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A Star Is Born (1954)

A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
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“How about you? Are you a friend of Dorothy?”

A code adopted by gay men and LGBTQ+ individuals in general to subtly disclose your identity to another, “friend of Dorothy” is widely considered to originate with Judy Garland.

Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm) was an actress and singer most famous for The Wizard of Oz (1939) but starred in many other successful films such as Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) and A Star Is Born (1954).

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A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

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Genre:Drama, Music, Romance
Directed By:George Cukor
Written By:Moss Hart, Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell, Robert Carson
In Theaters:10/16/1954
Box Office:$4,335,968
Runtime:176 minutes
Studio:Transcona Enterprises, Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast

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George Cukor

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Judy Garland

Vicki Lester

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James Mason

Norman Maine

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Jack Carson

Matt Libby

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Charles Bickford

Oliver Niles

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Tommy Noonan

Danny McGuire

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Lucy Marlow

Lola Lavery

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Amanda Blake

Susan Ettinger

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Irving Bacon

Graves

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Hazel Shermet

Libby's secretary

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James Brown

Glenn Williams

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John Alban

Academy Awards Attendee (uncredited)

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