Word: francess
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...experience won fierce affection from her fans despite sometimes erratic performances; in London, where her body was discovered in a bathroom of her house in Chelsea. "I've been through a lot," she once explained after a tardy appearance. "We love you, Judy," the audience replied. Born Francess Gumm in Grand Rapids, Minn., to parents in vaudeville, she made her stage debut at 3 and became a national legend at 17 in the film The Wizard of Oz by singing of her longing to be somewhere Over the Rainbow. She attempted suicide in 1950 but then had wildly successful...
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