Judy Garland

Judy Garland (June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American film actress considered by many to be one of the greatest singing stars of Hollywood's Golden Era of musical film. She was known for her intense acting, charming wit a

Judy Garland (June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American film actress considered by many to be one of the greatest singing stars of Hollywood's Golden Era of musical film. She was known for her intense acting, charming wit and great sense of humor as well as her ability to depict emotion in a song, and for her strong, quivering voice.

Born Frances Ethel Gumm in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, on the 10th of June, 1922, Judy Garland began life as part of a family of vaudeville players. In one of her earliest performances, her parents and her two older sisters were performing in a Christmas show. Frances took to the stage and stole the show with a rendition of Jingle Bells at the young age of two and a half years old. The family soon thereafter moved to Lancaster, California and the Gumm Sisters began work on stage and in short films. Frances was soon to be known as Baby Gumm.