Why'd Judy Garland and Sid Luft's marriage fail?

I like blue.

Good question!

He wasn’t an FOD (Friend of Dick)

Judy's breakdowns got in the way of his gambling?

The new "Sid & Judy" documentary on SHOWTIME is excellent.

Sid was vicious, I tell you.

Umm, hello!! You do realize she was a pill popping, drugged up, alcoholic train wreck. It's kind of hard to stay married to that type of person. Don't believe me? Just ask Liza.

there wasnt a human being on the planet that could have made a marriage with her work. She was a drug addicted, neurotic , ultra-needy mess.

It's told from his point of view, so of course it's sympathetic to him. It alludes to drinking, gambling, separations and not entirely successful management of her career. Sid was not a walk in the park. If Judy had not been such a trainwreck maybe she could have set some limits with him, but she was mostly concerned with herself and her moment to moment craziness. I'd never seen pics of "fat Judy" but she really could balloon (and did, apparently related to liver problems)--between her weight and greasepaint eyebrows that looked like they'd been done in a closet, she looked a bit like Divin and not in a good way.

Sid had his own problems: a two-fisted drinker and gambling addict with anger issues and a habit of living off of women. That said, he seemed to truly care for Judy, and she never would have had the success that she did in the 50s if she hadn't become involved with him. Once they split, her career and her life rapidly went to shit.

Judy should have got the Oscar for "A Star is Born" instead of that wide-faced blond.

r11 Grace Kelly fucked a lot of people for that win.

Grace Kelly fucked a lot of people, period.

he took all her money

the recorded phonecalls of Sid's in the documentary make him sound like a wimp. He threw her under the bus in each call.

[quote]He threw her under the bus

He threw her under the *trolley*

He didnt need to "throw her under the bus" She wholeheartly threw herself under the bus.

did you listen to those phonecalls they played in the doc? He never stuck up for her.

R8 here.

Hissssssssss.

After all this Judy hoopla started, I read four books about her- Lorna, Mel Torme, Stevie Phillips, and Rainbow's End, about the series, show by show. What comes through in all four book is both how gifted Judy was- a genius, really; but she was also a monster. I think most people, after getting to know her, would have backed away fast. Each book has harrowing scenes of awful, crazed behavior, all of which sound authentic. Now when I see a photograph of Judy smiling always smiling that great grin I see a crazy woman. Poor soul.