Judy Garland was fired by MGM Studio from her role in “Annie Get Your Gun” during a difficult time of her life. According to her IMDb biography, Garland’s health was deteriorating by the late 1940s. After an attempted suicide, she entered rehabilitation in 1949. Upon returning to work with MGM Studio, Garland was suspended from three successive films, each time being replaced by another actress.
Betty Hutton was thrilled to fill Garland’s shoes, but according to Comet Over Hollywood, she went on to have a relatively short career, only making three additional films. Later, the two actresses met and compared notes. “Years later, while we were both working in Las Vegas, Judy and I became very good friends,” Hutton wrote in her autobiography (via Comet over Hollywood). “She told me then she had never wanted the picture, and it wasn’t right for her. She admitted the part was right for me, and after all was said and done, she was happy I got it.”
If you or anyone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
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