Judy Garland’s real name was Frances Guam. Judy and her two older sisters changed their stage name to Garland. A year later Frances changed her name to Judy. At age 13 a man named Louis B. Mayer was so impressed by her voice that he sighed her on a contract for M. G.
M. Her first real screen appearance was called ‘Every Sunday’. She also appeared in ‘Pigskin Parade’. She sang ‘Dear Mr. Gable’ in ‘Broadway Melody of 1938’.
Judy Stared in ‘Thorough Beds Don’t Cry’. Her frequent screen Partner was Mickey Rooney. The film that made her a world famous movie star was of course, ‘The Wizard of Oz”. Her role as Dorothy made it’s way into the hearts of millions. The Wizard of Oz was famous at that time because it was one of the first movies to be made in Technicolor’s. Judy won an Oscar as ‘the best juvenile performer of the year’.
The role as Dorothy was at first intended for Shirley Temple. Later in Judy’s life work was getting tough for her and before long she was living on pills. When Garland was only 21 she was seeing a psychiatrist because of her rapid stress development. In 1941 she married an orchestra leader David Rose. In 1943 Judy and Rose separated and in 1945 she had her first divorce. One of her most successful films of the period was ‘Meet Me in St.
Louis’. After its realize, she married the films director, Vincente Mingle. In 1946 their daughter, Liza was born. Judy had her second divorce in 1951.
The Essay on Judy Garland
Judy Garland Judy Garland was one of the most talented actress/singers of the 1940's. Judy received a special Academy Award and was nominated for two others. She stared in thirty of her own television shows which earned ten Emmy Award nominations. She also received five Grammys for her dozen record albums. Perhaps it was her stardom that ended her life early, Judy died of an overdose of sleeping ...
Judy Garland died of an overdose of pills and because she was a very heavy drinker.
