Judy Garland
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Judy Garland

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Judy Garland, born Frances Ethel Gumm, (June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American actress and singer. After appearing in vaudeville with her sisters, Jimmie and Suzie. Judy was signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. There she made more than two dozen films, including nine with Mickey Rooney and "The Wizard of Oz". After fifteen years, Garland was released from the studio but gained renewed success through concert appearances and later a return to acting.

Through a career, Garland attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist, and on the concert stage. She received a juvenile Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award as well as a Grammy Award, and a Special Tony Award. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for "A Star is Born" (1954) and Best Supporting Actress for "Judgement at Nuremberg" (1961). At forty, she was the youngest recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in the motion picture industry.

In 1997, Garland was posthumously awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Several of her recordings have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 1999, the American Film Institute placed her among the ten greatest female stars in the history of American cinema.

Films Featuring Judy Garland

Meet Me in St. Louis

19447.0

The Wizard of Oz

19397.6

Judgment at Nuremberg

19618.0

A Star Is Born

19547.1

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

1984

Gay Purr-ee

19626.6

In the Good Old Summertime

19496.7

Babes in Arms

19396.4

Ziegfeld Girl

19416.7

For Me and My Gal

19426.5

The Pirate

19486.5

Girl Crazy

19435.6

The Harvey Girls

19466.6

Easter Parade

19487.0

Summer Stock

19506.7

Everybody Sing

19385.0

Ziegfeld Follies

19456.0

Words and Music

19485.8

Presenting Lily Mars

19436.5

Thousands Cheer

19436.4

Babes on Broadway

19416.6

Life Begins for Andy Hardy

19416.0

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

19405.7

Little Nellie Kelly

19406.8

Strike Up the Band

19406.6

Love Finds Andy Hardy

19386.2

Broadway Melody of 1938

19376.6

Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz

1995

Every Sunday

19365.1

Till the Clouds Roll By

19465.8

Legendary Christmas Entertainers

Legendary Christmas Entertainers

2005

Showbiz Goes to War

198210.0

Listen, Darling

19386.7

The Clock

19457.1

Pigskin Parade

19366.2

Judy Garland: The Concert Years

19855.8

Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

19375.9

I Could Go on Singing

19636.1

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

19356.1

A Child Is Waiting

19636.8

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

19727.3

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

19886.0

Judy Garland: By Myself

20048.3

Bubbles

19305.8

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

19837.0

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

1990

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

19737.0

Easter Parade: On the Avenue

Easter Parade: On the Avenue

20057.0

Judy and Liza at the Palladium

19647.0

That's Entertainment!

19747.4

That's Entertainment, Part II

19767.0

MGM Christmas Trailer

19376.0

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

20027.0

Judy Garland, Robert Goulet & Phil Silvers Special

19637.5

Strictly G.I.

19437.5

Judy in a Land Called Oz

19926.0

Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy

19985.3

We Must Have Music

19425.4

Pepe

19606.4

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

20008.7

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

20027.8

Judy Garland Duets

2005

That's Entertainment! III

19947.1

A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli

A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli

20049.0

The Music According to Tom Jobim

20127.0

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

2000

From the Ends of the Earth

19395.0

Andy Hardy Comes Home

19585.0

The Big Revue

19295.3

Hollywood Goes to Town

19387.0

A Star Is Born World Premiere

19548.0

If I Forget You

If I Forget You

19406.3

Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power

19385.1

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

19406.3

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

19756.3

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

19405.8

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

19406.8

Twenty Years After

19448.0

The Judy Garland Christmas Show

19639.0

La La La

20187.2

To Oz! The Making of a Classic

To Oz! The Making of a Classic

2009

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do

2015

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

20097.5

Jack Paar: Smart Television

20038.0

Sid & Judy

20197.4

My Music: A Classic Christmas

20197.5

A Holiday in Storyland

A Holiday in Storyland

19308.0

The Wedding of Jack and Jill

193010.0

That's Dancing!

19856.9

The Judy Garland Show

19629.5

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

19908.3

Hollywood’s Children

19829.0

Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again

Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again

200510.0

Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Judy Garland

1996

March of Dimes

193810.0

The Polio Crusade

2009

Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe

Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe

19983.7

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

2009

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing

20096.0

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

2009

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's

2009

I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

2024

BBC Proms - A Celebration of Classic MGM Film Musicals

2009

Judy Garland Speaks

2001

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

20048.3

Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood

20256.5

Mirror

19996.0

Ode to Dorothy

1998

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

20257.7

Bride of Trailer Camp

Bride of Trailer Camp

2001

Summer Stock: Get Happy!

2006

Jacqueline Susann and the Valley of the Dolls

19678.0

It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley

20257.9

Oz

Oz

That's Dancing!

19856.9

The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)

1991

Lynch/Oz

20237.0

Vaudeville

19978.0

Vito

20116.9

The Fabulous Allan Carr

20175.0

The Wizard of Oz at Sphere

2025

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

19958.0