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Judy Garland

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Judy Garland
Frances Ethel Gumm
Birthday
BirthplaceGrand Rapids, Minnesota, USA
Died
Occupation
Actress, singer, vaudevillian
EducationLawler's Professional School Bancroft Middle School Hollywood High School

Garland, Judy (b. Frances Gumm)

(1922–69) singer, actress; born in Grand Rapids, Minn. (mother of Liza Minnelli). Her vaudeville act with her sisters led to a film contract. Bright and vivacious, with a vibrant singing voice, she starred in films (1939–54) including The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Meet Me in St. Louis (1944). The emotional power of her singing on stage won her an ecstatic following, despite her well-documented struggles with alcohol and drugs.
The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography, by John S. Bowman. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995. Reproduced with permission.
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