Name
Frances Langford
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1913-04-04
Deathday
2005-07-11 (92 years old)
Place of Birth
Hernando, Florida, USA
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
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A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer ...
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In the grand tradition of Disney's great musical classics, Melody Time features seven time...
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A vibrant tribute to one of America's legendary bandleaders, charting Glenn Miller's rise ...
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A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from its origins after the invention of th...
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Fraternity brothers enter one of their own into a scholarship lottery after a women's coll...
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A look at everyone's favorite Disney characters as they explore the joys of Christmas....
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On leave, a sailor falls in love with a young lady aspiring to become a Broadway dancer, b...
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Lovely, gifted Irene Foster hopes that her childhood sweetheart-turned Broadway producer R...
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After losing a coveted role in an upcoming film to another actress, screen queen Mona Mars...
- 1942 Yankee Doodle Dandy as Singer
- 1946 People Are Funny as Frances Langford - Guest
- 1943 This Is the Army as Herself
- 1938 Hollywood Hotel as Alice
- 1936 Born to Dance as 'Peppy' Turner
- 1954 The Glenn Miller Story as Frances Langford
- 1940 Too Many Girls as Eileen Eilers
- 1941 All-American Co-Ed as Virginia Collinge
- 1946 The Bamboo Blonde as Louise Anderson
- 1988 Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1944 Career Girl as Joan Terry
- 1940 Dreaming Out Loud as Alice
- 1948 Once Upon a Wintertime as Herself, Vocalist, Frances Langford (singing voice)
- 1937 The Hit Parade as Ruth Allison
- 1949 Deputy Marshal as Janet Masters
- 1944 Girl Rush as Flo Daniels
- 1935 Every Night at Eight as Susan Moore
- 1940 Hit Parade of 1941 as Pat Abbott
- 1947 Beat the Band as Ann Rogers
- 1936 Palm Springs as Joan Smythe
- 1945 Radio Stars on Parade as Sally Baker
- 1948 Melody Time as Frances Langford
- 1941 Swing It Soldier as Patricia Loring / Evelyn Loring Waters
- 1935 Broadway Melody of 1936 as Frances Langford
- 2002 Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 Winter Wonderland as Frances Langford (voice) (archive sound)
- 1944 Dixie Jamboree as Susan Jackson
- 1943 Follow the Band as Frances Langford
- 1943 Never a Dull Moment as Julie Russell
- 1949 Make Mine Laughs as (archive footage)
- 1942 Mississippi Gambler as Beth Cornell
- 1935 Collegiate as Miss Hay
- 1943 Cowboy in Manhattan as Babs Lee
- 1943 Combat America as Self
- 2017 This Is Bob Hope... as Self (archive footage)
- 1951 Purple Heart Diary as Frances Langford
- 1954 A Star Is Born World Premiere as Self
- 1944 Memo for Joe as Self
- 1933 Rambling 'Round Radio Row #5 as Singer
- 1987 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)
- 1936 Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
- 1985 That's Dancing! as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
- 1955 Music Land as Singer (archive footage)
- 1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1961 The DuPont Show of the Week ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1951 The Bickersons ( 13 episodes ) as Blanche Bickerson
- 1950 Star Time ( 33 episodes ) as Self
