A Star is Born

Based on the 1932 drama What Price Hollywood?, the tragic story of A Star is Born has been made into three feature films between 1937 and 1976. It follows a male star whose once-booming career is on a downward spiral. He meets a girl with talent and beauty, a friendship and then a romance develops, and the girl's career kickstarts. Tensions increase as her career takes off and his continues to plummet.

Fast Facts

1. Remade twice
2. 1937 movie line "Hello, everybody. This is Mrs. Norman Maine," voted No. 52 of the "100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in 2007
3. Lana Turner made her film debut with a small part in the original
4. Judy Garland and James Mason won Golden Globes for the 1954 version
5. Barbra Streisand wanted Elvis Presley or Marlon Brando to co-star in the 1976 version before settling on Kris Kristofferson
6. "Evergreen" won an Academy Award for Best Original Song in the 1976 version

Career Comeback

The 1954 musical remake of A Star is Born marked Judy Garland's return to film after a four-year hiatus. It remains one of her fans' favorite roles of hers, but she did not receive the Oscar for her performance, and indeed the film did not win in any of the six categories for which it was nominated.

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