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Jan 17, 2025 05:51pm

<p>This is a lovely song that Judy Garland sang ...it was so tragic that she had to die so soon ...such a beautiful singing talent...</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRq3rOWMYKqO5Nuu3uZsm6gBerNNbP26Y5thA&amp;s" alt="Watch This: Judy Garland Sings a Song ..."></p><p>Trivia</p><p><strong>Judy Garland</strong>&nbsp;(born&nbsp;<strong>Frances Ethel Gumm</strong>; June 10, 1922&nbsp;– June 22, 1969) was an American actress, singer, and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaudeville" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">vaudevillian</a>. She attained international stardom and critical acclaim as an actress in both musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist, and on the concert stage. Renowned for her versatility, she received a&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Awards" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Golden Globe Award</a>, a&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Tony_Award" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Special Tony Award</a>&nbsp;and was one of twelve people in history to receive an&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Juvenile_Award" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Academy Juvenile Award</a>.</p><p>Garland began performing as a child, with her two elder sisters, in a vaudeville group,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gumm_Sisters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Gumm Sisters</a>, and was signed to&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer</a>&nbsp;as a teenager in 1935. She appeared in more than two dozen films for MGM, including&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Wizard of Oz</em></a>&nbsp;(1939),&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meet_Me_in_St._Louis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Meet Me in St. Louis</em></a>&nbsp;(1944),&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Harvey_Girls" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Harvey Girls</em></a>&nbsp;(1946),&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Parade_(film)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Easter Parade</em></a>&nbsp;(1948), and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Stock" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Summer Stock</em></a>&nbsp;(1950). Garland was a frequent on-screen partner of both&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Rooney" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mickey Rooney</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Kelly" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gene Kelly</a>, and regularly collaborated with director&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincente_Minnelli" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vincente Minnelli</a>, her second husband. In 1950, after 15 years with MGM, she was released from her contract with the studio amid a series of personal struggles that prevented her from fulfilling the terms of her contract.</p><p>Although her film career became intermittent thereafter, two of Garland's most critically acclaimed roles came later in her career: she received&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Academy Award</a>&nbsp;nominations for the musical drama&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Star_Is_Born_(1954_film)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>A Star Is Born</em></a>&nbsp;(1954) and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_drama" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">legal drama</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judgment_at_Nuremberg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Judgment at Nuremberg</em></a>&nbsp;(1961). She also made concert appearances that attracted record-breaking audience sizes, released&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Garland_discography#Studio_albums" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">eight studio albums</a>&nbsp;and hosted her own&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emmy</a>-nominated television series,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Judy_Garland_Show" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Judy Garland Show</em></a>&nbsp;(1963–1964). At age 39, Garland became the youngest (and first female) recipient of the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_B._DeMille_Award" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cecil B. DeMille Award</a>&nbsp;for lifetime achievement in the film industry.</p><p>Throughout her career, Garland recorded and introduced numerous songs including "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over_the_Rainbow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Over the Rainbow</a>", which became her&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signature_song" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">signature song</a>, the Christmas classic "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_Yourself_a_Merry_Little_Christmas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas</a>" and the Saint Patrick's Day anthem "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_a_Great_Day_for_the_Irish" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">It's a Great Day for the Irish</a>". She won the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grammy Award for Album of the Year</a>&nbsp;for her 1961 live recording,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_at_Carnegie_Hall" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Judy at Carnegie Hall</em></a>; she was the first woman to win that award.</p><p>Garland struggled in her personal life from an early age. The pressures of early stardom affected her physical and mental health from the time she was a teenager; her self-image was influenced by constant criticism from film executives who believed that she was physically unattractive and who manipulated her onscreen physical appearance.&nbsp;She had financial troubles, often owing hundreds of thousands of dollars in&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_taxes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">back taxes</a>. Throughout her adulthood, she struggled with&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substance_use_disorder" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">substance use disorder</a>&nbsp;involving both drugs and alcohol; she died from an accidental&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbiturate_overdose" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">barbiturate overdose</a>&nbsp;in 1969, at age 47. In 1997, Garland was posthumously awarded the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award</a>. Several of her recordings have been inducted into the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Hall_of_Fame" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grammy Hall of Fame</a>, and in 1999 the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Film_Institute" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">American Film Institute</a>&nbsp;ranked her as the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s_100_Years...100_Stars" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">eighth-greatest female screen legend</a>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_Hollywood_cinema" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">classic Hollywood cinema</a>.</p>