more brave than me
more blond than you
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June 22, 1969: Judy Garland died of a barbiturate overdose aged 47.
Judy Garland signed a movie contract with MGM at the age of 13. In 1939, she scored one of her greatest on-screen successes with The Wizard of Oz. In 1950, MGM dropped her from her contract.
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With her two older sisters, Judy Garland began performing as part of the Gumm Sisters. The Gumm sisters became the Garland sisters at the World's Fair in Chicago in 1934. The following year, she would become a solo act, signing a movie contract with MGM at 13. In 1939, Garland scored one of her greatest on-screen successes with The Wizard of Oz. She received a special Academy Award for portraying Dorothy, the girl from Kansas transported to Oz.
"Time, Love and Tenderness" was written by Diane Warren, one of the most successful songwriters of her era. She also wrote Michael Bolton's "When I'm Back On My Feet Again," a hit from his previous album.
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Michael Hutchence was found naked, kneeling, and facing his hotel room door with his belt secured to the automatic enclosure and tied around his neck. It appeared he’d died of an apparent suicide.
August 17, 1939: The Wizard of Oz premiered in New York. Judy Garland became famous for the movie's song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."
Those who were around for the magical musical year of 1984 remember The Cars' heartbreaker of a hit, “Drive.”
August 25, 1939: The movie Wizard of Oz was released. Judy Garland starred and sang "Over the Rainbow."
In this classic musical fantasy, Judy Garland stars as Dorothy Gale, a young Kansas farm girl who dreams of a land "somewhere over the rainbow."
Tensions were very high in her parents’ marriage, and Garland would often reflect on this throughout her career.
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