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Get Happy by Gerald Clarke

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "[A] masterly biography" (People) of Judy Garland that thoroughly captures her intrepid spirit--and her hidden demons--from the acclaimed author of Capote

"A compelling read . . . In a big, gutsy biography, Gerald Clarke brings insight and fresh detail to Judy Garland's story."--Entertainment Weekly

She lived at full throttle on stage, screen, and in real life, with highs that made history and lows that finally brought down the curtain at age forty-seven.

From her tumultuous early years as a child performer to her tragic last days, Gerald Clarke reveals the authentic Judy Garland in a biography rich in new detail and unprecedented revelations. Based on hundreds of interviews and drawing on her own unfinished--and unpublished--autobiography, Get Happy presents the real Judy Garland in all her flawed glory and creates a portrait as candid as it is compassionate.

Here are her early years, during which her parents sowed the seeds of heartbreak and self-destruction that would plague her for decades . . . the golden age of Hollywood, brought into sharp focus with cinematic urgency, from the hidden private lives of the movie world's biggest stars to the cold-eyed businessmen who controlled the machine . . . and a parade of brilliant and gifted men--lovers and artists, impresarios and crooks--who helped her reach so many creative pinnacles yet left her hopeless and alone after each seemingly inevitable fall.

Here, then, is Judy Garland in all her magic and despair: the woman, the star, the legend, in a riveting saga of tragedy, resurrection, and genius.

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Gerald Clarke is the author of Capote: A Biography and Judy Garland: Be Happy. He's also written for The Atlantic, The New Republic, Rolling Stone, Architectural Digest (where he's a contributor), Time (where he was a senior writer), and Esquire, among other magazines. He is a Yale graduate who presently resides in Bridgehampton, New York.

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ISBN 13 9780385335157
ISBN 10 0385335156
Title Get Happy
Author Gerald Clarke
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Year published 2001-03-06
Number of pages 528
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.