Judy Garland - Interview (The Mike Douglas Show - 1968)

From The Mike Douglas Show, aired in August of 1968. (Part 3 of 4)
Here you'll see Judy talking about designing her clothes, Peter Lawford and funny stories from Easter Parade.
Enjoy!

[@VTMCompany]

Judy breathes and the audience applauds.

[@christinerandenberg4076]

STAR POWER

[@angelman51266]

Mike Douglas was very soothing and kind; always enjoyed his show, and he had some very big names. People remember Merv in the afternoon, but it was Mike every morning.

[@BHW722]

When she was rested and not under constant pressure you can tell the difference. She's very relaxed and her singing voice was in great shape. Thank you for posting this. It's the clearest version I've seen!

[@bsaunders5271]

I enjoy seeing Judy laugh and tell stories of the fun she had. I like that she had light moments in amongst all her turmoil.

[@pgroove163]

we all do

[@user-mn4kg3jb4j]

Delightful Interview! I Love all of Judy Garland's movies! I have many favorite movies. My favorite movie of all time since I first saw it at age 2 and 1/2 in 1981 is the Beautiful, Beloved, Brilliant, Classic, Clever, Delightful, Excellent, Fantastic, Grand, Iconic, Marvelous, Outstanding, Perfectly Cast, Radiant, Spectacular, Splendid, Terrific, Uplifting, and Wonderful 1939 MGM Fantasy Musical Movie, The Wizard of Oz!

[@LexiDanielleRohrich]

I love her dress! Simply gorgeous!

[@anenkaorin7786]

She would have been a great designer 💯🤗

[@Maranatha7557]

My mom was her age, and they resembled one another. This makes me miss my mom.

[@aspieresearchmom]

I feel the same, although my Mom was born in 1928, she resembled Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz

[@moonstar4121]

That's dumb it's just some wealthy actress a drug addict actress Tuesday weld looks better

[@RachelDeRosier010894]

@@moonstar4121 Can you fuck off?

[@mondocjenson-dy8zd]

So nostalgic. I miss this era of TV

[@Itss.avahallam]

Yh she's a lovely person I don't care if she's a drug adict she's a fucking person

[@aspieresearchmom]

Her children adore her and the audiences love her for decades... that is why Judy Garland is remembered today

[@SaxonC]

What a Treat! She originally was not going to appear but Mike talked to her the way she should have always been approached. With respect.

[@jonirapp9914]

We filmed her in that dress (which she designed) on Super 8 at JFK Stadium in South Philly that summer. of 1968.

[@mamatibborscassady9388]

I truly loved her.........Saw her on her last tour, a few years before she died, she was utterly fantastic, and the audience got to their feet to show their adoration.....I do not fault her for the pain and all that took her life.............she was so abused by all the people who used, and abused her over the years, yet, in the end, it was Judy's end.

[@laverne849]

Gosh, how OLD are you???

[@lynnlRDR-RDR2]

Thank you beautifully said

[@jonirapp9914]

@@laverne849 She must be MY age. I get social security

[@jonirapp9914]

@羅德夫 Very nasty and Racist comment..... Judy herself would have told you what a jerk you are!

[@Hevynly1]

Judy is an absolute legend and hearing her speak about one of my favorite movies, Easter Parade, is a joy. She's hilarious! Just love her! Great upload, thank you! :)

[@garybsg]

I WONDER IF SHE EVER KNEW THAT "SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW" WOULD BE VOTED THE GREATEST SONG OF THE 20TH CENTURY AND THAT THE WIZARD OF OZ WOULD STILL BE GOING STRONG 75 YEARS LATER

[@phoenixrisingme]

She is a true legend the likes of which we will never see again. The Wizard of Oz is my all-time favorite movie.

[@terryallen9546]

And that we still don't know that there is a man behind the curtain.

[@annabelles1622]

@@phoenixrisingme Mine too!

[@ianfromtheotherside5795]

79 years now 😁

[@jenniferstone4025]

i think by the end she was sickened by that song. that song made millions. y was she living out of a suitcase with nothing. where did the furniture go? where did all the dresses go? dear judy couldnt stand that song by 69. love you frances i know u r resting in absolute power my darling

[@AnnieJCC05]

her dress was amazing

[@SaxonC]

I still laugh out loud when she said that she and Peter met when they were both fetuses.. Judy had a great sense fo humor

[@giavannira]

Judy always makes me smile and laugh! Such a funny funny wonderful woman!! Thank god she Was put here and thank god her talent still outshines neone then and today!! There are million n millions of stars but only a handful of legends and judy is at the top of that handful!! Her body is no longer here but my god her talent n spirit will go on forever and ever!! No one can hold a candle to this amazing big hearted talented funny woman!! And it's great fans like you who help to keep her memory alive!! Judy doesn't want to be remembered for being addicted she wants to be remembered for exactually this, making people happy and her fans so thrilled everytime we here her talk or sing it dance !! Xoxo love you judy!!

[@dianabeurman9937]

She had a great sense of humor!

[@Kelly-nm4kw]

Hello Diana, How are you doing?

[@rhonrentsops7549]

It feels good to hear her laugh whole heatedly 💚💚💚💞💕💞💞💞

[@DA90027]

I love the dress, she was good at designing if that was her first attempt. This is a great interview, Mike was a class act and never said anything bad about anyone.

[@jonirapp9914]

She designed hats for years....a Hobby

[@jeh500]

Judy was having a really great time here. Focused & funny. And, very entertaining . A great lady - gone too soon.

[@bon1042]

she was a genius, really.

[@melisagalvalizi6982]

She was

[@alexarentsch7370]

Just read a biography on Judy. What a vibrant soul that persevered through tragedy. I watched the biopic on her and it was horrendous. They did not do her justice. shame

[@timothychamberlin6985]

God bless you Ms. Garland....

[@frammyxx]

love her speaking voice!

[@pattibrooks1907]

Loved Judy her singing acting and her humor

[@talztofilau9022]

She's so adorable ❤️

[@alphastarlite7772]

I used to love to watch The Mike Douglas Show

[@SaxonC]

People don't realize that a singer, especially a great singer isn't always in the best of voice. She gave 1000% to her audiences and when a person is a real singer, they not only sing the song but they tell a story with the ability to connect with those listening. She had personal problems and a very rough life, surrounded by many people only out for themselves and looked at her not as a person but a commodity. Hollywood is a cruel town especially when she grew up in the spotlight.

[@grai]

Just the fact that she achieved *so much* one forgets that she was dead at 47 I think she has to be up there with people like Diaghilev, Stravinski, Picasso, Duke Ellington as one of the geniuses of the 20th Century

[@pgroove163]

drugs and alcohol really aged her..

[@chrismcevoy2503]

I love when Judy Garland sang The Trolley Song.

[@burleq]

Peter Lawford...the man who kept the secrets - and doing so killed him. He had great honor, humor and deep sadness.

[@blackmore4]

Could you go into a bit more detail about the secrets?

[@RJS1974]

She looks great here. Love her dress.

[@gonavy5607]

When you think about all the greats, it's hard to categorize her. She was a great (underrated) actress. A great singer. Maybe there are greater actresses or singers, but I think most people agree, Judy was the greatest performer of the Twentieth Century. The greatest talent. Anybody care to differ? I don't think any one person encompassed all the power she did, in all the areas she did, and had the effect on the audience that she did. Sock it to me. Prove me wrong. I'm up for a debate.

[@TrangPakbaby]

Robin Whiteside very underrated actress. So natural and gifted

[@Gigiroo]

Robin Whiteside Can’t argue lol

[@Gigiroo]

Robin Whiteside But...Michael Jackson is up there

[@JahlenJohnson11]

Robin Whiteside Marilyn

[@srobindittrich6599]

@@TrangPakbaby - Judy's acting in her last movie "I Could Go On Singing" was fabulous and spellbinding. The hospital scene where she damaged her ankles was amazing. So intensely emotional.

[@chilvari]

Judy has the most wonderful laugh! She's so cute! I wanna have film stories one day. I wanna be an actress, it seems so fun to sit and talk about being on set. I've always wanted to be an actress since I was little. And seeing all these amazing Classic Hollywood stars rienforces that and it makes me wish things were still the same too. These days, you have remakes, sequels and 3D left and right. Anyone notice that movies back then had no sequels and there were barely any remakes?

[@colonialradio1]

It's funny when she says "I thought we made more than one picture together" - Peter was a bit player (not even sure if he had a line ) in "Girl Crazy" - I wonder if she was remember that but couldn't place it. Today we have videos and can watch these movies at the drop of a hat - but in 1968 you either caught it on the late show, or in most cases, when it was originally released - so it's easy to understand how details got foggy. Fantastic video. Thanks for posting

[@chilvari]

The Golden Years seem like fun :)

[@edenCONbliss01]

reminds me of edie beale! "you can always take off the skirt ans where it as a cape!" judy was so incredible...

[@jonirapp9914]

Except Edie lived in a HOLE and never came out until her last year. Judy was in front of us for 47 years. Even then she had not talent; Just Chutzpah!

[@chrismcevoy2503]

Judy Garland you had a great sense of humor.

[@cheykiddd]

her laugh is rly cute.

[@superhetoric]

what a wonderful, fabulous woman she is - she's almost childlike here, gushing over her dress :p

[@michaeloram6957]

Judy Garland I love you I always love you the rest of my life God bless you wherever you are now and I mean that from my heart which I have known you you're beautiful singer somewhere over the rainbow always hit my heart very happy

[@SaxonC]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUDY!

[@johnlennon1970]

She's Goofly Gorgeous...i love Judy Garland!!

[@xander7ful]

Where did you find this? This is such a rare clip and supposedly difficult to find. Thank you for posting it.

[@thebrideoffrankenstein2415]

That dress is amazing....love her

[@artbeau]

Absolutely charming.

[@tapeduk]

Love this interview

[@reekashade]

Medicated socially accepted days of wine & poser’s.But that being said…she sang like an ANGEL.

[@jonirapp9914]

And you never smoked a joint or took a pill. LOL

[@spagandtuna]

Even the no account skid row bum Lawford (who used to turn on with his own son) can't ruin this wonderful piece. Thanks for posting.

[@SaxonC]

On a Sunday the 22nd of June 1969, The World woke up to the News of Judy Garland's death. The news sent shock waves across the entire planet & for the 7 days the media paid homage to " A Great Lady who had the Ultimate Interview"! Judy, Your fans still mourn your passing. I have the comfort of knowing your spirit was embraced by GOD & that HE showed you HIS infinite peace & all that heaven has too offer you. U brought a lot of joy to me & I thank God for creating you. RIP on this 6/22/10

[@orionzdream9392]

I want her dress! ❤️💛💚💙💜

[@chrismcevoy2503]

My favorite Judy Garland picture is The Wizard Of Oz.

[@grai]

Judy was funny - a brilliant dramatic actress, Fred Astaire came out of retirement to dance with her, and no question one of the greatest singers Lucille ball found her such a great comedy talent she said "next to Judy Garland I'm a mortician" Sinatra would definitely be on my list too - but who else comes close to Garland just in sheer range? It was like it was effortless for her to excel at anything she did

[@Caban1970]

Gawd, I love KZbin.

[@michaelterry1000]

Antonio Caban KZbin is amazing. I often wonder where some of this stuff comes from.

[@emmabradford1740]

+michaelterry1000 wonder not, it's the ultimate sharing tool in my universe because it opens up parallel universes to my awareness. Judy's example is stunning. people connect with her because hers was a higher order of sharing

[@timboyden9108]

Antonio Caban me too....im a junkie!!

[@thebrideoffrankenstein2415]

I'm addicted to it🙃

[@ncavlleguy]

class and refinement all the way

[@sabinaagha11]

I adored her!

[@pattibrooks1907]

Judy was gifted and very funny !

[@VABkWrm]

What a charming, sett, classy woman. God love her, and I know she is at peace now.

[@nicolestarkoniski5674]

I’m glad she decided to design that dress for herself. Too many people seemed to be telling her what to do with herself all her life and she just said that’s enough I want to design this and I will. I also wish people were nicer to her.

[@g.meganruff8284]

hard to believe that was "Dorothy Gale"... God bless & continue to be at peace up there since you couldn't here... This world was much to cruel to you...

[@sasskvetch8617]

That bright scarlet colour is Liza's favourite too. How wonderfully it suits both of them ❤️🌟

[@muzakman7509]

A wonderful entertainer, Ms Garland’s place in history was well deserved. While she is very charming in this interview, and is in better shape than she usually was in the final years of her life, she sounds somewhat high, her words are slurred. It is Crystal clear the drug use has affected her mind. It is fine to respect an artist, but many commentators here ignore that she clearly was on a downward spiral. It is sad to see how everyone pretends she was normal here, when she looks way older than her years and seems to be intoxicated. The comments here also mostly ignore that . Rest in peace, Ms Garland, and thanks for sharing your memories.

[@Ikr2025]

Interviewer 1: “Its gorgeous”. Interviewer 2: Is this the first thing you’ve designed? It’s terrific” Me: 😐🙄

[@twistingboulevard]

Wow...this is the dress she wore in her last concert.

[@0789faraday1]

Judy was used and abused all of her life...heart breaking 😪

[@jaydnvonrhoman736]

Have you ever noticed that people who are used and abused never seem to realise they are being used and abused? And when they break free of one abusive relationship, they seem to go into another abusive relationship?

[@thewzrdofoz]

She grew up... She had a terrific singing voice, though. Type in on KZbin "Judy Garland TV show Ol Man River" and watch her sing it. She's brilliant.

[@jonirapp9914]

One of her BEST songs!

[@robertgold3868]

After Summer Stock (1950) Judy was scheduled to make Royal Wedding costarring Fred Astaire with Peter Lawford as her love interest. Fred Astaire was playing her brother, and they were to have been a brother and sister performing team. However, she was fired from the film and replaced by Jane Powell, who had the film romance with Lawford in the picture. Except for Lafword's one line in Girl Crazy (1943), Easter Parade was the only movie the two made together.

[@ARTHURJADAMS]

Thank you so much.

[@georgestrum3478]

Liza has a lot of her mannerisms.

[@locomadre3520]

I watched Liza in an episode of "Law and Order Criminal Intent" and the resemblance was astounding....she even sounds like her mother....Liza is an awesome actress......loved her in Arthur but didn't see so much of her mother in her in those movies...wonder how things would have been different had Judy's mother not been so needy and started Judy on drugs.......(I am currently reading the biography of Judy Garland).....

[@Hravn1]

Totally agree!

[@jonirapp9914]

@@locomadre3520 So many of us resemble and have the affectations of our parents. Quite normal...except for super talent,.

[@SaxonC]

Easter Parade wasjust on a PBS show over the weekend and the rain sequence does show the feather covered in Vasoline.LOL

[@tympanzi]

"could" say? MUST say. An amazing talent eaten alive and spat out by the industry

[@cinderelmo]

She sounds and looks so much like her daughter Liza here. The same mannerism voice nervous laughter shes just like her daughter so beautiful.

[@jonirapp9914]

That often happens in families...LOL

[@omaragatha]

as much as i think she is amazing and we are lucky to have her as a screen legend, but i wish she had had a normal life with a happy childhood and loving family... especially mother... away from the drugs and all

[@bon1042]

Absolutely ! A few yrs ago a poll put Sinatra at top of list as greatest entertainer of 20th century. Maybe, but I think the poll probably reflected younger generations too, and Judy's been gone for 55 yrs and not as well known to them. In fact, I read once that Sinatra himself said Judy was in his opinion the greatest of the 20th century.

[@mariaa.5829]

Easter Parade! Her favorite movie (of hers).

[@Kelly-nm4kw]

Hello Maria, How are you doing?

[@grai]

"I rehearsed for 3 weeks - Judy rehearsed for a DAY!" Lawford says it as a joke but I bet that was true - she hated to rehearse but there are stories that Garland had INSTANT RECALL with lyrics and dialogue and choreography And she was brilliant anyway so she didnt really need to rehearse the way *ordinary mortals* do

[@jonirapp9914]

He NEEDED it .

[@jollemanen]

Oh Judy

[@SaxonC]

@msGarlandGirl I agree with you totally. These people who feel the compulsion to spread rumors about a person they never met and add to all the hype that already surrounds this Legend amazes me to no end. If you dont like her then don't watch the clips. She was a human being & never did anything but please those around her with her talent. It says a lot about a person who could bad mouth someone who has passed on. It says they are ignorant fools & shows their parents didnt raie them correctly.

[@browningautomatic2393]

GREAT INTERVIEW ! SATURDAY 6/22/24 JUNE 22, 2024

[@grahamshields821]

I LOVE GUDY GARLAND, MY FAVOURITE ACTRESS, RIP JUDY MY DARLING LOLOVELINDA AUSTRALIA ❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏😁😁😁👍👍🦘🐨🐾😍❤

[@Pun2404]

''*I'll have what she's having..!*''

[@edwardyoung8365]

Peter Lawford sure looks handsome in his mature years. He seems to have led a tragic life. Maybe not on the epic level as Judy (but who has?), but still sympathetic.

[@edwardyoung8365]

My observations are based on "Peter Lawford: The Man Who Kept Secrets," by James Spada, and other biographies. The following is the blurb for the Spada book. Feel free to draw your own conclusions. "Beneath the glamour of his movie-star life, his fairy-tale marriage, and his legendary friends, lived a man beset by childhood demons that would lead him into alcohol, drugs, shocking sexual escapades--and a controversial role in the cover-up of Marilyn Monroe's death."

[@jonirapp9914]

He paid the Pipet for sure for all his fun.

[@edwardjames50]

She looks infinitely better here than she did on the Dick Cavett Show, also in 1968. I wonder which was first?

[@jaytaylor7740]

Rafael Storm I think Dick Cavett was after, but I just read that she had to go on earlier than expected on Cavett, because a guest who'd been scheduled earlier didn't show up. Consequently, she didn't get a chance to do her hair or make-up.

[@edwardjames50]

Jay Taylor Her terrible appearance on the Cavett show was hardly due to hair and makeup issues alone, but what self-respecting woman, no less a superstar, would go out in public with her hair looking like THAT?

[@Jimbo8137]

+Rafael Storm This was first.....in June or so. Dick cavitt was close to Christmas i'm pretty sure.

[@Jimbo8137]

+Rafael Storm a woman who by this point had many issues but also was such a superstar that a normal reality for her did not exist

[@oluchioluwaseyi9950]

+Rafael Storm I just watched the Dick Cavett show she was interviewed, she really seemed out of it there. But here she is more poised.

[@mezpurple1]

That poor, poor woman another one of holly-woods creations and exploited her to the max. for what Money PFT!!!!!!!!!!!

[@moonstar4121]

She was a multi-millionaire there's nothing to feel sad about weak-minded drug addict

[@donmon5361]

as I've struggled to make ends meet my entire life, I sure have preferred that life instead

[@EqlOpper2Nity]

She definitely looked and acted way older than 46. 

[@ladyggsmith3261]

i am be 46 this week,.. and i do not look old ,..... that what i get from what other say ,.. drugs take a toll on her overworked to and drink ,.. she looked older at the age of 29 years ,,... look her movies and when Garland hit mid 20 she look older ,... so sad,.. indeed ,..

[@jasminehks]

LadyGG Smith

[@ExDee]

By the time she was 25 she looked like she was 45-50 years old.

[@colonialradio1]

Interesting that she says she thinks she and Peter made more than one movie together (3:40); he is actually in GIRL CRAZY, with one line; one scene, and the camera doesn't even single him out; so he probably only worked for one day on that picture, and that could be what she is thinking about. When they did this program, you couldn't just pull out those old movies on video or CD's; it was the late show on TV, or a revival theatre, or nothing. It would not be uncommon for them not to have not seen those films for twenty five years... so it's easy to understand how they could have forgotten.

[@sfsoma]

3:04 Mike says his band never stands after he sings. They were in the presence of a Master Artist, of course they stood.

[@sharksport01]

I always knew Mike wore a toupee, wasnt aware Peter did too.

[@SaxonC]

@Goedhartbros Peter Lawford did his own singing in EASTER PARADE. MGM MADE SURE ALL THEIR STARS COULD DANCE ACT AND SING..

[@joe1969812]

This was filmed on The Dating Game set.

[@domenicleone8051]

The most talented in all the universe judy is

[@grai]

haha Judy's revolutionary costume was a little bit more conventional that Edie's! That brown creation of Edie's was nuts!

[@NYVoice]

I think what's alarming is that her weight proportion here seems quite normal. By the time the next year rolled around she had lost an extreme amount of weight having appeared so frail.

[@mr.timebombman2230]

All the crap she went through in life and career definitely aged her prematurely. If people didn't know, they wouldn't ever guess she was only like 46 here.

[@deannasoriano2771]

She looked 70 and was 46...how sad.

[@isabelpalomares9861]

That shows how much she suffered, her body just reflects it

[@ZhairMillerGospelArchive]

Does anyone have the Clara Ward Gospel singers on Mike Douglas Show?

[@xander7ful]

I think she said Easter Parade was her favorite because Peter was there. Liza said that Presenting Lily Mars was Judy's favorite - or at least it was Liza's.

[@MrRJMGREEN]

I do too. Every day after school.

[@leejganderson7827]

Mike Douglas sounds like Merve Griffin this is the same type of talk show host!Wow kidda like me johnny Carson voiced ..too💚💜💙💛❤

[@tjdomerny4847]

People like Peter Lawford had no idea how incredibly lucky they were. Stardom and wealth with absolutely no talent.