Betty Grable

Acting

Born Dec 18, 1916

From Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Died Jul 02, 1973

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.

Betty Grable

Known For

How to Marry a Millionaire

Moon Over Miami

Showbiz Goes to War

Man About Town

Cavalcade

The Gay Divorcee

I Wake Up Screaming

Pin Up Girl

That Lady in Ermine

Down Argentine Way

Filmography — Acting

How to Marry a Millionaire

Moon Over Miami

Showbiz Goes to War

Man About Town

Cavalcade

The Gay Divorcee

I Wake Up Screaming

Pin Up Girl

That Lady in Ermine

Down Argentine Way

Coney Island

This Is Bob Hope...

Whoopee!

Some of Manie's Friends

Marilyn

Footlight Serenade

Old Man Rhythm

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

A Yank in the R.A.F.

Give Me a Sailor

Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults

Don't Turn 'em Loose

Follow the Fleet

Child of Manhattan

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

The Kid from Spain

Springtime in the Rockies

Mother Wore Tights

Do You Love Me

Three for the Show

Kiki

Wabash Avenue

Hold 'Em Jail

Song of the Islands

College Swing

The Farmer Takes a Wife

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

Becoming Marilyn

Wing and a Prayer

Pigskin Parade

Probation

Happy Days

Thrill of a Lifetime

When My Baby Smiles at Me

The Dolly Sisters

My Blue Heaven

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

Diamond Horseshoe

Take It or Leave It

Hollywood Blue

Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults

Student Tour

The Costume Designer

Million Dollar Legs

The Day the Bookies Wept

Sweet Rosie O'Grady

How to Be Very, Very Popular

Collegiate

Four Jills in a Jeep

By Your Leave

Melody Cruise

Palmy Days

The All-Star Bond Rally

Meet Me After the Show

The Nitwits