the title role. Sadly, though, this seemed never to be repeated and what followed were a string of lack lustre B movies until she seemed to fade into oblivion. She had a colourful life, (now about 73 years old) and I think your viewers would be interested in an analytical bio of her. Thank you.
I found you by watching the first Star is Born starring Ms. Gaynor and Mr. Frederick March in 1937 . I wanted to tell you I absouletly loved your videos pt 1 & 2 on Ms. Judy Garland. So many stars had been used the list is huge. They" MGM ", were never held accountable for anything. I often see Judy in her daughter Liza although I find Liza in some way emulates her mother to a tee which I find scary. I look forward to more of your videos. Thank you
Welcome aboard
She will Always be my judy of a great voice no matter what her problems where she will never be forgotten .Godbless You Judy.Godbless you Amen🙏🕊🕊🕊🕊🦋🦋🦋🦋🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
No can can take away the legacy she left.
I’ve managed to find a child is waiting online . I’ve seen it once before a lot of years ago . Going to watch after this . I could go on singing was great and a star is born is my favourite movie . I love Judy & James Mason too .
Brilliant,tucked up in bed all nice and cosy.Great timing professor 😃
Me too 👍
Hope you enjoyed it!
I very much highly recommend a Brian Wilson, & or a Karen Carpenter documentary.
Great suggestions - I'll add them to the list!
Drugs are pure evil. I got hooked after i was prescribed opiates for pain. Love Judy. What a gifted lovely woman❤❤❤
Yes I think the medical profession is only now understanding the risks of potent painkillers.
The studio put her on pills and wouldn't allow her food
Liza was behind me at a restaurant in NYC and she is teeny lady. I adored her mother even though she was before my time. She’s a timeless legend and hate she suffered 😢
Psychiatrists know so little about truly helping damaged children. Doctors failed her terribly. She tried to self-medicate anxieties because she was so emotionally vulnerable.
You are never less then excellent, i love Judy she was an immense talent , but i agee with the late great Barry Norman and his series the Hollywood Greats , he said that others went through the same treat by the studio and came out the other side and that she blame everyone but herself for her problems, it is a a good point 👉
Such a very sad story about a great talent!
Very true.
I know I'm just a regular subscriber here on YT, but I'd like you to cover the life of Jacqueline Susann, who documented Judy's life so well in "Valley of the Dolls". A fascinating woman, Jackie was, and she doesn't get the homage and honors she deserves.
A very thoughtful and well narrated documentary. Thank you Dr Graeme!
Glad you enjoyed it.
You have quite the book collection there, Professor.
❤Thank you❤
Doctor, you’ve done a respectful and honest presentation with this video. Thankyou.
You are very welcome
That C Section must PAINFUL dad saw her in concert in NYC early 1950s
Just discovered your channel Professor and you did Judy proud. I always felt Judy was damaged way before she ever set foot on a MGM soundstage. Her story is still textbook of what's wrong with kids in show business who don't have the proper parenting. Because she started so young, I don't think she ever really got to know who Frances Gumm was. She was constantly being pushed up and performing by manipulative Ethel, the classic stage mother. Kids need to feel validated and loved for the little people that they are, and not just for a talent they possess. It just doesn't seem she was validated as a human. As an ex speed freak I totally get how she could become so addicted to Amphetamines. When you first start to take them the Euphoria makes you feel so good. You are forever chasing that. It's no surprise Judy Garland died young, but rather that she lived as long as she did.
I'm looking forward to checking out your other content.
Thank you and welcome aboard!
I didn't know much about Judy Garland - Wizard of Oz, basically - so this has been a very interesting two-part documentary about her. The first thing that struck me was how much she reminds me of Edith Piaf - her voice, some of her facial traits that reveal emotion, that sense of fragility or vulnerability that I think I perceive in both women. Both had tragic childhoods and both were, imo, strong people who against all odds managed to survive and actually succeed in bringing their talents to an adoring public. I don't know a great deal about Edith Piaf, other than what I have just said, so I would love to see a documentary about her - hint, hint - and compare the two women's lives.
My opinion on Judy Garland's potential mental illness is that any problems she had such as mood swings and erratic behaviour were a direct result of substance abuse. Life would have been difficult for her with the upbringing she had, but to then be coerced first by her mother and then by whoever she worked for, well that would have caused a mountain of frustrations, pent up anger, resentment but also feelings of worthlessness since her worth was so tightly connected to her ability and willingness to perform, always perform. Quite honestly, I don't think she had the time or the energy for a mental illness.... she had plenty of medications to make her blot out reality when it all got too much, help her get to sleep whenever she was allowed, make her wake up when it was time to be worth something again, etc. I think her childhood and her life simply caused her to unravel over the years. It also explains all the husbands. She has to have been a nightmare to live with at times and a pure delight at others. That is difficult to deal with for her and anyone living with her. She just wanted to be loved on her terms, for once. How tragic that she was never allowed to just enjoy life as a person, surrounded by people who loved her, even when she was surrounded by people who loved her.
Very interesting - and great suggestion - Edith is definitely on the list.
@@professorgraemeyorston Oh, good! Look very much forward to seeing that. Thanks so much for doing such interesting videos/documentaries.
Gloria Swanson? I find her intriguing and, from the handful of interviews viewed, very likable. She seems "different" from some stars of her era, confident, honest, and balanced. I think her bio might be interesting.
As for Judy, I wonder what her sisters' recollections were of their childhood. Was Judy targeted by her mother or were they all so mistreated? Are Judy's memories somewhat distorted? It's absolutely heartbreaking to think of a child so horribly abused by a parent. Can such abuse ever be "overcome"? And does Judy have even some recollection of life without addiction? It's surprising she lived as long as she did. So sad! Thanks again for yet another absorbing bio. Your research and production skills are greatly appreciated!
I have my doubts that anyone would really have been qualified to deal with that kind of abuse then, as they are just finally making strides much more recently. NPD and toxic family systems often mean one child is singled out for a role within the family, and the complex ptsd experienced from years of that at home can be very difficult to unravel. More often than not, the victims end up being toxic themselves, repeat parent-child relationships with adult partners, or become damaged in other ways, such as with substance abuse. It helps a lot knowing the patterns and having the words to describe the situation. Poor Judy. 😢
GARLAND was quite literally sacrificed before our very eyes. Performing quite literally brought on her early demise. Sad.
Dear Professor Yorston, I would like to request a documentary about J. M. Barrie, the complex and fascinating author of “Peter Pan” (and many other, largely ignored, works.) Thank you for your wonderful videos!
Yes, I agreed in another comment. I think he was creepy.
I have always been so intrigued and a huge fan of this rare talent. She was so horribly taken advantage of her entire life. She was so brilliant. Her live concerts were legendary.
Very interesting. Thanks.
This was really good. I hope the creators of “The Garland Gab” sees this 😊
I’d love for you to cover
Clara Bow
Dorothy Dandridge
Tupac Shakur
Thanks, Clara Bow is on the list, I'll look into the others.
A friend of mine was very wealthy and a member of the proper upper crust of society. One summer his wife took a trip out to the east coast to visit friends somewhere around the Martha's Vineyard area. While she was there her hosts decided to hold a clam bake on the beach and invited a number of friends and neighbors. One of the neighbors invited happened to be Judy Garland, who was spending the summer in the area. The wife of my friend said she was shocked when Garland was at the party as Judy was very timid and, rather than behaving boldly as you would think a famous movie star would be when mixing with a crowd of locals at a casual event, she seemed very surprised the hosts thought her important enough to ask to attend their party. She was that unsure of herself.
Very interesting, thank you.
26:12 This so called "Mother" was just Despicable!!!
She wasn't overflowing with the milk of human kindness.
All the negativity detracts from the awesome and almost unimaginable TALENT.
She had her problems, but she certainly had talent.
Pills by age ten, I had no idea that Judy’s drug use started by that early age. Drugs given by her mother who sounds monstrous. She reminds me of the metal monkeys who, given baby monkeys who failed to thrive due to lack of mothering. What a terrible life Judy Garland had. She was doomed from birth. Such a talent!
Yes, there is always a price to pay when a child is so mercilessly pushed.
If it Wasn't for her mother Judy Garland Would be Still alive 😢 it's Heartbreaking what Happend to her she was a beautiful lady she was a Great actress as well 💔
Well maybe not still alive but she would have been alive alot longer😢😢
Hello Sir;
Of this documentary, I thoroughly enjoyed!!. Of course I've seen the Wizard of Oz and enjoyed that film as a child; of the 1960s. I also liked the Film Meet Me in St.Luis. However, being relatively young, I didn't know all of the films, that were shown in this documentary. Most of the background life, of Judy Garland., I have come to know from the movie "Judy"; Which Miss Garlands, children didn't like.
once again thank you, for the great documentary, as it had great audio, cinematography and historical facts.
Could you please film a documentary on the life and times of
Josephine Baker, ( I fear Ms Baker's legacy is fading into history ).
All the very best,
Shaun🦉of New York City🗽
Hollywood was and is an evil place. Much blessings to the spirit of Judy.
one story I love which I think shows her genius and her fame is the Hollywood Bowl open air concert in torrential rain
17, 000 people sat stock still getting drenched rather than leave a Judy Garland concert
As the heavens opened security prepared for a mass exodus but nobody moved.
But this same fame and genius kept her on that roller coaster when in fact she would have been better retiring and living a different more normal life and sorting herself out
I hadn't heard that one, thank you.
Rough childhood, horrible Hollywood machine, drugs, alcohol, bad relationships. Dead way too early. RIP Judy
So true, and yet, those 47 years probably felt like 100 to Judy. We must protect our children at all cost. RIP Judy 🕊️
A lot of these actresses were so young and it's a lot of pressure to put on basically a child. Giving her drugs was a horrible thing to do her. In spite of it all she will be remembered as one of the greatest talents Hollywood has ever produced.
She was absolutely the greatest popular singer EVER EVER EVER!!! But unfortunately could never get a handle on her own life. In the last period of her life , virtually ANYBODY could have taken over Judy Garland's life, and for a while there, it seemed like virtually everyone did. 😮
The poor girl was used and abused by nearly everyone she trusted in her life, her mother, Mayer, Sid Luft. They squeezed everything they could out of her and when she couldn't cope, chastised and finally abandoned her. The fact she managed to raise 3 childen, half the time broke, says alot about her determination. Did she become a nightmare to be around? Yes, and she had every reason. She became an abused animal snapping at anybody coming near her cage. God rest you Judy and thanks for all you gave us.
She is always Dorothy to me and what a singer dancer.
She certainly was.
I think it was her husband who “encouraged” her to re-sign with MGM. She might have been able to live happily as a mother and stage actor.
I've got some suggestions for possible future videos: Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Rasputin; Kenneth Williams, Michael Jackson (if you dare!), Joseph Smith, William Blake
also Lucia Joyce
@@RaoYiLan? Who’s that?
@@margyrowlandJames Joyce's daughter. A fascinating but tragic woman.
@@RaoYiLangreat suggestion.
She lived life at the speed of light.
In the early years of my marriage my husband was suffering from severe mood swings. (Actually, I was the one who was suffering.) For a time he was diagnosed with bipolar by a doctor. After a couple years of trying to figure out why he was acting like such a random a-hole, I discovered that he was using drugs behind my back. The mood swings were completely chemical induced and had nothing to do with bipolar. We had to split for 5 years while he got his act together. Eventually he did and we are still together today. My point is that so many people get diagnosed with the wrong mental illness only to find out that they are either using alcohol or drugs, so it's completely chemically/self-induced. That is why I think doctors should speak to family members first before just giving out medication.
This poor woman, all she wanted was genuine love 💚
Would you ever do a video about Jean Harlow? She was another tragic case of insane manipulation by her own mother, and she was also such a bright star :’(
Great suggestion.
@@professorgraemeyorston yay! I would love this so much
What a Woman❤