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elleng

(136,833 posts)
Fri Jun 10, 2022, 09:13 PM Jun 2022

Remembering Judy Garland who was born 100 years ago today !!

❤ in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, U.S. , actress and singer
(born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969)
Described by Fred Astaire as "the greatest entertainer who ever lived" and renowned for her unique voice, she attained international stardom throughout a career which spanned more than 40 years, as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist and on the concert stageRespected for her versatility, she received a Juvenile Academy Award and won a Golden Globe Award as well as Grammy Awards and a Special Tony Award.
She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the remake of A Star Is Born and for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 1961 film Judgment at Nuremberg. She remains the youngest recipient (at 39 years of age) of the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in the motion picture industry.

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Remembering Judy Garland who was born 100 years ago today !! (Original Post) elleng Jun 2022 OP
Most amazing voice Joinfortmill Jun 2022 #1
Yes, and she's on TCM tonight: elleng Jun 2022 #2
hmm is the wizard of oz a serial killer biopic? nt msongs Jun 2022 #3
;-) elleng Jun 2022 #4
I just watched it AGAIN! BigmanPigman Jun 2022 #6
One of my favorite musical numbers is We're a Couple of Swells with Astaire in Easter Parade. Karadeniz Jun 2022 #5
;-) elleng Jun 2022 #7
Thanks!!! I needed that!!! Karadeniz Jun 2022 #13
What the studios did to her as a child was absolutely disgusting and abusive. niyad Jun 2022 #8
Horrendous. elleng Jun 2022 #9
I just got done watching a video on the dark side of the wizard of oz vercetti2021 Jun 2022 #10
Just learned some of this stuff, and yes, MGM pushed her to her death. elleng Jun 2022 #11
Watch this vercetti2021 Jun 2022 #12

elleng

(136,833 posts)
2. Yes, and she's on TCM tonight:
Fri Jun 10, 2022, 09:16 PM
Jun 2022

8:00 PM -- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
1h 41m | Musical | TV-G
Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets and then teams up with three strangers to kill again.
Director: Victor Fleming
Cast: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger

11:00 PM -- Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
1h 53m | Musical | TV-G
Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family.
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor

BigmanPigman

(52,357 posts)
6. I just watched it AGAIN!
Fri Jun 10, 2022, 09:50 PM
Jun 2022

I didn't know it was her B-Day. Also showing The Clock (very good) and Judgement At Nuremberg.

Karadeniz

(23,544 posts)
5. One of my favorite musical numbers is We're a Couple of Swells with Astaire in Easter Parade.
Fri Jun 10, 2022, 09:48 PM
Jun 2022

Not many women would be willing to be filmed looking as bad as possible! She's adorable in it!

vercetti2021

(10,403 posts)
10. I just got done watching a video on the dark side of the wizard of oz
Fri Jun 10, 2022, 10:11 PM
Jun 2022

The studios put her on a shoestring diet along with pills to keep her going and alert. She barely slept and made her wear a tight corset to hide her maturity. MGM pushed her to her death in my opinion. Calling her a fat pig and whatnot. They were relentless back then. Still are in my opinion

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