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Judy Garland Biography

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  • Birth Name: Frances Ethel Gumm
  • Birth Place: Grand Rapids, MN
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 06/10/1922, Gemini
  • Date of Death: 06/22/1969
  • Profession: Actor; singer
Judy Garland Fast Facts:
  • Signed with MGM in 1935 (for $100 a week); sang "Zing Went the Strings of My Heart" at her audition.
  • Awarded an honorary 1939 Oscar for her performance in The Wizard of Oz. In 1952, she received a special Tony Award for her concert engagement at Broadway's Palace Theater.
  • Suffered her first nervous breakdown on the set of the MGM musical The Pirate in April 1947. (The film was directed by her second husband, Vincente Minnelli.)
  • A Star Is Born, the 1954 musical drama that earned her a Best Actress Oscar nomination, was produced by her third husband, Sid Luft.
  • Her final performance took place a week before her death (from an accidental overdose of barbiturates in her London flat on June 22, 1969) at the Half Note in New York's Greenwich Village.
  • In 2001, "Over the Rainbow," which she introduced in the classic 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, was named the Greatest Song of the 20th Century in a poll commissioned by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Recording Industry Association of America.
    Judy Garland Relationships:
  • David Rose - Ex-husband
  • Dorothy Virginia Gumm - Sister
  • Ethel Milne Gumm - Mother
  • Frank Gumm - Father
  • Joseph Wiley Luft - Son
  • Liza Minnelli - Daughter
  • Lorna Luft - Daughter
  • Mark Herron - Ex-husband
  • Mary Jane Gumm - Sister
  • Mickey Deans - Husband
  • Sid Luft - Ex-husband
  • Tyrone Power - Ex-significant Other
  • Vincente Minnelli - Ex-husband
  • Will Gilmore - Stepfather

  • Judy Garland Awards:
  • 1961 Grammy: Best Solo Vocal Performance, Female - Winner
  • 1961 Grammy: Album of the Year - Winner
  • 1956 Emmy: Best Female Singer - Nominee
  • 1962 Emmy: Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program - Nominee
  • 1964 Emmy: Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program - Nominee
  • 1955 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner
  • 1962 Golden Globe: Cecil B. DeMille Award - Winner
  • 1962 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1954 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1961 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1939 Oscar: Special Award - Winner
  • 1952 Tony: Special Award - Winner

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