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Ethel Marion Milne (born November 6, 1893 – January 5, 1953) was an American vaudevillian. She is the mother of the American actress, singer, and vaudevillian Judy Garland . Milne played a significant role in managing her daughter's early careers in entertainment and is recognized for her involvement in shaping Garland’s path to stardom.
Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American actress, singer, and vaudevillian.Renowned for her powerful contralto voice, emotional depth, and versatility, Garland rose to international fame as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939), a role that cemented her status as a Hollywood legend.
Gumm met his wife Ethel Marion Milne in the vaudeville industry where she was an actress, singer, and pianist. [4] He married Milne on January 11, 1914, in Michigan. [6] The couple had three children: Mary Jane Gumm (born 1915), Dorothy Virginia Gumm (born 1917), and Frances Ethel Gumm (born 1922). The latter is better known as Judy Garland.
The Gumm Sisters, later also known as The Garland Sisters, were an American vaudeville group formed by the three children of Francis Avent Gumm and Ethel Marion Milne: Judy Garland, Dorothy Virginia Gumm, and Mary Jane Gumm. Active from 1924 to 1935, the sisters were known for their vocal harmonies, dance routines, and stage presence.
Following her marriage, Ethel endured several tragedies and heartbreaks, including the death of both her parents in a plane crash in 1955. In 1963, her brother-in-law and then-President John F ...
Ethel Kennedy, the formidable widow of Robert F. Kennedy and matriarch to a branch of one of the country's most prominent families, has died. She was 96. Kennedy, died on Thursday, Oct. 10, "from ...
The Kennedy family said goodbye to a beloved matriarch.. On Oct. 16, a memorial was held for Ethel Kennedy, at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C. The heartwarming service ...
Garland, who had been born in 1922 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, as Frances Ethel Gumm, had been known for The Wizard of Oz, Meet Me in St. Louis and A Star Is Born but was plagued by drug and alcohol addiction during her adult life. The cause of death was attributed to an accidental overdose of barbiturates that Garland used for insomnia.