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Judy Garland Biography (1922-1969)

Born Frances Ethel Gumm (known as Baby Gumm), June 10, 1922, in Grand Rapids,MN; changed name to Judy Garland, 1934; died of drug overdose June 22, 1969,in London, England; daughter of Frank (a movie theatre owner and operator) and Ethel Gumm; married David Rose, 1941 (divorced, 1945); married Vincente Minnelli (a director), 1945 (divorced, 1951); married Sidney Luft, 1952 (divorced, 1965); married Mark Herron, June 12, 1964 (divorced, 1967); married Mickey Deans (a nightclub owner), March 15, 1969; children: (second marriage) LizaMinnelli (a singer and actress); (third marriage) Lorna Luft (a singer and actress), Joey Luft.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Birth Details

June 10, 1922

Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States

Death Details

June 22, 1969

London, England

Famous Works

• Credits; Film Appearances
• (As Baby Gumm, with The Gumm Sisters) Starlet Revue (short subject; alsoknown as The Big Revue), 1929.
• La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (short subject), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1935.
• Sairy Dodd, Pigskin Parade (also known as Harmony Parade), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1936.
• Betty Clayton, Broadway Melody of 1938, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1937.
• Cricket West, Thoroughbreds Don't Cry, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1937.
• Judy Bellaire, Everybody Sing, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1938.
• Pinkie Wingate, Listen, Darling, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1938.
• Betsy Booth, Love Finds Andy Hardy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1938.
• Dorothy Gale, The Wizard of Oz, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939.
• Patsy Barton, Babes in Arms, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939.
• Title role, Little Nellie Kelly, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940.
• Betsy Booth, Andy Hardy Meets Debutante, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940.
• Mary Holden, Strike up the Band, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1940.
• Penny Morris, Babes on Broadway, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941.
• Betsy Booth, Life Begins for Andy Hardy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941.
• Susan Gallagher, Ziegfeld Girl, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1941.
• Jo Hayden, For Me and My Gal, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1942.
• Ginger Gray, Girl Crazy (also known as When the Girls Meet the Boys), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1943.
• Title role, Presenting Lily Mars, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1943.
• Guest star, Thousands Cheer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1943.
• Esther Smith, Meet Me in St. Louis, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1944.
• Alice Mayberry, The Clock (also known as Under the Clock), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1945.
• Ziegfeld Follies, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1945.
• Susan Bradley, The Harvey Girls, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1946.
• Marilyn Miller, Till the Clouds Roll By, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1946.
• Hannah Brown, Easter Parade, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1948.
• Manuela, The Pirate, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1948.
• Guest star, Words and Music, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1948.
• Veronica Fisher, In the Good Old Summertime, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949.
• Jane Falbury, Summer Stock (also known as If You Feel Like Singing), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950.
• Esther Blodgett/Vicki Lester, A Star Is Born, Warner Bros., 1954.
• Herself, Pepe, Columbia, 1960.
• Irene Hoffman, Judgment at Nuremberg, United Artists, 1961.
• Voice of Mewsette, Gay Purr-ee, Warner Bros., 1962.
• Jean Hansen, A Child Is Waiting, United Artists, 1963.
• Jenny Bowman, I Could Go on Singing, United Artists, 1963.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Series
• The Judy Garland Show, CBS, 1963-64.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Specials
• The Judy Garland Show, NBC, 1955.
• The Judy Garland Show, CBS, 1956.
• The Judy Garland Show, CBS, 1962.
• The Emmy Awards, NBC, 1962.
• Judy Garland and Her Guests: Phil Silvers and Robert Goulet, CBS, 1963.
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Hollywood, NBC, 1967.
• Judy Garland: The Concert Years, PBS, 1985.
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic, CBS, 1990.
• Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli at the Palladium, PBS, 1992.
• More of the Best of the Hollywood Palace, ABC, 1993.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Episodic
• Ford Star Jubilee, CBS, 1955.
• The Jack Paar Show, NBC, 1962.
• "Accent on 1961," Accent, CBS, 1962.
• Sunday Night at the Palladium, BBC, 1963.
• On Broadway Tonight, CBS, 1965.
• The Andy Williams Show, NBC, 1965.
• The Hollywood Palace, ABC, 1965.
• The Hollywood Palace, ABC, 1966.
• The Sammy Davis Jr. Show, syndicated, 1966.
• Mystery guest, What's My Line, CBS, 1967.
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1968.
• Guest host, The Merv Griffin Show, syndicated, 1968.
• The Merv Griffin Show, syndicated, 1969.
• Credits; Stage Appearances
• Judy Garland, The London Palladium, London, England, 1951.
• Judy Garland, Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, 1959.
• An Evening with Judy Garland, The London Palladium, 1960.
• Sunday Night at the Palladium, The London Palladium, 1963.
• A Night of 100 Stars, Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1964.
• Judy and Liza at the Palladium, The London Palladium, 1964.
• Judy Garland: At Home in the Palace, Palace Theatre, New York City, 1967.
• Sunday Night at the London Palladium, The London Palladium, 1969.
• Credits; Radio Appearances
• The Shell Chateau Hour, NBC, 1935-36.
• Jack Oakie's College, CBS, 1937.
• Hollywood Hotel, CBS, 1937.
• Ben Bernie and All the Lads, NBC, 1937.
• Thirty Minutes in Hollywood, WOR, 1937.
• New Faces of 1938, NBC, 1937.
• Good News of 1938, NBC, 1937-38.
• Premiere of "Marie Antoinette," NBC, 1938.
• The Rinso Program, CBS, 1938.
• Good News of 1939, NBC, 1938-39.
• National Redemption Movement Program, NBC, 1938.
• Hollywood Screen Guild Theater, CBS, 1939.
• Council of Stars, CBS, 1939.
• Tune up Time, CBS, 1939.
• Maxwell House Coffee Time, NBC, 1939.
• The Fred Waring Show, NBC, 1939.
• Opening of Arrowhead Spring Hotel, CBS, 1939.
• The Pepsodent Show Starring Bob Hope, NBC, 1939-40.
• Red Cross War Fund Program, CBS and NBC, 1940.
• Lux Radio Theatre, CBS, 1940-42.
• Bundles for Britain, NBC, 1941.
• Silver Theatre, CBS, 1941-43.
• Motion Pictures Awards Program, all networks, 1941.
• Islam Temple Shrine Saint Patrick's Day Program, NBC, 1941.
• Millions for Defense (Treasury Hour), CBS, 1941.
• The Chase and Sanborn Hour, NBC, 1941-44.
• Motion Picture Industry Community Chest Drive, KFWB, 1941.
• Elgin Christmas Day Canteen, CBS, 1942.
• Screen Guild Players, CBS, 1943.
• Ford World Theater, NBC, 1943.
• Command Performance, AFRS, 1943-46.
• The Pause that Refreshes on the Air, CBS, 1943.
• Christmas Program, CBS, 1943.
• The Frank Sinatra Show, CBS, 1944.
• The Bakers of America Salute to the Armed Forces, NBC, 1944.
• Everything for the Boys, NBC, 1944.
• Your All-Time Hit Parade, AFRS, 1944.
• Democratic National Committee Program, CBS and NBC, 1944.
• March of Dimes, CBS and NBC, 1945.
• The Jerry Wayne Show, CBS, 1945.
• The Danny Kaye Show, CBS, 1945.
• Jerome Kern Memorial, CBS, 1945.
• Lux Radio Theatre, CBS, 1946.
• The Bing Crosby Show, CBS, 1946.
• Hollywood Star Time, CBS, 1946.
• Suspense, CBS, 1946.
• Philco Radio Time, ABC, 1946-47.
• Show Time, AFRS, 1946.
• The Chesterfield Supper Club, NBC, 1948.
• The Tex and Jinx Show, NBC, 1948.
• Kraft Music Hall, NBC, 1948.
• The Bing Crosby Show, CBS, 1949-52.
• The Theatre Guild on the Air, NBC, 1950.
• Lux Radio Theatre, CBS, 1950.
• Salute to Bing Crosby, CBS, 1951.
• The Big Show, NBC, 1951.
• The Hallmark Playhouse, CBS, 1951.
• United Red Feather Campaign of America, NBC, 1951.
• The General Electric Program, CBS, 1952.
• Lux Radio Theatre, CBS, 1953.
• Bing Crosby Twentieth Anniversary Tribute, NBC, 1954.
• Best of All, NBC, 1954.
• Nightline, NBC, 1957.
• Credits; Albums; Released by Decca
• The Wizard of Oz (included "Over the Rainbow" and "The Jitterbug"), 1940.
• The Judy Garland Souvenir Album, 1940.
• George Gershwin Songs, Vol. 2, 1940.
• Christmas Candle, 1942.
• The Judy Garland Second Souvenir Album, 1943.
• Girl Crazy (cast album), 1944.
• Meet Me in St. Louis (cast album), 1944.
• The Harvey Girls (cast album), 1945.
• Christmastime, 1945.
• (With Gene Kelly, Dick Haymes, and The Merry Macs) Judy Garland Sings with..., 1948.
• Judy Garland Souvenir Album, 1949.
• Credits; Albums; Released by MGM Records
• Judy Garland Sings (includes "Johnny One Note," "Love of My Life," and "Who?"), 1951.
• Judy Garland (includes "Last Night When We Were Young," "Put Your Arms around Me Honey," and "Get Happy"), 1954.
• The Wizard of Oz (cast album), 1956.
• Judy Garland (includes "Danny Boy," "I'm Nobody's Baby," and "The TrolleySong"), 1965.
• Also recorded Till the Clouds Roll By, In the Good Old Summertime, SummerStock, The Pirate, and Words and Music.
• Credits; Albums; Released by Columbia
• A Star Is Born (includes "Gotta Have Me Go with You," "The Man That Got Away," "Someone at Last," and "Lost that Long Face"), 1954 and 1958.
• Credits; Albums; Released by Capitol
• Judy (includes "Come Rain or Come Shine," "Just Imagine," and "Memories of You"), 1956.
• Alone (includes "By Myself," "Me and My Shadow," "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues," and "Mean to Me"), 1957.
• Judy at Carnegie Hall (live album; includes "When You're Smiling," "You Go to My Head," "Puttin' on the Ritz," "San Francisco," "I Can't Give You Anything But Love," "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart," "Stormy Weather," "Overthe Rainbow," "After You've Gone," and "Chicago"), 1961.
• The Garland Touch (includes "Lucky Day," "I Happen to Like New York," and"More Than You Know"), 1962.
• (With the Ralph Brewster Singers and the Gordon Jenkins Orchestra) Our Love Letter (includes "Beautiful Trouble," "The Worst Kind of Man," and "Come Back"), narrated by John Ireland, 1963.
• Judy Garland Sings Maggie May (includes "Maggie, Maggie May," "There's Only One Union," and "It's Yourself"), 1964.

Further Reference

Books:

• Coleman, Emily R., The Complete Judy Garland, Harper &; Row, 1990.
• Dahl, David, and Barry Kehoe, Young Judy, Mason/Charter, 1975.
• DiOrio, Al Jr., Little Girl Lost: The Life and Hard Times of Judy Garland, Arlington House, 1973.
• Edwards, Anne, Judy Garland, Simon &; Schuster, 1974.
• Finch, Christopher, Rainbow: The Stormy Life of Judy Garland, Grosset &; Dunlap, 1975.
• Frank, Gerold, Judy, Harper &; Row, 1975.
• Fricke, John, Judy Garland: World's Greatest Entertainer, Holt, 1992.
• Harnne, Howard, The Judy Garland Souvenir Songbook, Chappell &; Cp./Hal Leonard Publishing, 1975.
• Juneau, James, Judy Garland, Pyramid Books, 1974.
• Morella, Joe, and Edward Epstein, Judy: The Films and Career of Judy Garland, Citadel Press, 1969.
• Nestor, Basil, Judy: A Life in Pictures, Metro Books, 1997.
• Sanders, Coyne Steven, Rainbow's End: The Judy Garland Show, Morrow, 1990.
• Shipman, David, Judy Garland: The Secret Life of an American Legend, Hyperion, 1993.
• Smith, Lorna, My Life over the Rainbow: Judy Garland's Story as Told toLorna Smith, Vantage Press, 1987.
• Spada, James, with Karen Swenson, Judy and Liza, Doubleday, 1983.
• Torme, Mel, The Other Side of the Rainbow: With Judy Garland on the DawnPatrol, Morrow, 1970.
• Watson, Thomas J., and Bill Chapman, Judy: Portrait of an American Legend, McGraw-Hill, 1986.

Periodicals:

• Entertainment Weekly, June 17, 1994, p. 72; fall, 1996, p. 46.
• New York Times Magazine, November 24, 1996, p. 72.

Electronic:

• The Judy Garland Database, http://www.zianet.com/jjohnson/index.html&;p=judygarland.