Over the Rainbow: the Hollywood Career of Judy Garland

Next to Fred Astaire, Judy Garland may be the most talented person to ever set foot in Hollywood. There wasn’t anything she couldn’t do, from breaking an audience’s heart with a song, to effortlessly dancing up a storm, to delivering comic and dramatic performances that still enthrall today. While she was among the greatest live entertainers in show biz history, and one of the top recording artists of her time, it’s her appearances in front of the camera that remain her lasting legacy. This talk will examine her remarkable Hollywood career, which began in her young teens at MGM and continued with such timeless classics as The Wizard of Oz, Meet Me in St. Louis, Easter Parade, and her stirring comeback in 1954’s A Star is Born. Our speaker, Brian Rose, is Professor Emeritus at Fordham University in the Department of Communication and Media Studies as well as the author of several books on television history and cultural programming.   You won’t want to miss this exciting presentation as we stroll down memory lane with one of the most talented Hollywood stars.

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