The Tragic, Real-Life Story Of Judy Garland

Judy Garland signed her first movie contract when she was just thirteen...and the legendary entertainer died of an accidental overdose when she was only 47. The time in between was marked by pain, and her life ended far too soon. This is her tragic real-life story.

Judy Garland's early success wasn't the result of a lucky break: It was the result of years of planning by her mom, Ethel Gumm. She was a former vaudeville performer herself, and pushed all of her daughters into show business, but she reportedly recognized early on that Garland had the most talent.

Garland toured the country as a soloist, and Gumm gave her sleeping pills so that she could sleep on the road. Incidentally, Garland didn't think too fondly of her mom, reportedly referring to her as "the real Wicked Witch of the West."

In a 1967 interview, Garland told Barbara Walters that Gumm was a "mean" stage mother, explaining that,

She goes on to explain,

"She would sort of stand in the wings...and if I didn't feel good, she'd say, 'You get out and sing or I'll wrap you around the bedpost and break you off short!' So I'd go out and sing." Keep watching to learn The Tragic, Real-Life Story Of Judy Garland.

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Her stage mom | 0:20
Starved by the studio | 1:19
Studio-supplied drugs | 2:33
Harassed in Hollywood | 3:51
Motherhood was hard | 4:57
History of instability | 6:05
Self-destructive behavior | 7:00
An "unkind life" | 8:05
Psychiatric treatment | 9:03
Her untimely death | 9:35
She could be difficult | 10:33
Ill-fated comeback | 11:42

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