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'''Judy Garland''' ([[June 10]], [[1922]] - [[June 22]], [[1969]]) was the [[stage name]] of thea [[United States|American]] [[actress]] who was born '''Frances Ethel Gumm''' in [[Grand Rapids, Minnesota]]. She is considered one of the greatest singing stars of [[Hollywood]]'s Golden Era of musical film.

==Child star==

Born '''Frances Ethel Gumm''' in [[Grand Rapids, Minnesota]], Garland was signed at the age of 13 by [[Louis B. Mayer]] to a contract with [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]] without a screen test. At the age of 16, she got the role of Dorothy in the film of ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 movie)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' ([[1939]]), and was forever afterwards associated with the song, "[[Somewhere Over the Rainbow]]". After ''Oz'', Garland became one of MGM's most important stars, proving particularly popular when teamed with [[Mickey Rooney]] in a string of "let's put on a show!" musicals.

==Movie star==