Remembering Judy Garland on Her Birthday

Judy is a FOREVER STAR! Had she lived, the great star and gay icon would have been 88 years old today.

But Judy Garland, star of The Wizard of Oz, Meet Me In St. Louis, A Star is Born and scores of other movies during the golden age of Hollywood, died much too soon – she was just 47 when she passed away in 1969.

But it is her life we celebrate today.

She left behind not only the wonderful movies, but so many recordings, dozens of episodes of TV’s The Judy Garland Show, and three children: Liza Minnelli, Lorna Luft and Joe Luft. It’s quite a legacy.

Lorna recently said at the Turner Movie Classics Film Festival: "Every time that my mother is celebrated, it’s wonderful. Every time that someone celebrates her, every time some mom and dad sits their little boy or little girl down in front of a television to watch The Wizard of Oz, how great is that? What an honor that is.”

Dorothy will always live in our hearts!