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Frances Langford

Apr 04, 1913 - Jul 11, 2005 (92 years old) in Hernando, 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

Date of Death 11 July 2005, Jensen Beach, Florida  (congestive heart failure)

Known For

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The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
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Melody Time
Frances Langford
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Cowboy in Manhattan
Babs Lee
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Swing It Soldier
Patricia Loring / Evelyn Loring Waters
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The Glenn Miller Story
Frances Langford
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Hit Parade of 1941
Pat Abbott
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Born to Dance
'Peppy' Turner
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Never a Dull Moment
Julie Russell
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Once Upon a Wintertime
Herself, Vocalist, Frances Langford (singing voice)
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Music Land
Singer (archive footage)

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