The Wizard of Oz was released 77 years ago and Judy Garland’s road became paved with gold. The 16-year-old catapulted to international fame and a career that continued over four decades. She won a Golden Globe, a Tony, and was the youngest recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement. She was the first woman to win a Grammy for Album of the Year. Though her life was tragically cut short in 1969 at the age of 47, she was widely acknowledged as one of the most influential actresses of her era.
