Judy Garland on Cavett 1968

Here's Judy...not in the best physical shape, but her wit completely intact. She's so quick you sometimes miss the funny things she's saying. About 10 minutes in, she tells a hilarious story about submissions from a amateur songwriter.
This was Cavett's brief 1968 ABC daytime show before his late-night show. When this one aired, it had already been canceled and this was among the last few installments, hence the reference to the curtains Judy admires being "available" soon.
This seems to have been taped off the air in 1968 using very primitive technology. The audio portion gets "scratchy" on occasion because the broadcast signal, probably on a TV set using rabbit ears, was being distorted.
Poor Judy was on her last legs, worn down by the business end of "the biz", as she calls it.

[@rickw1100]

Foggy or not.......She's running on sheer talent here.....and she doesn't miss a beat.......there is only one Judy Garland. Simply amazing .

[@elspethcoogan1499]

rickw1100 Garland is sharp as a blade here, her famous intelligence and humour intact.

[@elspethcoogan1499]

rickw1100 Garland is sharp as a blade here, her famous intelligence and humour intact.

[@jubalcalif9100]

Amen to that !

[@mariaa.5829]

Sheer Talent! Agreed.

[@deronbennett6431]

@@elspethcoogan1499 she's a drunk pill-popping addict she's a waste of space

[@benphillip6369]

She was so beautiful and died looking twice as her real age ... Hollywood are monsters

[@aldod3937]

Complete arseholes what mgm did to her.

[@Tmanaz480]

Let's not kid ourselves. There's nothing uniquely evil about Hollywood that doesnt also exist in all big corporations. Hollywood is just more visible.

[@aldod3937]

@@Tmanaz480 but they're all just in the one place there heavily concentrated

[@ezekiellister3176]

I was just thinking that...she looks 80 WTH

[@dorothykuveke1217]

My thoughts exactly 💔💔 what Hollywood did to that woman was disgusting!! When I was like in my twenties and I saw a picture of Judy Garland few months before she died not knowing her life for anything I assumed she was like close to 70 years of age. When I show my children today these old videos they also think she's like 70 years of age. That poor woman was brainwashed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer to believe that she wasn't worthy of taking care of her own body and mind. He owned her and she was so young she went with it. 💔Once the damage is done and they brainwashed💔 you to believe that you're nothing without metro Goldwyn Mayer. I Hope they've corrected all that in Hollywood now because that was watching someone slowly die in front of my parents' eyes and being unable to do anything about it. She was on board medications and then she upped it up with alcohol that she was never sober thru her entire childhood and then as she started to grow up!! It always seems that these Legends just always have such a really sad behind the scenes story. 💔💔🌈🌈 Rest in peace Judy and hopefully you are somewhere over the rainbow 🌈🌈💔

[@Meyertune]

Didn't realize this footage existed. That's me on the piano in the Peter Follo songs! Whooeee!

[@yorkandpomona]

Awesome! :)

[@akrenwinkle]

You're in Lorna's "Me and My Shadows," one of the many gay men who plied Judy with booze, pills, housing and companionship near the end of her life. "These weren't fans, they were freaks," she wrote, adding that Judy's confusion didn't help this type of situation where men thought what was left of Judy's star luster would rub off on them. I was one of the few who bought your book retail, and the sexual aspects of it were disgusting. And even if true, proved nothing. Without the blur of booze and Ritalin, Judy wouldn't have given you the time of day, much less tried to promote your- I use the term loosely- career.

[@NathanielChristopher]

A Krenwinkle Burn!

[@Marktheho]

WOW!!!!! Congratulations on a fabulous career!!!!

[@akrenwinkle]

Marktheho If assisted suicide is a career...

[@theexmann]

The remarkable thing about Judy Garland is not necessarily her vocal talent, but the way she interprets a song. Even if she doesn't sing technically well on any given night, it's her interpretation that you feel and connect with her. She simply draws you in and you're hooked.

[@markwhitman9029]

I think she sang this song very well with all the pathos and emotion dead on!! LOVE HER!!

[@gwenniegirl50]

Judy Garland sang with HEART. She is without equal in this regard, IMHO.

[@jazzmanchgo]

Poignant story from Ray Charles' autobiography:"I'm flying to New York from LA . . . a woman sits down next to me, and she starts telling me how she knows my music, which songs she likes, and how long she's been digging me. She rattles on. About an hour and a half into the flight, I interrupt her. "Look, you've been talkin' so much about me. What about you? I don't even know your name.' 'Well, I'm Judy Garland.' 'Come on, Mama! Tell the truth and shame the devil.' 'It's true, Ray. I'm Judy Garland.' So we talk through the rest of the trip and all through the night as we fly 'cross the country. She's a highly sensitive person. She pours her heart out to me and, from time to time, she breaks down and cries. At one point the stewardess hears her bawling and comes over to ask me what I've done to her! Anyway, Judy had me over to her place in New York a couple of times. She saw me simply as a cat she could talk to. And she knew that what she told me would never leave the room. She was a delicate and high-strung lady, and when she cried, her ters were for real. She'd kept too many things inside for too long."

[@artbeau]

That is a pretty amazing story.

[@PDUBOKC]

Uhhhhh, they are called "memoirs" so you KNOW they are a biography. Mr. Charles was recounting a story from his life. Dead or not now, he still met Judy on the plane. And that is a fact.

[@chickenpermission2348]

I was speaking to the commenter above me. They said they had wanted to go see Ray, live in concert. A feat now impossible, due to his death.

[@jacquelinelowery5589]

I think he means "Got" in the past tense

[@farfisa]

Renne, Cubomania3 was actually saying that he had got to see him live, not that he wanted to at some point in the future. Renee, you're quite a basico, go back to your self indulgence and superiority.

[@keithhampton7395]

Amazing how she suddenly gets lively and near-sober when she begins to sing. That's pure talent, folks. Even the drugs and alcohol didn't keep that from showing.

[@jonathankieranwriter]

Even drugged to the drapes, that woman exudes more star-power and wit than a million exploding suns. She's clearly on her way to death, here, but she was lovable and funny and she sang the way a legend sings. I can't imagine how the "mass media" must have grasped her in the late 60s. Dorothy dying before their very eyes. But she was the first multi-media superstar, who conquered film, records, television, stage, radio, etc. Her professionalism shines through the barbiturate haze, here. RIP, Judy. You're forever young & brilliant.

[@jonathankieranwriter]

MaryStewart ... Yeah, well, Mary, we all know that Homo-Defendin' is the No. 1 sin that sends the Unsaved plunging down the Infernal Elevator Shaft directly into the 14th Circle of Brimstone, but what we DON'T know is how doctors were able to remove the baseball-sized tumor from your head without harming the four squirrels fighting each other for that peanut stuck to the bottom of your skull. That, I believe, is a miracle. Jehovah be praised.

[@sergeiparajanov]

MaryStewart What a nasty little piece of work you are, Mary Stewart. I venture to say on her worst day, Garland was a better Christian than you are, as are any number of gay Christians who don't use the Bible, as you do, to attack and belittle people. You would have made a very good Pharisee, disdaining Christ for consorting with prostitutes and tax collectors, and leading the chorus chanting: CRUCIFY HIM! CRUCIFY HIM!

[@155gerard]

MaryStewart, did you ride to school (during the 6 or 7 years you apparently attended before dropping out of middle school) in a small yellow bus for a few "special" kids with severe brain damage?

[@jonathankieranwriter]

@gerry robinson and @soles ... Well done. We don't want anyone to feel bad, but if you MESS with JUDY ... all bets are off. Come on over, boys, we'll listen to Chris Isaak records and talk about the days when people were honorable. Say the word. Cheers~

[@155gerard]

Jonathan Kieran merci, and I don't care for the shaming bitch sitting next to Judy, the shamer seems to smirk and do eye rolls when Judy says something silly or different, the shamer was probably some has been soap actress who was a closet alcoholic

[@seywhut2985]

Even in a complete fog her humor was still so sharp. Everybody talked about how quick her wit was.

[@recordguy4321]

such a shame in the last year of her life. She died at 47 in 1969. On her worst singing night which would be rare she would sill be better than any of these so called superstars of today

[@likereallystfu]

She was only 47??? Smh.

[@mrfester42]

roughtake In a word, tragic. One of a very small handful of the greatest voices of the century and her tragic life became that way because of her mentally ill mother. Who was to blame? So many, but none really!

[@agentfungus9742]

mrfester42 : Don't forget the studio moguls who drugged the bejeebers out of her. Amphetamines to pep her up and lose weight, and then barbiturates and booze to enable her to get some sleep.

[@mattmammone2338]

The handful of pills that her mother, I believe regretfully stage mom to Judy and the source of one part of the complex drug use in the 30's. She was an exited hyper kid who could have used caffeine and some mild Benadryl or amytal as needed.

[@mattmammone2338]

I have to say I agree by it was a mildly needed treatment for a girl working 5am till late into night. not right for all the time. but she needed to make the money and qafter 1935 Benzedrine was added as a reverse pill AM to wake up, keep going and if they let her, stop and eat and rest. but after amphetamine like Benzedrine, all you want is relief from the crash anxiety and insomnia. plus Seconal was like instant 20 min relief with a similar to morphine feel and it was all overtill dawn. the booze wasn't a 1950ad for her liver with Ritalin as it makes methylphenidate in to hylphenidate and a aged liver.

[@cynthiacurrie5589]

Who else could jump on Dick Cavett with "How does it feel to be a legend?" She is so on and on top of her game, even with the drugs. I don't give a sh*t about the drugs. She was raised on them, and then everyone expected her to be able to give them up. Amazingly, her raging, unbelievable talent carried on. She makes me cry with her indomitable spirit.

[@showbizshowcase6955]

INDEED!

[@lorralwhaley1150]

Yes! Well said my friend! Couldn't have said it better myself. I also shed tears everytime I hear her voice. It's something I can't control. She's the only person to make me feel memorized, happy, warm, yet sad at the same time because how great she really was. She will always have a special place in my heart. :)

[@RegentofArrako]

YESSS CYNTHIA!!!!!

[@Olhamo]

+Cynthia Currie well said. (doing) the drugs probably kept her from being institutionalized... i don't doubt it was a trade-off, of sorts. She's a brilliant soul, spirit, lady, human being. (and the girl is so present too--I love that spirit)

[@Olhamo]

+Lorral Whaley to feel "memorized" is a wonderful thing... enjoyed your words...

[@rheamangles1]

Such a shame. She had more talent in her little finger than most others and met a sad end

[@manalto1343]

More talented what?

[@SMcGee-nb8du]

But what a life!

[@MsBowie-ru1do]

Apparently if you need it explained to you; you must like Marilyn Manson or one of the other contemporary non-talented pieces of s__t that the modern day "youth" thinks is talented.

[@Tsumami__]

rhea mangles Most talented and brilliant people usually do end up meeting sad ends. But they're remembered.

[@miabellajenny]

Little baby Judy was drugged from the very first day she was put on stage. They deemed her fat. When she was very skinny. Just a little bit plump but skinny. They put her on meds to have her lose weight. Then they put her on pills to make her hyper. They put her on pills to make her sleep. They put her on alcohol. I don't think she really had a choice on what went on in her life. All I know is that the interviews like this show how witty she was towards the end. It's sad to watch but it's true. Judy Garland will never be replaced.

[@delynn123]

A class act to the very end. She handled herself beautifully. The Hollywood machine chewed her up and spit her out. You can feel her underlying sadness and fatigue. Cavett was gentle with her and that says everything about him.Judy, I hope you're Somewhere Over The Rainbow happy and at peace. We miss you!

[@TheWaitingRoomTWR]

she could of worked at sears

[@rockn997]

Seems like She was drunk, felt so sorry seeing her like that. She was a good person

[@ryanschmit3948]

She should have taken her money and bought a ranch in Montana, fuck hollywood and live happy and sober!

[@519forestmonk9]

@@ryanschmit3948 she had no money. All of it was embezzled.

[@JD-rt8ym]

I totally agree! Over the Rainbow and in the sphere of our love and affection with her looking down....especially this June month of her passing. Get the Live 2 CD set of her concert at Carnegie Hall. Heaven.

[@briankehew579]

Wow - she is SO SO quick and funny, running rings around him... a brilliant girl.

[@windstorm1000]

Judy's wittier stoned than all of todays' stars put together--she's the real deal--she stayed with us as long as she could.

[@paulmanly3694]

You can lose everything but your talent, this is the evidence.

[@bertsmert6787]

windstorm1000 whatever

[@elspethcoogan1499]

windstorm1000 She’s not stoned! How many times and in how many ways can this be emphasised? She never EVER ingested street drugs of any kind. She was dependent on prescription medication. Her body was worn out at this point, her adrenal system must have been shot to pieces. She was fighting a losing battle. It’s very sad and painful to watch a woman who in this clip is soon about to die. Have compassion and respect when making comments, rather than moronic flippant remarks.

[@Puppyfur44]

Difficult to watch, but even in her altered state, she was wonderful. Her sense of humor remained. God bless her soul.

[@BACKSIDEJOHNNY]

Even at her "worst" she's the Best.

[@trafficjon400]

Like today Adderall will change things.

[@ivyc3500]

As a child I loved her so much that I cryed for a week when she passed. Such talent unsurpassed.

[@news4usunshine]

I was born in the 60's, grew up in the 70's. I knew a little about Judy Garland but never got the chance to see her outside of a few of her films. These videos of her are a revelation. What a supreme and rare talent she was, and what charm and charisma. Makes you realize how mediocre and pathetic today's film and singing "stars" actually are.

[@canfield33]

driver3596 kk

[@MVHS85]

"I haven't had a good break for a long time..." followed by jokes, but I think that's one of many things Judy said that people should have taken seriously.....

[@MVHS85]

it's right before 6:29

[@Lara42011]

Why can't Dick Cavett reruns be on Netflix or something? I loved him.

[@KindCountsDeb3773]

re runs of his show are on in some places. I get it , but not on cable.

[@StephanieJ777]

He’s on Hulu and also on the Decades channel!

[@sidscifi]

They're all on tubi. You're welcome.

[@caitlinjoy6332]

My thoughts exactly! I miss the days of Dick Cavett and Johnny Carson.

[@kduideo]

Decades Channel it's on!

[@SenorZorrozzz]

This is what happens to a champion when she has been used and abused for decades! 4'11" tiny lady who men robbed. Will you ever see a talent like that? Live? I did! You believe pop princes with auto tune and pyrotechnics and dozens of dancers, and the music track and backing vocals and even most of the lead vocal recorded are any good. Judy in her prime live.......beyond description!

[@jimenadominguez9860]

I know! the album of her at Carnegie Hall in 1961 is incredible. she performed 29 pieces live in one night. And 1961 was already past her prime imagine if she was at her best! she was just incredible and pure talent that sadly met a tragic end just a year after this interview

[@MelsLife570]

Don Diego Vega I feel so lucky to have seen Liza perform in 1991 or 1992! I was 21 or 22 and had always been a fan of anything Broadway and anything related to Judy including Lorna & Liza!

[@jamesphillips9671]

out 1

[@deirdrelock1986]

Golden Voice. Tragic and disgusting what MGM put her through.

[@TheWaitingRoomTWR]

nobody told her to do drugs or stay in the game shes a grown woman she made her awful decisions

[@GlanceofGlory]

She's so charming in this interview. No matter how dark she got, Judy Garland always had some level of composure you'd never have expected with all of her inner turmoil. A great sense of humor.

[@TotzkeMike]

And Cavett is very good with her: also quick & witty; & very respectful; & helping her out as much as he can. Good man.

[@Tmanaz480]

It's hard to be respectful without being sycophantic or fake, but Cavett always pulled it off.

[@rosedaddona4262]

He really brought out the best in people. So charmingly disarming.

[@steveconn]

Geez, that song she sings at the end just rips your guts out. Heart-rending.

[@kmeccat]

Poor Judy...47 going on 77 in this interview..she was still witty tho. Dick Cavett was great as usual...love him!

[@KindCountsDeb3773]

funny, I don't think she looks that old. Didn't push plastic surgery or she didn't do it. But, her health was not good, so it does show.

[@johnnyjabsco1999]

kmeccat It is sad to see her like this. She must have been 45 or 46 here depending on what month in 1968 it was.

[@johnnyjabsco1999]

nene w She is a legend. She was a star. Everybody commenting on this page admires her but you seriously can't pretend she looks well for her mid 40s. She is about the same age as I am now on this video. I don't know anybody my own age who looks this rough or shuffles about like that or struggles to get their words out like she is doing here.

[@nadiazahroon6573]

kmeccat just a year before she passes away

[@yesseniabarrera8]

kmeccat She was 47 here?? Really?? Oooh,..yes,she certain appeared older. Shame how the business treats you.

[@jacktwist5907]

Wow! Blood-stain runners! How perfect to describe the underbelly of "the biz." What a talent. What a shame. But this woman will be remembered forever-but what a price she paid.

[@mariaa.5829]

I am not familiar with that term. Who were the aforementioned "runners" she refers to?

[@michaeljohnson2833]

@@mariaa.5829 she was saying that someone would get wiped out, and then get rid of the evidence.

[@ronette64]

What a lovely rare gem you have shared here! As a Judy Garland fan, it is always a thrill to see something you've never seen before. Judy was and is a great star, and even here where she is clearly not at her best, her wit and talent shine through. The song is so sweet, and it almost seems that she could be singing about herself, needing help and courage. God bless her, and thank God for people like you who share great things like this that otherwise, we would never get to enjoy.

[@emmanuelmartinez7210]

Listen to what she's saying... when she said they separate the artist from the audience... and how she says Hollywood is horrifying or horrific... forgot what she said... but she's saying a lot and everyone is just laughing but she's serious..

[@lynda514]

her little comments are very telling

[@coalminergroupie]

❤️

[@leobonek3204]

But she is a hardcore drug addict that is depressed

[@ErikAo5o4]

leo bonita because Hollywood drugged her, abused her, they messed her up

[@ettydavis]

Talking about having to drink chicken broth to get rid of baby fat

[@loiscrockett3812]

She so totally came to life when she was “on”, singing. I think that was the only time she was happy, when she was lost in a song.

[@srobindittrich6599]

@JessikaEmerald so can I, but I totally relate to Judy on several levels.

[@mimimc8685]

Liza in interviews has said her mom had a wonderful personality and yes she does!

[@CDU916]

Mimi, your comment is such a gracious contribution to this page. Thank you.

[@dw-ie2my]

I mean she’s pretty hammered

[@sallowsquallsofficial3343]

She's drunk, man.

[@TA-to7kt]

My God, that voice. And to think she was actually insecure about it. One of the most gifted human beings to ever grace this planet. RIP, Judy.

[@KindCountsDeb3773]

Yes, singer, actor, dancer, etc. None like her, ever.

[@jacquelinelarsen1721]

She was so witty

[@RandomPersonsOpinion]

I wonder if because women were expected to have a mouse voice in those times, do u think that's why she was insecure about it?

[@jazzmanchgo]

Even in her sadly diminished condition at this point, she still had it, and she could still bring it.

[@JD-rt8ym]

I always like to say....and true with myself too....THE ARTIST IS HIS/HER OWN GREATEST CRITIC. We are always hardest on ourselves. God Bless Judy and Liza and Lorna et al.

[@EbonyGreathouse]

This footage is a treasure. Thanks a lot of posting this.

[@douglasandrews2609]

People can say whatever they want about her.. but, I can't help but smile whenever I watch her.. truly an icon

[@andrewrosansky3721]

There’s just something about Judy Garland. Her talent was immeasurable, her wit was incredible. She died before my parents born, but her story always captivates me and brings a tear to my eye.

[@TimoteoDeBaum]

Her whole life is trippy, almost like the wizard of Oz was a an art-form of her life where she's questioning reality and Oz was wacky Hollywood.

[@mayaa5048]

She was homeless at the time she did this interview. Sad, such a great artist, she died pennyless. Her drug problems was her mothers fault and those pedophiles from MGM, especially that Louis b. Meyer, he was the worse.

[@abriellehorvath3195]

Maya A I don’t truly believe she was “homeless”. So where did she sleep, on the street? Do you really think Liza, her friends, ex husband would allow her to be on the streets? Not possible. The truth was she no longer owned her home. It was taken back by the bank because of her tax debts. But she worked up until 3 months before her death so money, as little as it may have been, was coming in to at least put her up in a hotel .

[@HermanIngram]

Great artist? LOL

[@normadesmond6017]

absolutely unbelievable. She was sleeping on friends couches! She escaped from hotels with her children because she couldn't pay the bill. She was addicted, millions in debt, got 150 dollars for a performance in a bowling alley - it is really not to be believed. She was a talent that comes around once in a generation. She could do anything and she died miserable and alone in some run down house in London with her fifth husband who treid to squeeze the last dollar out of her. Horrible.

[@abriellehorvath3195]

kitty viveen she kinda pushed people away tho.. I mean she threw Sid out, sent her kids to live with him when she couldn’t provide for them, spent the last of her money on drug’s, lost touch with Liza.. you honestly can’t help a person that doesn’t want to be helped. She took no responsibility for her money, her taxes, and relied tooooo much on the men in her life. I love her dearly but she did make it impossible at times for one to help her. 😪

[@normadesmond6017]

@@abriellehorvath3195 she could hardly look after herselft, lot alone 2 very young children. She couldn't provide for them because she was over her head in debts. She had to sing for her supper, like she Always said. It's not that she all spent it on drugs - there was nothing there anymore. She loved those children and she knew that was she had to do to make a buck here and there was no way for a child to grow up in.

[@JD-rt8ym]

There is something to be said about Judy here...that there are no hateful nor derogatory remarks made at her expense by the viewers.. Thank You. It speaks of her kind, gentle, and giving Soul. .

[@eddem1081]

At this point in her life in 1968, she was medically sick. Her liver was literally giving out. Even if she had not had had her accidental death later in '69, her time could not have lasted much longer on this earth. Thankfully, she was spared of having to spend her last days in a hospital bed as her liver failed her more and more. She was unstoppable. She gave us that voice as a gift to us; she never denied it to her audience. And I cherish being able to hear every last song she would sing for her fans even to her final end. I'm the lucky one to have known of her talent. I am grateful for what she gave us right up to the end. Her singing gives me more than I could ever have given her. What a woman. What a singer. What a performer. Thank you, Judy. Thank you.

[@johnniemaddux1226]

+Ed Dem Beautiful words. Thank you.

[@Olhamo]

+Ed Dem so sad for me to think that she looks like she should be alive now--a truth-teller! Awake, even drugged! How rare is that? Someone with heart. The liver giving out could have been reversed. Please, anyone, get, read, and act on "The Amazing Liver and Gallbladder Flush". It'll save you years of therapy, and save your life!!! The liver stores anger. The GB, bitterness. The kidneys, fear, the lungs, grief, etc. you will not learn this form mainstream MDs. You can take back your own lives! If Judy had done a few liver flushes, (and Liza too!) she could have de-toxed the drug residues AND a lot of the emotion... She saw the beast machine, and yet, it was her life-blood too. It's not so much the crazy off-side stuff that does us in: it's the body/mind/spirit's inability to process and integrate how something can be both good and bad. Both poison and the hand that feeds... (like the hollywood star-making machine...) Here in duality, where we all live, our work is about coming to a place of being able to make peace with all opposites. Truly, if people knew they could de-tox drugs, and rebuild the LIVE-R, we could all live longer and better. my health and clear-mindedness has been getting better and better. And I too had things to overcome. ...

[@Olhamo]

+Ed Dem yes, thank you. thank you, thankyou.

[@LOGOS919]

+Olhamo almost all comments here are insightful and loving, some are truly great, but yours, imo, provides such an acutely high level of awareness, that it provides SOLUTION (though sadly, not for our beloved Judy). It's true, that the Hollywood machine was both beast and provider, but much more important to realize that here on earth, all is duality - every single experience has both its good and bad - at least according to our utterly human perspective, and it is essential to our sanity and survival to know how to respond to all things in ways that we will leave us stronger and more independent, instead of weaker and abused, leave us calm and happy, instead of sad and despairing. She was too young though when it all started: the feasting of the child star and the resolute determination of studios and those who refused to relinquish their control of her through the pills that DOCTORS AND HER OWN MOTHER fed her, since she was still a child! I think the only female in those days who knew how to "out-monster the monster, instead of being devoured by the monster" - was Mae West!

[@nicoleblazure3101]

Who cares if she's drunk or high ! She's still so talented charming and truly captivated all of her audiences ! There Will never be any other women like Judy Garland !!😻

[@kathrynbarker1732]

I loved her voice in the early years.

[@robertromero8692]

You should care. Being drugged out is what killed her.

[@gustenhr]

If you like her, you should care.

[@monicaross4013]

no he is accepting her right at this moment for who she is, and whether he is wrong or not about her being inebriated it doesn't matter. Because she is just divine regardless hope that makes sense@@gustenhr

[@Ar7wen]

I love when she jokes that show biz is Hideous-because she really means it. But with grace she says she loves the audience.

[@SaxonC]

Today is June 22nd 2019 and the 50th anniversary of this Great lady’s passing. She will always be the greatest entertainer of all time! God bless you Judy..

[@barbaracornell3438]

Amen, Saxon.....I'm on the same page as you....100%! JUDY is the best of the best.....ALWAYS!

[@GeorgevsDragon]

Today June 22nd, 2024

[@jackieizzo2820]

I feel so bad for her, I never knew her life story and now that I do, just can't believe what she went through. I don't blame her for drinking or taking pills. Poor woman R.I.P.

[@itgetseasierlessitry]

Cavett was/remains the master at his game; and whats clear about Garland during the interview, behind the obvious, is her fiercesome intelligence, razer sharp wit, and that self deprecation that makes you forget what a legend in the truest sense she was. Nice to hear the audience rooting for her all the way.

[@hectorbrown656]

Even though she was very tired and at the end of her life , her voice was still so pure RIP Miss Garland never ever equaled 🇫🇷🇬🇧

[@patsycav]

I sang Over the Rainbow since age four, when I heard Judy sing it in the Wizard of Oz. She became my idol, like she did to so manyothers who fell in love with her. The nervous quiver in her voice only made her more unique. She had such a presence and commanded your attention. Her daughter, Liza, had a lot of Judy's talent, but there will never be another like Judy.

[@mishkamental807]

She had aged so rapidly she wasn’t even that old 😔

[@rosedaddona4262]

She died at 47. I'm 60..don't take drugs..

[@trevormichael4906]

Chemicals can do awful things to the body 😑

[@paulsimpson4155]

Poor judy so close to the end bless her heart

[@walkerbelle]

This poor beautiful human being is in such bad shape on this program that it breaks your heart. She was so heavily medicated in her latter years that I'm surprised she lived as long as she did? The media & press has destroyed so many beautiful people in Hollywood and look at the trash we have today that they call talent. Judy Garland was talent & there will never be that kind of talent in this world again, never!

[@jasonsobotka3657]

Bo Hector I totally agree with that Judy Garland was a phenomenal talent whose finesse shines today, but I disagree that there will never be this kind of talent ever again. Maybe, this is for the best when you consider how hard Judy's life could be.

[@karenspencer5805]

Hollywood didnt destroy her ..her money obsessed mother did ..plus her leech husbands ...sad story but her legend Iives on ..

[@770WT]

The men in Garland's life exploited and treated her like crap including husbands,agents and directors .

[@rhonrentsops7549]

I do agree with her saying "it's because of my good spirit" she rocks

[@letmeworshipit]

Just so f**king sad. Such a smart, funny, uber-talented lady. She was only in her 40's yet she was so depleted by her various addictions that she was barely able to function. She was dead within 18 months after this was taped.

[@fitnessfirst5111]

Judy was quite right about Bob Hope. He was an awful person. Judy knew the truth about everyone in Hollywood, and by this time in her career she wasn't afraid to speak the truth.

[@leobonek3204]

No he wasn't

[@akrenwinkle]

Hope was known to be right wing and sexist, but what man born in 1903 wasn't? Judy didn't get into that in this appearance, though, just kidded that Bob started wars. Judy was extremely humorous, but sometimes taken literally.

[@wendyjones6077]

@@akrenwinkle Bob Hope was a very good and nice man. I am a young female and am "right wing". There is nothing wrong with that!!

[@akrenwinkle]

@@wendyjones6077 Unless a lot of people are lying, Bob Hope was not a nice man, and also not a barrel of laughs. Judy mentions that Bob Hope should be envious of Cavett for his humor, and I agree. I'm not sure you know exactly what right wing means. That term, as well as Alt Right, is almost always employed as a slur.

[@wendyjones6077]

@@akrenwinkle I've been around a long time and have never read anything but complements for Bob Hope. Jerry Lewis, Danny Kaye, Bing Crosby, and several others are a different story. Hope went out of his way to be nice to people. Judy was making a joke.

[@stephaniebloss5942]

Every time I think of how she ended up I just want to cry.

[@dannettedavis5836]

She was a household name before she ever learned how to live. There will never be another one like her.

[@brkitdwn]

The quality of this recording matches Judy's demeanor so perfectly. Thank you!

[@eejaypea]

My thoughts exactly. It is so difficult to watch, yet just as mesmerising as everything else she ever did.

[@lucylopez2468]

Watching oct 2019?

[@frankwhyte718]

Yup Yup...:)

[@dirtymartini4107]

Same, Judy is wittier than ever ❤️❤️

[@barbaracornell3438]

@@dirtymartini4107 Wonderful to come upon this gem of Judy being Judy. Be great to have her over for coffee and chatting, yes?

[@ghostownaproach]

Love what was captured on old VHS tapes. I had years worth of great TV that I taped on VHS but had to get rid of it in a sudden push to have to move after 20 years in the same rented house. Would have loved to share some like this...

[@louiscaruso4167]

I Just saw the movie...it was wonderful but sad...I will love and miss... Judy Garland.

[@dtzjones7632]

This woman was used and destroyed by the entertainment business I have so much respect for her and I hope she's at peace now with the holy Spirit 🙏

[@thepack74]

On that last song; brought tears, knowing she would soon be in the care of the angels.

[@newmoon54]

You're NOT alone! I also realized during that last song, Judy really, really gave us her all,, I could actually see it in her eyes and her wonderful voice, my GOD what a powerful and wonderfully vibratic voice~!~

[@donnastitz1497]

Rich is nice, BUT famous is BAD :( Many of us have been high at one time or another but we can be behind closed doors. Celebs R high once & the whole planet knows. RIP JUDY ! U R a legend & will be loved 4EVER !

[@imaboygenius]

Difficult to watch, but I’m so glad this priceless gem survives her, every word and gesture.

[@c.o.jones3752]

This interview is historic and priceless , I wish someone could restore it since it is in such bad shape....

[@whatfreshhellisthis8810]

This footage, while it is heart wrenching, is so wonderful, so priceless. I know very little about such things, but I wonder, isn't there something that can be done to restore and improve the footage?

[@gymnastix]

​@david lincoln brooks I have a feeling your feeling is correct. Besides which, in the 1950s through roughly the early '80s, most network daytime television programming on videotape was wiped and the tapes reused for future programming, due to the greater expense of videotape and more limited storage capabilities. But as video software became more compact, and now especially with digitization, it is much more possible to save and store daytime network TV programming, albeit, ironically, at a time when less of it than ever before is worth preserving.

[@JD-rt8ym]

I didnt know this existed either. Something for the younger ones to watch this month of PRIDE to appreciate JUDY and their History.

[@JD-rt8ym]

I'm sure that with improved technology, that the image can be improved.

[@Hevynly1]

She's just fabulous. I adore her! Even near the end of her incredibly hard life, she still manages to be so entertaining and witty. A legend!

[@rosalind753]

I am amazed at her beautiful giving spirit. She was abused by the industry and I wish the interviewer would have let her speak more of it..seems he cut her off. She made more sense then the others...An amazing talent and beautiful woman.

[@mamatibborscassady9388]

you are someone I could truly like.

[@rosalind753]

mamatibbors cassady Isn't it like the blood sucking industry of Hollywood to use her and suck her life out of her and then condemn her for what they did to her! I see that happening all the time and have decided I deplore the whole lot ....

[@Hevynly1]

Rosalind Babb Isn't that the truth? It pains me to see everyone focusing on her addiction and condemning her. Regardless of what she put in her body to help eliminate whatever pain she felt in her life, she was a remarkable soul, a loving mother, and a true talent the likes of which we very rarely see.

[@wliingmike2]

Judy Garland truly was the Greatest Entertainer of the 20th Century.

[@frankfeldman6657]

Drips charm and charisma and wit when she's clearly something or other, i.e., challenged in one or more ways. They don't make 'em even remotely like this anymore.

[@cydneygara2284]

Judy Garland such a talented and professional lady. So unfortunate that she didn’t receive the help she needed. Rest In Peace!❤️

[@henrimatisse7481]

I love how she leans over to commiserate with the guest beside her. I imagine it comforts Judy and makes her neighbor feel included

[@ron4501]

When I was a young boy, I realized two things. One was that I loved Judy Garland. The second was that I was gay.

[@Irishglen6]

Most will remember her for her music, I myself will remember her for her incredible and clever wit!

[@Honorbright24]

What a wonderful personality. Witty. Charming. Effective.

[@pushon2342]

Stop saying she is drunk here. She isn't. She's fragile and frail from the pills. I've been around drunks and they're not as witty as she is here. The poor woman is dying here. Can't you all see that? Show some dam respect.

[@Tsumami__]

push on She was on quite a few things, fool. It doesn't denigrate her in any way. Everyone is addicted to something.

[@kugelweg]

You are wrong...drunks and pill addicts ALL have a sense of humor. ANYBODY with a degree in counseling/psychology/therapy/addiction would tell you. She was drunk/on pills...it doesn't matter. She was OUT OF HER MIND here...still charming, none-the-less...but on booze and pills...

[@tporchia7751]

So what makes pills any better than alcohol, dumbass

[@albertmalkasian7330]

a star forever. ravages of addiction either alcohol /prescription or both affect both mind and body and unless familiar with the disease and its destruction can lead one to make false assumptions. a sad ending to a legend loved around the wall . she exudes strength, humor, grace and power. somewhere over the rainbow ..... rip.

[@rongermanjr]

push on ....boo hoo

[@glamdolly30]

Even drugged or drunk (maybe both) she's witty, candid and utterly charming. A very lovable lady who will always hold a special place in people's hearts and minds.

[@windstorm1000]

absolutely--today's stars after their veggie smoothies are bland, boring and self absorbed

[@heyjude4842]

They destroyed her, just like they did so many others. Get them hooked then they are puppets. She is my namesake. Back then women were still underlings. I hope she is resting in peace. I luv you sweet lady.

[@TheWaitingRoomTWR]

blaming drug addiction on others.... alrighty then

[@paularector5389]

Ninef Sargis actually it is a well known fact that her mother gave her amphetamines and barbiturates as young as 10 yrs old to get her to be “peppy” while performing & then get her to sleep at night. Then MGM studio Doctors prescribed additional amphetamines at 13 because they wanted her to loose weight & they restricted her food intake. Her mother and the studio horribly abused her with drugs, controlling her finances, Mayer of MGM called her fat, hunchback & repeatedly fondled her breast every time he would tell her to sing from her heart “right here”. She married at 19 to David Rose and when she became pregnant, MGM & her mother forced her ( like most female starlets) to have an abortion. Every time she stopped drugs & wanted to stop or take a break from performing (after having her kids) she was forced back into it due to others pissing her money away & then the studio would start her back on the regimen of uppers & downers due to their grueling schedule. So yep, she was screwed by everyone except her children

[@gailtroxell3575]

@@TheWaitingRoomTWR her mother and the studio got her hooked. It's well documented.

[@markwhitman72]

There are only a few words to describe this legendary woman: Iconic, genius PEERLESS, never forgotten megastar!! RIP!

[@daveponder2754]

Her daughter Lorna Luft made the statement that people of the era, including those at MGM just didn't know that the drugs were so harmful (benzedrine and barbiturates prescribed to her by a physician). She also added that addiction was not well known at the time either. Opium, alcohol and other such sanitariums existed in the 19th century. When benzedrine came out the army gave it to soldiers, and flyers, where long term dosage was found to be mentally, and physically detrimental. The barbiturates are hypnotics derived and refined from poisonous herbs and other plants. The hypnotics were used as sedatives, sleeping pills and unfortunately also as a depression medication. It was well known that "barbs" are addictive, cause dangerous withdrawals, and that overdoses can be fatal. Goldwyn, and Mayor along with others in their company (especially the doctors) knew this, but gave the drugs to Judy who was still a child for profit motives. Judy was drugged, and worked far too many hours which did cause her rapid mental and physical health declines in her forties. A great deal of her fortune was stolen leaving her facing huge amounts owed to the IRS. The sans-conscience monsters who used her so, should have been decorating the insides of prison cells. I hope they're now decorating hell. What a truly sweet and compassionate human being, she is with the Lord on High ....Bless you Frances Gumm.

[@zakariashartley]

She has everyone hanging on every word she was amazing. She really loved her audiences that's why we loved her so much

[@vojaro5669]

We’ll never see someone with her talent, grace and class again.

[@willec7105]

She may be in an "altered state" as some here postulate but she knew every word of that new song and delivered it with her unmatched sincerity and style. Gifted people and true artists are often hyper-sensitive and have difficulty navigating in an often cruel and demanding world. She wasn't here a long time but she gave so much during that short time with us.

[@edj54]

This aired December 16, 1968. She was gone six months later.

[@Oldie699]

So sad

[@lloydkline3265]

Really, wow, pretty woman

[@tavwilliam9367]

Wow

[@DeefexNYC]

This was pure talent. Show her a whole 3 minute dance routine once and she'll do it again from memory, in sync. True talent. Like a star. Sometimes societies get a Van Gogh, Michelangelo, Mozart, Chanel, etc.... Those are people to look up to and give us a good time while we're here

[@NoRosesForMe]

love her more than I can say. She embodied so much. She was every elegance and every voice and every feeling ,,,so many things...all in one. She was also blues and depth - if you know how to find that in her or from her. She is great here in this footage. Honest. Herself. Warm. She knew how to make people feel loved. Maybe that was her real gift.

[@mariaa.5829]

Spot on.

[@xViceBeach]

The power of Hollywood! it sure is a dark place. Such beautiful talent gone too soon. Rest in peace angel x

[@walker008_]

I'm 23 now and when I was a child I watched "The Wizard of Oz". And now, over a decade later I saw the Music Video of "Somewhere over the rainbow". I watched some videos and read some articles about her. And the first thing I thought, when I was watching this interview was: "She had so much pain in her life. I really hope she felt happy because of the pills she took. Because she deserved to be happy."

[@bethbabson913]

Pills wouldn't make anyone happy. What happened to her and others with drugs is terrible. At 23 you have a lot of life left. Don't waste it and do keep learning.

[@lisagluck3056]

I think she knows what's going on more than she lets on, but wow, I'm staggered by how fast her life aged her well beyond her years.

[@shawndamccormick278]

I can't go to the bathroom without being able to not make a comeback! 🤣😂🤣💃💃💃 Miss Garland was a hot mess!

[@01RonPossible01]

"Where are we going??" HAHAHAHA I love her

[@John-un5uz]

No denying, once she sings, it's like buttah!!! What a gift. So genuine. Zero inauthenticity.

[@thepack74]

What an unforgettable woman and talent, and a tragic and heartbreaking life. The studio system chewed her up and spit her out when they had used her in every unimaginable way. A good heart, a sad soul.

[@balletgirl56]

"Are you sure you know who I am" "Of course, why do you think I kissed you twice" Didn't miss a beat!

[@judithtjed]

Such a sweet funny lady, she touched so many lives, she deserved better. I hope she found her happiness over the rainbow.

[@MileyonDisney]

I love her regardless.

[@waynebrasler]

It's interesting that Judy is viewed so tragically, because she never thought of herself that way. She talked with her children about that. I know people who worked with her who also talked about that. She was unbelievably kind to her fans; I have many stories about that. She was such a brilliant artist Gordon Jenkins would weep when leading the orchestra at her Capitol recording sessions and at concerts, weep for the joy of her abundant gift.

[@mary-annkucher4221]

I weep every single time I hear her sing. There's just something about the raw emotion she puts into every song. It's so honest and beautiful, it cut right through me, and yet I want to listen again and again. I will forever love Judy Garland...

[@user-ql4sn9rc2j]

Matthew Matousek she had borderline personality disorder. Her children know that and she loved them more than anything. She tried her very best. She had one one the most traumatic and lonely lives and yet she still managed to bring light and joy into the world and maintain her own kind of strength, even in her darkest hours.

[@lindseysanders3656]

Victoria Facciolo I can completely agree and identify with this. I have a close friend with Borderline personality disorder and it still is not completely understood and hard to fathom unless you live in it yourself or have a loved one struggling with it. I don’t consider my friend a tragedy or shame at all. Hard time for sure, but we’ve had quite a nice life as friends, as she makes the best out of life she can. She’s still here but not everyone makes it through. We don’t know what all Judy struggled with exactly, and we can’t judge. She contributed a lot.

[@SaxonC]

She’s terrific and always entertained her millions of fans

[@lissalives1]

People have no idea what others are going through. Name-calling is unnecessary.

[@rosslarsen6144]

Given all the sadness in her later life, its really inspiring to hear how the audience went absolutely nuts in welcoming her.

[@edwardjames50]

Regarding what Judy says about Harry Rapf, at 15:45; Joan Crawford once said about him, "His nose was so big it kept his dick dry in the shower."

[@akrenwinkle]

Rafael Storm Sounds like our Joanie!

[@drewdeflon4497]

As drugged out as she is here, my God, how funny, endearing, & charismatic was she.And that voice will go on forever

[@Annasea666]

oh she is so funny...despite the downers she sparkles. amazing

[@HEAD3455]

blame the studio she worked so damn hard to please her fans and family and muchey hubbies

[@mariaa.5829]

@@HEAD3455 "moochy"? Husbands "mooched" off her. But what about vincent minelli (Liza's dad). Wasn't he good to her? Minelli didn't steal her money, did he?

[@seanmacmurchadha1807]

It sickens me how this legend and wonderful human being died homeless and penniless.

[@stevie68a]

With the new movie coming out, it will be hard for Judy's family to see the end of her life replayed in the media. I did see her at Frank Campbell's funeral home back in '69. I was 19, and lived nearby. She wore a blue/grey lace dress and a light coral lipstick. A friend recently said she had a glass covered coffin, but my memory is certain there was no glass. After 50 years, I could be wrong. Anyway, her star shines brightly over her problems in life.

[@sherrysilva3193]

I LOVE Judy then, Now, Forever...! ❤️❤️❤️

[@uintaj]

Whether she is drunk or hopped-up on drugs is sad to see, but what is even more disturbing is that the show would allow her to appear like that.

[@tavwilliam9367]

She was older she didn't look bad . But did look older then 46.. but God bless her

[@nicolejohnson4093]

I just wish there was someone to open up their arms and help poor Judy. What a woman one the best actress singer in the world. No one holds a candle to her. She is the greatest of all

[@upup209]

God wanted her