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Betty Grable
American actress and pin-up girl (1916–1973)
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| Born | Elizabeth Ruth Grable (1916-12-18)December 18, 1916 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | July 2, 1973(1973-07-02) (aged 56) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Inglewood Park Cemetery |
| Other names | Frances Dean |
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| Years active | 1929–1973 |
| Works | List |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | Jackie Coogan (m. 1937; div. 1939)Harry James (m. 1943; div. 1965) |
| Partner | Bob Remick (? – her death) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Relatives | Virginia Pearson (second-cousin) |
| Awards | Hollywood Walk of Fame |
Elizabeth Ruth Grable (December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973) was an American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, model, and singer.
Her 42 films during the 1930s and 1940s grossed more than $100 million, and for 10 consecutive years (1942–1951) she placed a
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Ruth Elizabeth Grable was born on December 18, 1916 in St. Louis, Missouri. She was the youngest child of three. Betty’s mother was driven to see one of her daughters in show business and since Betty’s older sister didn’t succeed it was up to the youngest to make a go of things. To Betty’s advantage, she had talent and an interest in dancing and singing.
In 1929, Betty and her family vacationed in California. Her parents liked it so much that they stayed, as they wanted to try and get their daughter into the movies. Betty was enrolled in the Hollywood Professional School in addition to taking dancing and coaching lessons.
Shortly after her thirteenth birthday, she was accepted to play in the chorus in the film "Let’s Go Places." This movie was done black face so the producers at Fox didn’t know that Betty was not the legal acting age of fifteen. Betty’s mother was not satisfied with her daughter only being accepted for one role so she did what a lot of stage mothers did – she descended upon the powers that be until her daughter
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Elizabeth Ruth (Betty) Grable [1916-1973]
Betty Grable had a relatively short life. She succumbed from lung cancer at age 56. But during her short life she had a prolific film star career. By the time she was 23 years old she had already played in about 20 films including the Academy Award-nominated film, "The Gay Divorcee" in 1934.
During the 1940's decade she was the top star of Twentieth Century Fox. During a thirteen year period, covering the 1950s, she played in about 25 musicals and comedies. Her last big hit with Lauren Bacall and Marilyn Monroe was "How to Marry a Millionaire" in 1953.
Some of her famous 1940s films were "Down Argentine Way" in 1941, "Moon over Miami" in 1941, "Spring Time in the Rockies" in 1942, "Coney Island" in 1943, "Sweet Rosie O'Grady" in 1942, "Pin Up Girl" in 1944, "Diamond Horse Shoe" in 1945 and "Mother Wore Tights" in 1947.
During the World War II years Grable was the number one pinup girl for American soldiers. Her competitors were Dorothy Lamour, Rita Hayworth and Lana Turner.
Grable's top post war musicals were "That Lady
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