Liza Minnelli on dealing with the press at an early age
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Because of her famous parents, Liza Minnelli learned how to handle the press at a young age.
As the daughter of Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli, Liza Minnelli learned how to handle the press at a young age, which helped with the media attention that came after the successes of “Cabaret” and “Liza with a Z.”
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Liza Minnelli on dealing with the press at an early age
Clip: 4/1/2025 | 1m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
As the daughter of Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli, Liza Minnelli learned how to handle the press at a young age, which helped with the media attention that came after the successes of “Cabaret” and “Liza with a Z.”
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(playful music) - When she went to Europe in the 1970s after "Cabaret," after "Liza with a Z," she was so busy working so hard and did so much, people couldn't get enough of her.
- [Announcer] Liza Minnelli, queen of the glitter and the glamour of the Hollywood, New York, European world.
Wherever she goes, there are people smiling, flashbulbs popping.
(fans calling) A certifiable superstar.
And still, the gossip people persist.
(photographers calling) - Ay, ay, ay.
- No, we can't.
- Over there, over there.
Lemme go for a minute.
- Liza has always said, "I was born, they took a picture."
So, she understood how to deal with the press from a very early age.
- Is it true that I'm expecting a child?
It's one of the loveliest thoughts any woman could ever hold.
I'm not, but I hope with all my heart that I will be soon.
(photographers calling) Why don't you just wait a minute.
- Well, there's different degrees of ugliness, isn't there?
And...
I don't really care.
You know, when I'm on stage, I don't, I just do my job.
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