English: The Gumm Sisters, AKA The Garland Sisters, ca. [206] End of the Rainbow (2005) featured Caroline O'Connor as Garland and Paul Goddard as Garland's pianist. Year should not be greater than current year. [104] Later that year, she returned to the Palace Theatre, site of her two-a-day triumph. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. [169], Garland was known for interacting with her audiences during live performances; The New York Times obituarist wrote that Garland possessed "a seemingly unquenchable need for her audiences to respond with acclaim and affection. The three talented sisters formed a singing group called The Gumm Sisters. [153] "Judy's great gift", Mason said in his eulogy, "was that she could wring tears out of hearts of rock She gave so richly and so generously, that there was no currency in which to repay her. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Try again later. Judaline loved the name so much she had it made legal when she grew up. [59], In her next film, For Me and My Gal (1942), Garland performed with Gene Kelly in his first screen appearance. 1935 Virginia Susanne Gumm was born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, as Dorothy Virginia Gumm. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Portions of her unfinished autobiography were included in the 2014 biography, Judy Garland on Judy Garland: Interviews and Encounters by Randy L. She was a member of the Gumm Sisters, along with "Baby" Frances (better known as Judy Garland) and Mary Jane Gumm. I wanted to hurt myself and everyone who had hurt me. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! She was known as "Jimmie" and was considered a masterful and accomplished performer appearing in movies and other venues. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Search above to list available cemeteries. [61], At this time, Garland had a brief affair with film director Orson Welles, who at that time was married to Rita Hayworth. A system error has occurred. Although it was still popular, drawing huge crowds and grossing over $6 million in its first release, A Star is Born did not make back its cost and ended up losing money. Little Nellie Kelly was purchased from George M. Cohan as a vehicle for her to display both her audience appeal and her physical appearance. Her parents were vaudevillians who settled in Grand Rapids to run a movie theater that featured vaudeville acts. Failed to remove flower. Almost 500 items, ranging from copper cookware to musical arrangements, were offered for sale. [102], In 1956, Garland performed for four weeks at the New Frontier Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip for a salary of $55,000 per week, making her the highest-paid entertainer to work in Las Vegas. She needs our support. AKA Frances Ethel Gumm Born: 10-Jun - 1922 Birthplace: Grand Rapids, MN Died: 22-Jun - 1969 Location of death: London, England Cause of death: Accident - Overdose Remains: Buried, Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, NY Gender: Female Religion: Anglican/Episcopalian Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Singer, Actor Before its release, it was edited at the instruction of Jack Warner; theater operators, concerned that they were losing money because they were only able to run the film for three or four shows per day instead of five or six, pressured the studio to make additional reductions. Garland's first two concerts in Sydney were held in the Sydney Stadium because no concert hall could accommodate the overflow crowds who wanted to see her. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. "[154] The public and press were barred. Other starring roles during this period included Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), The Harvey Girls (1946), Easter Parade (1948) and Summer Stock (1950). "I wanted to black out the future as well as the past. [26] However, Garland asked Jessel just moments later if this story was true and he blithely replied "No". She opened in September, once again to rave reviews and popular acclaim. [73][74][75] She was fired from the picture on May 10, 1949 and was replaced by Betty Hutton, who stepped in to perform all the musical routines as staged by Berkeley. "Virgina was a spitfire who turned heads and raised eyebrows on and off television,". After reviewing the additions to her look, Garland was surprised when Ponedel said that the caps and discs that Garland had been using were not needed, as she was "a pretty girl". Make sure that the file is a photo. [182], Garland was nearly as famous for her personal struggles in everyday life as she was for her entertainment career. Rufus! Dorothy Virginia Gumm, also known as Suzy "Jimmie" Gumm (born July 4, 1917 May 27, 1977) was an American actress and vaudeville performer. She was an actress, known for "La Fiesta de Santa Barbara" (1935), "The Wedding of Jack and Jill" (1930) and "The Harvey Girls" (1946). It was completed on July 29. She was nervous at the prospect of taking on a role strongly identified with Ethel Merman, anxious about appearing in an unglamorous part after breaking from juvenile parts for several years and disturbed by her treatment at the hands of director Busby Berkeley. [9], During this time, Garland was still in her teens when she experienced her first serious adult romance with bandleader Artie Shaw. [196], Garland had a large fan base in the gay community and became a gay icon. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. She married Robert James Sherwood Jr. in 1937, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. She was born to Garland's sister, Dorothy Virginia Gumm and Bobby Sherwood. She appeared in more than two dozen films for MGM. Resend Activation Email. Unfortunately she developed a serious drinking problem and became estranged from her famous sister. [52] At the 1939 Academy Awards ceremony, Garland received her only Academy Award, an Academy Juvenile Award for her performances in 1939, including The Wizard of Oz and Babes in Arms. [30][bettersourceneeded] The studio immediately signed Garland to a contract with MGM, presumably without a screen test, though she had made a test for the studio several months earlier. This was followed by appearances in two Vitaphone shorts the following year: A Holiday in Storyland (featuring Garland's first on-screen solo) and The Wedding of Jack and Jill. The crowd of 7,000 was angered by her tardiness and believed that she was drunk; they booed and heckled her and she fled the stage after 45 minutes. She was an actress, known for La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (1935), The Wedding of Jack and Jill (1930) and The Harvey Girls (1946). She was told by doctors that she probably had five years or less to live and that, even if she did survive, she would be a semi-invalid and would never sing again. She was born on May 28, 1938 and was named after her aunt. [7] At the inquest, Coroner Gavin Thurston stated that the cause of death was "an incautious self-overdosage" of barbiturates; her blood contained the equivalent of ten 1.5-grain (97mg) Seconal capsules. Discover your ancestry - search Birth, Marriage and Death certificates, census records, immigration lists and other records - all in one family search! [176], According to Malony, Garland was one of Hollywood's hardest-working performers during the 1940s, which Malony claims she used as a coping mechanism after her first marriage imploded. "[42], Garland's weight was within a healthy range, but the studio demanded she constantly diet. Several stories persist regarding the origin of their use of the name Garland. She made guest appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show and The Tonight Show. She was a member of the Gumm Sisters, along with "Baby" Frances (better known as Judy Garland) and Mary Jane Gumm. MGM hit on a winning formula when it paired Garland with Mickey Rooney in a string of what were known as "backyard musicals". Suzanne divorced Lee and married musician Jack Cathcart in 1941. [207] Adrienne Barbeau played Garland in The Property Known as Garland (2006)[208] and The Judy Monologues (2010) initially featured male actors reciting Garland's words before it was revamped as a one-woman show.[209]. [24] A TV special was filmed in Hollywood at the Pantages Theatre premiere of A Star Is Born on September 29, 1954, in which Jessel stated: I think that I ought to tell the folks that it was I who named Judy Garland, "Judy Garland." Garland was a frequent on-screen partner of both Mickey Rooney and Gene Kelly and regularly collaborated with director and second husband Vincente Minnelli. [111] The two-record album Judy at Carnegie Hall was certified gold, charting for 95 weeks on Billboard, including 13 weeks at number one. Her third performance, in Melbourne, started an hour late. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Judith Judaline Gale Sherwood was an American woman who is Judy Garlands niece. There were rumors she had committed suicide but the truth was she died from asphyxiation caused by a seizure. Drag images here or select from your computer for Virginia Jimmie Gumm Thompson memorial. Only one additional special was broadcast in 1956, a live concert-edition of General Electric Theater, before the relationship between the Lufts and CBS broke down in a dispute over the planned format of upcoming specials. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. [189] In June 1998, in The New York Times, Camille Paglia wrote, "Garland was a personality on the grand scale who makes our current crop of pop stars look lightweight and evanescent. Yes, we lost her at 47 years old. Try again later. Mary Jane Gumm is the oldest daughter of vaudevillians Frank and Ethel Gumm and future older sister of the actress Judy Garland. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Please reset your password. [28] The group broke up by August 1935, when Suzanne Garland flew to Reno, Nevada and married musician Lee Kahn, a member of the Jimmy Davis orchestra playing at Cal-Neva Lodge, Lake Tahoe. [54], Garland starred in three films released in 1940: Andy Hardy Meets Debutante, Strike Up the Band and Little Nellie Kelly. Try again later. After some bad reviews, Mary Jane decided that a life of show business wasn't what she wanted and, along with Jimmie, she backed out only to perform at their father's vaudeville theater in 1930. Her younger sister was the eldest of her two sisters. She made minor appearances in Judy's movies "Babes on Broadway," "Presenting Lily Mars" and "The Harvey Girls. [22] Close friends of Garland's insisted that she never truly wanted to be a movie star and would have much rather devoted her career entirely to singing and recording records. In the last, she played her first adult role, a dual role of both mother and daughter. 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