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" When my mother signed at MGM, that was the only kind of contract you could sign. There was no such thing as an independent agent. "

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Looking Forward

" The world fell apart. Sirhan Sirhan shot Bobby Kennedy. Why were people shooting all the Kennedys? Had the country gone mad? "

" My mother was a phoenix who always expected to rise from the ashes of her latest disaster. She loved being Judy Garland. "

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" Life will force you to make changes you never wanted to make. "

" The eyebrow pencil and false eyelashes were essential; my mother didn't feel dressed without them. "

" I used drugs as a social activity; a way to have fun with friends. "

" My sister Liza and I have never felt that we were in competition. "

" I spent an entire evening seated between Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, being charmed from either side. It was pure Hollywood magic. "