"Judy, Judy, Judy" (1963)

[Sam Clements]

Barry,

I have a rather wild speculation:

You failed to list the first cite for "Judy, Judy, Judy" in ProQuest.  It
was a column from the NY Times, 22 Sept. 1872 titled "Punch and Judy in
America."

The exact quote was [Enter Punch]. "Well, my dear little children, how are
ye?  It is proud I am to have the pleasure(bows until he hangs over the
ledge of the box) of(bows again) seeing you.  I am in a merry humor today,
(sings.) but I wonder where my wife Judy is.  Mrs. Judy, Judy, Judy, I say!"

Now, given that Archibald Alexander Leach left home at 14 to join a troupe
of comedians, doing music halls and being an acrobat and mime, he certainly
could have more than a passing acquaintance with a Punch and Judy show.

Perhaps he heard the phrase, and it stuck with him, only to escape his lips
in a moment that even he doesn't remember.

Just saying.....

SC

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> (GOOGLE)
> Article - "Judy, Judy, Judy" - The Ultimate Cary Grant Pages
> Extract from CARY GRANT: Recollections in his Own Words & by Those Who
Knew
> Him
> Best. By Nancy Nelson. "Judy, Judy, Judy". Peter Bogdanovich ...
> www.carygrant.net/articles/judy.htm - 23k - Cached - Similar pages
> Peter Bogdanovich believes that the genesis of the imitation came from
> Grant's delivery in several lines in Only Angels Have Wings.. 'In the film
his
> former girl friend is called Judith or Judy (played by Rita Hayworth).
Cary has
> lines like "Hello, Judy. Come on, Judy. Now, Judy." But he never said
"Judy,
> Judy, Judy." '
>
> Judy Quine has another explanation: 'Cary told me back in 1955 that when
he
> did the Lux Radio Theater, they used his voice introduction for Judy
Garland,
> who was a guest for the following week. He recalled some banter where he
could
> have said "Judy, Judy, Judy," but he wasn't sure.'
>
> Although Grant must have tired of being constantly asked to say the line,
he
> always obliged when women named Judy asked him to say 'Juday, Juday,
Juday.'
> And Rich Little admires Grant's sense of humor about it: 'Cary said
[Little
> imitating CG], "Where is this 'Juday, Juday, Juday' coming from? I don't
know
> anybody named Juday-Juday-Juday. The only Judy I knew was Judy Garland.
And when
> I saw her, there weren't three of 'em!" '
>
> During the making of Charade Peter Stone used to joke with Grant about
'Judy,
> Judy, Judy.' He recalls: "While we were shooting the taxi scene - right
near
> the end of the picture where Audrey's feet are up in his lap and he's
> massaging them - Cary looked at the camera and said [Stone imitating CG]
"Juday,
> Juday, Juday. There. Now you've got it on film!'"
>
> As late as the 1980's Grant was still answering questions about the
phrase,
> and during on of his Conversations he offered still another speculation on
how
> it came about. CG: We looked up track after track and outtake after
outtake.
> As far as we can tell, I never said it. We think it started with a
celebrity
> impersonator by the name of Larry Storch.  He apparently was appearing in
a
> nightclub and doing me when Judy Garland walked in. And that's how he
greeted
> her.
>
>
> (PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS)
> Adlai Stevenson Acts for Bob Hope; Does 'Global Affair' Walk-On; Pola
Negri
> Upstages Comedian
> HEDDA HOPPER. Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.:
Aug
> 27, 1963. p. D9 (1 page) :
> Cy Howard's working in a new CBS series, "Judy, Judy, Judy," a comedy with
a
> San Francisco background. It's for a big star but he wouldn't say who.
>
> Other 11 -- No Title
> Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Sep 29, 1963.
p.
> C30 (2 pages)
> Second page:
> JUDY! JUDY! JUDY!
> JUDY GARLAND
> JAMES MASON in
> "A STAR IS BORN"
>
> Display Ad 31 -- No Title
> New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Jun 17, 1969. p. 17 (1
> page) :
> _Judy, Judy,  Judy_
> _JUDY_
> The Films and Career of Judy Garland
> by Joe Morella and Edward Z. Epstein
> Introduction by Judith Crist
>
> Oh, Judy! Oh, Rudy! Oh, Balderdash!
> By GEORGE L. SHERMAN. New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.:
Jul
> 16, 1972. p. D1 (1 page):
> ...a youthful, hyperkinetic Cary Grant bounds into the room, sounding,
when
> he speaks, like a third-rate imitation of Cary Grant.
> CARY: Oh, Judy! Judy! Judy!
>
> Hollywood Gives Its Regards to Cagney; Special to The New York Times
> New York Times (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Mar 14, 1974. p. 44 (1
> page):
> In accepting the award, Mr. Cagney treated the audience to an imitation of
> his imitators, saying, "You dirty rat."
>
> "I never said that line," he added. "What I said was, 'Judy, Judy, Judy.'"
>
> Cary Grant, in Retrospect; The Charismatic Cary Grant: THE Actor in
> Retrospect
> By Tom Shales. The Washington Post (1974-Current file). Washington, D.C.:
Jul
> 4, 1976. p. 121 (2 pages)
> Pg. H5:
> Comics who do impersonations of Grant--most do invariably grab their
neckties
> with both hands and dart about muttering, "Judy Judy Judy," even though
Grant
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