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JUDY GARLAND

Judy Garland

from the trailer for A Star Is Born

Born

Frances Ethel Gumm
June 10, 1922
Grand Rapids, Minnesota, U.S.

Died

June 22, 1969 (aged 47)
Chelsea, London, England

Years active

1925-1969 (singer)
1935-1963 (actress)

Spouse(s)

David Rose (1941–1944)
Vincente Minnelli (1945–1951)
Sidney Luft (1952–1965)
Mark Herron (1965–1967)
Mickey Deans (1969)

Awards won
Academy Awards
Academy Juvenile Award 1940 Outstanding Performance in 1939
Golden Globe Awards
Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical/Comedy 1955 A Star Is Born Cecil B. DeMille Award 1962 Lifetime Achievement
Tony Awards
Special Tony Award 1952 Lifetime Achievement

Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American Academy Award, Golden Globe-winning film actress and Tony Award-winning singer. Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years, Garland attained international stardom as an actress in both musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist and on the concert stage.

After appearing in vaudeville with her sisters, Garland was signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as a teenager. There she made over two dozen films, including nine with Mickey Rooney, and the film with which she would be most identified, The Wizard of Oz (1939). After 15 years, Garland was released from the studio but gained renewed success through record-breaking concert appearances, including a critically acclaimed Carnegie Hall concert, a well-regarded but short-lived television series and a return to film acting beginning with A Star Is Born (1954).

Despite her professional triumphs, Garland battled personal problems throughout her life. Insecure about her appearance, her feelings were compounded by film executives who told her she was unattractive and overweight. Plied with drugs to control her weight and increase her productivity, Garland endured a decades-long struggle with addiction. Garland was plagued by financial instability, often owing hundreds of thousands of dollars in back taxes. Married five times, four of her marriages ended in divorce. She attempted suicide on a number of occasions. Garland died of an accidental drug overdose at the age of forty-seven, leaving children Liza Minnelli, Lorna Luft and Joey Luft.

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Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm ; June 10 , 1922 – June 22 , 1969 ) was an American film actress and singer. Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years, Garland ...