Fifty years since Judy Garland performed her last live show

Fifty years ago on Monday, Judy Garland performed before a live audience for the last time.

The show was in Copenhagen, Denmark. Three months later, the Grand Rapids, Minnesota native died from an overdose of barbiturates. She was 47 years old.

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