Bad casting. Judy Garland looks nothing like her on-screen family.
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kaydie-fee — 11 years ago(February 22, 2015 03:28 PM)
The majority of redheads have brown eyes, I think Judy looked lovely with auburn hair - it really suited her colouring. The only fair haired/blonde family member was the older brother who looked a little out of place with his sisters and parents being auburn or brunettes - it's not uncommon for that to happen though.
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Gubbio — 10 years ago(June 04, 2015 03:52 AM)
I never disputed Judy Garland's looks. She was very beautiful, however she looks nothing like her on-screen family.
I was not addressing you, I was addressing kaydie-fee.
Anyway, I don't think actors should be cast to resemble one another. It never bothered me or never really occurred to me.
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tika313 — 10 years ago(December 20, 2015 05:03 PM)
Actually I checked because I thought you may have been more correct than anyone realized. Genetically two blue eyed parents can never have a brown eyed child but a brown eyed parent paired with a blue can have either color. Brown is dominant blue recessive. The bottom line is two blues can never make a brown but if one brown is in the equation any color is possible. Mary Astor had brown eyes so did Judy so it's fine.I cringe sometimes when Hollywood makes that mistake, everyone was supposed to learn that in biology.
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maggieameanderings — 10 years ago(December 27, 2015 09:23 AM)
Genetically two blue eyed parents can never have a brown eyed child but a brown eyed parent paired with a blue can have either color. Brown is dominant blue recessive. The bottom line is two blues can never make a brown but if one brown is in the equation any color is possible.
That was the old thinking. Turns out it was incorrect. Eye color in humans is more complex than the simple dominant/recessive model.
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tika313 — 10 years ago(December 27, 2015 11:20 AM)
Thanks, I will gladly look at the research. I just found and skimmed this so I appreciate your bringing it to my attention
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tika313 — 10 years ago(December 28, 2015 05:43 PM)
Your welcome, I started using Bing about three years ago instead of Google. I do believe we are witnessing a situation in our culture where a brand name has become so ingrained in our language that it became the definition for the action. It is more convenient to say Google than to say check for information on the internet so Google is now a verb. TY
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butaneggbert — 10 years ago(December 26, 2015 08:27 PM)
Ever hear of recessive and dominant genes?
I'm short, heavyset, dark haired, with deep green eyes.
My brother is tall, lean, pale, with rust-red hair and light blue eyes.
Guess we couldn't cast him as my brother, huh?
Nothing to see here, move along.
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kaydie-fee — 9 years ago(June 29, 2016 02:31 AM)
I always thought Auburn was her natural hue but according to Judy herself, her natural hair was very straight and Black/dark brown, when she was cast as Dorothy in the wizard of oz they had her wear a long blonde curly wig, Judy loved it so much she wanted to wear it it to school - MGM's wardrobe department didn't let her (the wig wasn't used in the final film, they dyed her hair auburn and put it in braids instead)
