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is truly free and happy in only two places :
before an audience, where she has a rare
magic of loving the people she entertains
and being loved in return; and alone with
her three children, for whom she works
diligently to give a "sense of security"
and gets the same in return.
But other than these relatively brief
moments, Judy's life is as turbulent and
tormenting as it was in the years she re
calls with bitterness and now says are
part of the past. For example, despite
protestations of good health and freedom
from pills and diets, Judy ended up a re
cent series of engagements on a sadly fa
miliar note. Booked for three weeks in a
Lake Tahoe, Nev., casino, she collapsed in
her dressing room. A doctor pronounced
her case one of "complete physical ex
haustion" and advised cancelling the rest
of the engagement.
On the legal front, life has quieted since
the highly publicized rift last winter. That
breakup was a bitter one, but then so had
been four preceding ones. In 1958, Judy's
lawyers charged Luft with alleged cruelty.
Yet not long after, Judy was in court testi-
flu : "We're a couple of sick honeymooners."
They then went to the Bahamas on their
fifth honeymoon.
During the rift, the Lufts' two chil
dren had been living at a luxurious
dude ranch on the shore of Lake Tahoe,
where Judy established residence for her
proposed divorce. Now that the divorce
has been shelved, one of Judy's first or
ders of business will be to "put down
roots" for Joey's and Lorna's sake.
"I want to keep their lives, up to a cer
tain age, as normal as possible. But how
can it be when they travel all over?"
THE LUFT8 have tried to "put down roots"
in London, but unsuccessfully. Host
recently Judy was thinking of New York:
"The education is so good there, and I can
travel both to Europe and the Coast with
out being away too long."
Still, Las Vegas seems to have an at
traction for her. Some of her best friends
are connected with the lavish shows there,
and Judy can walk around without being
unduly besieged by fans. She herself does
little gambling (she has few evident
fying that Luft should have custody of his
son by his former wife, Lynn Bari. When
questioned about his temper, she said : "He
has a very good disposition."
The 1962-1963 separation was even more
bitter. Luft claimed Judy had two de
tectives restrain him while she ran off
with their two children, Lorna, 10, and
Joey, 7. Judy kept the youngsters under
police guard and charged Luft with "ex
treme cruelty, mental in nature." He count
ered by asking the court to refuse Judy
custody of the children.
DURING A previous spat, the late Jerry
Geisler, famed Hollywood lawyer,
commented: "Sometimes it takes a few
days, sometimes a bit longer, but they al
ways make up." This time, though, Judy
told reporters: "No, we've tried it (recon
ciliation), and it didn't work."
Wrote a show-business expert: "So
harsh were the words and accusations
that neither Judy nor Sid can ever wipe
them off the record." Not long after, how
ever, Judy became ill, Lqft flew to her side,
and they reconciled. From a San Francisco
hotel, Luft announced they both had Asian
When Liza (right) made
her stage debut re
cently, Judy was there
to cheer with her
husband Sid Luft and
their children,
Lorna and Joey.
extravagances except clothes).
When Judy talks about her eldest daugh
ter, Liza Minnelli, 17, her eyes mist as
they do during an inspired torch song.
For the past year Liza has been studying
acting in New York. She made her debut
in a school production, and her mother
says: "I went expecting to stand in the
wings and help out, but she didn't need
me. She did it on her own."
Liza's off-Broadway debut in "Best Foot
Forward" also convinced critics of her po
tential, yet Judy's attitude remains watch
fully maternal. "One day I heard Liza was
being asked to sing in a cartoon version
of The Wizard of Oz, " Judy says. This
is one of her own most memorable films,
and the song, "Over the Rainbow," is
virtually her trademark.
"I thought they were just exploiting Liza
to use my name," Judy told me. "But when
I finally read the contract, it stated that
she was to be billed under her own name.
They wanted Liza, not Garland. I was out
and I didn't mind 1"
Judy Garland, of course, will never be
, "out" down once in a while maybe, but
she bounces right back, better than ever.
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