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Frances Langford

Actress / Film Actress / Screenwriter | * 04/04/1913 († 92, 07/11/2005) | Lakeland (United States of America (USA))
Julia Frances Newbern-Langford (April 4, 1913 – July 11, 2005) was an American singer and actress who was popular during the Golden Age of Radio and made film and television appearances for over two decades. She was known as the "GI Nightingale", an American armed-forces sweetheart, who entertained troops by frequently touring with Bob Hope. ()

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 4April 1913,Lakeland, FloridaDate of Death 11July 2005,Jensen Beach, Florida (congestive heart failure)

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Most frequent genres for this person: Music | Comedies | Documentaries

Known for these Movies & Shows

A gambler in need of cash plots a romance between his daughter and a wealthy Englishman. The daughter, however, has plans of her own. ...

Palm Springs

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1936 | 1h 12min
Comedy, Drama
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Agent Pete Garland is fired by society singer Monica Barrett after he got her a new radio contract, because she thinks her lawyer friend Teddy Leeds fits in better with her social status. To get even, ...

The Hit Parade

Certification unknown

1937 | 1h 23min
Music
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Fraternity brothers enter one of their own into a scholarship lottery after a women's college insults them. Though the Zeta boys are celebrated for their comedy drag revue, staying undercover as a wom ...

All-American Co-Ed

Certification unknown

1941 | 1.6/5 | 53min
Comedy, Music
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Three young girls working in an agency have build a singing trio. They want to "lease" the Dictaphone of their boss to make a record of their singing, but they are caught and fired. When they are not ...

Every Night at Eight

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1935 | 1h 20min
Comedy, Music
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Awards & Nominations for Frances Langford

Florida Women's Hall of Fame Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Frances Langford as Actress(42)

as Self (archive footage)2017 This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)2002 Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO
as Self (archive footage)2000 Prison Images
as Self (archive footage)1988 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)1985 That's Dancing!
as Singer (archive footage)1955 Music Land
as herself1954 A Star Is Born World Premiere
as herself1954 The Glenn Miller Story
as herself1951 Purple Heart Diary
as Janet Masters1949 Deputy Marshal
as (archive footage)1949 Make Mine Laughs
as Herself, Vocalist, Frances Langford (singing voice)1948 Once Upon a Wintertime
as herself1948 Melody Time
as Ann Rogers1947 Beat the Band
as Louise Anderson1946 The Bamboo Blonde
as Frances Langford - Guest1946 People Are Funny
as Sally Baker1945 Radio Stars on Parade
as Flo Daniels1944 Girl Rush
as Joan Terry1944 Career Girl
as herself1944 Memo for Joe
as Susan Jackson1944 Dixie Jamboree
as herself1943 Follow the Band
as Babs Lee1943 Cowboy in Manhattan
as herself1943 This Is the Army
as Julie Russell1943 Never a Dull Moment
as herself1943 Combat America
as Beth Cornell1942 Mississippi Gambler
as Singer1942 Yankee Doodle Dandy
as Virginia Collinge1941 All-American Co-Ed
as Patricia Loring / Evelyn Loring Waters1941 Swing It Soldier
as Eileen Eilers1940 Too Many Girls
as Alice1940 Dreaming Out Loud
as Pat Abbott1940 Hit Parade of 1941
as Alice1937 Hollywood Hotel
as Ruth Allison1937 The Hit Parade
1936 Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
as 'Peppy' Turner1936 Born to Dance
as Joan Smythe1936 Palm Springs
as Miss Hay1936 Collegiate
as Susan Moore1935 Every Night at Eight
as herself1935 Broadway Melody of 1936
as Singer1933 Rambling 'Round Radio Row #5

TV Shows/Series with Frances Langford as Actress(2)

as herself1961 The DuPont Show of the Week
as herself1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour

Movies with Frances Langford as Crew(1)

Writing/Writer1951 Purple Heart Diary

Full Name: Frances Langford
Born: Friday, 04/04 1913 (April) in Lakeland (United States of America (USA))
Died: Monday, 07/11 2005 (July) in Jensen Beach (aged: 92)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Lakeland Senior High School
Spouses (current/former): Jon Hall, Ralph Evinrude
Frances Langford frequently works together with these people:
Sid Silvers (7x, Crew)
Bob Hope (6x, Actor)
Una Merkel (5x, Actress)
James Stewart (4x, Actor)
Ronald Reagan (4x, Actor)
Buddy Ebsen (4x, Actor)
George Tobias (4x, Actor)
Eleanor Powell (4x, Actress)
Albert S. D'Agostino (4x, Crew)
Jerry Wald (4x, Crew)
Darrell Silvera (4x, Crew)
Frank De Felitta (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:4492, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024