Judy Garland
Frances Ethel Gumm, also known by her stage name Judy Garland (born June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American actress, singer, dancer and vaudevillian. She is well known for playing the film role of Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Garland was famous internationally as an entertainer in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist, and on the concert stage. She got a Juvenile Academy Award and won a Golden Globe Award. She also won Grammy Awards and a Special Tony Award. She was nominated for the Academy Award for "Best Actress" for her role in the remake of the 1954 film A Star is Born. She also got a nomination for "Best Supporting Actress" for her performance in the 1961 movie, Judgment at Nuremberg. She was the youngest person to be given the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in the movie industry.
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| Born | Frances Ethel Gumm June 10, 1922 |
| Died | June 22, 1969 (aged 47) |
| Cause of death | Drug overdose |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 1929 - 1969 |
Notable credit(s) | Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz Vicki Lester in A Star Is Born |
| Spouse(s) | David Rose (m. 1941-1945, divorced) Vincente Minnelli (m. 1945-1951, divorced) Sidney Luft (m. 1952-1965, divorced) Mark Herron (m. 1965-1967, divorced) Mickey Deans (m. 1969-1969, her death) |
| Children | Liza Minnelli (b. 1946) Lorna Luft (b. 1952) Joey Luft (b. 1955) |
| Parent(s) | Frank Gumm Ethel (née Milne) |
| Awards | Academy Awards
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Garland was in vaudeville with her two older sisters. She was signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as a teenager. She made more than two dozen MGM movies. Nine of these movies co-starred Mickey Rooney. Her most famous MGM movie was The Wizard of Oz of 1939. She worked with MGM for 15 years. She went on to make record-breaking concert appearances.
Garland had personal problems throughout her life. She did not like the way she looked. Her feelings were made worse by movie executives who told her she did not look good. They changed the way she looked physically in movies. She also had financial problems. She often owed hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid taxes. She married five times. Her first four marriages ended in divorce. She had a long struggle with alcohol and drug use during most of her career. She died of an accidental drug overdose at the age of 47. She had three children. They are Liza Minnelli, Lorna Luft, and Joey Luft.
In 1997, Garland was given a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award years after her death. Several of her recordings have been sent to the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 1999, the American Film Institute placed her among the ten greatest female stars in the history of American movies.
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Garland's birthplace in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, is now a museum dedicated to her life and career.
The Gumm Sisters, also known as the Garland Sisters, c. 1935: Top row: Mary Jane and Dorothy Virginia Gumm; bottom: Frances Ethel (Judy Garland) Gumm
Garland and Mickey Rooney in Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
Mickey Rooney and Garland in Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
Garland in Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
Garland in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Garland from the trailer for The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Garland sings "The Trolley Song" in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Garland was given the Hollywood "glamor treatment" for Presenting Lily Mars (1943)
Garland in Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
Related pages
Other websites
- Judy Garland on IMDb
- Judy Garland at the TCM Movie Database
- Judy Garland at the Internet Broadway Database
- Judy Garland Page On The Oldies Music Guide Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Judy Garland On The Oldies Radio Station Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Judy Garland at HighBeam
- The Judy Garland Database
- The Judy Room
- The Judy Garland Online Discography Archived 2008-07-03 at the Wayback Machine
- The Judy Garland Birthplace and Museum in Grand Rapids, MN
- The Judy Garland Club: established 1963; official international Club supported by Judy during her lifetime
- Judy Garland - The Live Performances
- Judy Garland: By Myself - American Masters special Archived 2009-11-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Judy Garland at TV.com