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