Her father a trumpeter with bands such as Paul Whiteman and Benny Goodman , and her mother was a former Ziegfeld Follies dancer. Judy studied ballet, music, and acting, won a "Miss Stardust" beauty contest in 1949, danced with the Copacabana chorus line. and was making bit appearances on television while still in high school. At age 17, she landed the part of Princess Summerfall Winterspring on the "Puppet Playhouse" (1947) children's TV show, where she stayed for two years before resigning. She returned to stage work and was "rediscovered" in a play in 1956, "Pipe Dream", which landed her on the cover of "Life" magazine. She made two films, the last as Elvis Presley's co-star, Jailhouse Rock (1957). Three weeks after shooting completed, she and her second husband were driving home from Los Angeles to New York when he swerved to avoid hitting a truck and collided with another vehicle; she was dead at the scene, and he died the following morning of the injuries he sustained. Buried in Hartsdale, New York. No children by either marriage.
It is said Elvis Presley became infatuated with Judy Tyler while filming Jailhouse Rock (1957), and that he was so upset by her death that he could not bear to watch the film.Was nominated for Broadway's 1956 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Musical) for "Pipe Dream."Her untimely death at age 25 prompted singer-actor Kenny Baker to record a tribute song in her memory titled "Goodbye Little Star".In the 1955 Tony-nominated musical "Pipe Dreams," Tyler, William Johnson and Jerry La Zarre introduced the Rodgers & Hammerstein song "All at Once You Love Her"Due to her premature death, she never had the opportunity to see her performances in either of her two feature films.Singer Patti Page was Judy's matron of honor at her March, 1957 wedding to actor Gregory LaFayette .She moved in 1950 and worked as a singer/chorine at the Copacabana night club. There she met Colin Romoff , the pianist at the Copa, who became her vocal coach. They married two months later.Appeared on the cover of Life magazine while performing on Broadway in the 1955 musical "Pipe Dream." She earned a Tony nomination in 1956 for her performance but lost out to Lotte Lenya in "The Threepenny Opera."
Vince Everett is serving a one-year jail sentence for manslaughter. While in the big house, his cellmate, a former country singer, introduces him to the record business. Everett takes to it so well that he decides to become a singer when he gets out. However, he is quickly disillusioned by the record business. But with the help of a new friend, he decides to form his own label, and soon becomes an overnight sensation. But when he becomes a superstar, will his desire for fame and money cause him to forget the people who got him there?
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