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- Judy Garland
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- Judy Garland's real name was Frances Gumm. 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 Breds 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.
- Judy Garland died of an overdose of pills and because she was a very
- heavy drinker
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