A DARK MOMENT Judy Garland speaks candidly about her attempt to commit suicide.
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- Опубликовано: 5 авг 2024
- Judy Garland discusses her 1950 suicide attempt. Along with her usual candor and self awareness, Judy also speaks with objectivity and grace.
Also heard is Fred Finklehoffe. This recording was made in 1960 in preparation for an autobiography that Judy started, and then abandoned. 
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While others may write long, meaningful pieces on Judy....I find it only appropriate to say this:
Judy, You are loved, You are Great, And you are very much alive and well in the hearts of so many.
People often confuse her accent with being drunk. She didn't drink often, and she most certainly wasn't a drunk. She had a very specific way of talking that exaggerates words.
There's a medical condition that causes that too - i can't remember what it's called .. dysarthrya or something- it's a neurological thing - my doctor tested me for it for some reason cos he thought i may have an autoimmune problem (i don't)- basically if you talk for an extended period of time you start slurring a bit. Maybe she had that?
I thought it was becuase she tried to slit her throat when she first attempted suicide. They told her she may never sing again but she did. Maybe it changed her voice a bit.
This is incredible, Buzz. Amazing, really. My goodness. The clarity, the candor, the raw truth of it all.
What a mean spirited thing to say. Did you listen to this at all? Judy doesn't sound drunk. She sounds articulate and honest.
I can't get over these people. She had a slight stammer at times(not uncommon for a left handed person we now know), and that, combined with her MGM dramatics and elocution training accounted for her speech pattern later on.
@@allanfisch really? lefties stammer? And omg i'm so tired of seeing people in the comments section yelling 'drunk' or 'drugs' every time the poor woman opens her mouth. By the sounds of it she was sick of it too
Then Fred Astaire, who called her, "the greatest entertainer who ever lived," Aretha Franklin, who said she was "the greatest soul singer who ever lived," Gene Kelly, who said, "She could learn learn a dance quicker than a dancer and taught me virtually everything I know about filming," and the entire GI generation (which included Queen Elizabeth II's decree) that dubbed her "The World's Greatest Live Entertainer of All Time" for 4 decades straight must all be wrong. Okay.
mike nichols, marlon brando and philip seymour hoffman also said she was a genius
Mike Tyson is also a big fan
Not drunk at all and you're correct and right in your response. I wish this had been longer as Judy was really talking about the way it was for her and how she felt at that time. She could be very shy about personal things and this was a fascinating audio. Thanks for sharing it with us!
Judy was a genius as far as acting and singing. There will never be another person like Garland. It was sad that her personal life was bad but she is at rest now. May God bless this wonderful woman!
true sad
The biggest talent the world has ever seen. How I love her and feel for her.
this is incredible. it really feels as though she's wanting to speak very directly to some very touchy things-- it sounds as though she trusts the interviewer too. are there more parts to this...? it ends so abruptly and I am longing to hear more
"the idea of working with Busby Berkeley represented all the years of Benzedrine.." whoa
grai that's dangerous shit
This is fascinating. It's so wonderful to hear this from HER! So interesting about Busby Berkeley being the director of Annie Get Your Gun and it reminding her of the horrors of MGM. Thank you so much for posting.
This made me cry, Her honesty is breathtaking. How wonderful, to hear, in her own words, clarification for what she was experiencing during these times. Where is the rest of this?
Especially in that era.
yes where is the rest?
This is so sad, the trials and tribulations of very sensitive people. no judgment is necessary, folks - it isn't about who is a victim, who isn't. History speaks for itself in the most poetic-tragic means. listen to the honesty. do we hear that nowadays from our hailed ones in the spot light? No......Poor Judy.
Dear, sweet Judy. May she RIP. She is so loved by generation after generation and will never be forgotten. All that turmoil and suffering is done with, and we’re left with the magic. I hope wherever she is, she’s at peace and knows how much she’s loved.
agreed and even still she was so tired by this point in her life.....poor soul i love her so much she deserved so much better
And as far as your guess of me being "fresh from the cabbage patch," Judy was a family friend. I never got to meet her, but my aunt was in and out of her same circles and had a dressing room next to Ginger Rogers for a time. Judy was often common conversation around the dinner table. She was a wonderful person.
whether people want to believe this or not is up to them but personally i feel that judy was being very honest and direct about these certain events in her life as they unfolded. judy was more perceptive and canny about herself than anyone ever gave her credit for and she was never afraid to speak of nor did she shy away from subjects that were painful. judy was pretty much an open book, she spoke her mind and said what she felt. her truth.
I, too, believe she is being as honest as possible, and she really sounds deeply reflective. She isn't "On", like she was whenever there was an audience. But, sadly, Garland was always confused about her life events. She claimed to Jack Paar, for instance (in 1962), that she "was 12 - no, I was older than that...14" in "The Wizard of Oz/" She was SIXTEEN, and, at age 40, she should've remembered this! Here, she's mixing up the time periods big time. All of the suicide stuff/drug rumors started AFTER "Annie Get Your Gun", and "Summer Stock" in '49/'50. And her suicide attempt made headlines! "Judy Cuts Throat." After she rested from "The Barkleys of Broadway" firing, she went into "In the Good Old Summertime" was quite well for a time. THEN came "Annie." Again, this is interesting, but Judy was never the best source for her own life events.
Brian G that's right. Give her still the dignity & respect in death the LEGEND RIP JUDY ⭐️⭐️⭐️🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
According to her autopsy there was no sign of alcohol poisoning. It was drugs that led to her death, not alcohol.
She could nurse a drink all day allegedly. She was never actually a big drinker. It’s her accent and style of speaking in general that sometimes makes her sound drunk - then add some Seconal. Haha. But she was never a drunk.
she started to mention buz berkely at the end.
even gene kelly couldn't take berkely's direction and helped force him to quit during take me out to the ballgame although he got screen credit. berkley was a recovering acoholic and freed was sympathetic but then esther williams also complained so berkley never did another musical.
Not many of us can imagine a life of total celebrity, with every bit of our lives "front and center," much less discussing something so personal as a suicide attempt.
Say what you will, but this lady was a class act with a strong constitution.
This woman lived the life of dozens of people whichmade her look years older than she actually was. She worked and worked and the saying "Words hit harder than a fist" really applies here. The mental & emotional abuse from her mother & the studio telling her she was ugly. a hunchback etc. then being around the most glamourous movie stars constantly seeing their beauty and then her inner demons telling her she was ugly compounded the problem daily. Judy who had the most talent suffered greatly.
So sad what was done to young amazing talents. Judy was given drugs at a young age by doctors and her mother then society and the very people who gave it her call her names. Yes she was an addict created by the exploiters. I am glad it is different today and there is more help available. RIP Judy
The studio killed her... sacked her at only 28 because they’d turned her into a physical wreck... & they couldn’t work her anymore... that’s Hollywood ... sick.
Buzz where are the rest of these tapes? Im aure there are more?
I did the math once on Judy's aging, using some photos of her and one statistic. Starting in January-February 1963, when she was hospitalized in Las Vegas with an episode of the "flu" (really hepatitis), her body started aging 1 year for every 3.5 months she was alive. So, being generous, let's say she had the body of a 40 year-old in February 1963, when she was 40. By June 1969 - 77 months later - she had the body of a 62 year-old woman. So you're right. She was a senior citizen.
is the text version exists? my english is not so good for fully understanding...
Can someone write some subtitles? I'm having a hard time hearing.
She was very lucid at this time and quite candid.
Freddie was a great friend to Judy and very sensitive to her emotional situation
Judy was very smart and sounds very good here. I wish they had pursued her autobiography imagine how wonderful it would have been to have heard it all in her words. Lorna's book and movie had many inconsistancies to it. Lorna once had a Q & A session at the 1997 Judy festival in GR,MN and Sid actually told her thatshe was factually wrong on certain statements.. She didnt know what to say.. Sid was very sincere at the festival and my chat with him was amazing..
I feel so sorry for Judy. She suffered from horrible depression and hollywood treat her terrible and made fun of her. She must have felt so alone. Hollywood used her up and her family didn't do a damn thing to help her just like Whitney H. story. People need to have more empathy. That jerk interviewing her asked her about her weight. Hollywood called her fat from the time she started working on a movie at the age of 13. Heartbreaking. The drugs became Judy's friends because nobody was there for her. I get that. Love you, Judy.
@FrancesLandgar I agree - she sounds so sane and reasonable ans self-aware and (of course - no suprise) very highly intelligent
Not at all the basket case presented by many biographies
Just a genius person exploited and exploited and exploited - who wouldnt breakdown eventually?
grai Maybe they wanted her gone because she was too honest and knew too much? She seems lovely in this interview.
I wish there were more
I'm so hurting for her gracious lady. There's such clarity yet pain & loneliness @ the same time.
I understand this pain,I've been in this darkness.....been there ......understand.
The frustration,I'm surprised her memory is so spot on.
Being on all the drugs/ drink unless this wasn't all true.
Most suicides aren't when one wants death,but escapism from there issues & pain.
Like,suicidal ideation which I suffer occasionally being bipolar) & Judy did,as well
I believe that's how she died,an accidental OD.
Only my opinion,of someone who suffers bouts of MI ( mental illness)
She is talking about the actress Sylvia Sidney and I think Carlton Aslop..
omg judy was NOT suicidal! Just, like the rest of us "in a moment of irrationality" with "locked doors" she did what she knew was best. She ALWAYS did things for and because (in love of) her children! I love her sooooo much, she lives way beyond her decade! Legend, whether she wanted it or not, her "tale" is one of intuition and strengthen.... I love her. Anyone who doesnt is just plain wrong! "great big wrong!"~as judy would say! ;)
None of Judy's Sisters or her own Mother went to her aid w2hen she needed them the most. They didn't deserve to have her in their life. Judy was too good.
What is he saying about an "operation" in the first few minutes?
WoW This is deep.
The interview voice sounds like Jack Paar...
This is not Judy Garland! This is someone imitating Judy Garland!
How odd that you liked your own comment. But nonetheless you are wrong, that IS most definitely Judy Garland.
It makes me ill to think Judy died destitute she should have been RICH. It makes me sick that these no talent folks like Angelina and Brad pitt and other no talents make tens of millions of dollars. So sad how she was treated.
Could you explain this a bit more? I believe you :D But I'd just like to know how she influenced those areas so much
Her children did suffer. When she was losing her house & had to fly to another city to work & had no money left to hire a baby-sitter, Joe & Lorna were left alone, sometimes without food. Luckily, there were friends & neighbors & their father who checked in on them. Then, when she was on morphine in NY, she kept them up all night. In one of her episodes, she threw a knife at Joe's head as he ran out the door. Lorna had a nervous breakdown & spent 2 wks in the hospital when she left Judy.
I wonder, do you actually know what you were talking about when it comes to taking morphine? It's always used for pain from a very major surgery and for people who are dying to make their their last days easy. Mymother and father were both given morphine as they were dying by special death nurses to make sure that they were as comfortable as possible. Morphine kept them calm and quiet and always in a deep sleep... where did you get this erroneous information?😱🤔👎
She did not being called Baby.That was her nick name from her mother who she was scared of deeply.The tragedy of Judy Garland was the men and press and the pressure she was put under by these people.David Vince Mark one other guy had a chance to help her none of you did.SHAME ON THEM!!!! Still Loving you Barb....
I love the picture at 2:30 with Norman maine waing to get help because he was drowning while Vicki Lester was on the sand taking in the sunshine .. Ths is a great audio. Freddie wanted to marry Judy and on a date with him when Sid luft came up to freddie shortly after Judy wanted Sid. I dont know why Lorna placed Kay Thompson as her dinner companion that night in NYC. Freddie really wanted to marry Judy. Freddie and Sid both loved gambling at the track.
@grai from wikipedia: "Benzedrine is the trade name of the racemic mixture of amphetamine (dl-amphetamine)... marketed under this brandname in the USA by Smith, Kline & French in the form of inhalers, starting in 1928. Benzedrine was used to enlarge nasal and bronchial passages and it is closely related to other stimulants produced later, such as dextroamphetamine (d-amphetamine) and methamphetamine." whoa indeed!
The person behind Judy waving in the sea, straight out made me laugh. Now melancholy starts to spread.
ITS not such a secret anymore what a parent will do to a child to sell them into show busisness.
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It was both, but more the liver. I think her liver caused the rapid aging because she refused to stop drinking and she was taking morphine every day until her rehab in 1968. It wasn't the sleeping pills - she worked with a doctor to get down to 2 per night - but the wrong sleeping pills pushed her frail body over.
I am only assuming that she is referring to Carleton Carpenter who was in Summer Stock.
She was referring to Carlton Alsop who was married to actress Sylvia Sidney. They were friends and business associates.
Not a single difference between every other prescription taking individual and Judy regarding her dependency. The difference was her spied upon life, lies in papers worldwide, and mil;lions of people knowing all of this and eating it up. Inappropriate dispensation by Celebrity Doctors like the ones today.. Prey upon those hyper emotional, overweight, insomniac patients with money and or fame. These Men overcharged and saw 50 60 patients daily. 155 bucks for 100 Seconal and 75 Dexedrine.
Feel bad for her. Never had a real childhood.always working. Those executives drove her to this.
This makes me remember the book that was published within the last few years by a woman who was Judy's personal assistant for several years in the 1960s. She described Judy one time as suddenly and arbitrarily, with no warning, cutting one of wrists deeply while seated in a dressing room backstage before or after a show, with a sort of sick smile on her face. Possibly even more horrific, she was seated next to Judy on a plane when Judy intentionally smashed a small compact mirror against the plane's window and then rubbed the broken glass all over her face, then turned to look at this woman to show off what she'd done. The poor woman was a mental wreck by the early 1940s along with being addicted to alcohol and a whole host of drugs.
Sorry to tell you, but she's full of shit, don't take any of that book to be the truth.
that's interesting - that Sid Luft corrected her publicly
personally i think she cashes in on being Garland's daughter and it MUST have been a sad childhood for her
but all her life since she has been making out she spent MUCH more time with Judy than she actually could have done
Judy was on the road and filming - stars of Garland's calibre didnt see their kids like normal people do
Lorna lived with Luft in her teens and was only 16 when JG died
she shouldnt be considered a Garland "expert"
According to her fellow actors and actresses, directors and producers, Judy Garland had a horrible stage mother, who only saw Judy as a means to enrich herself. She started giving Judy, uppers and downers, as a child to keep her nonstop schedule of moviemaking going. And sadly, actorPeter Lawford and actress, June Allison, are among several who have said that Judy Garland, attempted suicide on more than one occasion.
No, I've learned from what the world's foremost living authority on her, John Fricke, and the most respected people of her day witnessed about her in their own memoirs when they could have been writing about (gasp) themselves. And how are queen Elizabeth II, Eleanor Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, etc. "stars?"
Damn, Let Judy talk! Freddie was coaching her answers to what he wanted to hear. It's sounded like an atty "leading the witness" Judy's mindset is like most Geminis. Sometimes As We talk, our train of thought does drifts off on a different path but we get back to the subject @ hand. There is a method to our madness & No, we aren't crazy; Geminis DON'T have split personalities. We can be stubborn but we can be very sensitive. Which is why we can also turn from an introvert to extravert @ times.
Alcohol and drugs were sadly a very prominent part of her life and led to her untimely death.
@3909clancy Her children didn't suffer...
Why ? There are people in this world that comes along and is one of a kind. Example Gandhi, Fred Astarie , Charlie Chapman , Cleopatra, Einstein just to name a few.
She nicked her neck a little with a small piece of a broken perfume bottle. They put a bandage on it and it was fine.
NFitalianGuy I know I am tired of the crap put up about her!When she was a baby her Mother would slap her face and say now go and sing! Judy was very sick as a child and had problems with her ears and hay fever when they went to Hollywood she suffered a lot.Judy turned out to be the GREATEST LIVE PERFORMER EVER! So screw all the other crap.Rest in Peace Judy Garland gone too soon... Barb
Who is this Sylvia she talks about?
Actress Sylvia Sidney, the wife of Carlton Alsop.
OMG. I had no idea they knew each other! Sylvi was so sweet to Judy. Love both of them.
Most of you youngsters would know Sylvia Sydney as chain-smoking case worker (in the afterlife) in the movie, Beetlejuice
She must have suffered from depression/ mental illness. IMHO .
Yes but she was abused then most they promised a year off and 3 months later she was back working.After no one would go near her or help her or feed her except friend that REALLY cared.That meant more pills an they gave them to her as many as she wanted not prescribe like a doctor should.Those doctor should be held accounted for her fall from grace.They are the ones who killed Judy Garland
""I've learned ... the most respected people of her day witnessed about her in their own memoirs ... And how are queen Elizabeth II, Eleanor Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, etc. "stars
only a sucker would think this carries import. so eleanor and jfk loved rubbing elbows with celebs ... so what? do you know some of the stars the queen had dubbed knighthood to? it IS a joke. do you believe the queen is a music critic? honestly??? ...... still laughing.
HEY,"HEY "HIRCHIK",my aunt and uncle,grandparents in the 60's SMOKED,AND USED THOSE BENZADRINE INHALERS,OOOH,I DID ACID,POT,BOOZE,AND WHEN I WAS A NERVOUS KID"(NOW THEY CALL IT ADH,OR SOME SHIT,THEY WANTED ME ON RITALIN,AT 5,i am free,and no problemo,except for 'rude,armchair psychologists",WHO SEEM TO KNOW THE INNER THOUGHTS,AND MINDS OF SUCH GREAT ARTISTS AS MONROE,AND GARLAND,tell me your secret,JUST KIDDING
Watching Judy being interviewed on the Jack Parr Show in the '60s about shooting "The Wizard of Oz" it's obvious she was embellishing stories for comic effect, which both Jack and the audience loved and fully enjoyed. But how much of it was true? Supposedly her costars were hurt and upset by how she described them as intentionally pushing her out of the way on the Yellow Brick Road so they could be more prominently visible. Keeping that in mind for this interview, I'm cautious about what to believe here.
Not only embellishing stories for comic effect, but if you listen to/ watch her interviews, tv appearances( and her show) she employs a new speaking voice( or different way of speaking rather) every time she talks almost. Similar speech patterns/tones/ phrases you could make out as used more than once , but she always sounded and looked drastically different in appearance in just about everything she did after the MGM days. . This woman was not well.
Judy did not try to kill herself ! She was too funny and not tragic ! It was not a sucide like people said !
ahhh a family friend. well, that explains things, don't you think? :)
frankly i do not care whether you wish to talk to me or not but what i said still stands. she was a great singer, a decent actor and that's it. she was a sad case because she was misdirected (drugs) early in her life and that's a shame but most ordinary people would have killed to live her life anyway. why is it the public gives entertainers god-like status? it's ridiculous. she was one of many talented people period!
OMG, Sylvia Sidney and Carlton Alsop were saints to put up with her! She's so out of it here that Fred Finklehoffe has to feed her the facts of her own life, and then she parrots them back to him. No wonder Humphrey Bogart once screamed at Sid Luft, "Get the hell out of here, and take that BORING wife of yours with you!"
I don't think this sounds like Judy? Am I the only one?
It is Judy.
of course it is!
oh i see! so you buy in to everything "stars" say? don't you know that celebrities will say anything at all as long as there's some reciprocation at some point? you must be fresh from the cabbage patch.
the franklin one is really the funniest one of all here. :)
what a freaking joke.
It's tragic how Judy turned into this drugged out, drunk, babbling wreck.
Your observation is a bit off...
She’s clear and sober, here-no idea about what YOU’RE babbling.
i loved judy garland as much as the next person. but to suggest she was one of a kind is ridiculous.