Born Frances Ethel Gumm on June 10, 1922, Judy Garland was the daughter of Ethel and Frank Gumm, both vaudeville performers who got together and settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to manage a movie ...

It was 1944 when the trolley first started to clang. “The Trolley Song,” a second-act standout from the 1944 movie musical “Meet Me in St. Louis,” was sung by Judy Garland in striking Technicolor. It ...

Third in a series. Stumped for a last minute holiday gift? Chronicle critics might have the solution. You can't go wrong with Judy. And even the worst Scrooge on your list would banish thoughts of ...

Even if you do succeed, try try again. "A Star is Born" — case in point — has hit the screen no less than five times. The last version, with Lady Gaga, came out just six years ago. But the one that's ...