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Liza Minnelli Documentary Director Bruce David Klein on How She Became the ‘It Girl of the 1970s’


Bruce David Klein, the director of the new Liza Minnelli documentary, exclusively tells Closer about Judy Garland's daughter's rise to fame in the ‘70s.

Judy’s daughter also got her drive and ambition from her mother and a perfectionist streak from her acclaimed film director father, Vincente Minnelli. Liza won her first Tony at age 19 for her lead role in Flora the Red Menace, but Judy’s shadow still loomed large. “She took my hand, petted it and looked up at me with those eyes and said, ‘Bruce, please, don’t put anything phony in the movie,’” recalls Klein, who was utterly charmed.

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