Betty Grable
Date of birth: 1916-12-18
Place of birth: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Elizabeth Ruth Grable, Frances Dean, Бетті Грейбл, Бети Грејбл
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.
Movie Credits
How to Marry a Millionaire
1953-10-29
Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.
I Wake Up Screaming
1941-10-31
A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a waitre
Hollywood Lights
1932-05-08
Hollywood Lights is a 1932 Comedy.
Follow the Fleet
1936-02-20
When the US Navy fleet docks at San Francisco, sailor Bake Baker tries to rekindle the flame with hi
The Gay Divorcee
1934-10-12
Seeking a divorce from her absentee husband, Mimi Glossop travels to an English seaside resort. Ther
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
1932-02-03
A trio of money-hungry women rent a luxurious penthouse, spending their dough on drink and debonair
Pin Up Girl
1944-04-25
Glamorous Lorry Jones, the toast of a Missouri military canteen, has become "engaged" to almost ever
Footlight Serenade
1942-08-01
Conceited World Champion boxer Tommy Lundy decides to test his popularity in a Broadway show. Tommy
Springtime in the Rockies
1942-11-06
Broadway partners Vicky Lane and Dan Christy have a tiff over Christy's womanizing. Jealous Vicky ta
Moon Over Miami
1941-07-04
After losing nearly all of an inheritance to taxes, sisters Kay and Barbara Latimer, waitresses at a
Down Argentine Way
1940-10-11
The story—in which an American heiress on holiday in South America falls in love with an Argentine h
A Yank in the R.A.F.
1941-09-26
An American pilot impulsively joins His Majesty's Royal Air Force in Britain in an attempt to impres
Coney Island
1943-06-18
Set at the turn of the century, smooth talking con man Eddie Johnson weasels his way into a job at f
Showbiz Goes to War
1982-12-31
While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War
That Lady in Ermine
1948-08-24
Circa 1861, Angelina, ruling countess of an Italian principality, is at a loss when invaded by a Hun
Pigskin Parade
1936-10-23
Bessie and Winston "Slug" Winters are married coaches whose mission is to whip their college footbal
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949-05-27
Saloon-bar singer Freddie gets very angry whenever boyfriend Blackie seems to be playing around. She
Cavalcade
1933-02-08
A cavalcade of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 until 1933 is seen through the eyes of well-to-
My Blue Heaven
1950-09-15
Radio star Kitty Moran, long married to partner Jack, finds she's pregnant, but miscarries. For a ch
Hollywood Blue
1970-11-18
A collection of vintage erotica from Hollywood movies is intercut with street interviews and newsree
This Way Please
1937-10-15
A famous singer and matinée idol helps a pretty young theater usher in her dreams of becoming a sing
Child of Manhattan
1933-02-11
Paul Vanderkill is extraordinarily wealthy because his grandfather happened to buy farmland in what
The Nitwits
1935-06-07
A would-be songwriter and a would-be inventor run a cigar stand and get mixed up in the murder of a
Mother Wore Tights
1947-08-20
In this chronicle of a vaudeville family, Myrtle McKinley (class of 1900) goes to San Francisco to a
The Dolly Sisters
1945-11-14
Two sisters from Hungary become famous entertainers in the early 1900s. Fictionalized biography with
Do You Love Me
1946-05-17
Katharine Hilliard, mousy dean of a stuffy music school, meets and is insulted by swing band leader
Diamond Horseshoe
1945-05-02
Joe Davis Sr., headliner at a big nightclub, is visited by medical student son Joe Jr., who to Dad's
Wabash Avenue
1950-03-31
Andy Clark discovers he was cheated out of a half interest in partner Mike's business, now a thrivin
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947-01-04
In the late 1800s, Miss Pilgrim, a young stenographer, or typewriter, becomes the first female emplo
How To Be Very, Very Popular
1955-07-22
Two strippers on the run hide out in a college fraternity. Director Nunnally Johnson's 1955 musical
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1953-06-12
Erie Canal, N.Y., 1850: Molly Larkins, cook on Jotham Klore's canal boat, has a love-hate relationsh
College Swing
1938-04-29
Gracie Alden tries to graduate from college to get an inheritance.
Give Me a Sailor
1938-08-19
Jim and Walter are two brother sailors in the United States Navy. Walter tells Jim as soon as they g
When My Baby Smiles at Me
1948-11-10
Bonny Kane and 'Skid' Johnson are vaudeville performers in the 1920s. The two of them suffer marital
A Quiet Fourth
1935-08-08
An RKO comedy short featuring Betty Grable who gets secretly married while her family is trying to f
Probation
1932-03-15
Janet Holman is suspicious of her fiancé, Allen Wells, after he kisses her best friend Gwen when the
Don't Turn 'em Loose
1936-09-18
A conscientious attorney who is a member of the State Parole Board, finds his own son, using an alia
By Your Leave
1934-11-09
A bored couple facing middle-age succumbs to wandering eyes.
The Day the Bookies Wept
1939-09-13
A pigeon breeder is hired to train a racehorse that wins only when it drinks beer.
Thrill of a Lifetime
1937-12-03
"Howdy" Nelson believes there is no such think as real love and that romance can be cooked up betwee
Student Tour
1934-10-05
A philosophy professor accompanies his school's rowing team on a worldwide tour.
Meet Me After the Show
1951-08-15
A Broadway star devises a scheme to win back her husband when she suspects he's being unfaithful.
Man About Town
1939-06-29
Producer Bob Temple, who's brought an American show to London, loves his star Diana, but she won't t
Some of Manie's Friends
1959-03-10
A multitude of entertainment's biggest stars come together to celebrate the life of the late Manie S
Old Man Rhythm
1935-08-02
Romantic rivalries between father and son enrolled at the same college.
Song of the Islands
1942-03-13
With his sidekick Rusty, Jeff Harper sails to paradisiacal tropical isle Ahmi-Oni to bargain on beha
The Kid from Spain
1932-11-17
Eddie and his Mexican friend Ricardo are expelled from college after Ricardo put Eddie in the girl's
Love Detectives
1934-02-28
Two young men compete for the affections of a beautiful blonde.
Three for the Show
1955-02-24
This musical reworking of Too Many Husbands (1940), features Grable as a top singer and dancer who's
Four Jills in a Jeep
1944-03-17
Reenactments of actual USO experiences of its female stars entertaining troops overseas.
What Price Innocence?
1933-06-24
A young woman has to pay the price for fooling around with men.
Call Me Mister
1951-02-01
A G.I. in occupied Japan tries to re-woo his old love, who's putting on a show for the troops.
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
1943-10-01
An American singer becomes engaged to an English duke, but is continuously pestered over her past as
Cavalcade
1933-02-08
A cavalcade of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 until 1933 is seen through the eyes of well-to-
Hold 'Em Jail
1932-08-19
Two yokels are framed and sent to prison, but wind up playing football on the warden's championship
Whoopee!
1930-09-26
Western sheriff Bob Wells is preparing to marry Sally Morgan; she loves part-Indian Wanenis, whose r
Million Dollar Legs
1939-07-13
At Middleton College, controlled by rich donor Melton, only paying sports are allowed. But Freddie F
Campus Confessions
1938-09-23
This comical campus romance showcases the fancy footwork of All-American basketball player Hank Luis
Tin Pan Alley
1940-11-29
Songwriters Calhoun and Harrigan get Katie and Lily Blane to introduce a new one. Lily goes to Engla
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
1997-11-18
Documentary featuring more than one dozen musical outtakes from classic 20th Century-Fox films.
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
1999-07-20
Second installment of deleted scenes, mostly musical or comedic, from Fox films of the 30's - 50's.
Kiki
1931-03-14
A young Frenchwoman is determined to get into and stay in show business, no matter what. Then she's
Palmy Days
1931-09-23
Musical comedy antics in an art deco bakery (motto: "Glorifying the American Doughnut") where Eddie
Over the Counter
1932-10-15
In this musical short, the son of a department store owner replaces the regular sales girls with cho
Susie's Affairs
1934-06-01
Susie and her pals pretend they're society swells.
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935-06-21
Join vocalists broadcasting from the Biltmore Bowl in Los Angeles.
The All-Star Bond Rally
1945-05-10
Inspirational documentary short film featuring Hollywood stars promoting the sales of War Bonds thro
Collegiate
1936-01-22
A Broadway playboy inherits an almost bankrupt girls' school and tries to save it by a big show.
This Is Bob Hope...
2017-12-29
During his career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mas
School for Romance
1934-01-31
Count Romansky is a newspaper columnist who specializes in romance issues. When he loses his job, he
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
1933-10-25
A campus flirt who has been "pinned" by most of the boys of Sigma Chi fraternity falls for a no-nons
Melody Cruise
1933-06-22
A bachelor millionaire on a cruise is protected by a friend from the avid attentions of a crowd of h
New Movietone Follies of 1930
1930-05-04
Minimum plot. Maximum stars of early cinema. Rich young Conrad Sterling (William Collier Jr.) is in
The Age of Consent
1932-08-19
College co-eds struggle with the moral, societal and human aspects of romance.
Elmer Steps Out
1934-02-28
To avoid getting a speeding ticket Walter poses as an expectant father rushing to see his wife; when
The Costume Designer
1950-07-13
This short focuses on the job of the costume designer in the production of motion pictures. The cost
Wing and a Prayer
1944-01-01
An aircraft carrier is sent on a decoy mission around the Pacific, with orders to avoid combat, thus
Take It or Leave It
1944-07-17
A young husband becomes a game-show participant in the hopes of winning the cash to pay his pregnant
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941-12-05
Hedda Hopper plays hostess at a party for her (grown) son William (DeWolfe Jr.). Hopper, attends the
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936-01-11
Winners of the Lucky Stars National Dance Contest - one woman from each state of the United States -
The Flirty Sleepwalker
1932-03-27
A husband forgets his wife's birthday, but his buddy doesn't. The buddy's sleepwalking only makes th
Hollywood Luck
1932-03-13
Hollywood Luck is a 1932 Comedy short.
Air Tonic
1933-12-22
Ted Fio Rito and his Orchestra provide the title element with their snappy tunes fronted at differen
Crashing Hollywood
1931-04-05
Crashing Hollywood is a 1931 Comedy short.
Ferry-Go-Round
1934-11-23
A musical comedy laugh riot about the adventures of a New York ferry boat supporting a concert party
This Band Age
1935-01-25
Musical short featuring Ted Fio Rito and his orchestra with a young Betty Grable as their singer.
Ex-Sweeties
1931-04-12
Lady! Please!
1932-02-28
Arthur comically pursues Betty much to her brother Vincent's displeasure.
Business Is a Pleasure
1934-03-17
Once a Hero
1931-11-22
A 1931 Comedy short.
Drawing Rumors
1935-07-12
Comic short about how rumors spread.
The Spirit of 1976
1935-02-15
In the futuristic Utopian society of 1976, people, who have numbers instead of names, no longer have
Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star
2015-08-07
Documentary taking a look at the career of Jackie Coogan who was considered the first child star.
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
2009-12-31
This is a two-hour in-depth exploration into the Hollywood musicals of the 1940s.
Let's Go Places
1930-02-02
A musical comedy in which a young and ambitious singer impersonates a famous operatic tenor.
Happy Days
1929-09-16
In Fox's contribution to the all-star revue cycle of early talkies, showboat singer Margie, hearing