![]() ![]() ![]() Garland was among the first movie stars to have her dirty laundry aired in public (alcoholism, drug addiction, weight battles, suicide attempts, nervous breakdowns, medical ailments, financial struggles, five marriages, four divorces, performance slumps) such that her rock-bottom travails were well-known and sometimes eclipsed her career highs. "Judy," about the last year of her life starring Renee Zellweger, debuts in September, while Frameline 43 offered "Sid & Judy," a biography filtered through the memories of her third husband and producer, Sid Luft. Louis" and "A Star Is Born." Her luminosity remains unsurpassed. She was the consummate musical star of Hollywood's Golden Age, forever linked with the movies "The Wizard of Oz," "Meet Me in St. June 22 was the 50th anniversary of her untimely death at age 47 from an accidental overdose of barbiturates. While she was not the greatest singer of the 20th century, Judy Garland was possibly the greatest entertainer of the modern age. ![]()
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