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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.
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.
Garland was born Frances Ethel Gumm on June 10, 1922, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. [8] [9] She was the youngest child of Ethel Marion Milne (1896–1953) [10] and Francis "Frank" Avent Gumm (1886–1935). Her parents were vaudevillians who settled in Grand Rapids to run a movie theater that featured vaudeville acts.
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.
Rooney was born Ninnian Joseph Yule, Jr., [7] in Brooklyn, New York on September 23, 1920, the only child of Nellie W. Carter and Joe Yule. [8] His mother was an American former chorus girl and burlesque performer from Kansas City, Missouri, while his father was a Scottish-born vaudevillian, who had emigrated to New York from Glasgow with his family at the age of three months. [4]
He was married five times: In December 1940 to aspiring actress MaryLou Simpson. They divorced in 1942. On November 28, 1943, to actress Lynn Bari.They had two children, a daughter who died shortly after birth [4] and a son named John Michael Luft (born 1948).
Ethel campaigned for Robert’s older brother John F. Kennedy when he ran for Congress in 1946, and soon became engaged to Robert. They married in 1950, and had their first child, Kathleen, a year ...
Mary William Ethelbert Appleton "Billie" Burke [1] (August 7, 1884 – May 14, 1970) was an American actress who was famous on Broadway and radio, and in silent and sound films.