PART FOUR: by Billy Ingram

Her TV series was finished, despite working her ass off for the last few years she was broke and massively in debt.

"Judy and Liza Live at the London Palladium" Aired December 1964

"The Jack Paar Show" December 11, 1964 "On Broadway Tonight" February 5, 1965 The Academy Awards Show April 1965

"The Andy Williams Show" September 20, 1965 "The Ed Sullivan Show" October 3, 1965 "Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall" February 28, 1966 "The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show" March 18, 1966 "The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show" March 25, 1966 "The Ed Sullivan Show" August 7, 1966 "The Hollywood Palace" September 3, 1966 "What's My Line?" March 5, 1967 "Today" March 16, 1967 "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Hollywood...with Jack Paar" May 16, 1967 "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" June 24, 1968 "The Mike Douglas Show" July 1968 "The Dick Cavett Show" December 1968 "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" December 17, 1968 "The Merv Griffin Show" December 1968 "The Merv Griffin Show" December 1968 "Sunday Night at the London Palladium" Aired January 1969 (ITV, Great Britain)

But she was about to lose her home?

"I've laughed at myself when I should have cried. Acussed of being a drunk and drug addict," she protested, "It's a God-damn wonder I'm not!" But, truthfully, she was.

"All my forty-four Goddamn marvelous, failing, successful, and hopelessly tragic and starlit years, I've been surrounded by people who were not in my league. They were the disbelievers. In the meantime, how do I find the true Judy Garland, or Frances Gumm, or whatever - just a girl, a woman?"

NEXT: Part Four
The last concert, homelessness
...and untimely death

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