Frances Langford
Known for ActingBorn 1913-04-04 — died 2005-07-11Hernando, Florida, USA
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
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Date of Death 11 July 2005, Jensen Beach, Florida (congestive heart failure)
Known for
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942 · as Singer
Melody Time
1948 · as Frances Langford
That's Dancing!
1985 · as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
This Is the Army
1943 · as Herself
The Glenn Miller Story
1954 · as Frances Langford
Mississippi Gambler
1942 · as Beth Cornell
Combat America
1943 · as Self
This Is Bob Hope...
2017 · as Self (archive footage)
Born to Dance
1936 · as 'Peppy' Turner
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · as Self (archive footage)
The Bamboo Blonde
1946 · as Louise Anderson
Purple Heart Diary
1951 · as Frances Langford
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
Broadway Melody of 1936
1935 · as Frances Langford
Too Many Girls
1940 · as Eileen Eilers
Hollywood Hotel
1938 · as Alice
Hit Parade of 1941
1940 · as Pat Abbott
Collegiate
1936 · as Miss Hay