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  1. Golden Age Hollywood Had a Dirty Little Secret: Drugs

    Mar 1, 2018 · Judy Garland with her mother, Ethel. For Garland, who found it difficult to deal with the pressure of being one of MGM’s most visible and hardest-working stars, this regimen led to full-blown...

  2. How Judy Garland's Struggle with Food Fueled Her Drug Addiction

    Jan 27, 2017 · In his new memoir published after his death, Judy Garland's ex-husband Sid Luft details the pressures the late star was under to stay thin — and how she used drugs to cope with them

  3. Judy Garland’s wild final years of drugs and cruelty

    Sep 11, 2019 · But years before her untimely demise, she was already drug-addicted, alcoholic, sex-obsessed and suicidal.

  4. Inside Judy Garland’s tragic final days as Wizard of Oz star died broke ...

    Dec 26, 2025 · Judy Garland's final days were a tragic collapse of addiction, debt and despair. Judy Garland ’s final chapter played out far from the Hollywood fairy tale that first made her a star,...

  5. Hollywood actress died $4 million in debt after addiction troubles - MSN

    Judy Garland was just 16 years old when she shot to fame as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz. While her career had started years earlier, with Garland starting performing at just two years old, it ...

  6. The day Judy Garland’s star burned out - PBS

    Jun 21, 2019 · A singer of remarkable power and range, Garland was one of the brightest stars. But she also suffered a lifetime of mental and physical health problems, fueled by addiction.

  7. Judy Garland Filmed ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Under Grueling Conditions

    Dec 3, 2024 · By the time 17-year-old Garland finished filming Oz, she was already addicted to barbiturates and amphetamines. Her use of the drugs had started before the actor slipped into those …

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  8. Judy Garland Struggled With Substance Addiction But Received …

    May 6, 2024 · On June 22, 1969, the renowned "Over the Rainbow" singer was discovered dead in her residence at the age of 47. Garland had long battled alcohol and prescription drug addiction, but …

  9. Remembering Judy Garland - Freedom From Addiction

    Garland even attempted suicide a few times, which had ultimately led to MGM releasing her from her contract. Garland, unfortunately, relied on the addiction to these drugs to continue her career at a …

  10. Judy Garland's downward spiral before her death at 47 after life of ...

    Aug 8, 2025 · Judy Garland's life was marred by addiction and tragedy as she struggled to cope with her meteoric rise to fame and the pressures that came along with it