Judy Garland (June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969)
Judy Garland, born in Minnesota, usa, to a family of jugglers, has performed on stage at an early age.
Judy Garland, the youngest of the three sisters in the family, whose mother has always had the dream of making the three sisters famous overnight, and has been strictly "disciplined" since childhood.
In 1926, four-year-old Judy Garland
At the age of 3, Judy Garland performed on stage with her sisters. If she was uncomfortable and didn't want to perform, her mother warned her, "You go out and sing, or break your leg." ”
Later, he was "matched" and signed by the MGM boss, but among the many beautiful star stars, the ugly duckling Judy, who was called "hunchback" by the boss, looked very inconspicuous.
Until, because of the helpless choice of the child star to ask for a price, judy was enabled, "picked up" "The Wizard of Oz" to make her famous in one fell swoop.
Stills from the film The Wizard of Oz in 1939
Even if you have not seen "The Wizard of Oz", the melody of "Over the Rainbow" will not be unfamiliar
"The Wizard of Oz" gave her a "little golden statue"
"Over the Rainbow" won the 12th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences "Special Academy Award for Best Child Star of the Year"
She is versatile and has been awarded the Academy Award for Best Teen Actor, the Golden Globe Award, and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Since then, Judy has made a series of song and dance films for MGM and become a "tool to make money"
Throughout her singing career, she became famous for her musical theater roles and performances on the musical stage
But behind the aura must be a little-known price, accompanied by popularity, heavy performance tasks, stress and mental tension
The company controlled Judy's weight by restricting her diet for a long time, and forced her to take illegal drugs in order to keep her shooting for a long time.
Selected by the American Film Institute as the 8th "Greatest Actress in a Hundred Years"
Then Judy, who fell into a trough period, was once rejected because of "drug dependence leading to state confusion", there was no drama to play, and her career "collapsed"
Despite the "collapse" of the incentive of Judy, back to the screen to achieve another good result
For her starring in the musical film "A Star Is Born", she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress by the Hollywood Foreign Journalists Association
It came into focus again, creating a controversial Oscar nomination for Best Actress that year (losing to Grace Kelly)
Lost with "Three-Faced Eve", which threw an olive branch to give the heroine the only chance to be a queen...
On June 22, 1969, Judy Garland died of an overdose on sleeping pills.