Judy Garland was signed by the studio when she was 13, and was deemed to be too fat to be a star, according to head honcho Louis B. Mayer. On top of exercise and 18-hour work days, she was also expected to take amphetamines and barbiturates to help with her energy and hunger.

She also survived on a diet of soup, black coffee, and cigarettes. By the time she was 17 and starring in The Wizard of Oz, she was a wreck. It also didn’t help that there were rumours of abuse and handsy munchkins on the set.

It’s no surprise that she had her first of many marriages at the age of 18, and struggled with addiction all her life. She ended up dying of an overdose at 47.