Betty Grable
Known for Acting · 110 credits
- Born
- 1916-12-18
- Died
- 1973-07-02
- Place of birth
- Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (8)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self - Presenter
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
as Betty Grable
Movies (102)
Hollywood Luck
1932
How to Marry a Millionaire
1953
as Loco Dempsey
Kiki
1931
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
The Gay Divorcee
1934
as Guest
Wing and a Prayer
1944
as (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self (archive footage)
My Blue Heaven
1950
as Kitty Moran
The Costume Designer
1950
as Self (archive footage)
Cavalcade
1933
as Girl on Couch / Blonde Girl on Couch (uncredited)
The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
1949
as Freddie
This Is Bob Hope...
2017
as Self (archive footage)
The Casting Couch
1995
Collegiate
1935
as Dorothy
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
1943
as Madeleine Marlowe/Rosie O'Grady
A Yank in the R.A.F.
1941
as Carol Brown
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
I Wake Up Screaming
1941
as Jill Lynn
Song of the Islands
1942
as Eileen O'Brien
The Flirty Sleepwalker
1932
as Blonde Girl
Palmy Days
1931
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Happy Days
1929
as Chorus Woman
Give Me a Sailor
1938
as Nancy Larkin
Coney Island
1943
as Kate Farley
Follow the Fleet
1936
as Singer in Trio
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1953
as Molly Larkins
Love Detectives
1934
as Alice
Three for the Show
1955
as Julie Lowndes
Do You Love Me
1946
as Barry's Fan in Taxi
That Lady in Ermine
1948
as Francesca / Angelina
The Age of Consent
1932
as Student at Dormitory (uncredited)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
as Self (archive)
Moon Over Miami
1941
as Kathryn 'Kay' Latimer, also called Miss Adams
Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies
2012
What Price Innocence?
1933
as Beverly Bennett
Once a Hero
1931
How to Be Very, Very Popular
1955
as Stormy Tornado
Wabash Avenue
1950
as Ruby Summers
Melody Cruise
1933
as First Stewardess (uncredited)
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as (archive footage)
A Quiet Fourth
1935
College Swing
1938
as Betty
Mother Wore Tights
1947
as Mother
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
1932
as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
Down Argentine Way
1940
as Glenda Crawford
Hold 'Em Jail
1932
as Barbara Jones
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
2009
as (archive footage)
Take It or Leave It
1944
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
Child of Manhattan
1933
as Lucy McGonagle
Whoopee!
1930
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
The Dolly Sisters
1945
as Jenny Dolly
Tin Pan Alley
1940
as Lily Blane
Susie's Affairs
1934
as Susie Lee
Four Jills in a Jeep
1944
as Betty Grable
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947
as Cynthia Pilgrim
Pigskin Parade
1936
as Laura Watson
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
1999
as (archive footage)
The Nitwits
1935
as Mary Roberts
Old Man Rhythm
1935
as Sylvia
Meet Me After the Show
1951
as Delilah Lee
Diamond Horseshoe
1945
as Bonnie Collins
This Way Please
1937
as Jane Morrow
Footlight Serenade
1942
as Pat Lambert
Becoming Marilyn
2022
as (archive footage)
The Day the Bookies Wept
1939
as Ina Firpo
The Kid from Spain
1932
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Springtime in the Rockies
1942
as Vicky Lane
Pin Up Girl
1944
as Lorry Jones
Crashing Hollywood
1931
as Betty
Business Is a Pleasure
1934
This Band Age
1935
as Betty - Band Singer
Student Tour
1934
as Cayenne
Million Dollar Legs
1939
as Carol Parker
Campus Confessions
1938
as Joyce Gilmore
Some of Manie's Friends
1959
Marilyn
1963
as archive footage
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
1997
as Self (archiveFootage)
Hollywood Blue
1970
as (archive footage)
Man About Town
1939
as Susan Hayes
The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
1933
as Band Singer with Ted Fio Rito
Ex-Sweeties
1931
as Undetermined Minor Role
Don't Turn 'em Loose
1936
as Mildred Webster
Probation
1932
as Ruth Jarrett
When My Baby Smiles at Me
1948
as Bonny Kane
New Movietone Follies of 1930
1930
as Chorine
Thrill of a Lifetime
1937
as Gwen
Marilyn at the Movies
2011
as Self (archive footage)
The All-Star Bond Rally
1945
as Pat Lambert (archive footage)
Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star
2015
as Self (archive footage)
A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
1935
as Vocalist
Call Me Mister
1951
as Kay Hudson
Over the Counter
1932
as Customer Who Wants to Buy a Baby (uncredited)
Let's Go Places
1930
as Chorine (uncredited)
School for Romance
1934
as Student
By Your Leave
1934
as Frances
The Spirit of 1976
1935
Drawing Rumors
1935
Hollywood Lights
1932
as Betty
Elmer Steps Out
1934
Air Tonic
1933
as Betty Grable - Band Singer
Ferry-Go-Round
1934
as Betty
Lady! Please!
1932
as Undetermined Minor Role (unconfirmed)
About 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 i… With 110 credits spanning from 1929 to 2022, Betty Grable has appeared in 102 films and 8 TV shows.
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- Hollywood Luck (1932)
- How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) — as Loco Dempsey
- Kiki (1931) — as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
- The Gay Divorcee (1934) — as Guest
- Wing and a Prayer (1944) — as (archive footage)
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