U.S. Postal Service to Celebrate Life and Legacy of Judy Garland Through Music and a New Postage Stamp

U.S. Postal Service to Celebrate Life and Legacy of Judy Garland Through Music and a New Postage Stamp

WHAT: On what would have been her 84th birthday, the U.S. Postal
Service honors legendary entertainer Judy Garland with a 39-
cent First-Class commemorative postage stamp. The stamp will
debut only in New York on June 10. It will be available
nationwide June 11.

WHO: Lorna Luft, Daughter of Judy Garland, professional singer
Joe Luft, Son of Judy Garland
Robert Osborne, film historian, host of TV's Turner Classic
Movies
Michael Feinstein, Professional singer and pianist
Rufus Wainwright, Singer, songwriter, and performer
Jane Powell, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer actress and colleague of
Judy Garland
Dick Cavett, television host, moderator, and author
Terrance McNally, American Playwright
Anita Bizzotto, USPS Chief Marketing Officer and Executive
Vice President

WHEN: June 10, 2006
7:30 p.m.
The event is free and open to the public. Tickets will be
available at the Carnegie Hall box office beginning at 5 p.m.

WHERE: Carnegie Hall (Zankel Hall)
57th Street & 7th Avenue
New York, NY 10019-3210

BACKGROUND: The 39-cent Judy Garland stamp is the 12th in the "Legends of
Hollywood" series, and the first in the program to be debuted
anywhere other than Los Angeles. Art director Ethel Kessler
designed the stamp using a portrait of Garland by Brooklyn
artist Tim O'Brien, based on a publicity photo for A Star Is
Born. Garland's signature appears at the bottom of the
stamp, and the photo on the selvage shows her in her
signature role as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz.

Carnegie Hall was the venue for Garland's legendary 1961
concert, heralded as "the greatest night in show business
history."

MEDIA: Please note admittance is complimentary for credentialed
members of the media only. Attending media must RSVP. To
RSVP or to schedule interviews, please contact Mary Dlugasch
at 202-268-3964 or Pat McGovern 212-330-3307. Media must
enter through the backstage entrance (161 W 56th St) and
report to the House Manager's Office no earlier than 7 p.m.
to sign in and receive a badge.

CONTACT: Mary Dlugasch, +1-202-268-3964, Mary.E.Dlugasch@usps.gov, or Patricia McGovern, +1-212-330-3307, Patricia.Mcgovern@usps.gov, both of the U.S. Postal Service.

PRNewswire -- June 6

Source: U.S. Postal Service

Web site: http://www.usps.com/

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