Judy and Liza [Hardcover]

James Spada (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 216 pages
• Publisher: Doubleday; 1st edition (November 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385182023
• ISBN-13: 978-0385182027
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,345,298 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #61 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > People, A-Z > ( G ) > Garland, Judy

More About the Author

James Spada is an author, publisher and photographer who has produced two dozen books over the past thirty-five years. He has had three New York Times bestsellers, including his biographies of Grace Kelly and Peter Lawford. He has written both intimate text-only biographies and illustrated coffee-table books.
In September 2010 he will have two new books on the market. His first work of fiction, "Days When My Heart Was Volcanic," is a historical novel about six months in the life of Edgar Allan Poe. His third collection of male nude images, "Eye Candy," comprises over seventy photographs.

Jim lives in Boston with his husband and two cats.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book of talent, talent, talent, March 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Judy and Liza (Paperback)

A truly wonderful, fact-filled book, dealing with the relationship between a mother and daughter, who just happened to be the superstars of their generations. I've kept this book all these years, having been published originally in 1983, and occasionally pull it from the shelf, relax and peruse its pictures and chapters. I highly recommend the book. So many of the older books on Garland are now almost impossible to find. When you can, buy them! Rarely are you disappointed, if for nothing else, the pictures are so enjoyable! Judy had to be one of the most photographed women of her time.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Trash re-hash, December 26, 2011

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perryhaymes678 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Judy and Liza (Paperback)

Imagine the horror of receiving this book as a gift, not once, not twice, but thrice. Well that happened to me. This book portrays Judy as a horrible person who only lives to cause havoc in the lives of those she loves. Anyone who really knew Judy will tell you that nothing could be further from the truth.

And what's with the story of Judy and Liza at the London Palladium? Judy did not try to sabotage or ridicule her daughter's efforts on stage. This is the problem with society, we take everything too literally. Liza merely said (with great humor and respect) that working with her mother was competition with enormous love and respect. Everyone present that night denied any friction between the two, and recall Judy's advice to pay their respects to Liza as well.

Avoid this like the plague and make sure you don;t get it three times.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Old myths die hard., August 16, 2006

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Drake (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Judy and Liza (Paperback)

James Spada took an old myth and turned it into this shoddy book. It's bascially a trash, rehash of stories of the relationship between Judy and Liza that were not true to begin with.

Save your money and buy "Judy" by Gerold Frank, amongst a few others on Judy Garland. 1 star maybe for the pictures, but the good pictures do not compensate for a lying text.