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The Official Website of Award-winning Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli Author-Producer SCOTT SCHECHTER
www.scottschechter.com
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That Homepage will give you The Most Recent Information on my projects -- including my latest book THE LIZA MINNELLI SCRAPBOOK (Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing Corp, November 2004), and my previous book JUDY GARLAND : THE DAY-BY CHRONICLE OF A LEGEND (Cooper Square Press, June 2002)
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SCOTT SCHECHTER
BIOGRAPHY
Scott Schechter has devoted over a quarter of a century to researching the lives and careers of Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli, earning his status as the premier Garland-Minnelli authority.
His research and devotion have led to his working with many of the companies that continue to release Garland-Minnelli material, including Capitol Records and Pioneer Entertainment / Classic World Productions, Inc. His expertise as a Garland-Minnelli historian has been acknowledged on his TV and Radio appearances; as a source in PR functions; and in dealing with media such as Liz Smith, et Al. Mr. Schechter is perhaps proudest of his role as archivist, which has led to the uncovering and releasing of rare or lost material.
TV shows that Mr. Schechter has consulted on as a Judy Garland or Liza Minnelli authority have included ABC’s “20/20,” “Good Morning, America,” AMC’s “Behind The Screen,” NBC's "Dateline," and A&E's "Biography" series. E! Entertainment Television’s recent “True Hollywood Story” 2-Hour special on Garland’s life and career was critically acclaimed by TV Guide and USA Today, etc.; For this episode -- which was one of the 15 highest-rated "THS" shows of that series' 5-year and 200-episode run -- Schechter served as Consulting Producer. The program was honored with a GRACIE AWARD, and was nominated for a PRISM AWARD, for best TV documentary.
For his marketing and PR efforts, Mr. Schechter has obtained the highest profile exposure for his clients. Media such as Rolling Stone magazine, USA Today, Fox News Channel, ABC Network, E! Entertainment, and TV Guide have been utilized.
In 1998, Mr. Schechter co-produced what is considered the definitive audio overview of Garland’s career : the 4-CD box set “Judy” from 32 Records, which spans the entire 40 years of her recorded legacy, from her earliest known recordings in 1929 at age 7, to one of her final appearances in 1969, shortly before her passing. Along with compiling the material for the compact discs from his archives of Garland’s work, he performed similar duties for the set’s 32-minute video, and its 100-page book. This lavish set received rave reviews from the New York Times, People, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, and the NY Post, which concluded its review by saying “music historian Scott Schechter’s essay is an excellent read and will earn him a nomination for the prestigious Grammy Award for best liner notes.”
Mr. Schechter’s liner notes on other Garland-Minnelli projects have been mentioned in USA Today, Billboard, and the Los Angeles Times. As a writer, his words on Garland and family have appeared in the Advocate, Show Music magazine, and three editorials printed in the New York Times (1994, 1998 and 2001).
In 2000, Mr. Schechter was instrumental in getting Garland’s historic, Grammy-winning Album Of The Year “Judy at Carnegie Hall” released complete and uncut, exactly as it happened that night, in its proper running order -- for the first time ever -- and as a deluxe 24-Karat Gold audiophile set.
Schechter’s recent CD projects include Capitol Records’ “Judy at Carnegie Hall : Fortieth Anniversary Edition” and that label’s new 2-CD set of material he produced and compiled, called “Classic Judy Garland -- The Capitol Years (1955-1965)”; Collectables Records’ “twofer” CDs (under license from Capitol) : “Miss Show Business / Judy” and “Judy : That’s Entertainment! / I Could Go On Singing”; S&P Records’ “twofer” CD (under license from Capitol) : “Judy in Love / Alone”; Varese Saraband’s “Engelebert Humper
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