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