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Broadway Singer Lorna Luft

Luft is featured on the new complete recordings of the 1930 musical Girl Crazy -- she sings the part that gave Ethel Merman her start on Broadway. Luft's mother was Judy Garland, and her sister is Liza Minnelli.

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, December 13, 1990: Interview with Kenneth Jackson and Camilo Jose Vergara; Review of the television broadcast of "The Marriage of Figaro"; Interview with Lorna Luft;…
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A "Streetwise" Look at American Cities

Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews the new book by Elijah Anderson, which features interviews with city dwellers. The sociological text reveals much about crime and and racism in urban areas.

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Lorna Luft and Her "Shadows."

Lorna Luft new memoir is : "Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir." (Pocket Books). Luft talks with Terry about growing up as the youngest daughter to film legend Judy Garland. And as half sister to Liza Minneli. Luft made her Broadway debut in 1971 in "Promises, Promises." She toured nationally in the Broadway production of "They're Playing Our Song" in 1981-1982.

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