- Older sister of actress Judy Garland and Virginia Gumm.
- Was born in Grand Rapids, weighing 8lbs 7oz.
- Moved from her home in Grand Rapids, Minnesota to a desert community called Lancaster in 1927 at the age of 12 before leaving with her mother and sisters for Down Town Los Angeles in 1933 at the age of 18.
- Was educated along with her younger sister Jimmie at Mrs. Lawler's theater school between 1927 and 1928.
- Lived with her sister, actress Judy Garland, mother Ethel Gumm and grandmother Eva Milne at 1231 Stone Canyon Road in Bel Air in 1939.
- Her father Frank Gumm (born 1886) died on 17 November 1935 at the age of 49 of spinal meningitis when she was 20.
- Great aunt of Vanessa and Jesse Richards
- Virginia, her second sister, had a daughter, Judy Gail "Judaline," with her husband, musician Bobby Sherwood. The name "Judaline" means "little Judy" in Jewish and was originally given to Virginia's youngest sister Francis Ethel (Judy Garland), the endearing nickname given to Judy (Francis Ethel Gumm) Garland by one of her directors when "Baby Francis" was a child vaudeville performer. The name "Judaline" was subsequently used by the family to differentiate between "BIG - Judy" and "LITTLE - Judaline." Judaline Gail loved the name so much she had it made legal when she grew up. Judy Gail was born in May 1938, and was named after her aunt, actress Judy Garland. After Virginia's divorce from Bobby Sherwood, she was married to Johnny Thompson. Virginia Susanne Gumm was born on July 4, 1917 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, as Dorothy Virginia Gumm. She was an actress, known for "La Fiesta de Santa Barbara" (1935), "The Wedding of Jack and Jill" (1930) and "The Harvey Girls" (1946). She died on May 27, 1977 in Dallas, Texas.
- Ex-aunt-in-law of Jack Haley Jr. and Peter Allen.
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