Webold hollywood book club. Judy garland’s triumphs and tragedies. The wizard of oz star never wrote her own story—but memoirs by her third. Weba marvel in every sense of the word, garland’s unforgettable performance ingrained itself almost immediately into the public’s consciousness, solidifying her as a. Weban empathic icon of marginalized people, garland was a hero to many…but couldn’t save herself. Judy’s anguish manifested in her incredible stage presence as well as social.