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<html> <head> <title>Betty Grable</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css"> <!-- .fotmbar { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none} .fotmbar:hover { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: underline} .newslink { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .newslink:hover { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .proflink { color: #000000; text-decoration: none} .proflink:hover { color: blue; text-decoration: underline} .b1f, .b2f, .b3f, .b4f {font-size:1px; overflow:hidden; display:block;} .b1f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 5px;} .b2f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 3px;} .b3f {height:1px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 2px;} .b4f {height:2px; background:#e6e6e6; margin:0 1px;} .contentf {background: #e6e6e6; padding: 2px; } .contentf div {margin-left: 5px;} --> </style></head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This is a beta version of NNDB</font></b></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> <nobr>Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </font></b></nobr></form></td> </tr> </table> <!-- COPYRIGHT (C) 2008 SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS --> <!-- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED --> <!-- NO PART OF THIS WEBSITE MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION --> <!-- OF SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS (ON THE WEB, IN PRINT, OR OTHERWISE) --> <!-- --> <!-- SOYLENT COMMUNICATIONS --> <!-- PO BOX 4436, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94040 USA --> </td></tr><tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr><map name=fool><area coords="102,0,240,14" href="/people/661/000026583/bibliography/" alt="bibliography"></map><tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 0px 15px 15px 15px;"><img src="/red-profile-2.gif" align="right" height=15 width=240 border=0 usemap=#fool><br clear="all"><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0><font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Betty Grable</b></font><p><img src="betty-grable-legs.jpg" height=367 width=212 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Betty Grable"><b>AKA</b> Ruth Elizabeth Grable<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/870/000106552/" class=proflink>18-Dec</a>-<a href="/lists/915/000105600/" class=proflink>1916</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/731/000069524/" class=proflink>St. Louis, MO</a><br><b>Died:</b> <a href="/lists/070/000106749/" class=proflink>2-Jul</a>-<a href="/lists/483/000106165/" class=proflink>1973</a><br><b>Location of death:</b> <a href="/geo/702/000069495/" class=proflink>Santa Monica, CA</a><br><b>Cause of death:</b> <a href="/lists/357/000069150/" class=proflink>Cancer - Lung</a><br><b>Remains:</b> Buried, <a href="/cemetery/687/000208063/" class="proflink">Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA</a><br><p><b>Gender:</b> Female<br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> Actor<p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> The Girl With the Million Dollar Legs<p><b>Father:</b> John Conn Grable<br><b>Mother:</b> Lillian Grable<br><b>Husband:</b> <a href="/people/341/000044209/">Jackie Coogan</a> (m. 20-Nov-1937, div. 8-Oct-1940)<br><b>Husband:</b> <a href="/people/376/000043247/">Harry James</a> (jazz musician, m. 5-Jul-1943, div. 9-Oct-1965, two daughters)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Victoria (b. 4-Mar-1944, with Harry James)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Jessica (b. 20-May-1947, with Harry James)<br><b>Boyfriend:</b> <a href="/people/411/000045276/">Desi Arnaz</a><br><b>Boyfriend:</b> <a href="/people/682/000025607/">Oleg Cassini</a> (dated)<br><p> High School: Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School, St. Louis, MO<br><p> <a href="/company/803/000163314/">RKO Radio Pictures</a> under contract<br> <a href="/honors/312/000044180/">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> 6525 Hollywood Blvd.<br> <a href="/honors/702/000165207/">St. Louis Walk of Fame</a> <br> Endorsement of <a href="/company/822/000124450/">Liggett Group</a> Chesterfield cigarettes<br> <a href="/event/351/000083102/">Appendectomy</a> (Feb-1939)<br> Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/778/000064586/">Smoking</a>, <a href="/lists/454/000159974/">Appendicitis</a><br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/067/000107743/">How to Be Very, Very Popular (22-Jul-1955)</a> <br> <a href="/films/750/000234048/">Three for the Show (24-Feb-1955)</a> <br> <a href="/films/833/000032737/">How to Marry a Millionaire (5-Nov-1953)</a> · Loco Dempsey<br> <a href="/films/821/000033722/">The Farmer Takes a Wife (12-Jun-1953)</a> · Molly Larkin<br> <a href="/films/065/000222396/">Meet Me After the Show (15-Aug-1951)</a> <br> <a href="/films/126/000204511/">Call Me Mister (31-Jan-1951)</a> <br> <a href="/films/045/000159565/">My Blue Heaven (15-Sep-1950)</a> · Kitty Moran<br> <a href="/films/429/000033330/">Wabash Avenue (31-Mar-1950)</a> <br> <a href="/films/014/000140591/">The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (27-May-1949)</a> · Freddie<br> <a href="/films/287/000086029/">When My Baby Smiles at Me (10-Nov-1948)</a> <br> <a href="/films/828/000223159/">That Lady in Ermine (24-Aug-1948)</a> · Francesca<br> <a href="/films/797/000041674/">Mother Wore Tights (20-Aug-1947)</a> · Mother<br> <a href="/films/633/000112297/">The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (4-Jan-1947)</a> <br> <a href="/films/794/000041671/">The Dolly Sisters (Nov-1945)</a> <br> <a href="/films/158/000234453/">Diamond Horseshoe (2-May-1945)</a> <br> <a href="/films/793/000041670/">Pin-Up Girl (25-Apr-1944)</a> <br> <a href="/films/244/000213602/">Four Jills in a Jeep (17-Mar-1944)</a> · Herself<br> <a href="/films/584/000223912/">Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1-Oct-1943)</a> · Madeleine Marlowe<br> <a href="/films/801/000041678/">Coney Island (16-Jun-1943)</a> · Katie Farley<br> <a href="/films/782/000089515/">Springtime in the Rockies (6-Nov-1942)</a> · Vicky Lane<br> <a href="/films/255/000213613/">Footlight Serenade (1-Aug-1942)</a> <br> <a href="/films/607/000041484/">Song of the Islands (5-Feb-1942)</a> · Eileen O'Brien<br> <a href="/films/827/000037716/">I Wake Up Screaming (14-Nov-1941)</a> · Jill Lynn<br> <a href="/films/881/000089614/">A Yank in the R.A.F. (26-Sep-1941)</a> · Carol Brown<br> <a href="/films/561/000040441/">Moon Over Miami (18-Jun-1941)</a> <br> <a href="/films/792/000041669/">Tin Pan Alley (22-Nov-1940)</a> · Lily Blane<br> <a href="/films/845/000089578/">Down Argentine Way (11-Oct-1940)</a> · Glenda Crawford<br> <a href="/films/995/000078761/">The Day the Bookies Wept (15-Sep-1939)</a> · Ina Firpo<br> <a href="/films/904/000259127/">Million Dollar Legs (14-Jul-1939)</a> <br> <a href="/films/170/000384015/">Give Me a Sailor (19-Aug-1938)</a> <br> <a href="/films/076/000173554/">College Swing (29-Apr-1938)</a> <br> <a href="/films/900/000159423/">Pigskin Parade (23-Oct-1936)</a> · Laura Watson<br> <a href="/films/173/000384018/">Don't Turn 'Em Loose (18-Sep-1936)</a> <br> <a href="/films/756/000037645/">Follow the Fleet (20-Feb-1936)</a> · Singer<br> <a href="/films/569/000262780/">Old Man Rhythm (2-Aug-1935)</a> <br> <a href="/films/942/000258168/">The Nitwits (7-Jun-1935)</a> · Mary Roberts<br> <a href="/films/754/000037643/">The Gay Divorcee (12-Oct-1934)</a> · Guest<br> <a href="/films/579/000074357/">Child of Manhattan (11-Feb-1933)</a> <br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=26583"><img src="/woman.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=26583">Betty Grable</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=26583" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>