Considered by many to be one of the greatest entertainer of the 20th century, Judy Garland was indeed a triple threat. Known as the little girl (she was only 4’11) with the big voice, Garland also held her own with such great dancers as Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire although she had no formal training in that area, and was Oscar-nominated twice in acting categories.
Garland would have celebrated her 97th birthday on June 10. She was born in 1922 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, as Frances Ethel Gumm. The youngest of three daughters, baby Frances was singing and dancing almost from the time she could walk and talk, and was brought into their vaudeville act “The Gumm” sisters when she was only two-years-old. Her Hollywood career took a while to bloom, as MGM signed her in 1935 and she was too old to be a child star, but too young and awkward to be a glamourous leading lady,...
Garland would have celebrated her 97th birthday on June 10. She was born in 1922 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, as Frances Ethel Gumm. The youngest of three daughters, baby Frances was singing and dancing almost from the time she could walk and talk, and was brought into their vaudeville act “The Gumm” sisters when she was only two-years-old. Her Hollywood career took a while to bloom, as MGM signed her in 1935 and she was too old to be a child star, but too young and awkward to be a glamourous leading lady,...
- 6/10/2019
- by Susan Pennington and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
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