Betty Grable

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Pin-up photo of Betty Grable for Yank, the Army Weekly (1943)

Betty Grable (* 18th December 1916 as Elizabeth Ruth Grable in St. Louis , Missouri ; † 2. July 1973 in Santa Monica , California ) was an American actress and the most famous pin-up -Girl 1940s.

Career

Betty Grable began her career in 1930 at the instigation of her mother Lillian, but for a long time she was only cast for minor roles. She was one of the "Goldwyn Girls" and acted as an extra in several Eddie Cantor films. She moved to Paramount in the middle of the decade and married former child star Jackie Coogan . Over time she got slightly better roles, but continued to work as a supporting actress. Her breakthrough came after 1940 when she switched to 20th Century Fox . Her first film for the studio, Galopp ins Glück , an elaborately produced musical in technicolor , established Grable as a star. From 1942 to 1951 she was consistently one of the top ten box office stars in the country, longer than any other female star. In 1943 she even took first place. Only Doris Day should succeed after her .

A 1943 shot by studio photographer Frank Powolny of Grable in a bathing suit looking over her shoulder was one of the most popular pin-up shots of the time. 20th Century Fox used her fame in 1944 for the film Pin Up Girl . Betty Grable was mostly used by the studio in lavish musicals, often at the side of Carmen Miranda and John Payne . The titles are like synopsis and films like Springtime in the Rockies, Moon over Miami or Coney Island presented Grable in revealing costumes and with more or less catchy songs. She became Hollywood's highest paid actress in 1948, with an estimated annual income of $ 300,000. 20th Century Fox insured her legs for a million dollars, so that she has now been nicknamed "The Pin-up Girl" as well as "The Girl With the Million Dollar Legs". In 1942 she also showed dramatic talent in the early film noir I Wake Up Screaming , in which she starred alongside Victor Mature . By the early 1950s, Grable was struggling not only with her weight, but also with the studio's new star, Marilyn Monroe . Together they appeared in How do you fish for a millionaire? on, but shortly afterwards Grable left the studio and only appeared in a few films. She later began a fairly successful career as a nightclub singer, mostly alongside her last husband, band leader Harry James .

Grable was known for her humor, her friendly manner and a good deal of self-irony. She died of lung cancer at the age of 56 . She rests with her mother (* 1889, † 1964) in the Mausoleum of the Golden West at Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood near Los Angeles , California.

Filmography

  • 1929: Happy Days
  • 1930: Let's Go Places
  • 1930: New Movietone Follies of 1930
  • 1930: Whoopee!
  • 1931: Kiki
  • 1931: Palmy Days
  • 1932: The Greeks Had a Word for Them
  • 1932: Probation
  • 1932: The Age of Consent
  • 1932: Hold 'Em Jail
  • 1932: The Kid from Spain
  • 1933: Cavalcade
  • 1933: Child of Manhattan
  • 1933: Melody Cruise
  • 1933: What Price Innocence?
  • 1933: The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
  • 1934: dance with me! (The Gay Divorcee)
  • 1934: Student Tour
  • 1934: By Your Leave
  • 1935: The Nitwits
  • 1935: Old Man Rhythm
  • 1936: Collegiate
  • 1936: Navy Against Lovesickness (Follow the Fleet)
  • 1936: Don't Turn 'em Loose
  • 1936: The whole point (Pigskin Parade)
  • 1937: This Way Please
  • 1937: Thrill of a Lifetime
  • 1938: College Swing
  • 1938: Give Me a Sailor
  • 1938: Campus Confessions
  • 1939: Man About Town
  • 1939: Million Dollar Legs
  • 1939: The Day the Bookies Wept
  • 1940: Gallop into Luck (Down Argentine Way)
  • 1940: Tin Pan Alley
  • 1941: Allotria in Florida (Moon Over Miami)
  • 1941: A Yank in the RAF
  • 1941: I Wake Up Screaming
  • 1942: Song of the Islands
  • 1942: Footlight Serenade
  • 1942: Springtime in the Rockies
  • 1943: Coney Island
  • 1943: Sweet Rosie O'Grady
  • 1944: Four Jills in a Jeep
  • 1944: Pin Up Girl
  • 1945: Diamond Horseshoe
  • 1945: Dolly Sisters (The Dolly Sisters)
  • 1946: Do You Love Me
  • 1947: The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
  • 1947: It started in Schneider's opera house (Mother Wore Tights)
  • 1948: That Lady in Ermine (That Lady in Ermine)
  • 1948: When My Baby Smiles at Me
  • 1949: The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
  • 1950: Vaudeville Princess (Wabash Avenue)
  • 1950: My Blue Heaven
  • 1951: Call Me Mister
  • 1951: Meet Me After the Show
  • 1953: The Farmer Takes a Wife
  • 1953: How do you get a millionaire? (How to Marry a Millionaire)
  • 1955: Three for the Show
  • 1955: How to Be Very, Very Popular

Web links

Commons : Betty Grable  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ bettygrable.net/bio - Famous World War II swimsuit picture of Betty Grable
  2. ↑ Klaus Nerger: The grave of Betty Grable. In: knerger.de. Retrieved July 14, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Grave, Betty
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Grable, Elizabeth Ruth (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actress and pin-up girl
DATE OF BIRTH December 18, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Louis , Missouri , United States
DATE OF DEATH 2nd July 1973
Place of death Santa Monica , California , United States