1944 – Vincente Minelli’s “Meet Me in St. Louis” opened wide on this day. The nostalgic musical, which centers around St. Louis’ 1904 World’s Fair, features Judy Garland in the lead role of Esther Smith. The film is significant as much for its famous number -- “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” -- as it is for being the meeting ground of Minelli and Garland, who would go on to famously wed and have a child by the name of Liza.

1944 – Vincente Minelli’s “Meet Me in St. Louis” opened wide on this day. The nostalgic musical, which centers around St. Louis’ 1904 World’s Fair, features Judy Garland in the lead role of Esther Smith. The film is significant as much for its famous number -- “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” -- as it is for being the meeting ground of Minelli and Garland, who would go on to famously wed and have a child by the name of Liza.