Real Name:Frances Ethel Gumm
Birthdate: June 10,1922
Birthplace:Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Deathdate: June 22,1969,
Deathplace:Chelsea, London, England
Cause Of Death :Accidental Barbiturate Overdose
Height:4' 11 1/2"
Husbands:
David Rose (1941 - 1945) (divorced)
Vincente Minnelli (1945 - 1951) (divorced);
Sidney Luft (1952 - 1965) (divorced);
Mark Herron (12 June 1964 - 1967) (divorced)
Mickey Deans (15 March 1969 - 22 June 1969) (her death)
Children:Joey Luft,Liza Minnelli, and Lorna Luft
Sister of Mary Jane Gumm and Virginia Gumm.
She married Mark Herron on June 12th 1964, although her divorce from Sid Luft was not settled. They were married in the Mandarin by a Buddhist priest, and the validity of this marriage is not clear.
Her record "Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall" from 1961 garnered 5 Grammy Awards and remained at the top of Billboards charts for two months. (
1939) Awarded a special Academy Award for "Best Juvenile Performance of the Year"
Left-handed.
Originally screen-tested and signed to play in "Valley of the Dolls"; ultimately replaced by Susan Hayward
Judy's death was casude by an "incautious self-overdosage of Seconal" which had raised the barbiturate level in her body beyond its tolerance. Judy Garland's funeral was held 27 June 1969 in Manhattan at the Frank E. Campgell funeral home at Madison Avenue and Eighty-first Street. Twenty-two thousand people filed past Judy's open coffin over a twenty-four hour period. Judy's ex-husband, Vincent Minnelli did not attend Judy's funeral. James Mason delivered the eulogy at Judy's funeral. Judy's body had been stored in a temporary crypt for over one year. The reason for this is that no one had come forward to pay the expense of moving Judy to a permanent resting spot at Ferncliff Cemetary in Ardsley, New York. Liza has the impression that Judy's last husband, Mickey Deans has made the necessary arrangments but Deans claimed to have no money. Liza then took on the task of raising the funds to have Judy properly buried. Mother of Joseph "Joey" Luft. Judy's death was caused by an "incautious self-overdosage of Seconal" which had raised the barbiturate level in her body beyond its tolerance. E. Campbell funeral home at Madison Avenue and Eighty-first Street.
Interred at Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York, USA.
Judy heard the same phrase in two movies: For me and my gal and Easter Parade. In both, her love interest (played by Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire, respectively) says this: "Why didn't you tell me I was in love with you?"
The day Judy Garland died, there was a tornado in Kansas.
Liza Minnelli said that Judy planned on calling her autobiography "Ho-Hum".
Her portrayal of Dorothy in Wizard of Oz, The (1939) was the inspiration for the character of Mary Ann on "Gilligan's Island" (1964). (From Kansas, pigtails, lived on a farm with an aunt and uncle...)
Mother-in-law of Jack Haley Jr.
Liza Minnelli originally wanted Mickey Rooney to deliver Garland's eulogy, but she was afraid that he wouldn't be able to get through it. So James Mason did it instead.
According to singer Torme, Mel, Judy had a powerful gift of retention. She could view a piece of music once and have the entire thing memorized.
Pictured on one of four 25¢ US commemorative postage stamps issued 23 March 1990 honoring classic films released in 1939. The stamp shows Judy Garland as Dorothy in Wizard of Oz, The (1939), along with Toto. The other films honored were Beau Geste (1939), Stagecoach (1939), and Gone with the Wind (1939).
