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[h3]Frances Ethel Gumm made her stage debut at the age of two, at her father's movie house and theatre. Judy's parents were small-time Vaudevillians, and they and their daughters would perform almost nightly.[/h3]

After the family moved to California, Judy and her sisters began performing as 'The Gumm Sisters', and were enrolled in a show business agency for children.

She was signed by MGM in 1936, but unsure about Garland, she was loaned to 20th Century Fox where, ninth-billed in 'Pigskin Parade', she stole the show, and returned to MGM in triumph, and was cast as Dorothy.

'The Wizard of Oz' made Garland a star, but MGM couldn't see beyond the little-girl image, and insisted upon casting her as a child until her marriage to composer David Rose in 1941.

Unfortunately, Garland developed an increasing prescription drug dependency, which affected her work. She also began drinking heavily, and her marriage to Rose deteriorated.

In 1945, she married director [urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/220:0/Vincente_Minnelli.htm]Vincente Minnelli[/urlnew], with whom she had a daughter, Liza, but in 1950 Garland attempted suicide and, after recovering, was fired by MGM.

Garland and Minnelli divorced in 1951. She had a daughter, [urlnew=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_home/868:0/Liza_Minnelli.htm]Liza Minnelli[/urlnew], with Vincente. Her third husband, Sid Luft, choreographed Garland's triumphant comebacks at the London Palladium, and New York's Palace Theatre. 1954’s 'A Star Is Born', was Garland's best film, earning her an Oscar nomination.

But Garland lost the Oscar and became depressed; her acting was increasingly inconsistent.A long period of inactivity ended when she began the weekly 'The Judy Garland Show' in 1963, but its success was short-lived, and it was cancelled after a year.

Garland's marriage to Sid Luft, which produced her daughter Lorna, ended in divorce in 1965, and Garland's life and career went into freefall.

A further brief marriage and a stint at a London nightclub were both disastrous and, in June 1969, Judy Garland was found dead in her London apartment, the result of an overdose of barbiturates.

Steve Coats looks at the lives and loves of the legend that is Judy Garland, as well as getting to the bottom of those Munchkin rumours.
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Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001)

Valley of the Dolls (1967)

I Could Go on Singing (1963)

A Child Is Waiting (1963)

Gay Purr-ee (1962)

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

Pepe (1960)

A Star Is Born (1954)

Summer Stock (1950)

In the Good Old Summertime (1949)

Easter Parade (1948)

The Pirate (1948)

Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)

Ziegfeld Follies (1946)

The Harvey Girls (1946)

The Clock (1945)

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

Girl Crazy (1943)

Presenting Lily Mars (1943)

For Me and My Gal (1942)

Babes on Broadway (1941)

Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941)

Ziegfeld Girl (1941)

Little Nellie Kelly (1940)

Strike Up the Band (1940)

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)

Babes in Arms (1939)

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Listen, Darling (1938)

Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)

Everybody Sing (1938)

Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937)

Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937)

Pigskin Parade (1936)

Every Sunday (1936)
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Very Best of Judy Garland (2005)

That Old Feeling: Classic Ballads from the Judy Garland Show (2005)

Judy Garland (2005)

Greatest: 50 Classics Songs (2005)

Embraceable You (2005)

Duets (2005)

Always Chasing Rainbows (2005)

Original Songs from Movies (2004)

Meet Me in St. Louis (2004)

Back to Back Hits (2004)

Duets (2004)

Diva (2004)

Beginning and the End (2004)

Ultimate Judy Garland (2003)

Classic American Voices (2003)

When You're Smiling (2002)

That's Entertainment!/I Could Go on Singing (2002)

Somewhere Over the Rainbow (2002)

Over the Rainbow (2002)

San Francisco (2002)

Over the Rainbow and Beyond (2002)

Over The Rainbow & Other Hits (2002)

Miss Show Business/Judy (2002)

Magic of Judy Garland (2002)

Judy in Love/Alone (2002)

Judy Garland Show: The Show That Got Away (2002)

Get Happy (2002)

Essential Judy Garland (2002)

Classic Judy Garland: The Capitol Years 1955-1965 (2002)

American Legend (2002)

Summer Stock/In the Good Old Summertime (2001)

Puttin' on the Ritz (2001)

Poor Little Rich Girl (2001)

Over the Rainbow: The Very Best of Judy Garland (2001)

Over the Rainbow (2001)

Live at the Palace (2001)

Legends of the 20th Century (2001)

Ladies of Show Biz (2001)

Judy/Judy in Love (2001)

In Concert: The Legendary Amsterdam Concert, 1960 (2001)

Golden Greats (2001)

Best of Miss Showbusiness (2001)

Quintessential (2000)

Over the Rainbow: 24 Greatest Hits (2000)

Meet Me in St. Louis [Demand Performance] (2000)

Legendary Amsterdam Concert 1960 (2000)

Great (2000)

Every Sunday/Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (2000)

Broadway Melody of 1938/Listen, Darling (2000)

At Her Best (2000)

21 Hollywood Hits (2000)

You Made Me Love You (1999)

Very Best of Judy Garland (1999)

Cocktail Hour (1999)

Best of Judy Garland: 20th Century Masters (1999)

Zing Went the Strings of My Heart (1998)

Portrait of Judy Garland (1998)

Judy [32 Jazz] (1998)

Judy Garland [Touch of Class] (1998)

It Was a Good Time: The Best of Judy Garland & Liza Minnelli (1998)

In Hollywood: Her Greatest Movie Hits (1998)

Collection (1998)

Classic Songs from the Stage & Screen (1998)

Classic (1998)

Best of Judy Garland in Hollywood (1998)

A&E Biography (1998)

Music, The Life, The Legend (1997)

Merry Christmas (1997)

Judy Garland Collection, Vol. 2 (1997)

Judy Garland Collection, Vol. 1 (1997)

Judy Duets/Judy at The Palace (1997)

Judy Duets (1997)

Judy at the Palace (1997)

Best of Judy Garland (1997)

When You're Smiling (1996)

Spotlight on Judy Garland [Great Ladies of Song] (1996)

Platinum Collection (1996)

Over the Rainbow (1996)

On Radio 1936-1944, Vol. 1: All the Things You Are (1996)

Judy Garland [Box] (1996)

Judy Garland Shows (1996)

I Can't Give You Anything But Love (1996)

Forever Garland (1996)

Complete Decca Original Cast Recordings (1996)

Collector's Gems from MGM Films (1996)

Chasing Rainbows (1996)

Best of Judy (1996)

American Legends, No. 9: Judy Garland (1996)

6 Films (1996)

Young Judy Garland (1995)

When You're Smiling (1995)

Stormy Weather (1995)

Over the Rainbow (1995)

Man That Got Away (1995)

Judy Garland Show (1995)

Judy Garland in Paris (1995)

Judy Garland Christmas Album (1995)

Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney Collection (1995)

Fly Me to the Moon (1995)

Come Rain or Come Shine (1995)

Christmas Through the Years (1995)

Best of Judy Garland (1995)

Best of Judy Garland (1995)

Back to Back Hits: Two Generations of Genius (1995)

Babes in Arms (1995)

25th Anniversary Retrospective (1995)

Over the Rainbow (1994)

Gold Collection (1994)

Complete Decca Masters (1994)

Annie Get Your Gun (1994)

Over the Rainbow (1993)

Judy & Liza: Together (1993)

Best of Judy Garland: The Original Rec. (1993)

All the Things You Are (1993)

Changing My Tune: The Best of the Decca Years, Vol. 2 (1992)

Mail Call (1992)

Best of the Capitol Masters: The London Sessions (1992)

Always Chasing Rainbows (1992)

One & Only (1991)

That's Entertainment! (1990)

Judy Garland (1990)

Best of the Decca Years, Vol. 1 (1990)

All-Time Greatest Hits (1990)

Little Girl Blue (1989)

Judy Garland Live (1989)

Dear Mr. Gable (1989)

Legendary Judy Garland: I Could Go On Singing! (1988)

Showstoppers (1987)

Best of Judy Garland: From MGM Classic Films (1987)

America's Treasure (1986)

Over the Rainbow (1985)

From the Decca Vaults (1984)

Golden Memories of Judy Garland (1983)

Live in San Francisco (1978)

Golden Archives Series (1971)

Judy Garland's Greatest Hits (1970)

Golden Years at MGM (1969)

Deluxe Set (1967)

At Home at the Palace (1967)

Live at the London Palladium (1965)

Best of Judy Garland (1964)

Just for Openers (1964)

Hits of Judy Garland (1963)

Our Love Letter (1963)

I Could Go on Singing (1963)

Very Best of Judy Garland [MGM] (1962)

Gay Purr-Ee (1962)

Garland Touch (1962)

Star Years (1962)

Hollywood Years (1962)

Magic of Judy Garland (1961)

Judy at Carnegie Hall (1961)

That's Entertainment! (1960)

Letter (1959)

Garland at the Grove (1959)

Words and Music/Good News [Original Soundtrack] (1959)

Judy in Love (1958)

Meet Me in St. Louis (1957)

Harvey Girls (1957)

Alone (1957)

Judy Garland with the MGM Orchestra (1956)

Judy (1956)

Judy Garland's Greatest Performances (1956)

Summer Stock/The Pirate (1955)

Miss Show Business (1955)

In the Good Old Summertime (1955)

If You Feel Like Singing, Sing (1955)

Girl Crazy (1953)

Live at the Palace (1952)

Judy at the Palace (1952)

Pirate/Summer Stock (1951)

Words and Music (1950)

Till the Clouds Roll By (1950)

Easter Parade (1950)

Judy Garland with Fred Astaire (1949)

Judy Garland Third Souvenir Album (1949)

Judy Garland Sings With... (1948)

Judy Garland Second Souvenir Album (1943)

Judy Garland Souvenir Album (1940)

Wizard of Oz (1940)

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