Judy Garland’s Tragic Rise: How Hollywood Took Her Childhood and Profited From Her Pain

involved far more than adopting a new professional name. It marked the beginning of a life in which other people increasingly decided how she should look, behave, work, rest, and present herself to the world.

A Childhood Replaced by Performance

The entertainment industry celebrated her as a valuable young star, but the demands placed on her left little continue reading …