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Judy Garland as Esther Blodgett, also known as Vicki Lester, stands in front of a piano wearing an embellished dress in a scene from the 1954 film A Star is Born.
Judy Garland in A Star Is Born Judy Garland in A Star Is Born (1954), directed by George Cukor.

A Star Is Born

film by Cukor [1954]
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A Star Is Born, American musical film, released in 1954, that was the thirdā€”and widely considered the most enduringā€”version of the classic tale of passion and jealousy between a Hollywood power couple. The film charts the rise of Esther Blodgett (played by Judy Garland) from band singer to Hollywood star. When drunken actor Norman Maine (James Mason) staggers onto the stage during her performance for a crowd of Hollywood elite, she incorporates the intrusion into...

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