Early-1950s : Judy marries Sid in 1952 and a few months later she gives birth to her second child , Lorna . In 1953 , Ethel dies in a parking lot after suffering a heart attack . Initially , Judy does not react to the news , having been estranged from her for years , but while filming " The Man That Got Away " sequence for '' A Star Is Born '' , her first film since MGM fired her , she misses her mark , and starts crying in her dressing room , not exactly sure if she is upset over Ethel 's death . She receives an Academy Award nomination for her performance . However , shortly after the film 's initial release , Sid is enraged to see some of their best scenes ( and important ones too ) have been cut under orders from distributors who felt the film was too long , thus killing both the flow of the story as well as its box office potential . In 1955 , a day before the 27th Academy Awards , Judy gives birth to her third child , Joey , but on the night she loses the award to Grace Kelly , much to the shock and disappointment of her friends , and much of the film world
27th Academy Awards
27th Academy Awards
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows