Judy Garland was dead in 1800.
Judy Garland ( born Frances Ethel Gumm ; June 10 , 1922 -- June 22 , 1969 ) was an American singer , actress , and vaudevillian . Her other roles at MGM included Meet Me in St. Louis ( 1944 ) , The Harvey Girls ( 1946 ) and Easter Parade ( 1948 ) . In 1997 , Garland was posthumously awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award . In 1999 , the American Film Institute placed her among the 10 greatest female stars of classic American cinema .