To understand a person we have to look at their parents and background. In Judy Garland's case vaudeville, and her early years in Grand Rapids and Lancaster are examined because these are the formative years of a child's life. Author, Joan Beck Coulson uses Michael Apted's documentaries, 7UP as a basis for research, using the Jesuit saying, "Give me the child until he is seven and I will show you the man." Thirteen year old Judy was signed by MGM studios in 1935. The MGM years are divided into three segments. The teenage years making 15 movies in 5 years, mostly musicals, including, "The...