HERE'S JUDY GARLAND! HERE'S HELEN O'CONNELL! HERE'S HOLLYWOOD!

Click on the video above to view Judy Garland's 

restored interview with Helen O'Connell, 1961.

Director Stanley Kramer witnesses Judy Garland signing her contract 

to play Irene Hoffman in his production of Judgment At Nuremberg.

Judy Garland rehearses on the set

Judy Garland, Richard Widmark, and Howard Caine, 

rehearsing on the set.

JUDY GARLAND-HERE'S HOLLYWOOD-1961-A RESTORATION

Per director Frank Labrador:

"Restoration of the segment about the filming of "Judgment at Nuremburg" by NBC-TV's "Here's Hollywood" weekday series (originally broadcast on June 23, 1961). Helen O'Connell interviewed Judy Garland on camera for this segment in March 1961, but the footage that survived does not have the complete audio. Judy's replies could be heard but not Helen's questions...until NOW. Here is the radio broadcast version of this interview, which is complete. For the first time, this radio version was combined to create this brand new, restored version of this historic interview on the "Judgment at Nuremburg" film set. For portions where there is no video, behind-the-scenes photos from David Price's digital photograph collection were used. ENJOY!

Judy Garland is readied for her first scene in the film.

Judy Garland being directed by Stanley Kramer.

P.S. Please note the "Here's Hollywood" opening and end credits used in this video were lifted from a different episode in 1962 -- the only one that I could find online. So Helen's announcement about the guests for the next show is not historically correct."

Helen O'Connell

Judy Garland and Stanley Kramer arrive at 

 the  Berlin premiere of Judgemet At Nuremberg.

Judy Garland was nominated for an Academy 

Award for her portrayal of Irene Hoffman Wallner.

The cast poses with a cardboard cut out of Marlene Dietrich.

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Columnist Maxine Messenger greets newlyweds Judy Garland and Mark Herron as they arrive in Houston (12/14/65) for Judy 's upcoming concert at the Astrodome.

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Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland are interviewed by Bob Hope at the premier of Babes In Arms at Hollywood's Grauman's Chinese Theater. October 10, 1939.

CLOSING NIGHT IN CHICAGO

Judy with Nelson Riddle

To compliment the wonderful new recording of Judy Garland's closing night (09/09/1958) performance at Chicago's Orchestra Hall, recently shared with TJGE by Steve Sanders, here are a few photos from the engagement that come to us from the David Price collection (via Frank Labrador).

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David Price's PHOTO OF THE WEEK #53

Portrait of Judy by Cecil Beaton (unpublished), taken during her 1951 visit to Great Britain.

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David Price's PHOTO OF THE WEEK #51

Vincente serving birthday cake to Judy on the set of his film, 

YOLANDA AND THE THIEF ... February 28, 1945. 

It was Vincente's birthday and producer Arthur Freed threw a party for him on the set.

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David Price's PHOTO OF THE WEEK #50

Candid photo at a party held at the home of Van Johnson, c. 1953. Not seen except by the hem of her dress is Janet Gaynor who was sitting across from Judy. (The two Esthers!) Photo by Evie Johnson.

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David Price's PHOTO OF THE WEEK #49

Judy, Busby Berkeley, and Mickey at the wrap party 

for BABES IN ARMS ... mid-summer, 1939.

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David Price's PHOTO OF THE WEEK #48

Rehearsing at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia just prior to her concert at the Robin Hood Dell ... June 30, 1943.

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David Price's PHOTO OF THE WEEK #46

Judy and Fred Astaire at M-G-M's 25th Anniversary Luncheon held at the studio ... February 13, 1949. Photo credit: Fink & Smith

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David Price's PHOTO OF THE WEEK #45

An exquisite portrait by Virgil Apger taken during Judy's 

final formal portrait sitting at M-G-M ... March 23, 1950.                 

Serial number 2001.

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David Price's PHOTO OF THE WEEK #44

Judy Garland "Dorothy" doll, marketed by the Ideal Toy Company in 1939 ... in conjunction with the publicity campaign for THE WIZARD OF OZ.

THE SWEETHEART OF SIGMA CHI (Photo of the week)

David Price's PHOTO OF THE WEEK #43

A candid portrait taken at the Sigma Chi Fraternity in Columbus, Ohio, where 

Judy made an appearance during her early 1938 M-G-M road tour to publicize 

EVERYBODY SING ... 

c. February, 1938.

NEW FILES POSTED TO THE YAHOO GROUP for the week of October 14, 2012

Here is a rundown of the new audio files posted to the

Yahoo version of The Judy Garland Experience.

to access the files click HERE.

A JUDY MOMENT
Judy's stereo take on I'll Plant My Own Tree that comes to us direct from the 20th Century Fox master recording.

DUET OF THE WEEK
Liza Minnell and Ann Hampton Callaway take on a Harold Arlen classic.

ENCORE
Sarah Vaughan recorded this in the autumn of her career, but judging from the tasty tag alone, Sassy was still, well, sassy!

FORD STAR JUBILEE
Soundtrack / live feed recording of Judy's first television special. Originally broadcast on September 24, 1955.

G. I. JIVE
G.I. Jill of Armed Forces Radio presents Tommy Dorsey, Tony Pastor, Judy Garland, and Kay Kyser.

JUDY AND BING '51
An episode of Bing Crosby show from January 1951. Judy and Bing trade banter, perform sketch comedy, and sing up a storm.

JUDY AND KUP '65
Following her appearance at Chicago's Arie Crown Theater, Judy appeared on Irv Kupcinet's syndicated talk show, Kup's Show, May 8, 1965.

PENTIMENTO
What if Judy Garland had released a studio album in 1963/1964, what would it have sounded like? What songs might it have included? Utilizing the TJGS pre-recordings that Orval shared with Steve Sanders, and he subsequently shared with us, we have compiled an album that we feel could have worked as a mid sixties studio LP offering from Judy. We call it PENTIMENTO the frances gumm album.

REQUESTS AND RARITIES
Anything and everything.

SUNDAY MORNING SPECIAL
Selections from Barbra's Streisand's 1963 performance at San Francisco's The Hungry i.

THE GLUM GUMM parts 1 & 2
Ultra rare 1956 demo recording of Virginia Thompson, formerly Jimmie of The Gumm Sisters. These originals, penned by Mrs. Thompson, evokes dusty and depressing images of torn taffeta and wringing hands.

WHERE JUDY PLAYED
Josephine Baker in concert at Carnegie Hall, 1973.

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David Price's PHOTO OF THE WEEK #42

Judy and Ray Hirsch, who was a local swing/jitterbug dance champion ... c.1937-38. 

They had met in 1936 at M-G-M, where both were under contract.

AN OPEN LETTER FROM FILM MAKER FRANK LABRADOR

As many of you know, I was the video editor and videographer for Jan Glazier's "Judy in New York" festival in 2011. I had the privilege of producing some special video presentations at that event, in collaboration with our own Steve Sanders. In April 2013, Jan Glazier will be having the next "Judy in..." festival in Hollywood. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the premiere of "The Judy Garland Show" during the festival, Steve and I are collaborating again to create a documentary about the making of the TV series based on his book. Personally, I am most humbled in Steve's trust in me to create this film, based on all his research materials and 80-plus audio interviews he conducted.

But we need your help! Though there are hundreds of performance shots from TJGS available everywhere, there are comparatively few photos from behind-the-scenes or from rehearsals. And of the few we found, they mostly come from the first three shows taped (Rooney, Basie, Minnelli). So I am reaching out to all the Judy photo collectors out there and ask if you could please check in your collection. If you have any rehearsal or behind-the-scenes photographs of Judy interacting with the staff and crew at CBS, please contact me atfrank.labrador@gmail.com. 

Even if Judy is not in the picture, I would be interested. For example, at this time, we have no pictures of the guest stars doing their solo numbers.

And over the years, there have been contact (proof) sheets sold on eBay from TJGS. If you are the owner of any of these, I would definitely appreciate hearing from you.

We have poured a lot of time and energy towards this project already, but I'm asking for your help to make this private video presentation about the making of "The Judy Garland Show" TV series as spectacular as possible. If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact me privately at frank.labrador@gmail.com.

Thanks,
Frankie

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

David Price's PHOTO OF THE WEEK #41

Polly Bergen (wife of Judy's agent, Freddie Fields) and Judy 

at the GOLDEN GLOBES event ... March 16, 1961.

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David Price's PHOTO OF THE WEEK #39

Back in New York after a Fall on the road with her Palace show, Judy is seen here accepting gifts on her opening night at the FELT FORUM at Madison Square Garden ... Christmas Night, December 25, 1967. This is a fairly familiar photo to many of us, but such a nice scan from a vintage photo that I want to share it with you.

 

Photo Credit: United Press International

EXPANDED 1965 TORONTO INTERVIEW

Our own David Price has discovered an expanded version of Judy Garland's 1965 interview for the CBC (plus press conference sound bites).

Judy is interviewed by Laurier LaPierre and discusses Liza Minnelli, Mark Herron, cooking, and her favorite song.

Click on the photo or HERE to access the interview.

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David Price's PHOTO OF THE WEEK #38

 Studio portrait of Judy by John Engstead. This is one of many taken during a sitting held not long after Judy's triumphant run at the Los Angeles Philharmonic during which she presented her recent Palace show. Taken May-June, 1952.

Other portraits from this sitting were used to promote her 1953 Columbia Records recordings, and then again as publicity portrait stills for A STAR IS BORN in 1954.

Photo Credit: John Engstead