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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

They more you learn, the more you realize how much progress has been made over the years.

Fun fact: Judy Garland was paid less than her costars

Judy Garland’s salary: $500 a week.
Ray Bolger’s salary: $3,000 a week.
Jack Haley’s salary: $3,000 a week.
Bert Lahr’s salary: $2,500 a week.

Surprisingly, she was paid more than Toto. Toto’s salary: $125 a week.

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-09-05-ca-1562-story.html

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Wasn’t she an unknown, while they were all famous stars, though?

The same happens today.

“The cast of Moana earned a total of $56 million. Auli’i Cravalho, who voiced the title character, made $200,000. Dwayne Johnson, who voiced Maui, earned $21 million. Temuera Morrison, who voiced Moana’s father, earned $2 million.”

I’m not excusing any of the ways they abused Garland. But it made her a star and she earned far more in future roles, just like Cravalho now commands a much higher salary.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Yeah Judy Garland was horribly abused. Physically, mentally, sexually, forced to take drugs to control her.

That’s even more than I thought she would have made though. That’s $11,000 a week adjusted for inflation.

Nothing compared to the $66,000 a week the others earned though.