The moment of glory and the tragedy of the life of Judy Garland (12 photos + 1 video)

"Dream Factory" - a place where the stars not only light up, but also put out. Slowly, methodically, hard. However, personality strength and career depends on the artist himself.





Baby Judy was born in 1922 to a family of actors. vaudeville. Therefore, there is nothing strange in the fact that her and her sisters are literally diapers attached to the scene.








"Leather Parade"

At the age of seven, the girl made her debut in short film. And at 13, Judy Garland signed her first contract for participation already in a full-length project - the musical "Leather Parade".



In 1937, the girl performed at the birthday party of the star of that time - Clark Gable. And studio head Louis Mayer, who was watching performance, decided that it was worth exploiting the image of a teenage girl, which is just beginning to flourish.



"The Wizard of Oz"

To delay physical development, Judy was dragged into corset, limited food and even forced to take special drugs. The star role of the young actress was Dorothy in the fairy tale "The Magician from Oz." In it, she looked like a kind of girl-girl, although in In reality, Garland was already 17 years old.



"Meet Me in St. Louis"

Having become famous, the young actress tried to get rid of guardianship of an imperious mother and control of the studio - jumped out married at 19 years old. The images in the cinema continued to remain the same: a naive teenager. Although The actress was already over 20 years old.

The first project where she appeared in the image of a sexy young woman, was the film "Meet Me in St. Louis." And the workers the relationship with his director Vincent Minnelli soon became personal: Judy married him. And the couple had a daughter, who in the future become famous actress Liza Minnelli.



"Easter Parade"

The musical "Easter Parade", where Fred became the partner of the actress Aster, too, was a huge success. But storms were already raging in Garland's soul: family life fell apart, as the spouses cheated on each other with might and main friend. The woman drowned grief in alcohol and even made attempts to leave from life.



"A Star Is Born"

In 1952, Garland remarried. The chosen one became producer Sidney Luft. After several years of quiet family happiness and the birth of her second daughter, the actress regained her star status by accepting participation in the film with the symbolic title "A Star is Born". Which brought her fame, money, an Oscar nomination and a Golden globe".



With Lisa

The couple had a son. And Luft's addiction was revealed, who turned out to be a gambler. Together with the shattered health of a woman the material well-being of the family was also shaken. New serious roles for her did not offer, and participation in a musical project became a lifeline "The Judy Garland Show", where she performed with her eldest daughter Lisa, who started her career.



"I could keep singing."

The last bright project was the film "I could continue sing". After that, the roles of the woman were no longer offered: traces of passion alcohol and illegal drugs could no longer be hidden.



The actress got married twice more, interrupted by earnings in nightclubs and fees that she received for performing in a duet with Lisa. She died of an overdose in 1966 at the age of 47.



And forever remained in the history of cinema. After all, Garland was really a professional in her field, although she remained in her soul a small vulnerable and defenseless girl, the image of which they tried so hard save directors and producers. And a bargaining chip in an adult game, where she was not given an opportunityThe power of choice due to the huge money.