Frances Langford
Frances Langford won fame on radio (primarily as Bob Hope's vocalist, later sparring comically with Don Ameche as "The Bickersons"), via recordings and in the movies. In spite of the fact that she played mostly in minor musicals (plus appearing occasionally in "A" productions, including Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), This Is the Army (1943) and The Glenn Miller Story (1954)), she introduced major songs like "I'm in the Mood for Love" in Every Night at Eight (1935), "You are My Lucky Star" and "Broadway Rhythm" in Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935), Cole Porter's "Easy to Love" in Born to Dance (1936) and "Hooray for Hollywood" in Hollywood Hotel (1937). Date of Birth 4 April 1913, Lakeland, Florida Date of Death 11 July 2005, Jensen Beach, Florida (congestive heart failure)
Filmography
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)
Winter Wonderland
as Frances Langford (voice) (archive sound)
Winter Wonderland
as Frances Langford (voice) (archive sound)
Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO
as Self (archive footage)
Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO
as Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
That's Dancing!
as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
That's Dancing!
as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
Music Land
as Singer (archive footage)
Music Land
as Singer (archive footage)
A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self
A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self
The Glenn Miller Story
as Frances Langford
The Glenn Miller Story
as Frances Langford
Purple Heart Diary
as Frances Langford
Purple Heart Diary
as Frances Langford
Deputy Marshal
as Janet Masters
Deputy Marshal
as Janet Masters
Make Mine Laughs
as (archive footage)
Make Mine Laughs
as (archive footage)
Once Upon a Wintertime
as Herself, Vocalist, Frances Langford (singing voice)
Once Upon a Wintertime
as Herself, Vocalist, Frances Langford (singing voice)
Melody Time
as Frances Langford
Melody Time
as Frances Langford
Beat the Band
as Ann Rogers
Beat the Band
as Ann Rogers
The Bamboo Blonde
as Louise Anderson
The Bamboo Blonde
as Louise Anderson
People Are Funny
as Frances Langford - Guest
People Are Funny
as Frances Langford - Guest
Radio Stars on Parade
as Sally Baker
Radio Stars on Parade
as Sally Baker
Girl Rush
as Flo Daniels
Girl Rush
as Flo Daniels
Dixie Jamboree
as Susan Jackson
Dixie Jamboree
as Susan Jackson
Memo for Joe
as Self
Memo for Joe
as Self
Career Girl
as Joan Terry
Career Girl
as Joan Terry
Never a Dull Moment
as Julie Russell
Never a Dull Moment
as Julie Russell
This Is the Army
as Herself
This Is the Army
as Herself
Cowboy in Manhattan
as Babs Lee
Cowboy in Manhattan
as Babs Lee
Follow the Band
as Frances Langford
Follow the Band
as Frances Langford
Combat America
as Self
Combat America
as Self
Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Singer
Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Singer
Mississippi Gambler
as Beth Cornell
Mississippi Gambler
as Beth Cornell
Swing It Soldier
as Patricia Loring / Evelyn Loring Waters
Swing It Soldier
as Patricia Loring / Evelyn Loring Waters
All-American Co-Ed
as Virginia Collinge
All-American Co-Ed
as Virginia Collinge
Hit Parade of 1941
as Pat Abbott
Hit Parade of 1941
as Pat Abbott
Too Many Girls
as Eileen Eilers
Too Many Girls
as Eileen Eilers
Dreaming Out Loud
as Alice
Dreaming Out Loud
as Alice
Hollywood Hotel
as Alice
Hollywood Hotel
as Alice
The Hit Parade
as Ruth Allison
The Hit Parade
as Ruth Allison
Born to Dance
as 'Peppy' Turner
Born to Dance
as 'Peppy' Turner
Palm Springs
as Joan Smythe
Palm Springs
as Joan Smythe
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Collegiate
as Miss Hay
Collegiate
as Miss Hay
Broadway Melody of 1936
as Frances Langford
Broadway Melody of 1936
as Frances Langford
Every Night at Eight
as Susan Moore
Every Night at Eight
as Susan Moore
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #5
as Singer
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #5
as Singer