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Judy Garland survived childhood stardom and continued in film, cabaret and TV. Her singing style was often over the top, but she could be a subtle vocalist as well, and often had a dancer's sense of swing that Ethel Merman could only dream about.
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In 1954, Garland filmed a musical remake of A Star Is Born for Warner Bros. Luft and Garland, through their production company Transcona, produced the film while Warner Bros. supplied the funds, production facilities and crew.[55] Directed by George Cukor and co-starring James Mason, it was a large undertaking to which Garland initially fully dedicated herself. As shooting progressed... she began making the same pleas of illness which she had so often made during her final films at MGM. Production delays led to cost overruns and angry confrontations with Warner Bros. head Jack Warner.
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Delightful romp set in pre-WWI vaudeville, with naive young singer Judy Garland being wooed away from her partners by sly-talking hoofer Gene Kelly (his film debut). George Murphy, Ben Blue and Keenan Wynn co-star in Busby Berkeley's blend of show tunes, drama, and wartime patriotism. 104 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; audio commentary; bonus shorts "La Fiesta de Santa Barbara" (1935), "Every Sunday" (1936); deleted scene; outtake; radio show; theatrical trailer.
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During this time Garland experienced her first serious adult romances. The first was with the band leader, Artie Shaw. Garland was deeply devoted to Shaw and was devastated in early 1940 when Shaw eloped with Lana Turner.[28] Garland began a relationship with musician David Rose, and on her eighteenth birthday, Rose gave her an engagement ring. The studio intervened because Rose was still married at the time to the actress and singer Martha Raye. The couple agreed to wait a year to allow for Rose's divorce from Raye to become final, and were wed on July 27, 1941.[29] She was noticeably thinner in her next film, For Me and My Gal alongside Gene Kelly in his first screen appearance. Garland was top billed over the credits for the first time and effectively made the transition from teenage star to adult actress.
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Stardom had a price for Garland ... as she began to be plagued by a weight problem and stress. These led to drug and eventually to alchohol problems as well, due to the pills the doctors were giving her to suppress her appetite and to help her sleep when the strain of work became too much.
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