Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir
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Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir is Lorna Luft’s autobiographical account of her life with her mother Judy Garland, offering an intimate, behind-the-scenes portrait of the legendary entertainer and their complex family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T984678 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir Context triple: [Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows, basedOn, Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir]
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A.
Patchwork Child: Early Memories
Patchwork Child: Early Memories is a memoir by American philanthropist and socialite Brooke Astor, recounting her unconventional childhood and formative early experiences.
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B.
This I Remember
"This I Remember" is Eleanor Roosevelt’s autobiographical memoir recounting her life, public service, and experiences as First Lady of the United States.
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C.
His Family
"His Family" is a 1917 novel by Ernest Poole that portrays the struggles and changes within a New York City family in the early 20th century.
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D.
Among My Books
"Among My Books" is a collection of literary essays by American poet and critic James Russell Lowell, in which he offers scholarly and reflective studies of major authors and their works.
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E.
This Is My Story
This Is My Story is an autobiographical book by Eleanor Roosevelt recounting her early life, personal challenges, and path to public service and activism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir Target entity description: Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir is Lorna Luft’s autobiographical account of her life with her mother Judy Garland, offering an intimate, behind-the-scenes portrait of the legendary entertainer and their complex family.
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A.
Patchwork Child: Early Memories
Patchwork Child: Early Memories is a memoir by American philanthropist and socialite Brooke Astor, recounting her unconventional childhood and formative early experiences.
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B.
This I Remember
"This I Remember" is Eleanor Roosevelt’s autobiographical memoir recounting her life, public service, and experiences as First Lady of the United States.
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C.
His Family
"His Family" is a 1917 novel by Ernest Poole that portrays the struggles and changes within a New York City family in the early 20th century.
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D.
Among My Books
"Among My Books" is a collection of literary essays by American poet and critic James Russell Lowell, in which he offers scholarly and reflective studies of major authors and their works.
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E.
This Is My Story
This Is My Story is an autobiographical book by Eleanor Roosevelt recounting her early life, personal challenges, and path to public service and activism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiography
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book ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| about |
Judy Garland’s personal life
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Judy Garland’s professional life ⓘ effects of stardom on children ⓘ mother–daughter relationships in show business ⓘ |
| adaptationBasedOn |
biographical film "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows"
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surface form:
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
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| adaptationCountryOfOrigin |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| adaptationFormat | television miniseries ⓘ |
| author | Lorna Luft ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
Judy Garland
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Liza Minnelli ⓘ Lorna Luft ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Lorna Luft’s relationship with Judy Garland
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the Garland–Luft family dynamics ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical literature
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show business memoir ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
biographical film "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows"
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surface form:
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
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| hasNotableCharacter |
Judy Garland
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Liza Minnelli ⓘ Lorna Luft ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Hollywood
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Judy Garland ⓘ Lorna Luft ⓘ addiction ⓘ celebrity life ⓘ family relationships ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| portrays |
Judy Garland’s career highs and lows
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Judy Garland’s struggles with addiction ⓘ behind-the-scenes view of Judy Garland’s life ⓘ complexities of growing up as Judy Garland’s daughter ⓘ pressures of fame on a family ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biographical film "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows"
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surface form:
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
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| timePeriodCovered |
Judy Garland’s later career
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Lorna Luft’s adolescence ⓘ Lorna Luft’s childhood ⓘ |
| tone |
candid
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intimate ⓘ reflective ⓘ |
| workSubject |
The Wizard of Oz
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surface form:
The Wizard of Oz (as part of Judy Garland’s career)
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Input
Subject: Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir Description of subject: Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir is Lorna Luft’s autobiographical account of her life with her mother Judy Garland, offering an intimate, behind-the-scenes portrait of the legendary entertainer and their complex family.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
biographical film "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows"
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basedOn
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Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir
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subject surface form:
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows