Liza Minnelli Says Parents Judy Garland and Vincente Minnelli ‘Didn’t Like Each Other’ – Remind Magazine

Liza Minnelli is the daughter of famous stars Judy Garland and Vincente Minnelli. They separated when Lisa was a very little girl, about five years old. Unlike many children of divorced parents, Lisa admitted that she never wanted them to get back together and, in fact, doesn’t even remember their divorce.

Judy met director Vincente while filming one of her most famous films of 1944. Meet me in St. Louis. They worked together again in 1945 The clock and 1948 The pirate after marrying in June 1945, it was Vincente who made Judy look more refined and helped expose her to a new audience. Although they welcomed Lisa in 1946, soon the pressures placed on Judy broke up their marriage. She was fired from MGM and started medicating her anxiety and depression, plus had an affair that eventually led to their divorce.

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Lisa explained why she didn’t want them to get back together: “No, because they didn’t really like each other, so they weren’t fun to be around.” However, Lisa said she has some amazing memories with each of them since she shared her childhood with each parent.

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Lisa shared: “I was bouncing back and forth because they were divorced but I loved them so much. My mother was charming because she knew so many charming people who came to see me. And my dad would let me go on set and watch him direct. She added that her mother was much stricter with her, while her father treated her like a princess. Both Vincente and Judy remarried three more times before their deaths.

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Because of this, Lisa grew up in a mixed family. She has three younger siblings. Lorna and Joey Luft are her half-siblings from Judy’s marriage to Sidney Luft. She also shares a half-sister named Tina from Vincente’s marriage to Georgette Magnani.

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She said of her siblings: “I don’t think people understand what a close family we are. My sister Lorna and I get together and giggle. She has the family courage. I love each of my brothers and sisters. My brother, Joey, my sister, Tina. Her kids were here with me for a few days and the press didn’t find out. Ha!”