My mother was electric onstage, and I vividly recall the extraordinary power she had over her audiences

When you're Judy Garland and you want something, you just pick up the phone and call somebody. Anybody.

I was born in a blender.

I spent an entire evening seated between Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, being charmed from either side. It was pure Hollywood magic.

Dodi got a lot of criticism when he began dating Princess Diana. No one seemed to think he was good enough for her.

Studio 54 made Halloween in Hollywood look like a PTA meeting.

The eyebrow pencil and false eyelashes were essential; my mother didn't feel dressed without them.