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| Birth Name: |
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Frances Ethel Gumm
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| Date of Birth: |
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June 10, 1922
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| Birth Place: |
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Grand Rapids, Minnesota
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| Date of Death: |
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June 22, 1969 in Chelsea, London, England
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| Marriages: |
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David Rose (1941 - 1944)
Vincente Minnelli (1945 - 1951)
Sidney Luft (1952 - 1965)
Mark Herron (1965 - 1969)
Mickey Deans (1969 - until her death later that year)
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| Children: |
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Liza Minnelli (daughter) - born in 1946
Lorna Luft (son) - born in 1952
Joey Luft (son) - born in 1955
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| Famous Family: |
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Her parents were vaudevillian's Frank and Ethel Gumm.
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| Famous Romances: |
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Band Leader Artie Shaw
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| Big Break: |
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After spending her childhood as part of a Vaudeville act with her sisters, Judy Garland was signed to a contract with MGM at the age of 13. Two years later, she was paired with Mickey Rooney in a series of "let's put on a musical" movies and her career was off and running.
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| Starmaking Role: |
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The Wizard of Oz
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| Biggest Hit: |
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The Wizard of Oz
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| Career Low: |
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Fired from Annie Get Your Gun because of erratic on-set behavior brought on by her drug and alcohol addiction, MGM cancelled her contract in 1950.
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| Comeback Vehicle: |
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A Star is Born
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| Tabloid Moments: |
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Addiction to pills and alcohol
Multiple suicide attempts
Divorced her fourth husband when she found out he was Gay
Her tragic death from a drug overdose at the age of 46.
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| Side Jobs: |
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Vaudeville star
TV Show host
Gay Icon
Concert performer
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| Quintssential Quality: |
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The Girl Next Door with the Angelic singing voice.
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