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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1913-04-04 (112 years old)

Place of Birth

Hernando, Florida, USA

Frances 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

Acting

2017

This Is Bob Hope... as Self (archive footage)

2003

Winter Wonderland as Frances Langford (voice) (archive sound)

2002

1988

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)

1985

That's Dancing! as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)

1962

1961

1955

Music Land as Singer (archive footage)

1954

The Glenn Miller Story as Frances Langford

1951

Purple Heart Diary as Frances Langford

1950

Star Time as Self - Singer

1949

Deputy Marshal as Janet Masters
Make Mine Laughs as (archive footage)

1948

Once Upon a Wintertime as Herself, Vocalist, Frances Langford (singing voice)
Melody Time as Frances Langford

1947

Beat the Band as Ann Rogers

1946

People Are Funny as Frances Langford - Guest
The Bamboo Blonde as Louise Anderson

1945

Radio Stars on Parade as Sally Baker

1944

Career Girl as Joan Terry
Girl Rush as Flo Daniels
Dixie Jamboree as Susan Jackson
Memo for Joe as Self

1943

This Is the Army as Herself
Follow the Band as Frances Langford
Never a Dull Moment as Julie Russell

1942

Mississippi Gambler as Beth Cornell

1941

All-American Co-Ed as Virginia Collinge
Swing It Soldier as Patricia Loring / Evelyn Loring Waters

1940

Too Many Girls as Eileen Eilers
Hit Parade of 1941 as Pat Abbott

1938

1937

The Hit Parade as Ruth Allison

1936

Born to Dance as 'Peppy' Turner
Palm Springs as Joan Smythe
Collegiate as Miss Hay

1935

Every Night at Eight as Susan Moore
Broadway Melody of 1936 as Frances Langford

1933

Writing

1951