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On this day in 1943, Girl Crazy, the final film in which Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney starred as a team, was released.

By WindyCityOperaman

July 30, 2015

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On this day in 1943, Girl Crazy, the final film in which Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney starred as a team*, was released.

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAsn9aWeKC8&start=4

Born on this day in 1922 conductor Meredith Davies
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbD55FdUbPg

Happy 90th birthday bass Carlos Feller
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa1hFDtRF7Q

Happy 71st birthday soprano Teresa Cahill
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zskM5zwFXx8

* Yes, they reunited for the 1948 film Words and Music, but Garland had only a cameo in that picture. The chemistry is still very much there, though!

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9TbIcRKTLc

WindyCityOperaman

Dan Soda (Windy City Operaman) is a Chicago native whose first visit to opera was at age 17 and Massenet’s Werther with Troyanos and Kraus. Nothing was ever the same. Opera and concert performances, recordings and video are an obsession. He prepares Parterre Box’s daily birthday and anniversary tributes. He also enjoys concerts, live theater and movies.