Archives of Our Baby Judy

(Judy in a deleted performance from 'Easter Parade', 1948)

My name is Catherine and i'm a 13 year old Old Hollywood fan! My pronouns are she/her and I'm gay Some of my favorite stars are Shirley Temple, Taron Egerton, Marilyn Manroe, and Katherine Hepburn. Some of my other interests are Classic rock, 60s mod fashion, and writing.

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1st Photo: Judy singing for a lucky crowd, 1936

2st: Judy's buetiful smile in 'Babes On Broadway', 1940

3rd: Our Queen Judy being iconic in a publicity still for 'The Wizard of Oz', 1939

"If courage is not the absence of fear, but its defeat, then Judy displayed courage that night, going ahead despite an attack of nerves so serious that it made her choke on several words during her introduction. "Never mind!"  came the shouts from the front. "You're doing a good job." Thus encouraged, she went smoothly ahead until, just after the fourth number, she twirled to make a breif exit. As she turned, she tripped and fell-landing smack on her back side. Seeing that she was hurt only in her dignity, Pepper let out a whoop of laughter as he rushed to pick her up, and Judy laughed with him. "That's one of the most ungraceful exits I ever made," she said-the cue the audience was waiting for. Suddenly that huge theater was one happy howl. Of such accidents are triumphs made, and from then on, from the first row in the orchestra to the last row in the second balcony, the Palladium belonged to her." - Taken From "Get Happy, The Life Of Judy Garland" By Gerald Clark

April 19, 1956:  The 10″ version of the Decca Records LP “Judy at the Palace” was on sale for only $2.00!  The album wasn’t an album of recordings made during her legendary run at the Palace Theater in New York but actually the 10″ “long-playing” version of a compilation of Judy’s recordings made for the label in the 1930s and 1940s.  Decca released the album in 1951 with the title “Judy at the Palace” added to take advantage of her great Palace comeback.

Track Listing:

(Dear Mr. Gable) You Made Me Love You, Recorded September 24, 1937

Over The Rainbow, Recorded July 28, 1939

The Trolley Song, Recorded April 21, 1944

Meet Me In St. Louis, Louis, Recorded April 21, 1944

In-Between, Recorded July 28, 1939

Sweet Sixteen, Recorded July 28, 1939

For Me And My Gal (with Gene Kelly), Recorded July 26, 1942

When You Wore A Tulip (And I Wore A Big Red Rose) (with Gene Kelly), Recorded July 26, 1942

April 19, 1945:  “Dick Tracy in B-Flat – or – For Goodness Sake Isn’t He Ever Going To Marry Tess Truehart?” (recorded for the Armed Forces Radio Service Command Performance series) was allegedly broadcast.  Other sources list the broadcast date as April 29, 1945.

The incredible cast was as follows:

Bing Crosby………………………….Dick Tracy

Dinah Shore……………………Tess Trueheart

Harry Von Zel………………Old Judge Hooper

Jerry Colona………………………..Police Chief

Bob Hope………………………………….Flattop

Frank Morgan……………….Vitamin Flintheart

Jimmy Durante………………………..The Mole

Judy Garland…………………………Snowflake

The Andrews Sisters………..Summer Sisters

Frank Sinatra……………………………..Shaky

Cass Daley……………………….Gravel Gertie

The recording was originally released on LP by Hollywood Soundstage (as well as other companies such as Sandy Hook Records) in the 1970s.  In the 1990s, Hollywood Soundstage released several of their albums on CD, with photos of the covers and backs of the albums used for the CD cover art.  The transfer to CD by Hollywood Soundstage is “iffy” at best. 

April 19, 1943:  After a day out sick from filming the “Embraceable You” number for 'Girl Crazy' and her other obligations, Judy was back at the studio to film more of the number and other scenes on the ‘Interior Assembly Hall” set.  Time called: 10 a.m.; dismissed: 5:30 p.m.  Per the assistant director’s notes: “10:00 a.m.: Makeup Phoned – they were having a little delay covering JG’s [Judy Garland’s] eye cut; 10:10-10:40: Consultation with Mr. Freed [the film’s producer Arthur Freed] and Dr. Jones [studio doctor] as to whether to call shooting off due to possible head ache from moving around with swollen eye; Dr. Jones suggested Ice Packs of 10 minutes each between shooting shots, Mr. Freed decided to shoot only long shots today.”

Below, is more of that great newspaper artwork this time of Mickey and Judy in 'Girl Crazy'

April 19, 1942:  Judy demonstrates how to wear the latest in fashion, the snood turban.  Below, some fun artwork promoting 'Babes On Broadway' which was currently in theaters enjoying great success.

April 19, 1941:  MGM’s famous designer, Adrian, created these outfits for Judy for Ziegfeld Girl.  MGM was still marketing Judy as an example of the latest in teen fashion.  “Judy Garland Dresses” and “Judy Garland Hats” were promoted in stores across the nation and had been for several years even though half of the clothing had nothing to do with Judy or her films, they were simply kids and teens fashions of the day.

The second clipping is from Sheilah Graham’s column in which she called Judy’s legs “the prettiest in town.”  Graham obviously didn’t care for Hedy Lamarr’s performance in Ziegfeld Girl.

Here are a few more photos of Judy in the three outfits featured in the clipping above:

April 19, 1939:  MGM’s latest story about Judy’s life and career.

When Judy Garland walked into a Hollywood studio and asked for a job on the strength of her eight years of stage experience no one seems to question such a lengthy apprenticeship.  Young Judy had the bearing of a seasoned trouper.  What was more, it was real.

Judy was literally borne into the theater, both her parents having been professionals.  Her birthplace is Grand Rapids, Minn.  When she was three she started singing professionally with her elder sisters, Virginia and Suzanne.  Before she was five she was singing in vaudeville.  It was while the trio was appearing on the same program with George Jessel that he decided Garland was a better name than Gumm, under which the girls had been born.