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Answer: Frances Farmer

'Frances' was a somewhat sensationalized version of the life of Frances Farmer (1913-1970), a movie star of the 1930s and 1940s who was involuntarily hospitalized for mental illness, and said to have been badly mistreated.

Lange was nominated for an Academy Award, as was Kim Stanley who played Farmer's mother.

Answer: You Made Me Love You

'You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)' was written by James V. Monaco and Joseph McCarthy (not the senator!) in 1913. It was recorded by Al Jolson in the same year and he reprised it in 'The Jolson Story' in 1946. It has been perennially popular and recorded by many diverse performers including Harry Nilsson, Aretha Franklin and Cookie Monster.

Answer: Dorothy

Born on Christmas Day 1771, Dorothy Wordsworth was very close to her older brother William. She kept a diary and wrote some poetry but had no ambition to become famous or published, being content to stay in William's shadow. He drew on some of her work in travel guides and poems that he published - with no attribution.

In 1829, she became very ill and remained an invalid until her death in 1855. Some of her writings have been published and appreciated posthumously.

Answer: Rooney

Wayne Rooney made his England debut in February 2003 at the age of 17. He scored four goals at UEFA's Euro 2004 tournament and was consistently England's biggest goal threat for more than a decade. In his 107th international appearance, in a qualifying game for Euro 2016 against Switzerland on 8 September 2015, he scored his 50th England goal with a penalty kick.

He surpassed the record of 49 goals which Sir Bobby Charlton had held since 1970.

Answer: St. Louis

St. Louis was founded in 1764 by French fur traders and named after Louis IX of France. In 1904, it came to prominence when it held a World Fair and a Summer Olympics. The 192m Gateway Arch, completed in 1965, was the world's largest arch and commemorated the city's role in the western expansion of the United States.

Answer: With a Z

The Zippo lighter was produced in Pennsylvania by George G. Blaisdell. It became popular during World War II.
Zeppo Marx (1901-1979) was born Herbert. He appeared in the first few of the brothers' movies before quitting as a performer to become an agent and an engineer.
The Gospel According to Luke says that John was the miraculous son of Elizabeth and Zechariah (or Zacharias).
The 12th US President, Zachary Taylor (1784 - 1850), was only in office for 16 months between 1849 and 1850.

Answer: Easter

Most feast days occur on the same date each year. Easter's date calculation was set by the Council of Nicaea in 325. It depends on the date of the first full moon after the vernal equinox and is rather complicated. Easter is always on a Sunday, but the date moves around a lot.

Answer: got away

In 2015, the D. B. Cooper case from November 1971 was the only unsolved hijacking case in US aviation history. A man using the name Dan Cooper got $200,000 in ransom and parachuted somewhere over Washington State. The hijacker was never found and the case was never closed.

Answer: Carnegie Hall

Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) was born in Dunfermline in Scotland in a one-room cottage. He accumulated a fortune in industries such as rail and steel, and sold his steel firm to J. P. Morgan in 1901 for over $225M. From then on he focussed on philanthropy, giving millions to libraries and educational and scientific establishments.
He had the music hall built in 1891 and it was renamed after him in 1893. It has been the venue for performances by many legendary performers from classical and popular music from Toscanini to Goodman and Led Zeppelin.

Answer: Judy Garland

Judy Garland was born FRANCES(1) Ethel Gumm in June 1922. She sang in a group with her sisters and was picked up by MGM in 1935.

Roger Edens wrote additional words for 'YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU (I DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT)'(2) for Judy to sing to Clark Gable at a birthday party (aka 'Dear Mr Gable'). It was so successful, she sang it in 'Broadway Melody of 1938'.

Despite their reservations (they wanted Shirley Temple!), MGM cast her as DOROTHY(3) in the classic 1939 musical 'The Wizard of Oz'.

A very frequent co-star at MGM was Mickey ROONEY(4) with whom Judy worked on a conveyor belt of similar 'backyard musical' movies.

The 1944 musical 'Meet Me in ST. LOUIS'(5) was a big success, in which Judy debuted classics like 'The Trolley Song' and 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas'. It was directed by Vincente Minnelli, whom Judy married. A daughter was born in 1946, and they called her Liza. She became a great performer herself, and did a show called Liza WITH A Z (6) in 1972.

Judy had a huge hit alongside Fred Astaire in 1948 with 'EASTER(7) Parade' in which they sang 'We're a Couple of Swells'. She left MGM in 1950 after 15 years.

In 1954, Judy made 'A Star is Born' for Warner Bros., for which she was Academy Award-nominated. She lost out to Grace Kelly - Groucho Marx called it 'the biggest robbery since Brinks' - and had to settle for a Golden Globe. In it she sang 'THE MAN THAT GOT AWAY' (8), which likewise was nominated for an Oscar but missed out.

Her movie career petered out and Judy moved into TV.

She had suffered for many years from major health problems. After a particularly serious bout of hepatitis in 1959, doctors feared she would not be able to perform again.

Her triumphant performance at CARNEGIE HALL(9) was one of the most celebrated nights in 20th century show business history. The album of the show was a financial and critical success and earned four Grammy awards.