Judy garland

But in his real life there was not much joy, rather it was marked by the psychological damage caused by early success. Like other child prodigies, she did not know how to assimilate stardom. And that the actress knew the entertainment industry from a very young age, since her parents and her brothers were singers who dedicated themselves to musical theater.

Born on June 10, 1922 in Grand Rapids (Minnesota), Frances Ethel Gumm (her real name) practically began to walk on stage, since at the age of three she already appeared at family functions. Her mother formed a musical ensemble, The Gumm Sisters Kiddie Act, with her and her two older sisters. A producer advised him to change her name to Judy Garland. In her mid-30s, her mother took her to Hollywood to introduce her to casting calls for the major studios. Due to her evident talent, she soon got signed by MGM. She debuted with a featured role in Student Follies . After Broadway Melodies , she works for the first time with Mickey Rooney , in Andrés Harvey she falls in love. But the movie that would make a star out of Judy Garland is The Wizard of Oz , where she played Dorothy, the girl from Kansas who is blown into the Land of Oz by a cyclone. For this role, Judy Garland won the Oscar for best young actress. In addition, she sang the musical theme of her most remembered of her: `Over the Rainbow´.

Unfortunately, the actress was not as successful off-screen as she married musician David Rose in 1941, but divorced him four years later. During the filming of Appointment in St. Louis , Judy Garland fell in love with the director, Vincente Minnelli , and although they got married and had a daughter, the famous Liza MinnelliThey also divorced in 1951. So much instability caused Judy Garland to become increasingly dependent on drugs, an addiction that began because of the treatments that MGM had forced her to follow to regulate her tendency to be overweight. In addition, she never knew how to get used to her success, which led to a nervous imbalance that she calmed down with tranquilizers. So frequent were her depressions that despite the fact that she starred in highly successful titles, such as The Clock , and especially The Pirate , with music by Cole Porter , it was difficult to work with her, for which she ended up being fired from MGM. Because of this unfortunate event, the actress attempted suicide.

She bounced back after a few years of inactivity, after marrying producer Sidney Luff, who produced several plays for her, and her triumphant return to the big screen, George Cukor ‘s A Star Is Born . Despite her success, she would not appear on screen again until 1961, when she played a supporting role in Winners or Losers . Angels Without Paradise , a John Cassavetes melodrama , and the musical I Could Go SingingThey were his last jobs. He also did not know how to assimilate losing his popularity, which is why his personal problems intensified. He entered into two other failed marriages, attempted suicide twice, and finally died of an overdose of barbiturates at the premature age of 47.