Pictured: Judy Garland's new resting place after her remains are moved from New York to Hollywood 'to be near her three children'

  • Ms Garland's body moved from New York to the Hollywood Forever Cemetery
  • Space in mausoleum, renamed Judy Garland Pavilion, has room for all her family
  • Star of 'The Wizard of Oz'  star and 'Meet Me in St. Louis,' died in 1969 at age 47

By Associated Press and Julian Robinson for MailOnline

Published: 00:19 EST, 31 January 2017 | Updated: 05:58 EST, 31 January 2017

This is Judy Garland's new resting place in Hollywood after her remains were moved from New York to 'be near her three children'.

The 'Wizard Of Oz' star's body was moved cross-country from a crypt in New York's Ferncliff Cemetery to Hollywood Forever Cemetery - intended as a resting place for daughters Liza Minnelli and Lorna Luft.

The space in the mausoleum, renamed the Judy Garland Pavilion, also has room for all her family including the famed actress-singer's daughters, her son, Joey Luft, and her grandchildren, Hollywood Forever spokeswoman Noelle Berman said. 

This is Judy Garland's new resting place in Hollywood after her remains were moved from New York to 'be near her three children' 

 Garland, star of classic films including 'The Wizard of Oz' and 'Meet Me in St. Louis,' died in 1969 at age 47 in London

The 'Wizard Of Oz' star's body was moved cross-country from a crypt in New York's Ferncliff Cemetery to Hollywood Forever Cemetery - intended as a resting place for daughters Liza Minnelli (right) and Lorna Luft (left) and son Joey Luft (centre)

'The move to Hollywood was made after many years of family consultations and deliberations,' Berman said Monday. 

'Ms. Garland's three children now reside in Southern California and wished to have their mother resting near them.'

The move reflects resolution of an issue involving Garland's fifth husband, according to Victoria Varela, a family spokeswoman.

'When Judy Garland died, her affairs were controlled by her husband, Mickey Deans. Her children had no say in the matter of her burial, so this is at last their opportunity to do what they feel their mother would have wanted in the first place — to be united with her family in Hollywood,' Varela said in a statement.

Garland, star of classic films including 'The Wizard of Oz' and 'Meet Me in St. Louis,' died in 1969 at age 47 in London. Deans died in 2003.

The move to Hollywood reflects resolution of an issue involving Garland's fifth husband, according to Victoria Varela, a family spokeswoman 

Hollywood Forever Cemetery, in the shadow of several historic movie studios, including Paramount Pictures, is the final resting place for many luminaries, among them Cecil B. DeMille and Douglas Fairbanks, and is the site of tributes to others such as Jayne Mansfield 

Garland's gated family room is a part of the mausoleum, the cemetery said 

Her other spouses included filmmaker Vincent Minnelli, father of Oscar-winning 'Cabaret' star Liza, 70, and producer Sidney Luft, father to actress-singer Lorna, 64, and Joey, 61.

Hollywood Forever Cemetery, in the shadow of several historic movie studios, including Paramount Pictures, is the final resting place for many luminaries, among them Cecil B. DeMille and Douglas Fairbanks, and is the site of tributes to others such as Jayne Mansfield.

Garland's gated family room is a part of the mausoleum, the cemetery said.

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