Betty Grable

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

105

Gender

Female

Birthday

1916-12-18

Day of death

1973-07-02 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Betty Grable

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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

    The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

  • A Yank in the R.A.F.

    A Yank in the R.A.F.

  • The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

    The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

  • Down Argentine Way

    Down Argentine Way

  • Springtime in the Rockies

    Springtime in the Rockies

  • Child of Manhattan

    Child of Manhattan

  • Coney Island

    Coney Island

  • Moon Over Miami

    Moon Over Miami

  • Three for the Show

    Three for the Show

  • Wing and a Prayer

    Wing and a Prayer

  • Drawing Rumors

    Drawing Rumors

  • A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

    A Night at the Biltmore Bowl

  • Ferry-Go-Round

    Ferry-Go-Round

  • Melody Cruise

    Melody Cruise

  • Cavalcade

    Cavalcade

  • Cavalcade

    Cavalcade

  • Marilyn

    Marilyn

  • Showbiz Goes to War

    Showbiz Goes to War

  • Let's Go Places

    Let's Go Places

  • The Day the Bookies Wept

    The Day the Bookies Wept

  • Susie's Affairs

    Susie's Affairs

  • Hollywood Blue

    Hollywood Blue

  • How to Marry a Millionaire

    How to Marry a Millionaire

  • Give Me a Sailor

    Give Me a Sailor

  • Hollywood Luck

    Hollywood Luck

  • The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

    The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi

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

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

  • Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

  • Four Jills in a Jeep

    Four Jills in a Jeep

  • I Wake Up Screaming

    I Wake Up Screaming

  • Mother Wore Tights

    Mother Wore Tights

  • Crashing Hollywood

    Crashing Hollywood

  • New Movietone Follies of 1930

    New Movietone Follies of 1930

  • College Swing

    College Swing

  • Once a Hero

    Once a Hero

  • This Is Bob Hope...

    This Is Bob Hope...

  • Diamond Horseshoe

    Diamond Horseshoe

  • How To Be Very, Very Popular

    How To Be Very, Very Popular

  • Hollywood Lights

    Hollywood Lights

  • My Blue Heaven

    My Blue Heaven

  • The All-Star Bond Rally

    The All-Star Bond Rally

  • The Spirit of 1976

    The Spirit of 1976

  • The Greeks Had a Word for Them

    The Greeks Had a Word for Them

  • Wabash Avenue

    Wabash Avenue

  • Do You Love Me

    Do You Love Me

  • School for Romance

    School for Romance

  • This Way Please

    This Way Please

  • Elmer Steps Out

    Elmer Steps Out

  • The Kid from Spain

    The Kid from Spain

  • The Gay Divorcee

    The Gay Divorcee

  • Over the Counter

    Over the Counter

  • Tin Pan Alley

    Tin Pan Alley

  • Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

    Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

  • Call Me Mister

    Call Me Mister

  • Hold 'Em Jail

    Hold 'Em Jail

  • Lady! Please!

    Lady! Please!

  • The Nitwits

    The Nitwits

  • Business Is a Pleasure

    Business Is a Pleasure

  • Take It or Leave It

    Take It or Leave It

  • Follow the Fleet

    Follow the Fleet

  • Collegiate

    Collegiate

  • Old Man Rhythm

    Old Man Rhythm

  • Air Tonic

    Air Tonic

  • The Dolly Sisters

    The Dolly Sisters

  • The Age of Consent

    The Age of Consent

  • Student Tour

    Student Tour

  • Whoopee!

    Whoopee!

  • When My Baby Smiles at Me

    When My Baby Smiles at Me

  • A Quiet Fourth

    A Quiet Fourth

  • Man About Town

    Man About Town

  • That Lady in Ermine

    That Lady in Ermine

  • Some of Manie's Friends

    Some of Manie's Friends

  • Kiki

    Kiki

  • The Costume Designer

    The Costume Designer

  • The Farmer Takes a Wife

    The Farmer Takes a Wife

  • Meet Me After the Show

    Meet Me After the Show

  • This Band Age

    This Band Age

  • Don't Turn 'em Loose

    Don't Turn 'em Loose

  • Love Detectives

    Love Detectives

  • What Price Innocence?

    What Price Innocence?

  • The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

    The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend

  • Happy Days

    Happy Days

  • Palmy Days

    Palmy Days

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

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

  • Campus Confessions

    Campus Confessions

  • Pigskin Parade

    Pigskin Parade

  • Pin Up Girl

    Pin Up Girl

  • Sweet Rosie O'Grady

    Sweet Rosie O'Grady

  • Ex-Sweeties

    Ex-Sweeties

  • Song of the Islands

    Song of the Islands

  • The Flirty Sleepwalker

    The Flirty Sleepwalker

  • Footlight Serenade

    Footlight Serenade

  • Probation

    Probation

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

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

  • By Your Leave

    By Your Leave

  • Thrill of a Lifetime

    Thrill of a Lifetime

  • Million Dollar Legs

    Million Dollar Legs

  • Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star

    Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star