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In contemporary American public culture, the legacy of the consumer revolution of the 1960s is unmistakable. Today, there are few things more beloved of our masses than the figure of the cultural rebel, the defiant individualist resisting the mandates of the machine civilization. Whether he is an athlete decked out in a mowhawk and multiple-pierced ears, a policeman who plays by his own rules, an actor on a motorcycle, a soldier of fortune with explosive bow and arrow, or a rock star in leather jacket and sunglasses, the rebel has become the paramount cliché of our popular entertainment, and the pre-eminent symbol of the system he is supposed to be subverting. In advertising especially, he rules supreme

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Judy Garland

Judy Garland

Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 - June 22, 1969) was an American film actress and singer. Through a career that spanned almost her entire life, Garland attained international acclaim in almost every arena of show business, including film, television, recording and concerts. The American Film Institute named Garland eighth among the Greatest Female Stars of All Time.

In spite of her repeated professional triumphs, Garland battled personal problems and insecurities throughout her life. Financial instability plagued her for much of her life. Multiple marriages failed. She struggled with drug and alcohol addiction and attempted suicide on more than one occasion before finally dying of an accidental drug overdose at the age of 47.

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