Frances Langford
- Birthday
- Apr 4, 1913
Bio: Actress and band singer Frances Langford began her movie career in 1935, playing part of a singing-sister act (with Alice Faye and Patsy Kelly) in Every Night at Eight. She flourished in the 1940s as a vocalist on Bob Hope's radio program and with her own weekly series. Never a brilliant actress, Langford was often a very good one: her better films include Yankee… More Bio: Actress and band singer Frances Langford began her movie career in 1935, playing part of a singing-sister act (with Alice Faye and Patsy Kelly) in Every Night at Eight. She flourished in the 1940s as a vocalist on Bob Hope's radio program and with her own weekly series. Never a brilliant actress, Langford was often a very good one: her better films include Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), in which she played turn-of-the-century entertainer Nora Bayes, and The Bamboo Blonde (1945), a fanciful reenactment of her many wartime USO tours. Collectors of comedy record albums will fondly recall Langford for her many co-starring stints with Don Ameche as the battling Bickersons. Frances Langford ended her show-business career in the early 1960s, opting for retirement with her third husband, the owner of Evinrude Motors. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Filmography
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I'll Reach for a Star (2010)
- Actor
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The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
- Frances Langford
- 88%
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Melody Time (1948)
- Vocalist
- 88%
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The Bamboo Blonde (1946)
- Louise Anderson
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People Are Funny (1946)
- Frances Langford
- See all 17 films
Frances Langford Videos
James Cagney That Yankee Doodle Dandy
2 minutes 55 seconds
The Bamboo Blonde
30 seconds
Hollywood Hotel
2 minutes 15 seconds
Born To Dance
1 minutes 33 seconds
The Broadway Melody
23 seconds
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