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)
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Singer
1942
People Are Funny
as Frances Langford - Guest
1946
This Is the Army
as Herself
1943
Hollywood Hotel
as Alice
1938
Born to Dance
as 'Peppy' Turner
1936
The Glenn Miller Story
as Frances Langford
1954
Too Many Girls
as Eileen Eilers
1940
All-American Co-Ed
as Virginia Collinge
1941
The Bamboo Blonde
as Louise Anderson
1946
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage)
1988
Career Girl
as Joan Terry
1944
Dreaming Out Loud
as Alice
1940
Once Upon a Wintertime
as Herself, Vocalist, Frances Langford (singing voice)
1948
The Hit Parade
as Ruth Allison
1937
Deputy Marshal
as Janet Masters
1949
Girl Rush
as Flo Daniels
1944
Every Night at Eight
as Susan Moore
1935
Hit Parade of 1941
as Pat Abbott
1940
Beat the Band
as Ann Rogers
1947
Palm Springs
as Joan Smythe
1936
