Nr. 7 – Judy Garland

Judy Garland, born Frances Ethel Gumm, started her career at a very early age. She made her first appearance on stage at the age of two when she sang together with her elder sisters at her father’s theatre. Since then she’s been singing, acting and dancing in many shows, plays and movies. I saw an interview where her daughter said that Judy Garland had made 39 movies at the age of 30. The more I see of her, the more impressed I get. Sure, she was brought up in a theatre, and I’m sure she was encouraged (to use a nice word) a lot by her parents. Still, you can’t deny that this woman was a natural in show business. In A Couple of Swells she totally outclasses Fred Astaire. She’s got an incredible presence and charisma and completely steals the attention when she’s on stage. That is why she is cool. I recommend everyone to se her movies. She’s excellent. And funny. And cool.

(You might have figured out that it is Judy Garland to the right, the youngest of the Gumm sisters.)