Figure 1.--Here Judy Garland introduces her children at a concert held in New York's Carnegie Hall (April 1961). The girls are Lorna Luft and Liza Millenni. The boy is Joey Luft which unlkike his sisters did not haveva show business career. He did not have the family gift of song, He is wearing flannel light colored suspender shorts with a Peter Pan collar short sleeved biouse, white knee socks, and black tie shoes. The shorts may have been the pants to the suit.

Joey Luft was Judy Garland's only son. Sidney Luft was Judy's third husband and managed to reserect her career. They had two children. Joey also has a big sister, Lorna. She recalls, "We were a bit like gypsies. We lived in London, Paris, New York. We lived wherever she was making a film. Our favorite thing to do was to get on an airplane. It always became a game and an adventure." Judy and her kids lived such a glamorous life that they quickly became used to everything showbiz had to offer." Joey recalls, "I walked into her dressing room and saw a room full of roses and telegrams, wall to wall. We'd go out to dinner and there would be all these stars- I wondered what they were doing there. They were friends with my mom! The energy she generated was amazing.” Joey especilaly recalls the btime they had together when thry were traveling. "I remember having a lot of fun with her when were alone. She had a great sense of humor." Tragically Jiey and his sisters could not avoid noticing the pills. [Jeffrey] Judy involved the children in her television show--'The Judy Garland Show'. The children including Joey sang during her 1963 Christmas show. Joey even had a solo. He did not have the gift of song that Judy and the girls were blessed with. We also note a photograph of Judy and the children at a 1961 Carnegie Hall performance. We are not sure if the children had a role in the performance, but they are pictured on stage with Judy. Joey who would have been 6 years old at the time of the Carnegie Hall perfornance. He wears a blouse, suspender shorts, and white knee socks. They may have been the pants to a suit. Joey was the baby brother. Photographs show a boy who could not look more Italiann. Unlike his sisters, Lorna and Liza Minnell, Joey did not have a show business career.

Sources

Jeffrey, Joyann. "Judy Garland's kids share memories of growing up with their famous mama: We were a bit like Gypsies," Closer Weekly (October 23, 2019).

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