Status Updates From Get Happy: The Life of Judy...

Judy is no longer wanted in films, but New York is a big success

Judy's drug problem (mostly sleeping pills) was well known. She addicted it. She said, "I am an addict. And when I want something, I can get it."

"Easter Parade" is a big hit for Judy. She needed it as it lifted her depression.

Judy seemed to have a thing for bi-sexual men. Her father was the first, now Vincent Manelli, and I think one or two of her other husbands were as well.

Joe Mankiewicz was one of Judy's many lovers. He got her to undergo psychoanalysis.

Wow! Judy had an affair with Tyrone Power, but he wouldn't leave his wife.

"Babes in Arms" is such a big hit that Mickey and Judy become a pair.

Clarke traces Judy's early love life in Hollywood.

Judy takes a celebrity swing through Grand Rapids, Minnesota, her home town. She wonders what life would've been like if she'd never left.

Louis B. Mayer, who signed Judy to an extended contract, was God. When Judy's mother wanted to discipline her, she would say, "I'll tell Mr. Mayer!"

Judy gets a contract with Louis B. Mayer (MGM).

Judy's mother contributed to her drug problem, really early, at the age of ten, when she gave her pep pills to deal with her flagging energy. I also didn't know her early nickname was "Babe".

Judy's parents were also entertainers. The book gives us a look at her home town of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, where her parents sometimes performed.