Frances Langford

Person

Frances Langford

Born 4 April 1913 Died 11 July 2005, aged 92 Hernando, Florida, USA TMDB ↗

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).

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The numbers

Computed from the record
20age in their first credit on record (1933)
70years on screen and counting
4credits in 1936, their busiest year
34dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Winter Wonderland poster Age: 90

Winter Wonderland

2003
as Frances Langford (voice) (archive sound)
That's Dancing! poster Age: 71

That's Dancing!

1985
as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
Music Land poster Age: 42

Music Land

1955
as Singer (archive footage)
The Glenn Miller Story poster Age: 40

The Glenn Miller Story

1954
as Frances Langford
Purple Heart Diary poster Age: 38

Purple Heart Diary

1951
as Frances Langford
Deputy Marshal poster Age: 36

Deputy Marshal

1949
as Janet Masters
Melody Time poster Age: 35

Melody Time

1948
as Frances Langford
Beat the Band poster Age: 33

Beat the Band

1947
as Ann Rogers
The Bamboo Blonde poster Age: 33

The Bamboo Blonde

1946
as Louise Anderson
People Are Funny poster Age: 32

People Are Funny

1946
as Frances Langford - Guest
Radio Stars on Parade poster Age: 32

Radio Stars on Parade

1945
as Sally Baker
Girl Rush poster Age: 31

Girl Rush

1944
as Flo Daniels
Dixie Jamboree poster Age: 31

Dixie Jamboree

1944
as Susan Jackson
Career Girl poster Age: 30

Career Girl

1944
as Joan Terry
Never a Dull Moment poster Age: 30

Never a Dull Moment

1943
as Julie Russell
Cowboy in Manhattan poster Age: 30

Cowboy in Manhattan

1943
as Babs Lee
Follow the Band poster Age: 29

Follow the Band

1943
as Frances Langford
Yankee Doodle Dandy poster Age: 29

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942
as Singer
Mississippi Gambler poster Age: 29

Mississippi Gambler

1942
as Beth Cornell
Swing It Soldier poster Age: 28

Swing It Soldier

1941
as Patricia Loring / Evelyn Loring Waters
All-American Co-Ed poster Age: 28

All-American Co-Ed

1941
as Virginia Collinge
Hit Parade of 1941 poster Age: 27

Hit Parade of 1941

1940
as Pat Abbott
Too Many Girls poster Age: 27

Too Many Girls

1940
as Eileen Eilers
Dreaming Out Loud poster Age: 27

Dreaming Out Loud

1940
as Alice
Hollywood Hotel poster Age: 24

Hollywood Hotel

1938
as Alice
The Hit Parade poster Age: 24

The Hit Parade

1937
as Ruth Allison
Born to Dance poster Age: 23

Born to Dance

1936
as 'Peppy' Turner
Palm Springs poster Age: 23

Palm Springs

1936
as Joan Smythe
Collegiate poster Age: 22

Collegiate

1936
as Miss Hay
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs poster Age: 22

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

1936
Broadway Melody of 1936 poster Age: 22

Broadway Melody of 1936

1935
as Frances Langford
Every Night at Eight poster Age: 22

Every Night at Eight

1935
as Susan Moore
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #5 poster Age: 20

Rambling 'Round Radio Row #5

1933
as Singer
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TV credits

Newest first
No poster
Age: 38

The Bickersons

1951
as Blanche Bickerson
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