Addiction of A Legend
Being famous and living the glamour life isn't always what it seems to be. On camera actors look happy, but deep down inside they are starving to live and be a regular people. Actors can't be normal people because the public imposes its own preconceived notions of how entertainers should be. In the late 1930's, through present day, movie actors, particularly women, and popular singers, were forced to have the ideal look of the time period. Show business is a very competitive career to be involved in. If actors are not what the public demands of them, they can be replaced quickly. Due to the pressures and demands of the movie industry in the 1930s-1960's, many actresses, such as Judy Garland, were forced to be the stereotypical thin girl in order to keep doing what she loved, acting. The burden to be perfect that was put on Judy Garland, which slowly led her down a path of drugs, and gradually led to her downfall. Frances Gumm was born to a family of vaudeville performers in Grand Rapids, Minnesota on June 10,1922. She was brought into the world of acting at an early age. Her first ever performance was on December 26, 1924. She sang Jingle Bells during her parent's Christmas show at their G
Judy had her second daughter Lorna Luft on November 21, 1952. In 1946, she filmed two movies The Harvey Girls and Ziegfield Follies. On September 28, 1962, Judy became divorced from her husband Sid Luft. At this point in her life she had some downtime, and really concentrated on being a mother and working for the WB. Again she was "juggling many balls" in her hand, and she wanted to keep her popularity so she continued singing and trying to keep her appearance. Judy had a very demanding schedule, and therefore became more heavily addicted to the drugs. Judy started to concentrate on her musical career under the management of Sid Luft. After being signed, she was pushed into the great pool of acting. Actors were constantly being abused and tortured by the movie companies so that they could be the best in the business. Judy was shorter then most actresses. She was suspended several times in the 1950's before the final termination of her contract. When they moved, Judy's father bought a local theater, and immediately enrolled his daughters in dancing and acting lessons at schools in Los Angeles. (Judy Garland at Reel Classics) Judy was on the top of the world, but didn't know what she was getting herself into. She found herself lost, and finally overdosed on June 22, 1969, which led to her inevitable death.
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