Judy Garland

Blast From The Past: Judy Garland, The First Abused Child Superstar

For those who have seen the new Judy Garland bio-pic featuring the ravishing Rene Zellweger, it comes as a shock too see Judy as a child star being emotionally and physically abused by her studios boss. But what the actual Judy in real life went through was much worse than what’s shown in the film. Judy was abused from the age of 11 when she signed with the MGM studio boss Louis B Mayer who had spotted Judy (real name Frances) singing with her sisters. Mayer wanted only Judy. He made sure he got her by coercing her father with financial temptations and then proceeded to treat th | Click Here...