the harvey girls
(she´s reminding me of miss monroe somehow in this pic)

with mickey rooney,recording "i wish i were in love again"

at the palace,1951.a break during rehearsals

the diva

with the icomparable spencer tracy behind the scenes on judgment at nuremberg in hollywood.the 2 had been friends since the late 1930s in culver city and the intervening 25 years had brought both them to rarefied pinnacles of respect in their industry....great film,and some of the gretest actors giving singularlyx great performances.montgomery clift made me cry...and judy had almost the same effect...

costume test for lily mars

relaxing on the set-the harvey girls

the tramp

__________________"sleep brings no rest to me
i only sail a wilder sea
a darker wave"
-emily bronte-

Thanks for all your posts somnambule and ladystardust,And for posting photos ...with comments!!!!Illustrated by Richard Amsel, for "A star is born", I believe..It will gives some colours to this thread(personal scan) copyright Richard Amsel

i agree!!i think she´s very underrated,not as a singer or performer but as an actress.i think she´s not really appreciated because she played in light musicals most of the time.but that doesn´t necessarily mean she couldn´t act or wasn´t capable of playing dramatic parts (she has prooved she could at least twice..a star is born,judgment of nuremberg and as i personally think also in a child is waiting.the funny thing is,normally i hate musicals.i really hate them,but i love watching her musical-films just because she brings so much freshness,pureness,energy and natural talent on the screen that i find it comforting watching her.and if you just think that she could exude so much wholesomeness despite her immense problems on the set and in real life it makes her work even more stunning (reminiscences of marily monroe are apparent).she should have gotten the oscar for a star is born,many people in hollywood at that time thought so too.ok,she wasn´t as elegant or sophisticated as other actresses at that time,or a perfect beauty.she always had great inferiority complexes because of that.but so what?does that lessen her immense talent?she could be a psycho-monster,certainly.with all the pills she took everybody would have become a wreck.but that doesn´t mean that a person has a bad character or personality.i admire her for the way she fought and struggled.
the 4-star rating of this thread was exactly what i expected.i just felt like i had to defend her a little bit.she´s certainly worth it.
she never pretended to be more than she was.

a quote from the book:
judgment at nuremberg
a scene from judgment at nuremberg

singing her heart and soul out (unfortunately there´s no description given for this pic)

__________________"sleep brings no rest to me
i only sail a wilder sea
a darker wave"
-emily bronte-

oh thanks so much,lady stardust and jackie oh.good to see another judy-fan here.love love love the life cover btw.!!i´ve always thought that this clownesque (does this word even exist???) side and her tramp role are the most sincere sides of her image...reminds me a little bit of giulietta masina even though her clown was different,sadder and more heartbreaking whereas judy´s is a more entertaining version imo.she really wanted to make people laugh.

this is the only contemporary pic i have of judy:
(source:picture show annual 1950)
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and

studio portrait,presenting lily mars,1943

portrait by roberto gari that now graces the loppy of the palace theatre

frank sinatra joins judy and van johnson at the mocambo 1943

mr and mrs vincente minelli omn their wedding day,june 15,1945

hedda hopper,david rose, an judy 1941 i wish i could have heard that

judy with barron polan,friend and confidant,1943

judy with friend and manager carleton alsop 1949

__________________"sleep brings no rest to me
i only sail a wilder sea
a darker wave"
-emily bronte-