Frances Langford
Known for Acting · 48 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
TV Shows (5)
Movies (43)
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942
as Singer
Combat America
1943
as Self
Melody Time
1948
as Frances Langford
Mississippi Gambler
1942
as Beth Cornell
The Bamboo Blonde
1946
as Louise Anderson
The Glenn Miller Story
1954
as Frances Langford
Collegiate
1935
as Miss Hay
That's Dancing!
1985
as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
People Are Funny
1946
as Frances Langford - Guest
This Is the Army
1943
as Herself
Purple Heart Diary
1951
as Frances Langford
This Is Bob Hope...
2017
as Self (archive footage)
All-American Co-Ed
1941
as Virginia Collinge
Winter Wonderland
2003
as Frances Langford (voice) (archive sound)
Born to Dance
1936
as 'Peppy' Turner
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
Broadway Melody of 1936
1935
as Frances Langford
Hollywood Hotel
1938
as Alice
Hit Parade of 1941
1940
as Pat Abbott
Music Land
1955
as Singer (archive footage)
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
as Self
Career Girl
1944
as Joan Terry
Too Many Girls
1940
as Eileen Eilers
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Beat the Band
1947
as Ann Rogers
Radio Stars on Parade
1945
as Sally Baker
Every Night at Eight
1935
as Susan Moore
Dreaming Out Loud
1940
as Alice
Palm Springs
1936
as Joan Smythe
Never a Dull Moment
1943
as Julie Russell
Dixie Jamboree
1944
as Susan Jackson
Girl Rush
1944
as Flo Daniels
Cowboy in Manhattan
1943
as Babs Lee
Make Mine Laughs
1949
as (archive footage)
The Hit Parade
1937
as Ruth Allison
Deputy Marshal
1949
as Janet Masters
Once Upon a Wintertime
1948
as Herself, Vocalist, Frances Langford (singing voice)
Memo for Joe
1944
as Self
Follow the Band
1943
as Frances Langford
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #5
1933
as Singer
Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Swing It Soldier
1941
as Patricia Loring / Evelyn Loring Waters
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 48 credits spanning from 1933 to 2017, Frances Langford has appeared in 43 films and 5 TV shows.
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Most Popular Frances Langford Movies
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) — as Singer
- Combat America (1943) — as Self
- Melody Time (1948) — as Frances Langford
- Mississippi Gambler (1942) — as Beth Cornell
- The Bamboo Blonde (1946) — as Louise Anderson
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