Today marks what would have been the 100th Birthday of one of my favorite movie stars of all time, Judy Garland. Below is a special birthday poem written specifically for Judy's birthday by poet and novelist Robert Nathan. Film fans might know him for writing the novels, The Bishop's Wife and Portrait of Jennie, both of which would be turned into great films. The poem was read to Judy by Clark Gable, who Judy had sung a tribute to in the movie Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937). As this poem was written in 1944, Judy would have just turned 22 years old. To read the following page click on it and use your touch screen to zoom in.
Photoplay, 1944
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