Judy Garland died 51 years ago today.
Garland became a global superstar at the age of 16 when she starred as Dorothy Gale in the 1939 movie adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s children’s book. The role earned her an Academy Juvenile Award, making her only one of 12 young actors in history to receive the honorary Oscar.
In the years that followed, Garland frequently starred opposite Mickey Rooney and Gene Kelly on the big screen. Her other notable films includedBy the late 1940s, the actress began making headlines more for her personal struggles than for her onscreen accomplishments. She had been hospitalized and attempted suicide multiple times, battled a decades-long dependence on pills and repeatedly failed to report to work. MGM dropped her in 1950, but her career resurged within a matter of a few years.
Throughout her life, the entertainer was married five times: to David Rose from 1941 to 1944, Vincente Minnelli from 1945 to 1951, Sidney Luft from 1952 to 1965, Mark Herron from 1965 to 1969 and Mickey Deans for just three months before her death in June 1969. She had three children:
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