Little do most people know that Frances Ethel Gumm was one of the greatest actor and singer of all time. I know you are probably thinking well than why have I never heard of her. The reason you have never heard of this astounding actress and singer is because she is better known as Judy Garland. My purpose for this paper is to inform many Garland fans of not only her achievements but to let you know of some of the obstacles she incurred behind the scenes of her acting/singing career.
             Judy did not have much of a childhood due to her early start in the music business. It was at the age of thirty months when Judy held her first performance singing Jingle Bells on stage at her father's theater. From there performances never stopped for the young Judy. At age, five her and her other two sisters began the Gumm Trio whose name later changed to the Garland Trio. This was a suggestion made by George Jessel after he heard some of the audience poking fun of the girl's last name during a performance. Once the Garland Trio became more popular Judy finished elementary school and began school at Lawler's Professional School in Los Angeles. It was after one of the girl's concerts in 1935 that Judy signed a 7-year contract with MGM. This contract was the only one MGM had ever signed without screen or sound tests. Why you might ask would MGM take such a risk. This is what they had to say "Judy couldn't read music, had never had a dancing or singing lesson, but she was bright and inventive and powered with a fantastic drive.... She could read pages of dialogue just once, then go through a scene flawlessly." She was born to be a star. Later Judy began to attend University High School then eventually entered the school at MGM. Here she began movies. Her first film was "Every Sunday Afternoon." This film sparked her acting career. From here she appeared in many great mov
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