Frances Langford
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
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
19 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | The Glenn Miller Story | Frances Langford | Film |
| 1951 | The Bickersons | Blanche Bickerson | TV |
| 1950 | Star Time | Self | TV |
| 1948 | Melody Time | Frances Langford | Film |
| 1948 | Once Upon a Wintertime | Herself, Vocalist, Frances Langford (singing voice) | Film |
| 1946 | People Are Funny | Frances Langford - Guest | Film |
| 1946 | The Bamboo Blonde | Louise Anderson | Film |
| 1944 | Career Girl | Joan Terry | Film |
| 1943 | Follow the Band | Frances Langford | Film |
| 1943 | This Is the Army | Herself | Film |
| 1943 | Combat America | Self | Film |
| 1942 | Yankee Doodle Dandy | Singer | Film |
| 1941 | All-American Co-Ed | Virginia Collinge | Film |
| 1940 | Too Many Girls | Eileen Eilers | Film |
| 1940 | Dreaming Out Loud | Alice | Film |
| 1940 | Hit Parade of 1941 | Pat Abbott | Film |
| 1938 | Hollywood Hotel | Alice | Film |
| 1936 | Born to Dance | 'Peppy' Turner | Film |
| 1935 | Broadway Melody of 1936 | Frances Langford | Film |
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