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Frances Langford

Frances Langford

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)

Personal information

Birthday

1913-04-04

Birth Place

Hernando, Florida, USA

Movies and TV shows :

A Star Is Born World Premiere

A Star Is Born World Premiere

1954

8.0

Movie
All-American Co-Ed

All-American Co-Ed

1941

4.2

Movie
Beat the Band

Beat the Band

1947

4.0

Movie
Born to Dance

Born to Dance

1936

6.1

Movie
Broadway Melody of 1936

Broadway Melody of 1936

1935

6.3

Movie
Career Girl

Career Girl

1944

5.0

Movie
Collegiate

Collegiate

1936

0.0

Movie
Combat America

Combat America

1943

5.4

Movie
Cowboy in Manhattan

Cowboy in Manhattan

1943

0.0

Movie
Deputy Marshal

Deputy Marshal

1949

6.8

Movie
Dixie Jamboree

Dixie Jamboree

1944

4.5

Movie
Dreaming Out Loud

Dreaming Out Loud

1940

5.7

Movie
Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO

Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO

2002

0.0

Movie
Every Night at Eight

Every Night at Eight

1935

7.5

Movie
Follow the Band

Follow the Band

1943

0.0

Movie
Girl Rush

Girl Rush

1944

5.0

Movie
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

1988

6.0

Movie
Hit Parade of 1941

Hit Parade of 1941

1940

5.3

Movie
Hollywood Hotel

Hollywood Hotel

1938

5.4

Movie
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1988

6.0

Movie
Make Mine Laughs

Make Mine Laughs

1949

5.0

Movie
Melody Time

Melody Time

1948

6.1

Movie
Memo for Joe

Memo for Joe

1944

0.0

Movie
Mississippi Gambler

Mississippi Gambler

1942

6.0

Movie
Music Land

Music Land

1955

6.0

Movie
Never a Dull Moment

Never a Dull Moment

1943

6.0

Movie
Once Upon a Wintertime

Once Upon a Wintertime

1948

5.4

Movie
Palm Springs

Palm Springs

1936

0.0

Movie
People Are Funny

People Are Funny

1946

5.2

Movie
Purple Heart Diary

Purple Heart Diary

1951

0.0

Movie
Radio Stars on Parade

Radio Stars on Parade

1945

0.0

Movie
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #5

Rambling 'Round Radio Row #5

1933

1.0

Movie
poster

Star Time

1950

0.0

TV
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

1936

1.0

Movie
Swing It Soldier

Swing It Soldier

1941

5.0

Movie
That's Dancing!

That's Dancing!

1985

7.0

Movie
The Bamboo Blonde

The Bamboo Blonde

1946

6.0

Movie
poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

7.0

TV
poster

The DuPont Show of the Week

1961

6.0

TV
The Glenn Miller Story

The Glenn Miller Story

1954

6.9

Movie
The Hit Parade

The Hit Parade

1937

4.0

Movie
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

7.4

TV
This Is Bob Hope...

This Is Bob Hope...

2017

8.0

Movie
This Is the Army

This Is the Army

1943

5.7

Movie
Too Many Girls

Too Many Girls

1940

5.7

Movie
Winter Wonderland

Winter Wonderland

2003

4.9

Movie
Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

7.0

Movie