Betty Grable
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.
Filmography
The Fabulous Allan Carr
as Self (archive)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
as Self (archive)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
as (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
as (archive footage)
The Casting Couch
The Casting Couch
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self (archive footage)
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Molly Larkins
The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Molly Larkins
The All-Star Bond Rally
as Pat Lambert (archive footage)
The All-Star Bond Rally
as Pat Lambert (archive footage)
Four Jills in a Jeep
as Betty Grable
Four Jills in a Jeep
as Betty Grable
Song of the Islands
as Eileen O'Brien
Song of the Islands
as Eileen O'Brien
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
A Yank in the R.A.F.
as Carol Brown
A Yank in the R.A.F.
as Carol Brown
Moon Over Miami
as Kathryn 'Kay' Latimer, also called Miss Adams
Moon Over Miami
as Kathryn 'Kay' Latimer, also called Miss Adams
Tin Pan Alley
as Lily Blane
Tin Pan Alley
as Lily Blane
Down Argentine Way
as Glenda Crawford
Down Argentine Way
as Glenda Crawford
The Day the Bookies Wept
as Ina Firpo
The Day the Bookies Wept
as Ina Firpo
Million Dollar Legs
as Carol Parker
Million Dollar Legs
as Carol Parker
Man About Town
as Susan Hayes
Man About Town
as Susan Hayes
Campus Confessions
as Joyce Gilmore
Campus Confessions
as Joyce Gilmore
Give Me a Sailor
as Nancy Larkin
Give Me a Sailor
as Nancy Larkin
College Swing
as Betty
College Swing
as Betty
Thrill of a Lifetime
as Gwen
Thrill of a Lifetime
as Gwen
This Way Please
as Jane Morrow
This Way Please
as Jane Morrow
Follow the Fleet
as Singer in Trio
Follow the Fleet
as Singer in Trio
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Collegiate
as Dorothy
Collegiate
as Dorothy
Old Man Rhythm
as Sylvia
Old Man Rhythm
as Sylvia
Drawing Rumors
Drawing Rumors
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
as Vocalist
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
as Vocalist
The Nitwits
as Mary Roberts
The Nitwits
as Mary Roberts
Ferry-Go-Round
as Betty
Ferry-Go-Round
as Betty
By Your Leave
as Frances
By Your Leave
as Frances
The Gay Divorcee
as Guest
The Gay Divorcee
as Guest
Susie's Affairs
as Susie Lee
Susie's Affairs
as Susie Lee
Business Is a Pleasure
Business Is a Pleasure
Love Detectives
as Alice
Love Detectives
as Alice
School for Romance
as Student
School for Romance
as Student
What Price Innocence?
as Beverly Bennett
What Price Innocence?
as Beverly Bennett
Cavalcade
as Blonde Girl on Couch (uncredited)
Cavalcade
as Blonde Girl on Couch (uncredited)
Cavalcade
as Blonde Girl on Couch (uncredited)
Cavalcade
as Blonde Girl on Couch (uncredited)
Hold 'Em Jail
as Barbara Jones
Hold 'Em Jail
as Barbara Jones
The Flirty Sleepwalker
as Blonde Girl
The Flirty Sleepwalker
as Blonde Girl
Lady! Please!
as Undetermined Minor Role (unconfirmed)
Lady! Please!
as Undetermined Minor Role (unconfirmed)
Crashing Hollywood
as Betty
Crashing Hollywood
as Betty
Whoopee!
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Whoopee!
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Let's Go Places
as Chorine (uncredited)
Let's Go Places
as Chorine (uncredited)
Happy Days
as Chorus Woman
Happy Days
as Chorus Woman