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Who was Judy Garland’s husband when she died? How much older was Judy Garland than Mickey?

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Frances Ethel Gumm, better known by her stage name Judy Garland, was an American singer and actress who was born on June 10, 1922, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, and passed away on June 22, 1969, in London, England. Her exceptional abilities and frailties combined to make her one of the most enduringly popular Hollywood icons of the 20th century.

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The New Grand Theatre in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, where Frances Gumm had her acting debut on December 26, 1924, at the age of two and a half, was run by Frances’ parents, former vaudevillians Frank Gumm and Ethel Gumm.

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As a 10-year-old singing sensation, she received her first positive review from Variety in 1932. Two years later, at the comedian George Jessel’s urging, she decided to take the surname Garland.

Who was Judy Garland’s husband when she died?

Only three months of Judy Garland’s marriage to Mickey Deans, her fifth and last husband, were spent together. He ran a disco, played jazz piano, and sold drugs. He performed at Jilly’s on West 52 St. in New York City during the 1950s and 1960s. He also had jobs in Miami Beach, Reno, Los Angeles, and the Virgin Islands.

How much older was Judy Garland than Mickey?

The September 27 release of the biopic Judy, which stars Renee Zellweger as a deteriorating Garland and Finn Wittrock as Deans, centers on their romance. The differences between the two Mickeys were glaring. Deans was a disco owner, jazz pianist, and drug dealer who was born Mickey DeVinko in Garfield, New Jersey. He was 12 years Garland’s junior.


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