Judy Garland was magic on screen, radiating hope and wonder. Off screen, she was a child forced to perform, medicated, controlled, and broken by a studio system that valued obedience over well-being.
Born into vaudeville, she never truly had a childhood. At MGM, every detail of her life was dictated: food, sleep, weight, even her emotions. Amphetamines to stay awake, …
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