Liza Minnelli and Judy Garland enjoyed a unique relationship with plenty of challenges, despite their ferociously close bond, and Liza didn't always approve of her mum's choices.
The most drastic of these was Judy's final marriage to Mickey Deans in 1969. Mickey was Judy's fifth husband, and the pair married shortly before The Wizard of Oz actress tragically died at the age of 47.
Liza and Judy's other children disapproved of her match with Mickey, and Liza even turned down the invite to attend their wedding. In a message to her mum, she wrote: "Mama, I can't make it to your wedding. I'm making a movie for Otto Preminger! And Mama, you know what he's like."
She then brutally made it clear what she thought about the wedding's longevity, as she signed off by saying: "But I promise to come to the next one!"
Liza has since revealed that this is one of the final times that she ever spoke to her mother, who died three months after she married Mickey. The wedding wasn't the happiest of affairs, with only 50 guests attending out of the 100s who were invited.
Judy's daughter, Lorna Luft, who did attend, later recounted that Judy "was dying in front of his eyes" at the ceremony.
What was Judy Garland's relationship with Mickey like?
The couple first met in 1967, when Mickey was the manager of the New York City nightclub Arthur. He would deliver the Hollywood starlet amphetamines, and as she frequented the club more, their relationship grew.
They tied the knot in March 1969, a month after her divorce from Mark Herron was finalized. Tragically, Judy passed away at the age of 47 just three months later.
© Getty ImagesMickey was held in low regard by Judy's family, especially her kids, who would later question his intentions. Lorna, in particular, claimed to have been with him when he inked a deal for a book just hours after Judy's funeral. Lorna later claimed that "for a long time after I learned what killed her, I blamed Mickey Deans".
However, Judy appeared to idolise her husband, remarking after their nuptials: "This is it. For the first time in my life, I am really happy. Finally, finally, I am loved."
© Getty ImagesIn her final ever interview, on Radio Denmark, Judy confessed: "I didn't have a rich life until I met Mickey…I'm happily married to a man who is about to give me the protection and help I need, and I can just do a concert now and then, when I feel like it.
"And at night, when I've done a concert, I don't have to be alone in a hotel room. Now I can go home with my husband and that’s much nicer."
