Lorna Luft to visit Mobile as Drug Education Luncheon’s keynote speaker

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Actress, author and singer Lorna Luft will be the keynote speaker at The Drug Education Council‘s 27th Annual Drug Education Luncheon.

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The luncheon is set for noon on March 11 at the Mobile Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel. Doors open at 11 a.m., and tickets cost $150 per person. Table sponsorships also are available.

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About Lorna Luft

Lorna Luft is the daughter of actress Judy Garland and Sidney Luft. Her half-sister is Liza Minnelli.

According to Luft’s biography page on iMDB, she lived an “idyllic childhood” until her parents divorced, and she faced her mother’s drug addiction.

“My mother was a magnificent human being and a talent we will never see again. And yes, my mother was addicted to prescription drugs,” said Luft.

“In the end, no one could have saved her. We did not have the knowledge, education and facilities we have now.”

Luft — who penned the 2018 New York Times bestseller, “A Star is Born: Judy Garland and The Film That Got Away” — spiraled into addiction like her mother, according to a DEC news release. She will share her journey to sobriety during the luncheon.

To purchase tickets, visit the Drug Education Council’s Luncheon site.

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Lorna Luft movies

Luft has appeared in several movies, according to iMDB, including one with her legendary mother. Here are some of them:

• “My Giant” (1998; with David Seltzer and Billy Crystal)

• “Where the Boys Are” (1984; with Lisa Hartman, Wendy Schaal, Russell Todd and others)

• “Grease 2” (1982; with Maxwell Caulfield and Michelle Pfeiffer)

• “I Could Go on Singing” (1963; with Judy Garland and others)

Lorna Luft’s TV appearances

In addition to the silver screen, Luft has appeared on some TV shows.

She has guest starred on the following, according to iMDB:

• “Sean Saves the World”

• “Rick & Steve: the Happiest Gay Couple in All the World”

• “Style Court”

• “Caroline in the City”

• “The Nanny”

• “Murder, She Wrote”

• “Trapper John, M.D.”

• “The Twilight Zone”

• “Love, American Style”

About the Drug Education Council

The Drug Education Council offers a chemical abuse prevention program and anonymous juvenile drug testing, among other services, according to its website.

“The vision of the Drug Education Council is to promote healthy choices by helping to impact the hearts and minds of individuals and families and by working to change the community narrative when it comes to substance use disorder and addiction,” its site states.

The licensed agency serves Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe and Washington counties, according to its website.

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