![]() Her triumphsĪnd calamities were chronicled with tireless vigor. Of the author's splendid portrait of Truman Capote, "Get Happy" recalls James Agee's complaint that "The Clock," a Vincente Minnelli film in which Garland starred, "inspires ingratitudeĬlarke puts himself at a serious disadvantage in moving from a fresh, witty, reasonably unexamined subject like Capote to a woman whose entire adult life unfolded in a climate of sob-sister press scrutiny. It's the high-minded desperation that serves as ballast for "Get Happy," Gerald Clarke's scandal-seeking yet curiously wan biography of Judy Garland. ![]() Hat do Odysseus, Sir Galahad and pigtailed little Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz" have in common? Answer: lonely quests through hostile territory.īut this is no parlor game. An Interview With Gerald Clarke, Recorded on April 4, 2000.Elizabeth Kendall Reviews 'Get Happy' (April 9, 2000).Finding New Cracks in an Exposed Life (March 30, 2000).´Get Happy:´ The Overexamined Life of the ´Real´ Judy GarlandīOOKS OF THE TIMES ´Get Happy:´ The Overexamined Life of the ´Real´ Judy Garland ![]()
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