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Frances Langford

Frances Langford

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 04, 1913
Died Jul 11, 2005 (92)
Birthplace Hernando, Florida, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Do ... odle 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)

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Winter Wonderland

Winter Wonderland

2003

as Frances Langford (voice) (archive sound)

That's Dancing!

That's Dancing!

1985

as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)

Music Land

Music Land

1955

as Singer (archive footage)

The Glenn Miller Story

The Glenn Miller Story

1954

as Frances Langford

Purple Heart Diary

Purple Heart Diary

1951

as Frances Langford

Deputy Marshal

Deputy Marshal

1949

as Janet Masters

Make Mine Laughs

Make Mine Laughs

1949

as (archive footage)

Melody Time

Melody Time

1948

as Frances Langford

Beat the Band

Beat the Band

1947

as Ann Rogers

The Bamboo Blonde

The Bamboo Blonde

1946

as Louise Anderson

People Are Funny

People Are Funny

1946

as Frances Langford - Guest

Radio Stars on Parade

Radio Stars on Parade

1945

as Sally Baker

Career Girl

Career Girl

1944

as Joan Terry

Dixie Jamboree

Dixie Jamboree

1944

as Susan Jackson

Girl Rush

Girl Rush

1944

as Flo Daniels

Cowboy in Manhattan

Cowboy in Manhattan

1943

as Babs Lee

Never a Dull Moment

Never a Dull Moment

1943

as Julie Russell

Follow the Band

Follow the Band

1943

as Frances Langford

Mississippi Gambler

Mississippi Gambler

1942

as Beth Cornell

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

as Singer

All-American Co-Ed

All-American Co-Ed

1941

as Virginia Collinge

Swing It Soldier

Swing It Soldier

1941

as Patricia Loring / Evelyn Loring Waters

Hit Parade of 1941

Hit Parade of 1941

1940

as Pat Abbott

Dreaming Out Loud

Dreaming Out Loud

1940

as Alice

Too Many Girls

Too Many Girls

1940

as Eileen Eilers

Hollywood Hotel

Hollywood Hotel

1938

as Alice

The Hit Parade

The Hit Parade

1937

as Ruth Allison

Palm Springs

Palm Springs

1936

as Joan Smythe

Collegiate

Collegiate

1936

as Miss Hay

Born to Dance

Born to Dance

1936

as 'Peppy' Turner

Every Night at Eight

Every Night at Eight

1935

as Susan Moore

Broadway Melody of 1936

Broadway Melody of 1936

1935

as Frances Langford

Purple Heart Diary

Purple Heart Diary

1951

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Television Credits

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Star Time

as Self - Singer

Episodes: 33

First Aired: Sep 02, 1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 10, 1950

The DuPont Show of the Week

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1961

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

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