judy garland

     

Juy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American actress and 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. Respected for her versatility, she won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for her work in films, Grammy Awards and a Tony Award.

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  • "Evita"'s "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" was inspired by a 1969 concert of hers in London; she left the stage after 15 minutes
  • New York City's Stonewall Riots began on the June 1969 night of this "Over The Rainbow" singer's funeral
  • Her losing the Oscar for 1954's "A Star is Born" was called "the biggest robbery since Brinks"
  • Tammy Blanchard & Judy Davis both won Emmys for playing this star in a TV movie based on Lorna Luft's book
  • In 1967 she was "At Home at the Palace" with her kids Lorna & Joey Luft
  • Her last film was the 1963 musical "I Could Go On Singing"
  • The Wizard could tell you she was Frances Gumm
  • Each June Grand Rapids, Minnesota honors this "Wizard of Oz" star with a 4-day festival
  • Liza & Lorna's mom
  • Liza Minnelli
  • 7 years after "The Wizard Of Oz" Ray Bolger co-starred with her again, in "The Harvey Girls"
  • Peter Allen wrote "Quiet Please, There's a Lady on Stage" to honor this woman who was once his mother-in-law
  • Shout Hallelujah! Come on "Get Happy", Gerald Clarke's biography of this entertainer
  • In 2000, shoes she wore in a 1939 film were auctioned off for $666,000
  • Harold Arlen composed "Over The Rainbow", introduced by this singer
  • Liza Minnelli
  • Andrea McArdle was still a kid herself when she played this great child star in the 1978 TV movie "Rainbow"
  • You can make a decorative wreath out of the roses named for this actress whose family tree is a Gumm
  • After she was a wow singing to Gable at his 36th birthday party, she got to sing to his photo on film
  • At the end of 1949's "In the Good Old Summertime", Liza Minnelli made her screen debut as this woman's daughter
  • Lorna Luft's "Songs My Mother Taught Me" is a tribute to this late entertainer
  • It was Judy, Judy in February 2001 as Judy Davis played this screen legend
  • Peter Allen's song "Quiet Please, There's a Lady on Stage" was a tribute to this late star, once his mother-in-law

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