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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 4h

Earlier in the day on October 5, 1945, Judy rehearsed "Look For the Silver Lining" for "Till the Clouds Roll By"; then, early that evening, she appeared on the CBS Radio show "The Danny Kaye Show." Judy and Frank Sinatra substituted for Kaye, who was on a USO tour. #judygarland #thejudyroom

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 4h

Seven years later, Judy attended the "Ice Follies" show again, this time with Vincente Minnelli. By the 1970s, the auditorium was in disrepair and featured in the 1980 musical "Xanadu," starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly. Sadly, a fire destroyed the venue in 1989. #judygarland #thejudyroom

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 4h

October 5, 1938: Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney attended the opening of the "Ice Follies" show at the fabulous Pan Pacific Auditorium, which was the location of the largest ice stage in the world at that time. #judygarland #thejudyroom

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 5h

Notably, the film being shown, Desirable, featured a story about a "stage mother who interfered with her daughter's happiness because of her own selfish, professional ambitions..." much like Judy's mother.

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 5h

Note that they're listed as the "4 Garland Sisters," meaning that their mother, Ethel, was included as part of the act (she usually provided piano accompaniment). #judygarland #thejudyroom

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 5h

October 5, 1934: Judy and her sisters, "The Garland Sisters," performed at Dubinsky's Electric Theater in St. Joseph, Missouri, just after a weeklong gig in Kansas City. This was the first of a three-night engagement for the trio, who, along with mom Ethel, were working their way home from Chicago.

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 04/10/2026

October 4, 1963: Videotaping of the dress rehearsal and final performance of "Episode Nine" of "The Judy Garland Show" at CBS Television City, Stage 43, Hollywood. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxFv... #judygarland #thejudyroom #barbrastreisand #ethelmerman

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Happy Days Are Here Again / Get Happy (Judy Garland & Barbra Streisand)

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 04/10/2026

October 4, 1942: The "Graphic Little Theater," published by the Chicago Tribune, presented the story of the recently released "For Me and My Gal." Check out The Judy Room's Filmography page on "For Me and My Gal" at: www.thejudyroom.com/filmography/... #judygarland #thejudyroom

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 03/10/2026

Listen to the prerecording of "Look For The Silver Lining" here: www.thejudyroom.com/songs/LookFo... Listen to the stereo version here: www.thejudyroom.com/songs/Look-F...

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 03/10/2026

October 2, 1945: Judy's first noted day of work on "Till The Clouds Roll By." From 2:30 - 4:30 p.m., she pre-recorded "Look For The Silver Lining." Listen to the prerecording of "Look For The Silver Lining" here: www.thejudyroom.com/songs/LookFo... #judygarland #thejudyroom

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 01/10/2026

October 1, 1944: Judy made a lovely cover girl in two very different photos. #judygadrland #thejudyroom

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 01/10/2026

October 1, 1939: This great photo was featured in the October 1939 issue of "Photoplay" magazine, along with a "mini-review" of "The Wizard of Oz." #judygarland #thejudyroom #wizardofoz #oz

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 30/09/2026

#2013 "If I Only Had A Heart" (orchestra-only dance break): www.thejudyroom.com/songs/oz/201... Check out The Judy Room's Spotlight on "The Wizard of Oz" at www.thejudyroom.com/filmography/... #judygarland #thejudyroom #wizardofoz #oz

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 30/09/2026

#2008, "We're Off To See The Wizard" (trio version - alternate): www.thejudyroom.com/songs/oz/200... #2009 "We're Off To See The Wizard" (quartet version): www.thejudyroom.com/songs/oz/200... #2011 "If I Only Had A Heart" (Buddy Ebsen & Adriana Castelotti): www.thejudyroom.com/songs/oz/201...

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 30/09/2026

#2005 "We're Off To See The Wizard" (duo version): www.thejudyroom.com/songs/oz/200... #2006 "We're Off To See The Wizard": www.thejudyroom.com/songs/oz/200... #2007 "We're Off To See The Wizard": www.thejudyroom.com/songs/oz/200... #judygarland #thejudyroom #wizardofoz #oz

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 30/09/2026

#2002, "If I Only Had A Brain": www.thejudyroom.com/songs/oz/200... #2003, "If I Only Had The Nerve," here (with some fun alternate lyrics): www.thejudyroom.com/songs/oz/200... #2004, the first 8 bars of "If I Only Had The Nerve (Bert Lahr only): www.thejudyroom.com/songs/oz/200...

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The Judy Room (Judy Garland the Voice of MGM) @thejudyroom.com · 30/09/2026

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 · 30/09/2026

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

It was the first time a TV network covered a film premiere in such detail and broadcast it from coast to coast. #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

Later that evening, she appeared on the "Jack Oakie's College" radio show. Listen to Judy's segment of the show here: www.thejudyroom.com/songs/Jack-O... Listen to the entire show here: www.thejudyroom.com/songs/Jack-O... Photo provided by Kim Lundgreen. Thanks, Kim!

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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

Even at this early stage, MGM was already shaving a year off of Judy's age, listing her at 12 years old in an attempt to make her seem even more precocious than she already was.

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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

She sang "Over the Rainbow" and a song sketch, "Start the Day Right." The latter was probably performed with Hope. There are no extant recordings of this show. Judy made over 25 weekly appearances on the show through May 1940. #judygarland #thejudyroom #bobhope

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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

The breakdown was as follows: $2,000 for the first three years, $2,500 for the next two years, and then $3,000 for the final two years. For seven years, with at least forty weeks of work each year, MGM was willing to guarantee Judy a total salary of $680,000.

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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

Listen to the "A" take of "(Dear Mr. Gable) You Made Me Love You" here: www.thejudyroom.com/songs/You-Ma... Listen to "You Can't Have Everything" here: www.thejudyroom.com/songs/You-Ca... #judygarland #thejudyroom

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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

The special was also nominated for two Emmy Awards, Best Variety Series and Best Female Singer. It won neither, but CBS was still thrilled enough with the results and entered into a contract with Garland on December 11, 1955, for her to appear in one color special each year from 1956 through 1959.

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

Ford Motor Co. sponsored the show, and it tied into the release of Judy's first album for Capitol Records, "Miss Show Business," which came out two days after the special.

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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

Ray Bolger also posed for some makeup and costume tests. Thankfully, this was softened up a bit! Check out The Judy Room's "Wizard of Oz" section at: www.thejudyroom.com/filmography/...

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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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