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    • <p>In this musical, Garland plays young Esther Smith, who dreams of attending the revered World's Fair in St. Louis with her crush John Truett (Tom Drake). In addition to a delightful performance, Garland - who was 22 years old at the time - crooned the popular melodies "The Trolley Song" and "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas."</p>
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    • <p>Garland stars alongside Gene Kelly as a down-on-her-luck farmer who allows her sister's acting troupe to stay on her land, as long as they agree to help with chores. Prepare for a hand-clapping good time when Garland performs <a href="https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/photo-gallery/46135165/embed/46135173/embed" class="ga-track" data-ga-category="Related" data-ga-label="https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/photo-gallery/46135165/embed/46135173/embed" data-ga-action="In-Line Links">one of her classics, "Get Happy</a>."</p>
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    • <p>Yep, <a href="https://www.popsugar.com/fashion/Lady-Gaga-Honoring-Judy-Garland-2019-Golden-Globes-45646563" class="ga-track" data-ga-category="Related" data-ga-label="https://www.popsugar.com/fashion/Lady-Gaga-Honoring-Judy-Garland-2019-Golden-Globes-45646563" data-ga-action="In-Line Links">Lady Gaga wasn't the first</a> lead actress for <a href="https://www.popsugar.com/latest/A-Star-is-Born" class="ga-track" data-ga-category="Related" data-ga-label="https://www.popsugar.com/latest/A-Star-is-Born" data-ga-action="In-Line Links"><strong>A Star Is Born</strong></a>. In fact, there are <a href="https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/How-Many-Star-Born-Movies-45307241" class="ga-track" data-ga-category="Related" data-ga-label="https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/How-Many-Star-Born-Movies-45307241" data-ga-action="In-Line Links">four different remakes</a> of the film, and Garland's was the second. In this version, she plays aspiring singer Esther Blodgett, who falls in love with waning performer Norman Maine. But as Esther becomes a huge star, Norman finds himself struggling with his declining career - not totally unlike <a href="https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/How-Does-Star-Born-End-45351391" class="ga-track" data-ga-category="Related" data-ga-label="https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/How-Does-Star-Born-End-45351391" data-ga-action="In-Line Links">Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper's version</a>. </p>
<p>One of the standout songs from this film is Garland's "The Man That Got Away." Think of it as the equivalent to <a href="https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Lady-Gaga-Bradley-Cooper-Performing-Shallow-Videos-45776840" class="ga-track" data-ga-category="Related" data-ga-label="https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Lady-Gaga-Bradley-Cooper-Performing-Shallow-Videos-45776840" data-ga-action="In-Line Links">our generation's "Shallow</a>."</p>
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    Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

    In this musical, Garland plays young Esther Smith, who dreams of attending the revered World's Fair in St. Louis with her crush John Truett (Tom Drake). In addition to a delightful performance, Garland - who was 22 years old at the time - crooned the popular melodies "The Trolley Song" and "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas."

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    7 Judy Garland Roles That Led Her Down the Yellow Brick Road to Stardom

    August 25, 2019

    With the approaching release of Judy Garland's biopic Judy, starring Renée Zellweger, we're revisiting some of the late singer's most beloved roles. You probably know her as Dorothy Gale, who finds herself far away from her Kansas home in the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz. But Garland was featured in a number of other iconic films - some of which you might have already heard of without knowing she starred in them! Ahead, read about a few of Garland's standout roles from her career.

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