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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 7h

September 30, 1938: The first day of prerecordings for "The Wizard of Oz." Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Buddy Ebsen, and Bert Lahr prerecorded "If I Only Had A Brain," "If I Only Had A Heart," "If I Only Had the Nerve," and "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" ("We're Off to See the Wizard" - mutiple versions)

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 8h

September 30, 1939: The "Toronto Star Weekly." Scan provided by Kim Lundgreen. Thanks, Kim! #judygarland #thejudyroom

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 29/09/2026

September 29, 1963: "The Judy Garland Show" premiered on CBS-TV from 9 - 10 p.m., Eastern. The premiere was a huge hit, winning its time slot with a 35.9 Nielsen rating and a 44.0 share. The show that CBS chose to air for the premiere was actually "Episode Seven." #judygarland #thejudyroom

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 29/09/2026

September 29, 1954: Post-premiere party pics! The world premiere of "A Star Is Born." #judygarland #thejudyroom #astarisborn

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 29/09/2026

September 29, 1954: The world premiere of "A Star Is Born" was held at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood, California. Here are some of the premiere related posters and ads. #judygarland #thejudyroom #astarisborn

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 29/09/2026

September 29, 1954: The world premiere of "A Star Is Born" was held at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood, California. This star-studded event was broadcast live on NBC-TV. Anyone who was anyone in Hollywood was there to be part of this momentous occasion. #judygarland #thejudyroom #astarisborn

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 29/09/2026

September 28, 1937: A busy day for Judy. During the day, she was at MGM, along with Mickey Rooney and Ronald Sinclair, filming this scene (see photo) for "Thoroughbreds Don't Cry." The film was Judy's first with Rooney. #judygarland #thejudyroom #mickeyrooney

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 27/09/2026

September 27, 1935: The first photo taken of Judy by an MGM photographer. 13-year-old Judy was in the Los Angeles Superior Court for final approval of her first MGM contract. Judy's parents, Frank and Ethel Gumm, were present to sign off on the contract in court, as Judy was a minor.

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 27/09/2026

September 26, 1943: The “Hollywood War Bond Cavalcade” returned home to Los Angeles. Judy is barely visible in this silent film footage of their arrival, partly because of her height and partly because of where the stars happened to be placed. #judygarland #thejudyroom

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 26/09/2026

September 26, 1939: Judy Garland returned to radio as a "series regular" on the NBC Radio show "The Pepsodent Show Starring Bob Hope." This was her second time as a series regular on a radio show, the first being in 1937 on the "Jackie Oakie's College" show. #judygarland #thejudyroom #bobhope

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 25/09/2026

This is Judy-adjacent, directed by George Cukor and released in that magical year of 1939. I'm hearing great things about this new book on the making of the 1939 classic "The Women." www.barnesandnoble.com/w/jungle-red...

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 25/09/2026

September 25, 1938: Here is a fun photo of Judy dancing with Bobby Jordan at the "Jitterbug Jamboree" event at the Hollywood American Legion Stadium. Included are an ad, an article, and a photo blurb about the event. #judygarland #thejudyroom

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 25/09/2026

September 25, 1940: These photos were taken of Judy in the Los Angeles Superior Court for the approval and filing of her new contract with MGM. She received an immediate raise from $600 to $2,000 per week, with options over the next seven years, at which point she would be earning $3,000 per week.

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 24/09/2026

September 24, 1937: Judy recorded two singles for Decca Records: "(Dear Mr. Gable) You Made Me Love You" and "You Can't Have Everything." "B" take "(Dear Mr. Gable) You Made Me Love You": www.thejudyroom.com/songs/You-Ma... #judygarland #thejudyroom

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 24/09/2026

September 24, 1955: Judy Garland's television debut on the "Ford Star Jubilee" on CBS-TV. The ratings more than justified the costs. It easily won its timeslot for the night, with over 40 million people tuning in. It garnered the highest Trendex rating for any 90-minute show to date, averaging 34.8.

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 24/09/2026

September 24, 1962: Two carpet company ads featuring the tie-in to Chemstrand, which was one of the sponsors of the recent rebroadcast of "The Judy Garland Show" (aka "Judy, Frank, and Dean"). Check out The Judy Room’s “Judy Garland – The Concert Years” at www.thejudyroom.com/judy-garland...

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 23/09/2026

September 23, 1938: Judy's name and likeness were used to sell back-to-school fashions. #judygarland #thejudyroom

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 22/09/2026

September 22, 1938: Gale Sondergard posed for tests in her witch costume for "The Wizard of Oz." Soon after, they decided to forgo a glamorous witch and go with the more traditional witch, as perfectly portrayed by Margaret Hamilton. #judygarland #thejudyroom #oz #wizardofoz #thewizardofoz

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 21/09/2026

September 21, 1943: The Hollywood Cavalcade Bond Tour had hugely successful fundraising shows in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. The tour was so successful that they added another quick show: a 3:00 p.m. matinee at the Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum in nearby Fort Worth, Texas.

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 20/09/2026

September 20, 1963: Videotaping of both the dress rehearsal (5:30 - 7 p.m.) and the final performance (9:00 - 10:30 p.m.) of "Episode Seven" of "The Judy Garland Show" at CBS Television City, Stage 43, Hollywood, CA. #judygarland #thejudyroom #thejudygarlandshow

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 20/09/2026

September 20, 1943: The Hollywood Cavalcade arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana, from their engagement in St. Louis, Missouri, two days prior. Greer Garson sold a single million-dollar bond. #judygarland #thejudyroom

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 20/09/2026

September 20, 1937: MGM prerecording session for "Thoroughbreds Don't Cry." Judy recorded "Got A Pair Of New Shoes," her solo version. Take 4: www.thejudyroom.com/songs/Got-A-... Filmography Page on "Thoroughbreds Don't Cry" at www.thejudyroom.com/filmography/... #judygarland #thejudyroom

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 19/09/2026

September 19, 1943: The Hollywood Caravan was on its way from St. Louis, Missouri, to New Orleans, Louisiana. Here are some clippings documenting the events and the incredible turnout of fans and supporters in St. Louis. #judygarland #thejudyroom #uso

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 19/09/2026

The genius Bob Mackie recently passed away. He was with his business and life partner, Ray Aghayah, until Aghayah's death in 2011. Aghayah was the head couturier for "The Judy Garland Show" in 1953/64, with the still-unknown Mackie as his assistant. #judygarland #thejudyroom #bobmackie

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 18/09/2026

September 18, 1951: Judy returned to Los Angeles from New York and her triumphant trip overseas, where she debuted at the London Palladium and went on tour in the UK. An excited Liza met Judy at the Pasadena train station. #judygarland #thejudyroom

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 17/09/2026

September 17, 1943: Judy was in her home state of Minnesota, in Minneapolis, as part of the "Hollywood Cavalcade." Harvey B. Williams, one of the Munchkins in The Wizard of Oz and known locally as “the world’s smallest mailman,” got a chance to reconnect with Judy. #judygarland #thejudyroom #uso

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 16/09/2026

September 16, 1938: Judy prerecorded "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" for the film "Listen, Darling." Ballad version take 15: www.thejudyroom.com/songs/Zing-B... Ballad version tag take 1: www.thejudyroom.com/songs/Zing-B... #judygarland #thejudyroom

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 16/09/2026

September 16, 1963: Judy, along with June Allyson and Carolyn Jones, created the Birmingham Children's Fund of Beverly Hills to raise money to help the victims of the recent horrific bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church on September 15th. #judygarland #thejudyroom

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 16/09/2026

September 1939: The story of "The Wizard of Oz" in four daily installments published in papers nationwide. #judygarland #thejudyroom #oz #thewizardofoz #wizardofoz

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 15/09/2026

September 15, 1943: The Hollywood Cavalcade arrived in Cincinnati, OH. Earlier that morning, the train stopped in Springfield, Ohio, where the local paper noted that the stars slept peacefully while locals began their workday. #judygarland #thejudyroom #uso

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 14/09/2026

September 14, 1943: The “Hollywood Cavalcade” arrived in Detroit, Michigan, at 1:00 p.m., from their previous stops in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (September 12th) and Cleveland, Ohio (September 13). #judygarland #thejudyroom #uso

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 12/09/2026

September 12, 1943: The "Hollywood Cavalcade" war bond tour arrived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, after a triumphant day in New York City (where nineteen thousand people attended the show at Madison Square Garden, raking in $152,966,625 for the war effort). #judygarland #thejudyroom #uso

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 11/09/2026

September 11, 1943: The Hollywood Bond Cavalcade arrived by train at Pennsylvania Station at 10:30 a.m. to a crowd of fifteen hundred. The Daily News noted that Garland “had train sickness en route but looked as inviting as a rib roast when she reached the station.” #judygarland #thejudyroom #uso

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 10/09/2026

September 10, 1941: Judy prerecorded "Chin Up! Cheerio! Carry On!" for "Babes on Broadway." The session ran from 12:30 p.m. to 5:50 p.m. Listen to "Chin Up, Cheerio, Carry On" www.thejudyroom.com/songs/Chin-U... Filmography Page www.thejudyroom.com/filmography/... #judygarland #thejudyroom

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 08/09/2026

September 8, 1944: Filming continued on "The Clock" with scenes shot on the "Interior Alice's Apartment" set. Time called: 10 a.m. Time dismissed: 6:15 p.m. #judygarland #thejudyroom

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 08/09/2026

A few more photos from the September 8, 1943, USO Bond Tour kickoff!

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 08/09/2026

September 8, 1943: The Third War Loan "Hollywood Cavalcade" war bond tour officially began in Washington, DC. The tour lasted throughout September, visiting 16 cities (including DC). #judygarland #thejudyroom

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 07/09/2026

September 7, 1937: Judy Garland poses for a costume test for "Everybody Sing." Check out The Judy Room's Filmography Page on "Everybody Sing" at www.thejudyroom.com/filmography/... #judygarland #thejudyroom

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 05/09/2026

September 5, 1950: Judy Garland attended a late-night showing of "Summer Stock" at the Capitol Theater in New York. When the audience saw her after the showing, there was a "gloriously supportive mob scene with cries of 'We love you, Judy!'" #judygarland #thejudyroom #mickeyrooney #summerstock

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 04/09/2026

September 4, 1939: The Oz Caravan, which included the carriage used in the Munchkinland sequence, made its appearance in Battleboro, Vermont. The town celebrated the film with a 4:30 p.m. parade. #judygarland #thejudyroom #oz #wizardofoz #thewizardofoz #battleboro

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 03/09/2026

Judy Garland, September 1943 issue of "Screen Romances" magazine. #judygarland #thejudyroom

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 02/09/2026

September 1, 1955: Judy's upcoming TV debut is mentioned in the September issue of "Music Views" magazine. The magazine features a wonderful photo of the famous Capitol Records building under construction. #judygarland #thejudyroom #capitolrecords

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 02/09/2026

September 1, 1939: "The Wizard of Oz"was featured in "Redbook" magazine, which included some of those wonderful Kodachrome color photos. Check out The Judy Room's Spotlight on "The Wizard of Oz" at www.thejudyroom.com/filmography/... #judygarland #thejudyroom #wizardofoz #oz #thewizardofoz

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 01/09/2026

September 1, 1955: Judy's fourth recording session at Capitol Records. She recorded "Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe." Listen: www.thejudyroom.com/songs/MissSh... For more info about Garland's Capitol Recordings, check out my Patreon page: www.patreon.com/collection/2... #judygarland #thejudyroom

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Capitol Records | Collection from The Judy Room - Celebrating Judy Garland! | 2 posts | Patreon

This collection brings together all of the articles pertaining to Judy's tenure with Capitol Records. Explore Capitol Records, a collection of 2 posts from…

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 31/08/2026

August 31, 1939: Ray Bolger and Bert Lahr joined Judy Garland for the shows at the Capitol Theater in NYC. Judy had previously been performing with Mickey Rooney between showings of "The Wizard of Oz" until Mickey had to return to California. #judygarland #thejudyroom #wizardofoz #oz #thewizardofoz

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 30/08/2026

August 30, 1937: Judy's latest recording contract with Decca Records was "sealed" with a session that produced her second single for the label, "Everybody Sing" and "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm." Listen to "Everybody Sing" here: www.thejudyroom.com/songs/Everyb... #judygarland #thejudyroom

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 29/08/2026

August 28, 1942: These photos were taken by MGM photographer Edward Cronenweth at the studio. Judy is seen with an unnamed Marine and a soldier who were visiting the studio. Judy was currently filming "Presenting Lily Mars." She's in her "Tom, the Piper's Son" costume. #judygarland #thejudyroom

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