Frances Langford
Born: 1913-04-04 in Hernando, Florida, USA
Died: 2005-07-11
Known For: Acting
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)
Filmography
2025
- Miles, Morale and Memories: Bob Hope and WWII as Self - Performer (archive footage)
2017
- This Is Bob Hope... as Self (archive footage)
2003
- Winter Wonderland as Frances Langford (voice) (archive sound)
2002
- Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO as Self (archive footage)
1988
- Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1987
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)
1985
- That's Dancing! as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
1962
1961
- The DuPont Show of the Week as Self
1955
- Music Land as Singer (archive footage)
1954
- The Glenn Miller Story as Frances Langford
- A Star Is Born World Premiere as Self
1951
- Purple Heart Diary as Frances Langford
- The Bickersons as Blanche Bickerson
1950
- The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
- Star Time as Self
1949
- Make Mine Laughs as (archive footage)
- Deputy Marshal as Janet Masters
1948
- Melody Time as Frances Langford
- Once Upon a Wintertime as Herself, Vocalist, Frances Langford (singing voice)
1947
- Beat the Band as Ann Rogers
1946
- People Are Funny as Frances Langford - Guest
- The Bamboo Blonde as Louise Anderson
1945
- Radio Stars on Parade as Sally Baker
1944
- Memo for Joe as Self
- Girl Rush as Flo Daniels
- Dixie Jamboree as Susan Jackson
- Career Girl as Joan Terry
1943
- This Is the Army as Herself
- Never a Dull Moment as Julie Russell
- Combat America as Self
- Follow the Band as Frances Langford
- Cowboy in Manhattan as Babs Lee
1942
- Yankee Doodle Dandy as Singer
- Mississippi Gambler as Beth Cornell
1941
- All-American Co-Ed as Virginia Collinge
- Swing It Soldier as Patricia Loring / Evelyn Loring Waters
1940
- Hit Parade of 1941 as Pat Abbott
- Too Many Girls as Eileen Eilers
- Dreaming Out Loud as Alice
1938
- Hollywood Hotel as Alice
1937
- The Hit Parade as Ruth Allison
1936
- Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
- Born to Dance as 'Peppy' Turner
- Palm Springs as Joan Smythe
1935
- Broadway Melody of 1936 as Frances Langford
- Collegiate as Miss Hay
- Every Night at Eight as Susan Moore
1933
- Rambling 'Round Radio Row #5 as Singer