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Judy Garland: Biography
Birth Name:
Frances Ethel Gumm
Birth Place:
Grand Rapids, MN
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign:
06/10/1922, Gemini
Date of Death:
06/22/1969
Profession:
Actor; singer
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Judy Garland Fast Facts:
Signed with MGM in 1935 (for $100 a week); sang "Zing Went the Strings of My Heart" at her audition.
Awarded an honorary 1939 Oscar for her performance in
The Wizard of Oz
. In 1952, she received a special Tony Award for her concert engagement at Broadway's Palace Theater.
Suffered her first nervous breakdown on the set of the MGM musical
The Pirate
in April 1947. (The film was directed by her second husband, Vincente Minnelli.)
A Star Is Born
, the 1954 musical drama that earned her a Best Actress Oscar nomination, was produced by her third husband, Sid Luft.
Her final performance took place a week before her death (from an accidental overdose of barbiturates in her London flat on June 22, 1969) at the Half Note in New York's Greenwich Village.
In 2001, "Over the Rainbow," which she introduced in the classic 1939 film
The Wizard of Oz
, was named the Greatest Song of the 20th Century in a poll commissioned by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Recording Industry Association of America.
Judy Garland Relationships:
David Rose - Ex-husband
Dorothy Virginia Gumm - Sister
Ethel Milne Gumm - Mother
Frank Gumm - Father
Joseph Wiley Luft - Son
Liza Minnelli - Daughter
Lorna Luft - Daughter
Mark Herron - Ex-husband
Mary Jane Gumm - Sister
Mickey Deans - Husband
Sid Luft - Ex-husband
Tyrone Power - Ex-significant Other
Vincente Minnelli - Ex-husband
Will Gilmore - Stepfather
Judy Garland Awards:
1939 Oscar: Special Award - Winner
1952 Tony: Special Award - Winner
1955 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner
1962 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1962 Golden Globe: Cecil B. DeMille Award - Winner
1956 Emmy: Best Female Singer - Nominee
1962 Emmy: Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program - Nominee
1964 Emmy: Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program - Nominee
1961 Grammy: Album of the Year - Winner
1961 Grammy: Best Solo Vocal Performance, Female - Winner
1954 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
1961 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
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