This is her first live performance in a long while. Has it gotten too exhausting? Her priorities are different. But her life has changed to a point where all the ghosts that used to bother her about being here have dissipated. From the moment I met her she seemed like the quintessential New Yorker in the way she lived. But she loves the gentler lifestyle in L. Michael York, also from Cabaret , she loves him. They kind of fell in love with each other, so I think Darren will become part of the parties that we have where we have music and just kind of hang out.
But this time it had been sparked by a bizarre recorded message on her home phone that sounded like a final farewell to loved ones: "I wouldn't be who I am without you, any of you… Thank you very, very much. I'll never forget you. But to many in Hollywood it seemed highly unlikely that Minnelli, whose roller coaster self-destructive streak and health woes have repeatedly brought her close to death, could possibly live to reach 75 years old. And yet today she will have achieved that landmark, against all the odds, surviving repeated reports of her imminent demise to reach three-quarters of a century.
Minnelli has won an Oscar, two Grammys, four Tonys and an Emmy award but, plagued by declining health in recent years, has become increasingly reclusive, rarely performing in public. Yet the entertainer, who famously asked: "What good is sitting alone in your room…?
She will be showcasing the gifts she inherited from her mother, Hollywood icon Judy Garland: her looks, her singing voice, and her charismatic stage presence. But she also inherited Garland's addictive personality, plunging her into a dependency on booze and prescription pain medication that has tormented her. Yet she hasn't always asked for the right kind of help. Artist Andy Warhol recalled in his diary that Minnelli turned up at the New York home of fashion designer Halston begging: "Give me every drug you've got!
Her mother died at the age of 47 after a lifetime of drug and alcohol abuse, and Minnelli has waged her own brutal battles with addiction, along with other woes: she suffered a near-fatal brain infection, surgeries that almost ended her career, and four bitter divorces.
The best part about winning an award is the night you win it. And then you have to go back to work. I believe that. How did movies come along? My dad knew him really well. He would come over to the house all the time. And I did. Take me back to Oscar night. It was like a T-shirt collar to the ground, straight down, and a sweater made of crepe, same as the dress.
I wore that and jewelry that Halston had picked for me for that night. Did you think you were going to win? When [Gene Hackman, who was presenting with Raquel Welch] said my name, my father screamed and he gave me tinnitus.
I had tinnitus because of the way my father screamed at the Oscars, honestly. Did you know you had a problem? I knew, and I told my father. So he took me there. Oh, sure. Everybody has that time. We had such fun because she was so funny. She was funny, and she loved her kids so much. She was protective and very strict. She wanted you to do the right thing, like any mother. Did she talk about her days when she was a child star? We would do them together. Who cares? Just keep going. After she passed, were you able to listen to her music right away or was it hard?
It took a minute. Did you know about her struggles? An addictive personality has seen Liza depend on alcohol and prescription pain medication following in the footsteps of superstar Judy who died in of an overdose. Fighting through her demons, it was when the award-winning singer and actress contracted bronchial pneumonia that really affected her.
It is usually caused by bacterial infection and is treatable, but can develop into more serious illnesses such as blood poisoning sepsis. The condition can develop from symptoms that might at first seem ordinary such as a cough, but over the period of several days more symptoms can appear. Adults over the age of 65 might also suffer from psychological symptoms such as a change in mental awareness.
The infection is categorised by the number of segments within the lungs that have become infected and whether it has spread to both lungs or is isolated in one. Age and your general health will also influence what medications are given to you by medical professionals.
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