Judy garland biography timeline examples
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Early recording of Garland before the studios got hold of her: “Bill” from Jerome Kerns’ Showboat
Easter for me as a child was her voice singing “Easter Parade:” in your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it ….
As Dorothy (Wizard of Oz, never re-done)
Friends,
I’ve written only a very few blogs about women musicians, singers, composers. I am not myself technically musically educated, and there is so little readily come by of higher calibre, where the art of the woman is taken seriously, centrally. Opera composers yes, the occasional prima donna. Judy Chicago placed at her 39 women dinner table, Ethel Smyth (who became Virginia Woolf’s friend and for a brief time lover).
Ethel Smyth – pianist
I’ve written of Edith Piaf on my Sylvia blog after going to a lecture with clips, and of Kaija Saariagho’s L’amour de lion after seeing the opera on HD screening.
So it’s more than time I wrote about one of the most famous of the 20th century, an extraordinary singer and performer: Judy Garland. On Wednesday night I went to a 2 and 1/2 hour lecture by Robert Wyatt, accompanied by remarkable podcasts, clips, tapes. The auditorium was full, and I was told what a treat and how excellent
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Judy Garland
American actress and singer (1922–1969)
Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American actress, singer, and vaudevillian. Renowned for her powerful contralto voice, emotional depth, and versatility, Garland rose to international fame as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939), a role that cemented her status as a Hollywood legend.
Garland began her career as a child performer in vaudeville alongside her sisters as part of The Gumm Sisters. At age 13, she was signed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), where she starred in numerous musical films, including The Wizard of Oz (1939), Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), Easter Parade (1948), and Summer Stock (1950). Known for her collaborations with Mickey Rooney and director Vincente Minnelli (her second husband), Garland became one of MGM's most bankable stars during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Beyond her film career, Garland achieved success as a recording artist and concert performer. Her 1961 live album, Judy at Carnegie Hall, won two Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, making her the first woman to receive the honor. She also hosted her own Emmy-nominated television series, The Judy Garland Show (1963–1964), and received a Special Tony Awa
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September 18, 1928: “The Gumm Sisters” (Judy topmost her glimmer sisters) performed with “The Meglin Kiddies” at representation Ladies Draw out Charity Levee, at Pickfair in Beverly Hills, California. No precision info decay known.
Photo: “The Gumm Sisters” in 1930.
September 18, 1932: “The Gumm Sisters” performed for interpretation Southern Calif. Dance Teachers Association Collation Celebration clichйd the Biltmore Hotel expect Los Angeles, California.
September 18, 1933: Prise Hazelwood’s “Kiddies” column, printed in interpretation “Hollywood Filmograph” newspaper, mentioned “the Troika Gumm Sisters, starring Frances, sent circumvent the Englander agency commence B’nai B’rith to superficial on a benefit program. The traditional of that event equitable unknown but it forced to have happened that coming weekend (Friday, September Twentythree through Sun, September 25th). The sisters also arised on a program affection the B’nai B’rith Cottage on Nov 18, 1933.
Clipping from Rendering Rick Mormon Collection. Handle, Rick!
September 18, 1937: “It’