Judy Garland

Judy Garland: Biography in Details

Who is Judy Garland?

Judy Garland was the first woman to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year for her first live recording “Judy at Carnegie Hall” (1961)

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Judy Garland was born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, USA on June 10, 1922, to parents Francis Avent Gumm and Ethel Mario Gumm. She was also known as Frances Ethel Gumm. Additionally, she has two siblings named Dorothy Virginia Gumm and Mary Jane Gumm.

She started her career at the age of 3. When she was around the age you can walk her parents encouraged her to sing, dance, and act. She was the youngest of her two sisters. She had nicknames like Baby Gumm, Miss show business, and Joost.

Similarly, when she was ten she received her first Rave review from Entertainment News Magazine. Ethel Gumm and Judy were very close. She went up on stage and sang ” Jingle Bells “. When she was 13 she had her first screen test. She began her big-time career at the age of fifteen.

Talking about his education, Judy Garland went to elementary school, then middle school last but not least, she went to high school. She went to Meglin Dance Studio. She loved reading The Wizard of Oz, poetry, and ghost stories, she loved writing stories.

Likewise, her favorite subject in school was social studies. She even wrote a biography about her life but she didn’t get to finish it because of her tragic death. She doesn’t have that great of an education.

Judy Garland: Professional Life, Career

She struggled for her film career she took off with The Next Girl Door where she played a character in “Pigskin Parade” (1936). Similarly, she released two movies Broadway Melody of 1938’ and ‘Thoroughbreds Don’t Cry’. She continued to seek out music for Judy’s voice.

Furthermore, her three movies ‘Andy Hardy Meets Debutante’, ‘Strike Up the Band, and ‘Little Nellie Kelly’ were released in 1940. Consequently, The Pirate’ and ‘Easter Parade which was debuted in 1948. ‘Easter Parade’ teamed Judy with Fred Astaire for the first time. Hence, from 1959 until her death, Judy began performing on stage. She performed a one-woman show on Broadway and created award-winning concerts globally.

In contrast, Judgment at Nuremberg’ was released in 1961, ‘And the Judy Garland Show’ aired on television in 1961 which Judy Garland marked as her debut in television programming. Therefore, in 1954 the movie ‘A Star Is Born’ was another blockbuster featuring Judy.

The film garnered several nods from the film community including Best Costume, Best Art Direction, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Song, and Best Score.

Judy Garland: Salary and Net Worth

Talking about his salary and net worth Judy Garland earns a decent amount of salary, but his net worth is about $ 20 million as of 2023.

Judy Garland: Lifetime Achievements and Awards

Judy Garland was nominated and won awards for her work in motion pictures, and music recording on stage. She has received numerous posthumous awards including Grammy Awards for Best Actress- Motion Picture Musical or Comedy “A Star is Born” (1955).

Likewise, she received awards for Album of The Year “Judy at Carnegie” (1962), and in the same year, she won awards for Female Solo Vocal Performance “Judy at Carnegie” (1962).

Rumors, Controversy

There are no records regarding her rumors and controversy.

How tall is Judy Garland?

Talking about her body measurements, Judy has a height of 4 feet 11 inches. Additionally, she weighs about 49 Kg. She has a measurement of 33-25-31 inches.

Furthermore, her hair color is light brown and her eye color is dark brown. Similarly, her shoe size is 6.5 (US) and her dress size is 2 (US).

Social Media

Garland is active on social media like Twitter, and Instagram. There are about 2,731 followers on Twitter. Likewise, she has 19.3 K followers on Instagram. And she doesn’t seem to be active on Facebook.

Judy Garland: Death

Judy Garland died on June 22, 1969, at the age of 47 in Chelsea, London, United Kingdom. The cause of her death was an overdose of Barbiturates.

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