1. Judy's favorite part to play was Esther in Meet me in St. Louis.
2. Liza Minnelli, Judy's oldest daughter, was named after the Gershwin song "Liza".
3. Judy was left handed.
4. "Over The Rainbow" from the Wizard of Oz is considered Judy's signature song by Judy herself and her audience.
5. In order to make Judy lose weight, the MGM cafeteria would serve Judy nothing but chicken soup. Regardless of what she ordered.
6. The day Judy died, there was a tornado in Kansas.
7. Judy's favorite food was steak and kidney pie. She also loved mashed potatoes and gravy.
8. Judy was supposed to play Annie in 1950 picture "Annie Get Your Gun", but due to mental health issues she got fired by MGM during production. Outtakes featuring Judy are on this website under "Video > Movie Clips > Miscellaneous".
9. Judy has been struggling with drug addiction ever since she was sixteen years old. According to some sources, she even started taking pills at the age of 9 to cope with the pressure of eight shows a day as a vaudevillian.
10. Judy has been married five times. Her spouses were: David Rose (1941 - 1944), Vincente Minnelli (1945 - 1951), Sid Luft (1952 - 1965), Mark Herron (1965 - 1969) and Mickey Deans (1969 - her death).
11. Judy has always been surrounded by a lot of gay men. Her father, Frank Gumm, used to make sexual advances towards male ushers in his Grand Rapids theater, causing the family to move to Lancaster, California. And both Vincente Minnelli and Mark Herron were rumored to be homosexuals.
12. Much to Judy's humiliation, MGM boss Louis B. Mayer referred to her as his little hunchback.
13. Judy was a democrat.
14. Judy told her children to stay out of showbusiness. However, her two daughters, Liza Minnelli and Lorna Luft have become famous actresses and Broadway icons.
15. For a more youthful appearance in The Wizard of Oz (in which sixteen year old Judy played the part of twelve year old Dorothy Gale), Judy had to wear binders to make her chest look flat.
16. Even though Judy Garland and Shirley Temple were the most famous child actors of two rival film studios, they were good friends.
17. Judy's youngest daughter, Lorna Luft, played the part of The Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz musical.
18. Much to MGM's chagrin, Judy used to go out in gay bars with her two openly gay friends Roger Edens (who wrote music for "The Wizard of Oz") and George Cukor (who directed "A Star Is Born").
19. Judy was a member of the Episcopal Church and was baptized on July 19, 1922.
20. Judy's oldest daughter, Liza Minnelli, voiced Dorothy in the 1971 Wizard of Oz cartoon called "Journey Back To Oz".
21. MGM forced Judy to abort her unborn child during her marriage with David Rose, leaving Judy traumatized.
22. Judy used to live in the Dakota apartment complex in New York. This is the same building in which John Lennon lived with Yoko Ono and where he got killed. The Dakota has also been used as the exterior for The Bramford in 1968 film Rosemary's Baby.
23. Judy didn't want to play Esther in Meet Me in St. Louis at first, because she felt too old for the part.
24. Judy has never won an actual Academy Award during her career. She did get a honorary Academy Juvenile Award for The Wizard of Oz.
25. Judy chose her first name after hearing it in a pop song she liked.
2. Liza Minnelli, Judy's oldest daughter, was named after the Gershwin song "Liza".
3. Judy was left handed.
4. "Over The Rainbow" from the Wizard of Oz is considered Judy's signature song by Judy herself and her audience.
5. In order to make Judy lose weight, the MGM cafeteria would serve Judy nothing but chicken soup. Regardless of what she ordered.
6. The day Judy died, there was a tornado in Kansas.
7. Judy's favorite food was steak and kidney pie. She also loved mashed potatoes and gravy.
8. Judy was supposed to play Annie in 1950 picture "Annie Get Your Gun", but due to mental health issues she got fired by MGM during production. Outtakes featuring Judy are on this website under "Video > Movie Clips > Miscellaneous".
9. Judy has been struggling with drug addiction ever since she was sixteen years old. According to some sources, she even started taking pills at the age of 9 to cope with the pressure of eight shows a day as a vaudevillian.
10. Judy has been married five times. Her spouses were: David Rose (1941 - 1944), Vincente Minnelli (1945 - 1951), Sid Luft (1952 - 1965), Mark Herron (1965 - 1969) and Mickey Deans (1969 - her death).
11. Judy has always been surrounded by a lot of gay men. Her father, Frank Gumm, used to make sexual advances towards male ushers in his Grand Rapids theater, causing the family to move to Lancaster, California. And both Vincente Minnelli and Mark Herron were rumored to be homosexuals.
12. Much to Judy's humiliation, MGM boss Louis B. Mayer referred to her as his little hunchback.
13. Judy was a democrat.
14. Judy told her children to stay out of showbusiness. However, her two daughters, Liza Minnelli and Lorna Luft have become famous actresses and Broadway icons.
15. For a more youthful appearance in The Wizard of Oz (in which sixteen year old Judy played the part of twelve year old Dorothy Gale), Judy had to wear binders to make her chest look flat.
16. Even though Judy Garland and Shirley Temple were the most famous child actors of two rival film studios, they were good friends.
17. Judy's youngest daughter, Lorna Luft, played the part of The Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz musical.
18. Much to MGM's chagrin, Judy used to go out in gay bars with her two openly gay friends Roger Edens (who wrote music for "The Wizard of Oz") and George Cukor (who directed "A Star Is Born").
19. Judy was a member of the Episcopal Church and was baptized on July 19, 1922.
20. Judy's oldest daughter, Liza Minnelli, voiced Dorothy in the 1971 Wizard of Oz cartoon called "Journey Back To Oz".
21. MGM forced Judy to abort her unborn child during her marriage with David Rose, leaving Judy traumatized.
22. Judy used to live in the Dakota apartment complex in New York. This is the same building in which John Lennon lived with Yoko Ono and where he got killed. The Dakota has also been used as the exterior for The Bramford in 1968 film Rosemary's Baby.
23. Judy didn't want to play Esther in Meet Me in St. Louis at first, because she felt too old for the part.
24. Judy has never won an actual Academy Award during her career. She did get a honorary Academy Juvenile Award for The Wizard of Oz.
25. Judy chose her first name after hearing it in a pop song she liked.
26. Judy is of 1/4 Irish and 3/4 Scottish descent.
27. United States President John F. Kennedy loved Judy's song "Over The Rainbow". She used to sing it to him on the phone.
28. As a child in Grand Rapids, Judy and her sisters only performed at their father's theater.
29. Judy was planning on writing an autobiography named: "Ho-Hum".
30. After Judy died, a rose was named after her. "The Judy Garland Rose". It's yellow and red.
31. Suffered from postpartum depression twice after her daughters Liza and Lorna were born.
32. Was very afraid of horses, guns and flying.
33. Judy didn't like Lucille Bremer, who played her sister Rose in Meet Me In St. Louis. Judy tried to get director Vincente Minnelli to fire her several times.
34. Judy was born in 6/22 (June 1922) and died on 6/22 (June 22).
35. Judy had just given birth to her son Joe when she was supposed to give her Academy Award acceptance speech for "Best Actress". However, she lost to Grace Kelly. The camera crew left her hospital room before Kelly could even get to the stage.
36. Used to stay at her good friend Katherine Hepburn's to recover from depression.
37. Gave birth to all of her children by caesarean section.
38. When Judy got married to Vincente Minnelli, MGM Boss Louis B. Mayer gave her away.
39. In times of financial difficulties, Judy used to perform in NYC gay bars.
40. Judy's hair changes length The Wizard of Oz. Most notably in the scene with the Scarecrow.
41. Judy was very fond of Coca Cola.
42. Judy was so done with making pictures at MGM that during one of the takes of Howdy Neighbor (Happy Harvest) in "Summer Stock", she stated: "What the hell am I doing on this tractor?!"
43. Judy was able to play the piano.
44. Judy chose the name Garland when she and her sisters were announced being prettier than a garland of flowers.
45. Despite being left handed, Judy used to play tennis right handed.
46. Like most other people back in the day, Judy used to smoke cigarettes.
47. Judy performed her very last concert in Copenhagen, Denmark, in March, 1969.
48. Judy didn't give her daughter Liza Minnelli any professional or financial help when she left for New York to start a career of her own.
49. During the making of The Wizard of Oz, Judy was slapped by director Victor Fleming when she didn't get it right.
50. After losing the Academy Award for Best Actress in "A Star Is Born" to Grace Kelly, she said her son Joe, who was born that same night, was an even better award.
27. United States President John F. Kennedy loved Judy's song "Over The Rainbow". She used to sing it to him on the phone.
28. As a child in Grand Rapids, Judy and her sisters only performed at their father's theater.
29. Judy was planning on writing an autobiography named: "Ho-Hum".
30. After Judy died, a rose was named after her. "The Judy Garland Rose". It's yellow and red.
31. Suffered from postpartum depression twice after her daughters Liza and Lorna were born.
32. Was very afraid of horses, guns and flying.
33. Judy didn't like Lucille Bremer, who played her sister Rose in Meet Me In St. Louis. Judy tried to get director Vincente Minnelli to fire her several times.
34. Judy was born in 6/22 (June 1922) and died on 6/22 (June 22).
35. Judy had just given birth to her son Joe when she was supposed to give her Academy Award acceptance speech for "Best Actress". However, she lost to Grace Kelly. The camera crew left her hospital room before Kelly could even get to the stage.
36. Used to stay at her good friend Katherine Hepburn's to recover from depression.
37. Gave birth to all of her children by caesarean section.
38. When Judy got married to Vincente Minnelli, MGM Boss Louis B. Mayer gave her away.
39. In times of financial difficulties, Judy used to perform in NYC gay bars.
40. Judy's hair changes length The Wizard of Oz. Most notably in the scene with the Scarecrow.
41. Judy was very fond of Coca Cola.
42. Judy was so done with making pictures at MGM that during one of the takes of Howdy Neighbor (Happy Harvest) in "Summer Stock", she stated: "What the hell am I doing on this tractor?!"
43. Judy was able to play the piano.
44. Judy chose the name Garland when she and her sisters were announced being prettier than a garland of flowers.
45. Despite being left handed, Judy used to play tennis right handed.
46. Like most other people back in the day, Judy used to smoke cigarettes.
47. Judy performed her very last concert in Copenhagen, Denmark, in March, 1969.
48. Judy didn't give her daughter Liza Minnelli any professional or financial help when she left for New York to start a career of her own.
49. During the making of The Wizard of Oz, Judy was slapped by director Victor Fleming when she didn't get it right.
50. After losing the Academy Award for Best Actress in "A Star Is Born" to Grace Kelly, she said her son Joe, who was born that same night, was an even better award.