Director

Frances Langford

Acting

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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 1

TMDB ID: 30275

IMDb ID: nm0486387

Known for: Acting

Born: April 4, 1913

Died: July 11, 2005

Age: 92

Place of birth: Hernando, Florida, USA

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1933 - 2017

Years active: 85

Average TMDB rating: 6.48

Wikidata: Q463204

Also known as

Julia Frances Newbern-Langford

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Writer (1)

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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)