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Judy Garland
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Judy Garland (June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American actress and singer from Grand Rapids, Minnesota, USA. Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years, Garland attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist, and on the concert stage. Respected for her versatility, she received a Juvenile Academy Award, won a Golden Globe Award, received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for her work in films, as well as Grammy Awards and a Special Tony Award. She had a contralto singing range. After appearing in Vaudeville theater with her sisters, Judy was signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as a teenager. There she made more than two dozen films, including nine with Mickey Rooney, and the film with which she would be most identified, "The Wizard of Oz" (1939). After 15 years, Judy was released from the studio but gained renewed success through record-breaking concert appearances, including a critically acclaimed Carnegie Hall concert, a well-regarded but short-lived television series, and a return to film acting beginning with "A Star Is Born" (1954). Despite her professional triumphs, Judy battled personal problems throughout her life. Insecure about her appearance, her feelings were compounded by film executives who told her she was unattractive and overweight. Plied with drugs to control her weight and increase her productivity, Garland endured a decades-long struggle with addiction. Garland was plagued by financial instability, often owing hundreds of thousands of dollars in back taxes, and her first four of five marriages ended in divorce. She attempted suicide on a number of occasions. Garland died of an accidental drug overdose at the age of 47, leaving children Liza Minnelli, Lorna Luft, and Joey Luft. Legacy Judy Garland's legacy as a performer and a personality has endured long after her death. The American Film Institute named Garland eighth among the "Greatest Female Stars of All Time". She has been the subject of over two dozen biographies since her death, including the well-received "Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir" by her daughter, Lorna Luft. Luft's memoir was later adapted into the multiple award-winning television mini-series, "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows", which won Emmy Awards for two actresses portraying Garland (Tammy Blanchard and Judy Davis). Garland was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997. Several of her recordings have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. These include "Over the Rainbow," which was ranked as the number one movie song of all time in the American Film Institute's "100 Years...100 Songs" list. Four more Garland songs are featured on the list: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (#76), "Get Happy" (#61), "The Trolley Song" (#26), and "The Man That Got Away" (#11). Judy Garland has twice been honored on U.S. postage stamps, in 1989 (as Dorothy) and again in 2006 (as Vicki Lester from A Star Is Born). . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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The Man That Got Away (Extended) [Remastered]
The Wizard of Oz Soundtrack (Remastered)
Moon River
The Wizard of Oz Soundtrack (Remastered)
Get Happy
The Wizard of Oz Soundtrack (Remastered)
A Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow
The Wizard of Oz Soundtrack (Remastered)
Singin' In the Rain
The Wizard of Oz Soundtrack (Remastered)
Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
The Wizard of Oz Soundtrack (Remastered)
Easter Parade
The Wizard of Oz Soundtrack (Remastered)
We're Off to See the Wizard (Remastered)
The Wizard of Oz Soundtrack (Remastered)
It's a New World (Remastered)
The Wizard of Oz Soundtrack (Remastered)
I Got Rhythm
The Wizard of Oz Soundtrack (Remastered)
Over the Rainbow
Les plus belles berceuses jazz
The Trolley Song
Meet Me in St. Louis (O.S.T - 1944)
Get Happy
Best Of Judy Garland: Get Happy
The Merry Old Land of Oz
The Wizard of Oz at Sphere: The Soundtrack
Come Rain Or Come Shine (2007 Digital Remaster)
The Very Best Of Judy Garland
Puttin' On The Ritz
That's Entertainment!
Over the Rainbow
Pigskin Parade & The Wizard of Oz (1936 & 1939)
Embraceable You (1940 Single Version)
Catch Me If You Can
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Meet Me in St. Louis (O.S.T - 1944)
Do It Again
Judy At Carnegie Hall / Judy In Person
Albums
Alone
2021
I Could Go On Singing
2021
Girl Crazy (Original Soundtrack Recording)
2020
Just For Openers (Live)
2020
Greatest Performances Original Recordings
2019
Live!
2019
Meet Me In St. Louis
2019
That Old Feeling: Classic Ballads From The Judy Garland Show (Live)
2019
The Harvey Girls (Original Soundtrack Recording)
2019
The Man That Got Away: The Remix (Eric Kupper Mix)
2019
20th Century Masters: The Best Of Judy Garland Millennium Collection
2018
Miss Show Business
2017
Judy
2015
That's Entertainment!
2015
The Complete Decca Masters (Plus)
2013
The Wizard of Oz Soundtrack (Remastered)
2012
Judy in Love
2011
The Essential Capitol Collection
2011
"Live" At The London Palladium
2010
Garland At The Grove
2010
Judy At Carnegie Hall
2010
The Garland Touch
2010
The Letter
2010
Love Songs (Live)
2009
EMI Comedy - Judy Garland
2008
Judy Takes Broadway! With Friends (Live)
2008
By Myself (Live)
2007
The Very Best Of Judy Garland
2007
Over The Rainbow The Very Best Of Judy Garland
2006
The Definitive Collection
2006
A Star Is Born
2003
Best Of Judy Garland
2003
Essential
2003
The Magic Of Judy Garland
2003
Classic Judy Garland: The Capitol Years 1955-1965
2002
Great Ladies Of Song: Spotlight On Judy Garland
1996
That's Entertainment!
1996
The London Sessions: The Best Of The Capitol Masters
1992
A Star Is Born
1988
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