Frances Langford
Known for Acting · 47 credits
- Born
- 1913-04-04
- Died
- 2005-07-11
- Place of birth
- Hernando, Florida, USA
- Also known as
- Julia Frances Newbern-Langford
Biography
Frances Langford won fame on radio (primarily as Bob Hope's vocalist, later sparring comically with Don Ameche as "The Bickersons"), via recordings and in the movies. In spite of the fact that she played mostly in minor musicals (plus appearing occasionally in "A" productions, including Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), This Is the Army (1943) and The Glenn Miller Story (1954)), she introduced major songs like "I'm in the Mood for Love" in Every Night at Eight (1935), "You are My Lucky Star" and "Broadway Rhythm" in Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935), Cole Porter's "Easy to Love" in Born to Dance (1936) and "Hooray for Hollywood" in Hollywood Hotel (1937).
Date of Birth 4 April 1913, Lakeland, Florida
Date of Death 11 July 2005, Jensen Beach, Florida (congestive heart failure)
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
The DuPont Show of the Week
1961
as Self
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Melody Time
1948
as Frances Langford
Star Time
1950
as Self - Singer
TV Shows (4)
Movies (43)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Melody Time
1948
as Frances Langford
The Glenn Miller Story
1954
as Frances Langford
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942
as Singer
Girl Rush
1944
as Flo Daniels
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
as Self
That's Dancing!
1985
as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
2017
as Self (archive footage)
This Is the Army
1943
as Herself
Hollywood Hotel
1938
as Alice
Music Land
1955
as Singer (archive footage)
Born to Dance
1936
as 'Peppy' Turner
Broadway Melody of 1936
1935
as Frances Langford
Collegiate
1936
as Miss Hay
Hit Parade of 1941
1940
as Pat Abbott
Winter Wonderland
2003
as Frances Langford (voice) (archive sound)
Deputy Marshal
1949
as Janet Masters
Dixie Jamboree
1944
as Susan Jackson
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
Mississippi Gambler
1942
as Beth Cornell
People Are Funny
1946
as Frances Langford - Guest
Combat America
1943
as Self
All-American Co-Ed
1941
as Virginia Collinge
The Hit Parade
1937
as Ruth Allison
Radio Stars on Parade
1945
as Sally Baker
Palm Springs
1936
as Joan Smythe
Follow the Band
1943
as Frances Langford
Too Many Girls
1940
as Eileen Eilers
Make Mine Laughs
1949
as (archive footage)
Cowboy in Manhattan
1943
as Babs Lee
Every Night at Eight
1935
as Susan Moore
The Bamboo Blonde
1946
as Louise Anderson
Purple Heart Diary
1951
as Frances Langford
Memo for Joe
1944
as Self
Dreaming Out Loud
1940
as Alice
Career Girl
1944
as Joan Terry
Beat the Band
1947
as Ann Rogers
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #5
1933
as Singer
Never a Dull Moment
1943
as Julie Russell
Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Swing It Soldier
1941
as Patricia Loring / Evelyn Loring Waters
Once Upon a Wintertime
1948
as Herself, Vocalist, Frances Langford (singing voice)
About Frances Langford
Frances Langford won fame on radio (primarily as Bob Hope's vocalist, later sparring comically with Don Ameche as "The Bickersons"), via recordings and in the movies. In spite of the fact that she played mostly in minor musicals (plus appearing occasionally in "A" productions, including Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), This Is the Army (1943) and The Glenn Miller Story (1954)), she introduced major songs like "I'm in the Mood for Love" in Every Night at Eight (1935), "You are My Lucky Star" and "Broadway Rhythm" in Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935), C… With 47 credits spanning from 1933 to 2017, Frances Langford has appeared in 43 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Frances Langford Movies
- Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988) — as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Melody Time (1948) — as Frances Langford
- The Glenn Miller Story (1954) — as Frances Langford
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987) — as Self (archive footage)
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) — as Singer
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