Judy Garland

Project: Valley of the Dolls

If you thought that only new actors and actresses experience getting fired from job, you are certainly mistaken. Even one of Hollywood’s biggest stars can go through the same rejection. Just take Judy Garland and her brief involvement with the film Valley of the Dolls. As some movie buffs might already know, Garland was supposed to portray the role of Helen Lawson in the novel’s film adaptation. Lawson was described as being a battle-scarred Broadway icon and is said to have been based upon Ethel Merman.

However, once they got on set, complications began to arise. According to reports, there was a degree of tension between the producers and the actress. Patty Duke, one of the actresses who starred in the final version of the film, also once spoke about how director Mark Robson had treated Garland terribly during shooting. Garland was fired from the film, though Fox insists that she resigned instead.