Betty Grable
Birthday: 1916-12-18
Place of Birth: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Biography: Betty Grable (December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973) was an American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, model, and singer. Grable was enrolled in Clark's Dancing School at the age of three. At age 13, Grable and her mother set out for Hollywood with the hopes of stardom. There she landed several minor parts in films such as Whoopee!, New Movietone Follies of 1930, Happy Days and Let's Go Places. In 1932, she signed with RKO Radio Pictures. The bit parts continued for the next three years until Grable was cast in By Your Leave. One of her big roles was in College Swing.. When she landed the role of Glenda Crawford in Down Argentine Way, the public finally took notice of her. Stardom came through comedies such as Coney Island and Sweet Rosie O'Grady. Her famous pin-up pose during World War II adorned barracks all around the world. With that pin-up and as the star of lavish musicals, Betty became the highest-paid star in Hollywood in 1947. Later her studio 20th Century-Fox insured her legs for a million dollars. Betty continued to be popular until the mid-1950s, when musicals went into a decline. Her last film was How to Be Very, Very Popular. She then concentrated on Broadway and nightclubs. She was married to actor Jackie Coogan (1937–1939) and musician Harry James (1943–1965). Betty Grable died at age 56 of lung cancer on July 2, 1973.
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How to Marry a Millionaire
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I Wake Up Screaming
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Follow the Fleet
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The Gay Divorcee
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The Greeks Had a Word for Them
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Pin Up Girl
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Footlight Serenade
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Springtime in the Rockies
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Moon Over Miami
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Down Argentine Way
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A Yank in the R.A.F.
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Coney Island
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Showbiz Goes to War
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That Lady in Ermine
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Pigskin Parade
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The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
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Cavalcade
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My Blue Heaven
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Hollywood Blue
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This Way Please
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Child of Manhattan
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The Nitwits
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Mother Wore Tights
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The Dolly Sisters
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Do You Love Me
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Diamond Horseshoe
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Wabash Avenue
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The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
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How To Be Very, Very Popular
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The Farmer Takes a Wife
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Give Me a Sailor
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When My Baby Smiles at Me
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A Quiet Fourth
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Probation
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Don't Turn 'em Loose
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The Day the Bookies Wept
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Thrill of a Lifetime
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Student Tour
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Meet Me After the Show
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Man About Town
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Some of Manie's Friends
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Old Man Rhythm
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Song of the Islands
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The Kid from Spain
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Three for the Show
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Four Jills in a Jeep
Reenactments of actual USO experiences of its female stars entertaining troops overseas....
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Call Me Mister
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Sweet Rosie O'Grady
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Cavalcade
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Hold 'Em Jail
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Whoopee!
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Million Dollar Legs
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Campus Confessions
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Tin Pan Alley
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Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
Documentary featuring more than one dozen musical outtakes from classic 20th Century-Fox films....
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Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
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Kiki
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Palmy Days
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Over the Counter
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A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
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The All-Star Bond Rally
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Collegiate
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This Is Bob Hope...
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School for Romance
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The Age of Consent
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Melody Cruise
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New Movietone Follies of 1930
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The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
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Elmer Steps Out
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The Costume Designer
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Wing and a Prayer
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Take It or Leave It
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Marilyn
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
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Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
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Ferry-Go-Round
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Lady! Please!
Arthur comically pursues Betty much to her brother Vincent's displeasure....
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This Band Age
Musical short featuring Ted Fio Rito and his orchestra with a young Betty Grable as their singer....
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Air Tonic
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The Flirty Sleepwalker
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The Spirit of 1976
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Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star
Documentary taking a look at the career of Jackie Coogan who was considered the first child star....
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
This is a two-hour in-depth exploration into the Hollywood musicals of the 1940s....
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Let's Go Places
A musical comedy in which a young and ambitious singer impersonates a famous operatic tenor....
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Happy Days
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