In a career that spanned more than forty years, Judy Garland performed on stage, screen and television.
Garland set a record when she appeared for 19 weeks at the Palace Theatre in New York City, also in 1951, and her 1961 concert Judy at Carnegie Hall is often considered one of the greatest nights in show business history.
She continued to tour until just three months prior to her death in 1969.
The success of these specials led CBS to offer Garland a regular series.
At the height of her career, Garland was regularly ranked among the top movie stars in the US in the annual poll conducted by Quigley publishing:[9] Garland appeared in concert over 1,100 times.