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.
Fotos
Películas (102)
Becoming Marilyn
2022 · (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
2017 · Self (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017 · Self (archive footage)
Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star
2015 · Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies
2012
Marilyn at the Movies
2011 · Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
2009 · (archive footage)
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
1999 · (archive footage)
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
1997 · Self (archiveFootage)
The Casting Couch
1995
Showbiz Goes to War
1982 · (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976 · (archive footage)
Hollywood Blue
1970 · (archive footage)
Marilyn
1963 · archive footage
Some of Manie's Friends
1959
How to Be Very, Very Popular
1955 · Stormy Tornado
Three for the Show
1955 · Julie Lowndes
How to Marry a Millionaire
1953 · Loco Dempsey
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1953 · Molly Larkins
Meet Me After the Show
1951 · Delilah Lee
Call Me Mister
1951 · Kay Hudson
My Blue Heaven
1950 · Kitty Moran
The Costume Designer
1950 · Self (archive footage)
Wabash Avenue
1950 · Ruby Summers
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949 · Freddie
When My Baby Smiles at Me
1948 · Bonny Kane
That Lady in Ermine
1948 · Francesca / Angelina
Mother Wore Tights
1947 · Mother
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947 · Cynthia Pilgrim
Do You Love Me
1946 · Barry's Fan in Taxi
The Dolly Sisters
1945 · Jenny Dolly
The All-Star Bond Rally
1945 · Pat Lambert (archive footage)
Diamond Horseshoe
1945 · Bonnie Collins
Take It or Leave It
1944 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pin Up Girl
1944 · Lorry Jones
Four Jills in a Jeep
1944 · Betty Grable
Wing and a Prayer
1944 · (archive footage)
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
1943 · Madeleine Marlowe/Rosie O'Grady
Coney Island
1943 · Kate Farley
Springtime in the Rockies
1942 · Vicky Lane
Footlight Serenade
1942 · Pat Lambert
Song of the Islands
1942 · Eileen O'Brien
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
I Wake Up Screaming
1941 · Jill Lynn
A Yank in the R.A.F.
1941 · Carol Brown
Moon Over Miami
1941 · Kathryn 'Kay' Latimer, also called Miss Adams
Tin Pan Alley
1940 · Lily Blane
Down Argentine Way
1940 · Glenda Crawford
The Day the Bookies Wept
1939 · Ina Firpo
Million Dollar Legs
1939 · Carol Parker
Man About Town
1939 · Susan Hayes
Campus Confessions
1938 · Joyce Gilmore
Give Me a Sailor
1938 · Nancy Larkin
College Swing
1938 · Betty
Thrill of a Lifetime
1937 · Gwen
This Way Please
1937 · Jane Morrow
Pigskin Parade
1936 · Laura Watson
Don't Turn 'em Loose
1936 · Mildred Webster
Follow the Fleet
1936 · Singer in Trio
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
Collegiate
1935 · Dorothy
A Quiet Fourth
1935
Old Man Rhythm
1935 · Sylvia
Drawing Rumors
1935
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935 · Vocalist
The Nitwits
1935 · Mary Roberts
The Spirit of 1976
1935
This Band Age
1935 · Betty - Band Singer
Ferry-Go-Round
1934 · Betty
By Your Leave
1934 · Frances
The Gay Divorcee
1934 · Guest
Student Tour
1934 · Cayenne
Susie's Affairs
1934 · Susie Lee
Business Is a Pleasure
1934
Love Detectives
1934 · Alice
Elmer Steps Out
1934
School for Romance
1934 · Student
Air Tonic
1933 · Betty Grable - Band Singer
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
1933 · Band Singer with Ted Fio Rito
What Price Innocence?
1933 · Beverly Bennett
Melody Cruise
1933 · First Stewardess (uncredited)
Child of Manhattan
1933 · Lucy McGonagle
Cavalcade
1933 · Girl on Couch, Blonde Girl on Couch (uncredited)
The Kid from Spain
1932 · Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Over the Counter
1932 · Customer Who Wants to Buy a Baby (uncredited)
Hold 'Em Jail
1932 · Barbara Jones
The Age of Consent
1932 · Student at Dormitory (uncredited)
Hollywood Lights
1932 · Betty
The Flirty Sleepwalker
1932 · Blonde Girl
Probation
1932 · Ruth Jarrett
Hollywood Luck
1932
Lady! Please!
1932 · Undetermined Minor Role (unconfirmed)
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
1932 · Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
Once a Hero
1931
Palmy Days
1931 · Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Ex-Sweeties
1931 · Undetermined Minor Role
Crashing Hollywood
1931 · Betty
Kiki
1931 · Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Whoopee!
1930 · Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
New Movietone Follies of 1930
1930 · Chorine
Let's Go Places
1930 · Chorine (uncredited)
Happy Days
1929 · Chorus Woman
Series (8)
The Carol Burnett Show
1967 · Self - Guest
The Hollywood Palace
1964 · Self - Presenter
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957 · Betty Grable
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 · Self
The Oscars
1953 · Self
What's My Line?
1950 · Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self