When the 2-year-old Frances Gumm stepped onto the stage of her father’s Grand Rapids, Minnesota, vaudeville and movie house and belted out “Jingle Bells” to thunderous applause, little did anyone know ...
Born Frances Ethel Gumm on June 10, 1922, Judy Garland was the daughter of Ethel and Frank Gumm, both vaudeville performers who got together and settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to manage a movie ...
Judy Garland is known around the world for her role in The Wizard of Oz. Judy Garland is known around the world for her role in The Wizard of Oz. But few know about her life in Minnesota. Minnesota ...