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Betty Grable
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Betty Grable
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1916-12-18,Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Gender
Female
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.

Filmography

How to Marry a Millionaire

6.831

How to Marry a Millionaire
1953-10-29

I Wake Up Screaming

6.878

I Wake Up Screaming
1941-10-31

Hollywood Lights

3.333

Hollywood Lights
1932-05-08

Follow the Fleet

6.84

Follow the Fleet
1936-02-20

The Gay Divorcee

6.92

The Gay Divorcee
1934-10-12

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

5.615

The Greeks Had a Word for Them
1932-02-03

6.289

Pin Up Girl
1944-04-25

Footlight Serenade

6.5

Footlight Serenade
1942-08-01

Springtime in the Rockies

6.885

Springtime in the Rockies
1942-11-06

Moon Over Miami

6.471

Moon Over Miami
1941-07-04

Down Argentine Way

6.345

Down Argentine Way
1940-10-11

A Yank in the R.A.F.

5.615

A Yank in the R.A.F.
1941-09-26

6.3

Coney Island
1943-06-18

Showbiz Goes to War

10

Showbiz Goes to War
1982-12-31

That Lady in Ermine

6.026

That Lady in Ermine
1948-08-24

6.156

Pigskin Parade
1936-10-23

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

5.9

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949-05-27

5.504

Cavalcade
1933-02-08

7.5

My Blue Heaven
1950-09-15

10

Hollywood Blue
1970-11-18

This Way Please

7

This Way Please
1937-10-15

Child of Manhattan

7.2

Child of Manhattan
1933-02-11

6.7

The Nitwits
1935-06-07

Mother Wore Tights

5.727

Mother Wore Tights
1947-08-20

The Dolly Sisters

5.667

The Dolly Sisters
1945-11-14

4.667

Do You Love Me
1946-05-17

Diamond Horseshoe

7

Diamond Horseshoe
1945-05-02

5.286

Wabash Avenue
1950-03-31

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

8.75

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947-01-04

How to Be Very, Very Popular

4.625

How to Be Very, Very Popular
1955-07-22

The Farmer Takes a Wife

4.25

The Farmer Takes a Wife
1953-06-12

6.75

College Swing
1938-04-29

Give Me a Sailor

6.143

Give Me a Sailor
1938-08-19

When My Baby Smiles at Me

5.5

When My Baby Smiles at Me
1948-11-10

8

A Quiet Fourth
1935-08-08

6.333

Probation
1932-03-15

Don't Turn 'em Loose

5

Don't Turn 'em Loose
1936-09-18

4.25

By Your Leave
1934-11-09

The Day the Bookies Wept

7.5

The Day the Bookies Wept
1939-09-13

Thrill of a Lifetime

7

Thrill of a Lifetime
1937-12-03

6.667

Student Tour
1934-10-05

Meet Me After the Show

5.375

Meet Me After the Show
1951-08-15

4.5

Man About Town
1939-06-29

Some of Manie's Friends

0

Some of Manie's Friends
1959-03-10

7

Old Man Rhythm
1935-08-02

Song of the Islands

7

Song of the Islands
1942-03-13

The Kid from Spain

6.6

The Kid from Spain
1932-11-17

Love Detectives

9

Love Detectives
1934-02-28

Three for the Show

5.875

Three for the Show
1955-02-24

Four Jills in a Jeep

6.8

Four Jills in a Jeep
1944-03-17

What Price Innocence?

6.5

What Price Innocence?
1933-06-24

6.75

Call Me Mister
1951-02-01

Sweet Rosie O'Grady

6.571

Sweet Rosie O'Grady
1943-10-01

5.504

Cavalcade
1933-02-08

7.4

Hold 'Em Jail
1932-08-19

6.625

Whoopee!
1930-09-26

Million Dollar Legs

6

Million Dollar Legs
1939-07-13

Campus Confessions

4.8

Campus Confessions
1938-09-23

5.364

Tin Pan Alley
1940-11-29

Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults

7.667

Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
1997-11-18

Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults

9

Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
1999-07-20

5.2

Kiki
1931-03-14

7.25

Palmy Days
1931-09-23

Over the Counter

4.4

Over the Counter
1932-10-15

Susie's Affairs

6.5

Susie's Affairs
1934-06-01

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

8

A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935-06-21

The All-Star Bond Rally

6

The All-Star Bond Rally
1945-05-10

7

Collegiate
1936-01-22

This Is Bob Hope...

8

This Is Bob Hope...
2017-12-29

School for Romance

4.333

School for Romance
1934-01-31

The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

5.333

The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
1933-10-25

5

Melody Cruise
1933-06-22

New Movietone Follies of 1930

10

New Movietone Follies of 1930
1930-05-04

The Age of Consent

7

The Age of Consent
1932-08-19

Elmer Steps Out

8

Elmer Steps Out
1934-02-28

The Costume Designer

10

The Costume Designer
1950-07-13

Wing and a Prayer

6.7

Wing and a Prayer
1944-01-01

Take It or Leave It

6

Take It or Leave It
1944-07-17

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

7

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941-12-05

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

4.5

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936-01-11

The Flirty Sleepwalker

7

The Flirty Sleepwalker
1932-03-27

9

Hollywood Luck
1932-03-13

8

Air Tonic
1933-12-22

Crashing Hollywood

3.333

Crashing Hollywood
1931-04-05

0

Ferry-Go-Round
1934-11-23

0

This Band Age
1935-01-25

3.667

Ex-Sweeties
1931-04-12

10

Lady! Please!
1932-02-28

Business Is a Pleasure

7

Business Is a Pleasure
1934-03-17

0

Once a Hero
1931-11-22

8

Drawing Rumors
1935-07-12

The Spirit of 1976

8

The Spirit of 1976
1935-02-15

Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star

0

Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star
2015-08-07

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing

6

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
2009-12-31

Let's Go Places

9

Let's Go Places
1930-02-02

6.333

Happy Days
1929-09-16

Becoming Marilyn

7.6

Becoming Marilyn
2022-07-07

7.5

Marilyn
1963-04-18

Marilyn at the Movies

0

Marilyn at the Movies
2011-10-13

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

0

Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976-10-29

Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies

7

Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies
2012-07-15

The Casting Couch

8.333

The Casting Couch
1995-01-01

The Fabulous Allan Carr

4.5

The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017-05-19

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

8.667

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957-11-06

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.848

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

The Hollywood Palace

5

The Hollywood Palace
1964-01-04

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

6.4

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956-10-05

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

The Carol Burnett Show

7.713

The Carol Burnett Show
1967-09-11

What's My Line?

7.034

What's My Line?
1950-02-02

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.533

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01