www.jgdb.com Born Frances Gumm in Minnesota in 1922, she was personally auditioned by Louis B. Mayer, head of M-G-M, and became Judy Garland. 'Every Sunday' (1936) a short film with Deanna Durbin was her first role at M-G-M, who knew that they had a star on their hands. This fact was triumphantly confirmed with her appearance in 'The Wizard of Oz' (1939), in which she sang 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow', the song with which she would subsequently always be associated. She won a special Oscar as 'the best juvenile performer of the year' for the role which originally had been intended for Shirley Temple. She married Vincente Minnelli, who had directed her a year earlier in 'Meet Me in St' Louis' (1944). It was M-G-M's biggest grossing film after 'Gone With The Wind'. In 1946 her daughter, Liza Minnelli, was born and 5 years later her marriage to Minnelli was finished. Her subsequent marriage to Sid Luft and his handling of her career brought an upturn both emotionally and professionally. For her role in 'A Star Is Born' (1954) she was unsuccessfully nominated for an Oscar. A straight dramatic role, in 'Judgement In Nuremberg' (1961), earned her another Oscar nomination. Despite the personal traumas and the professional ups and downs, Judy achieved another huge success with a concert at New York's Carnegie Hall on April 23rd, 1961, the subsequent album of the concert winning five Grammy Awards (and sold 2 million copies). Early in 1968, Judy went to London and there married her fifth husband, a 35 year old discotheque manager named Mickey Deans. Judy Garlans died sometime during the night of June 22nd, 1969. from Erik Stahlberg at w1.159.telia.com |
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