<;p>;Romance came easily for <;a href=";https://doyouremember.com/?s=Judy+Garland"; target=";_blank"; rel=";noopener";>;Judy Garland<;/a>;‚ but holding on to it proved far more elusive. Yet when it came to her connection with <;a href=";https://doyouremember.com/?s=Frank+Sinatra"; target=";_blank"; rel=";noopener";>;Frank Sinatra<;/a>; romantic or otherwise they were kindred spirits‚ bonded together for much of their lives. They were compassionate and passionate people‚ renowned Judy historian John Fricke explains in an exclusive interview. And they were arguably the two best singers out there‚ male and female‚ and just hit it off.<;/p>;<;p>;They met in the early 1940s‚ in Hollywood‚ while performing on network and American Forces Network radio. At the time‚ Frank was married to Nancy Barbato (But he was in his enjoying stardom phase‚ Fricke says) and Judy was between her marriages to David Rose and Vincent Minnelli.<;/p>;<;h2>;Always There For Each Other<;/h2>;<;figure aria-describedby=";caption-attachment-157394"; class=";wp-caption alignnone";>;<;img decoding=";async"; class=";size-full wp-image-157394"; src=";https://doyouremember.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/PBDJUGA_EC161.jpg"; alt=";frank-sinatra-judy-garland"; width=";614"; height=";670"; srcset=";https://doyouremember.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/PBDJUGA_EC161.jpg 614w‚ https://doyouremember.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/PBDJUGA_EC161-275x300.jpg 275w‚ https://doyouremember.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/PBDJUGA_EC161-137x150.jpg 137w‚ https://doyouremember.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/PBDJUGA_EC161-110x120.jpg 110w‚ https://doyouremember.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/PBDJUGA_EC161-482x526.jpg 482w‚ https://doyouremember.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/PBDJUGA_EC161-188x205.jpg 188w"; sizes=";(max-width: 614px) 100vw‚ 614px";>;<;figcaption class=";wp-caption-text";>;From left: Frank Sinatra‚ Judy Garland‚ 1950s<;/figcaption>;<;/figure>;<;p>;He admits‚ I dont know when their physical relationship started. [iCollector.com auctioned] off a letter a note from Judy to Frank saying its this meaningful thing about their passionate love affair‚ but it really isnt. If you read it‚ shes thanking him for being a good friend to her‚ which he always was. They were very very supportive of each other most of the time.<;/p>;<;h2>;<;strong>;RELATED: <;/strong>;<;a href=";https://doyouremember.com/151692/judy-garland-children-speak-about-her?utm_source=website&;amp;utm_medium=article&;amp;utm_campaign=related"; target=";_blank"; rel=";noopener";>;Judy Garlands Children Reflect On How She Was As A Mother<;/a>;<;/h2>;<;figure aria-describedby=";caption-attachment-157395"; class=";wp-caption alignnone";>;<;img decoding=";async"; class=";size-full wp-image-157395"; src=";https://doyouremember.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/PBDJUGA_EC188.jpg"; alt=";judy-garland-frank-sinatra"; width=";850"; height=";670"; srcset=";https://doyouremember.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/PBDJUGA_EC188.jpg 850w‚ https://doyouremember.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/PBDJUGA_EC188-300x236.jpg 300w‚ https://doyouremember.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/PBDJUGA_EC188-150x118.jpg 150w‚ https://doyouremember.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/PBDJUGA_EC188-768x605.jpg 768w‚ https://doyouremember.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/PBDJUGA_EC188-152x120.jpg 152w‚ https://doyouremember.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/PBDJUGA_EC188-667x526.jpg 667w‚ https://doyouremember.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/PBDJUGA_EC188-260x205.jpg 260w"; sizes=";(max-width: 850px) 100vw‚ 850px";>;<;figcaption class=";wp-caption-text";>;Judy Garland‚ left‚ and Frank Sinatra‚ hosting Danny Kayes radio show while he is on a USO tour‚ October 1945<;/figcaption>;<;/figure>;<;p>;In the 50s‚ Fricke adds‚ there was a time when he was unhappy with her because she went to Vegas to sing‚ but she wouldnt sing in the club that he sang at or that he was involved with. So there were these little fractious things‚ but they were very‚ very minor. Overall‚ I think they were friends with benefits. Thats the best way to put it‚ because I dont want to make them any more sleep-arounds than they were or werent. She looked to him in moments of distress‚ and I think vice versa. Not in a big dramatic way‚ but they realized they could always pick up the phone and call on each other.<;/p>;<;figure aria-describedby=";caption-attachment-157396"; class=";wp-caption alignnone";>;<;img decoding=";async"; class=";size-full wp-image-157396"; src=";https://doyouremember.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/TBDJUGA_EC016.jpg"; alt=";dean-martin-judy-garland-frank-sinatra"; width=";581"; height=";670"; srcset=";https://doyouremember.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/TBDJUGA_EC016.jpg 581w‚ https://doyouremember.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/TBDJUGA_EC016-260x300.jpg 260w‚ https://doyouremember.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/TBDJUGA_EC016-130x150.jpg 130w‚ https://doyouremember.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/TBDJUGA_EC016-104x120.jpg 104w‚ https://doyouremember.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/TBDJUGA_EC016-456x526.jpg 456w‚ https://doyouremember.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/TBDJUGA_EC016-178x205.jpg 178w"; sizes=";(max-width: 581px) 100vw‚ 581px";>;<;figcaption class=";wp-caption-text";>;THE JUDY GARLAND SPECIAL‚ Dean Martin‚ Judy Garland‚ Frank Sinatra‚ 1956<;/figcaption>;<;/figure>;<;p>;One of the loveliest stories Fricke has heard about the duo came from songwriter Sammy Cahn‚ who reflected on what Frank said about Judy after they sang together on the radio in the 40s. When Frank came back over to him during a break‚ he smiles warmly‚ Sammy said‚ Frank‚ whats it like singing with her? And Frank‚ with his powers of perception‚ said of her commitment to a song‚ Every time she sings‚ she dies a little. And when she did die‚ Frank was quoted as saying‚ The rest of us will be forgotten. Never Judy.<;/p>;<;h2>;<;strong>;RELATED:<;/strong>; <;a class=";entry-title-link"; href=";https://doyouremember.com/119333/judy-garland-barbra-streisand-duet-1963?utm_source=website&;amp;utm_medium=article&;amp;utm_campaign=related2"; rel=";bookmark";>;WATCH: Judy Garland And Barbra Streisand Sing Beautiful Duet Together In 1963<;/a>;<;/h2>;<;p class=";p1";>;<;span class=";s1";>;<;div class=";dyr-similar";>;<;a class=";next-button-xl"; href=";https://doyouremember.com/204692/jennifer-aniston-looks-half-her-age-people-magazine-cover";>;Click for next Article<;/a>;<;/div>;<;/span>;<;/p>;<;p>;The post <;a rel=";nofollow"; href=";https://doyouremember.com/157392/judy-garland-and-frank-sinatra";>;Judy Garland and Frank Sinatra: Their Unbreakable Bond (Exclusive)<;/a>; appeared first on <;a rel=";nofollow"; href=";https://doyouremember.com/";>;DoYouRemember? - The Home of Nostalgia<;/a>;. Author‚ <;a rel=";nofollow"; href=";https://doyouremember.com/author/edgross";>;Ed Gross<;/a>;<;/p>;