Judy Garland Talks Marriage and Happiness on her Wedding Day (1969)

"I've wanted to be married and happy for a long time."

On 15 March 1969, Hollywood icon Judy Garland married Mickey Deans. The New York businessman was Judy's fifth husband. Deans' best man was 1950s Rock 'n' Roll legend Johnnie Ray.

Judy Garland had only divorced her previous husband, Mark Herron, a month before, though the pair had separated in 1965 after only 5 months of marriage. Garland had finally been granted a divorce in 1969, after testifying that Herron had beaten her. Herron's response was that he had "only hit her in self-defense."

Garland was married to Deans for only three months before her death on 22 June 1969. She was interred in a crypt in Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York, wearing the same grey, silk gown she had worn at her wedding to Deans.

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[azadmajors]

I have met many prople who have met Judy. Everyone has told me she was very friendly and nice and had a great sense of humor.

[lisanealy]

Abused by Hollywood-- Judy showed it on her face, but she still tried to maintain her class. Judy was a Classic.

[mrsbluesky]

She looked so much older than her years (47?). She should’ve been living in the lap of luxury by this time but people and drugs wore her down. Rest In Peace dear lady.

[twinklet]

Very, very sad. An extraordinary talent and so charming too.

[davidkettle]

The most classy lady.. humble and unaware of her impact that has endured through generations.

[briansilkworth]

47! WOW. Hollywood ate her up and spit her out. One of the most remarkable talents of all time. I hope she did find happiness in her final years.

[sarahhickey]

one of the saddest stories in hollywood. she was such an angel and deserved way better ❤

[arienburse]

She was one of the first stars that hollywood tore down She looks very tired but still trying to keep it together It seems like she only just wanted to be validated by somebody

[Bronson]

Judy Garland if only someone could have stopped you from your medication addiction if only you realized how you have touched generations of people God Bless You and your family Judy Garland we Love You❤

[ashleysmashley]

Stunning and I am personally so grateful to have experienced Judy's immense talent! She is a timeless visionary!!! Some people, they just leave an irreplaceable mark on this world. Judy was that girl and I wish she had known that in her soul.

[elizabethduchesne]

She did look way older, than her 47 years. She was a GEM, though.
Love you Judy!!

[elusiveshadow]

She was screwed over by they don't make them like her anymore. R.I.P to one of the greatest talents of all time. 🌹

[shaunreilly]

Yeah right, Deans, she didn't have to work anymore; like he could support her. The theatre chain never materialized.

[fabrizio]

Over the years, my opinion on Mickey Deans has changed quite a lot. Before, I used to see him as a low life scoundrel who killed Judy, but now I realize he wasn't.

It's very easy to try and pin on him decades of problems, as if he alone could solve the incredibly complex problems that Judy faced by her mid-40s. Let's not forget that by early 1960's, doctors told her she would not live more than 5 years as a consequence of her liver.

Also, Deans simply disappeared from the face of the earth after Judy's death, when he could have try to profit off of her image, even selling her personal belongings.

Sad story all around.

[elspethcoogan]

Judy just wanted to be ordinary, she didn’t enjoy her legend status. It must have alienated her from forming relationships that were based on a genuine connection rather than other people’s expectations of her star status. Fame can be a cruel burden to bear. Fans often ignore the person and instead satisfy their own craving for the image upon which they project their fantasies. To me Judy seems genuinely happy in this clip, she had found her ordinariness. But she could never escape the unrelenting spotlight that must have exhausted her. She had a rare gift that we all were privileged to witness; but at a cost to Judy. However, she wasn’t the tragedy figure some attribute to her: in her all too short life she experienced a whirlwind existence very few experience. Who’s to say a long life is a true reflection of a life well lived?

[marcpadilla]

It's a shame what her family allowed Hollywood to do to her. Commodity, no more, no less.

[chrisn]

It's clear from this and photos from that day that she was near the end of her rope. Judy's great intelligence seemed to abandon her when it came to her love life. sad.

[ivanjackson]

Judy looks so much older than her year's and lost somehow fragile, worn down by the Hollywood system and year's of alcohol and drug abuse, in her case forced upon her, by greedy moguls and her own mother!! Sleep tight, you talented lady, go sing with the Angel's x

[michaelfozzard]

Her husband there looks like a man out to get whatever he could have the last of her money ! Poor Judy, looks so unhappy, but she will still bring happiness to so many kids and adults who watch THE WIZARD OF OZ, SLEEP WELL LOVELY GIRL XX

[grai]

I wish things had been better for her
yes she had a drug problem but she gave the world so much and all she ever got from the world was sadness
No wonder she was dead at 47 who would be able to endure the constant abuse?