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 |
Series | The DuPont Show of the Week | Unknown | 1961-09-17 |
Movie | Music Land | Singer (archive footage) | 1955-06-11 |
Series | The Honeymooners | Unknown | 1955-10-01 |
Movie | A Star Is Born World Premiere | Self | 1954-09-28 |
Movie | The Glenn Miller Story | Frances Langford | 1954-01-04 |
Movie | Purple Heart Diary | Frances Langford | 1951-11-12 |
Series | Star Time | Self - Singer | 1950-09-02 |
Series | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Unknown | 1950-09-10 |
Movie | Deputy Marshal | Janet Masters | 1949-10-28 |
Movie | Make Mine Laughs | (archive footage) | 1949-08-03 |
Movie | Once Upon a Wintertime | Herself, Vocalist, Frances Langford (singing voice) | 1948-05-27 |
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 | Career Girl | Joan Terry | 1944-01-11 |
Movie | Memo for Joe | Self | 1944-08-10 |
Movie | Dixie Jamboree | Susan Jackson | 1944-08-15 |
Movie | Girl Rush | Flo Daniels | 1944-10-21 |
Movie | Combat America | Self | 1943-01-01 |
Movie | Cowboy in Manhattan | Babs Lee | 1943-05-21 |
Movie | Follow the Band | Frances Langford | 1943-04-01 |
Movie | This Is the Army | Herself | 1943-08-14 |
Movie | Never a Dull Moment | Julie Russell | 1943-11-19 |
Movie | Mississippi Gambler | Beth Cornell | 1942-04-17 |
Movie | Yankee Doodle Dandy | Singer | 1942-05-29 |
Movie | All-American Co-Ed | Virginia Collinge | 1941-10-31 |
Movie | Swing It Soldier | Patricia Loring / Evelyn Loring Waters | 1941-11-07 |
Movie | Dreaming Out Loud | Alice | 1940-09-30 |
Movie | Hit Parade of 1941 | Pat Abbott | 1940-10-14 |
Movie | Too Many Girls | Eileen Eilers | 1940-10-08 |
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 |