Mickey Deans Disco manager, known as the fifth (and last) husband of the legendary actress Judy Garland Date of Birth: 24.09.1934 Country: USA

1. Disco Manager, the Fifth Husband of Judy Garland
2. Meeting Judy Garland and Marriage
3. Tragic End
4. Later Life and Death

Disco Manager, the Fifth Husband of Judy Garland

Mickey DeVinco, also known as Mickey Deans, was a disco manager and is most famously known as the fifth and last husband of the legendary actress Judy Garland. He was born Michael DeVinko in Garfield, New Jersey.

Meeting Judy Garland and Marriage

Deans and Garland met in 1967, according to Deans' memoir "Weep No More, My Lady" and Garland's daughter Lorna Luft's memoir "Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir." Deans would deliver medication prescribed by her doctor to Garland's hotel. Deans and Garland got married on March 15, 1969, in London. At the time, Garland said, "That's it. For the first time in my life, I am really happy. Finally, I am loved."

Tragic End

Three months later, Deans found Garland dead from a barbiturate overdose on the bathroom floor of their Chelsea home. After Garland's death, Deans co-wrote his and Anne Pinchot's biography, mentioned earlier, "Weep No More, My Lady," which mainly focused on Deans' life before and during his marriage to the actress. The memoir was published in 1972, under the imprint of Hawthorn Books.

Later Life and Death

In 1978, Deans portrayed himself in an episode of the "Hollywood Greats" project dedicated to his late wife. Six years earlier, he had already appeared in a similar show called "Omnibus." Deans was also a professional jazz pianist and often performed at the nightclub "Jilly's" in New York. After his wife's death, he worked with impresario and producer Roy Radin to organize shows featuring old-fashioned vaudevilles.

In 1983, Radin was found dead, and the newspapers dubbed the story "Murder at the Cotton Club" in honor of the film Radin produced. Afterward, Deans settled in Cleveland and launched a new project called "Haunted Mansion," where visitors helped him make ends meet. Later, he moved to a summer house in a quiet suburb near Cleveland.

Deans passed away on July 11, 2003, from congestive heart failure at the age of 68. Contrary to expectations, his body was not buried next to Garland at Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York. Instead, his body was sent to Florida. A few months later, Deans' son also passed away.

Mickey Deans was the stepfather of Liza Minnelli, Joey Luft, and Lorna Luft.