CBS Photo Archive/Getty Judy Garland's death cut her yellow brick road to happiness short. Born Frances Ethel Gumm, Garland's success came early at the age of 15. But though the legendary actress brought joy to millions with her iconic performance as Dorothy inThe Wizard of Oz, she struggled withdepression,food and drug addictionfor much of her life. According to Garland's daughterLiza Minnelli, her mother's despair played a role in her death on June 22, 1969. "When she died, I almost knew why," she toldTIMEin February 1972. "She let her guard down. She didn't die from an overdose. I think she just got tired." Explained theCabaretstar, "She lived like a taut wire. I don't think she ever looked for real happiness, because she always thought happiness would mean the end." Three months prior to her death, Garland reportedly told reporters that she had found just that with herfifth marriageto husband Mickey Deans. "This is it. For the first time in my life, I am really happy," she said, perVanity Fair. "Finally, finally, I am loved." To commemorate the 56th anniversary of her passing, here's everything to know about Judy Garland's death. Bettmann/ Getty London-based coroner Dr. Gavin Thurston attributed Garland's cause of death to "incautious self-overdosage" of sleeping pills, according toThe Guardian. "This is quite clearly an accidental circumstance to a person who was accustomed to taking barbiturates over a very long time," Thurston reportedly said in the aftermath of her death. Bettmann/ Getty Garland died on June 22, 1969, less than two weeks after her 47th birthday. Her death also happened three months after the stage performer wed Deans in London on March 15, 1969 — Garland's fifth marriage. C. Maher/Daily Express/Getty Garland died in the bathroom of her Chelsea, London, home on Cadogan Lane. According to a report by The Associated Press published in thePensacola News Journal, Deans discovered his wife unconscious after climbing through the window of the locked room. CBS via Getty Garland was 47 years old at the time of her death. Paul Schumach/Getty While Garland's last words are unknown, Deans gave some insight into how the performer spent her final hours. According to the musician, the couple watched a TV movie about the royal family before they went to bed. "Judy curled her feet up to me to keep warm as she always did," he told the AP, perThe Pensacola Journal. Mel Finkelstein/NY Daily News Archive via Getty The public was devastated by the loss of Garland. Minnellirecalled the reactionof strangers around her to the news of her mother's death while speaking to TIME in 1972. "Elevator men were falling around me weeping," she said. "I was the only one standing up. I got so mad at everybody. I remember yelling at someone: 'You cried for her when she sang 'Over the Rainbow' and 'The Man That Got Away.' Now at last she's at peace. Smile, for God's sake!' " Garland's fans turned out in droves for her funeral. According toThe New York Times, about 20,000 people turned up to the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home in Manhattan, N.Y., to view the actress in her glass-covered coffin. The outlet also reported that several hundred public mourners bearing flowers later broke through the barricades following her funeral service. Bill Tompkins/Getty Following Garland's funeral, her coffin was taken to Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, N.Y. and placed in a crypt while awaiting her more permanent mausoleum, perThe New York Times. In June 2017, Liza, Lorna and Joseph decided to bring their mother's remains "home to Hollywood," according to publicist Victoria Varela. TheChicago Tribunereported that the late actress was relaid to rest in a mausoleum known as the Judy Garland Pavilion at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery following a private memorial service on what would have been her 95th birthday. The publication reported that the pavilion was also intended to be the final resting place of Garland's children and other family members. Other celebrities buried in the cemetery includeJayne Mansfield, Cecil B. DeMille andChris Cornell. Bettmann/ Getty Garland's impact on the entertainment industry was immeasurable. According toThe New York Times, she filmed an incredible 35 pictures over the course of her life, hosted her own television series withThe Judy Garland Showand gave countless live performances, even once setting a New York vaudeville record with a 19-week run that included 184 shows. Garland is best remembered for her unforgettable role as Dorothy inThe Wizard of Oz, which was named themost influential movie of all-timeby researchers at the University of Turin in a 2018 study and broke box office records in 2019 when it returned to theaters, grossing $1.21 million in a single day according toForbes. Her Oscar-nominated role as Esther HoffmanAStar Is Bornpaved the way forLady Gaga's Ally, and her beloved recording of "Over the Rainbow became "part of [her] life," as she reportedly once wrote of the song perThe New York Times. "It is so symbolic of all my dreams and wishes that I'm sure that's why people sometimes get tears in their eyes when they hear it," Garland shared. y Mgm/Kobal/Shutterstock The television host's body of work, which was immortalized in the 2019biopicJudy, earned her twoGrammys, aLifetime Achievement Award, aTony award, a Juvenile Oscar for theWizard of Oz, plus threeEmmy nominations. Outside of show business, Garland's reach was only greater in terms of the strong ties she had to her family. She shared daughter Minnelli with ex-husband andMeet Me In St. Louisdirector Vincente Minnelli (to whom she was wed from 1945 to 1951), and children Lorna and Joseph with ex-husband Sid Luft (1952 - 1965). Liza, whocried for "about eight days" following her mother's death, spoke of her closeness to Garland toVogue Arabia. "My fondest memory of my mama was the conversations we had," she recalled. "As I became a teenager, I became her best friend and confidante. We would laugh and talk for hours. Sometimes in person, sometimes on the phone, depending where we were." Minnelli became the youngest person to win a Leading Actress in a Musical Tony at the age of 19 for her role inFlora the Red Menaceand anEGOT winnerin 1990. She toldVarietyin 2020 that she stillleans on Garland for support. "When I call on her, she's there, and I call on her a lot," she said. 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