“Toto, I've got a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” Everybody knows this quote from The Wizard of Oz, but do you know the actor who played the part? A woman named Judy Garland had played the part of Dorothy, along with many other successful roles. This essay talks about Judy Garland’s early life, adult life, significance in the 1920’s and 1930’s, her later life, and her death. Judy Garland had helped many people get through the great depression even though she was depressed herself. On June 10, 1922, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, Judy Garland was born. (imdb.com) Her parents were Francis and Ethel Gumm. Furthermore, her siblings were, Dorothy, who was 5 years, and Mary Jane, who was 7 years older. Ever since the sisters were little they …show more content…
In her life, Garland had been married a total of five times. Her first marriage was when she was nineteen years old, to the band member David Rose. Shortly thereafter, the couple had separated and became officially divorced 1945. Not long after, she married she married Vincent Minnelli. With Minnelli, Garland had her first child, a daughter named Liza. But only a short seven years later the couple divorced. Garland’s longest marriage was 13 years with Sidney Luft. The couple had two children, a daughter named Lorna and a son name Joey. After Garland and Luft divorced, she married Mark Herron, but just like the others it was short lived. Mickey Deans happened to be her last marriage, only lasting several months before Garland died. …show more content…
While filming this movie Judy Garland had been instructed to take pills to keep her figure in check, but later became addicted to those drugs, which is speculated to be connected to her death. For instance she appeared in several musicals including Strike Up the Band, Babes of Broadway, and For Me and My Gal. (pbs.org) In her later life, Garland had also become Vaudevillian. (Biography.com)
When Garland was in her late forties she traveled to London for several interviews. Little did she know that while she was there she would marry Mickey Deans. (Biography.com) Unfortunately, the very same year Garland passes away in her hotel room. Judy Garland was only 47 years old when she died from an accidental drug overdose. (nytimes.com)
Judy Garland had impacted a number of people in her lifetime. She was loved what she did, and inspired people to do what they love. Unfortunately, her career had also was the thing that ruined her. She had suffered severe depression almost her life, but still managed to help people get through their tough times, even if it meant sacrificing her happiness. As Judy Garland once said, “Always be a first-rate version of yourself, than a second-rate version of someone