A Star Is Born - Judy Garland - Movie Poster - Framed Picture 11 x 14

A Star Is Born is a 1954 American musical film written by Moss Hart, starring Judy Garland and James Mason, and directed by George Cukor.

Hart's screenplay was an adaptation of the original 1937 film, which was based on the original screenplay and from the same story by William A. Wellman and Carson.

Garland had not made a movie since she had negotiated release from her MGM contract soon after filming began on Royal Wedding in 1950, and the film was promoted heavily as her comeback. For her performance in A Star is Born, Garland was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. NBC, which was televising the ceremony, sent a film crew to the hospital room where she was recuperating after giving birth to her son Joey in order to carry her acceptance speech live if she won, but she lost to Grace Kelly for The Country Girl.

It is the first of three official remakes of A Star Is Born, with the second released in 1976 starring Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson. The third remake was released on October 5, 2018, starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.

In 2000, the 1954 film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."