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)
Movie | This Is Bob Hope... | Self (archive footage) | 2017-12-29 |
Movie | Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC | Self (archive footage) | 1988-05-16 |
Movie | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) | 1988-11-22 |
Movie | That's Dancing! | From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage) | 1985-01-18 |
Movie | Music Land | Singer (archive footage) | 1955-06-11 |
Movie | The Glenn Miller Story | Frances Langford | 1954-01-04 |
Movie | A Star Is Born World Premiere | Self | 1954-09-28 |
Movie | Purple Heart Diary | Frances Langford | 1951-11-12 |
Movie | Deputy Marshal | Janet Masters | 1949-10-28 |
Movie | Make Mine Laughs | (archive footage) | 1949-08-03 |
Movie | Melody Time | Frances Langford | 1948-05-27 |
Movie | Beat the Band | Ann Rogers | 1947-02-19 |
Movie | The Bamboo Blonde | Louise Anderson | 1946-07-15 |
Movie | People Are Funny | Frances Langford - Guest | 1946-01-11 |
Movie | Radio Stars on Parade | Sally Baker | 1945-08-01 |
Movie | Memo for Joe | Self | 1944-08-10 |
Movie | Career Girl | Joan Terry | 1944-01-11 |
Movie | Dixie Jamboree | Susan Jackson | 1944-08-15 |
Movie | Girl Rush | Flo Daniels | 1944-10-21 |
Movie | Follow the Band | Frances Langford | 1943-04-01 |
Movie | Cowboy in Manhattan | Babs Lee | 1943-05-21 |
Movie | Never a Dull Moment | Julie Russell | 1943-11-19 |
Movie | This Is the Army | Herself | 1943-08-14 |
Movie | Yankee Doodle Dandy | Singer | 1942-05-29 |
Movie | Swing It Soldier | Patricia Loring / Evelyn Loring Waters | 1941-11-07 |
Movie | All-American Co-Ed | Virginia Collinge | 1941-10-31 |
Movie | Dreaming Out Loud | Alice | 1940-09-30 |
Movie | Too Many Girls | Eileen Eilers | 1940-10-08 |
Movie | Hit Parade of 1941 | Pat Abbott | 1940-10-14 |
Movie | Hollywood Hotel | Alice | 1938-01-15 |
Movie | The Hit Parade | Ruth Allison | 1937-04-26 |
Movie | Palm Springs | Joan Smythe | 1936-06-05 |
Movie | Collegiate | Miss Hay | 1936-01-22 |
Movie | Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs | 1936-08-05 | |
Movie | Born to Dance | 'Peppy' Turner | 1936-11-27 |
Movie | Every Night at Eight | Susan Moore | 1935-08-02 |
Movie | Broadway Melody of 1936 | Frances Langford | 1935-09-18 |
Movie | Rambling 'Round Radio Row #5 | Singer | 1933-06-07 |