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TRIVIA
- things you probably never knew but will now...
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- Judy has a special variety of rose named
after her. The petals are yellow (she adored yellow roses) and
the tips are bright red. At the behest of the officers and members
of her London-based international fan club, a British rose developer
spent several years in their quest to find a bloom that all felt
worthy of the Garland name. After its success in England, U.S.
firms began to stock the rose in 1991. Several Judy Garland rose
bushes are planted outside of her mausoleum in Hartsdale, New
York, as well as on the grounds of the Judy Garland Museum in
Grand Rapids.
- Judy had songs written for her by Irving
Berlin, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin, E.Y. Harburg,
Burton Lane, Harry Warren, Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane, and Johnny
Mercer. Jerry Herman (HELLO, DOLLY!, MAME, MACK AND MABEL, LA
CAGE AUX FOLLES) and Lionel Bart (OLIVER!) credited Judy as their
inspirational muse when composing and writing lyrics.
- Johnny Mercer also wrote the words to
"That Old Black Magic," "I Remember You," and "This Time, The
Dream's On Me" in recognition of his love for Judy.
- Among those who orchestrated and/or arranged
for Judy Garland were: Mort Lindsey, Nelson Riddle, Conrad Salinger,
Gordon Jenkins, Billy May, Buddy Bregman, Saul Chaplin, Skip Martin,
Mel Torme, Ray Heindorf, Kay Thompson, and the incomparable Roger
Edens.
- "Quiet Please, There's A Lady On Stage"
was begun by Peter Allen in honor of cabaret star Julie Wilson,
but it evolved into a paean to all great singing ladies - especially
Judy.
- Groucho Marx called her loss of the Oscar
for A STAR IS BORN "the biggest robbery since Brink's." Hedda
Hopper later reported that the 1955 voting for Best Actress was
the closest to that time that didn't end in a tie... and Grace
Kelly won for THE COUNTRY GIRL by just six votes. (Ironically,
history has provided Judy with far more attention for missing
out on the Academy Award than Kelly ever received for winning
it...)
- The day Judy died, there were tornadoes
in Kansas.
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