Interview with author Elliot Tiber
Elliot Tiber, born in 1935, is an interior designer, artist, memoirist, screenwriter, humorist, and activist. He studied at Hunter College in New York, the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, and at the Sorbonne in Paris. His best-selling 2007 memoir, Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, a Concert, and a Life (Square One Publishers), written … Read more
Interview with Isabelle Georges, star of “Une Etoile et Moi” (aka Judy and Me)
Isabelle Georges received a bilingual education, and studied ballet, jazz, tap-dance, acting and singing. At a young age, she discovered the early American musicals. Her idols were Fred Astaire, Cole Porter, Gene Kelly, George Gershwin, Cyd Charisse, Ginger Rogers and Judy Garland. At the age of fifteen she performed at the famous Cabaret des Champs-Elysées … Read more
The Judy Room’s 2011 Year in Review
The Judy Room’s 2011 Year in Review is available to view and/or download. This past year featured quite a lot of news, products, and events meaning that this year’s review is the largest ever. Click on the image above or here to go to The Judy Room’s 2011 Year in Review page to view the … Read more
Interview with Hugh Fordin (Author, Producer, President of DRG Records)
Hugh Fordin is the author of Getting to Know Him: A Biography of Oscar Hammerstein; Jerome Kern: The Man and his Music; and The World of Entertainment: Hollywood’s Greatest Musicals (now titled MGM’s Greatest Musicals) about the Arthur Freed Unit at MGM. Originally published in 1975, the book details the formation of the now legendary unit … Read more
Scott Brogan, Founder & Webmaster of The Judy Room, Gives an Interview
I thank everyone out there for taking the time to send in so many great questions for me to answer. Some questions were thought provoking, some were just good fun. They were all a joy to answer. I hope my answers give some insight into my approach to running The Judy Room site and blog. … Read more
Interview Me!
Interview me! Now it’s my turn… The interviews done over the past few years have been a real joy to execute. They’ve also initiated some wonderful discussions and debate while giving us a variety of perspectives on Judy Garland. Recently, someone said that I should be “interviewed” as well. At first I thought “eh” but … Read more
Interview with John Meyer – Author of “Heartbreaker”
UPDATE: John’s new book “Operation Ruby Slipper” has been delayed and will be released in September, 2011. John Meyer is the author of the bestselling 1983 memoir Heartbreaker (Doubleday), republished in 2006 by Citadel Press, in which he recounts his experience with Judy Garland towards the end of her life. Meyer is also a composer … Read more
