Frances Langford

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

April 4, 1913

died

July 11, 2005

place of birth

Hernando, Florida, USA

also known as

Julia Frances Newbern-Langford

total credits

42 movies

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 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)

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Known For

Filmography

42 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

The Glenn Miller Story
7.0

The Glenn Miller Story

1954as Frances Langford
Melody Time
6.1

Melody Time

1948as Frances Langford
A Star Is Born World Premiere
8.0

A Star Is Born World Premiere

1954as Self
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.5

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987as Self (archive footage)
Yankee Doodle Dandy
7.1

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942as Singer
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
6.0

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

1988as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
This Is the Army
5.7

This Is the Army

1943as Herself
That's Dancing!
6.9

That's Dancing!

1985as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
8.0

This Is Bob Hope...

2017as Self (archive footage)
Born to Dance
6.1

Born to Dance

1936as 'Peppy' Turner
Broadway Melody of 1936
6.6

Broadway Melody of 1936

1935as Frances Langford
Hit Parade of 1941
6.2

Hit Parade of 1941

1940as Pat Abbott
Hollywood Hotel
5.8

Hollywood Hotel

1938as Alice
Music Land
6.0

Music Land

1955as Singer (archive footage)
Winter Wonderland
5.9

Winter Wonderland

2003as Frances Langford (voice) (archive sound)
Swing It Soldier
6.5

Swing It Soldier

1941as Patricia Loring / Evelyn Loring Waters
Too Many Girls
5.9

Too Many Girls

1940as Eileen Eilers
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
4.5

Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs

1936
Palm Springs
8.0

Palm Springs

1936as Joan Smythe
The Bamboo Blonde
5.6

The Bamboo Blonde

1946as Louise Anderson
Every Night at Eight
7.0

Every Night at Eight

1935as Susan Moore
Girl Rush
6.0

Girl Rush

1944as Flo Daniels
Once Upon a Wintertime
6.0

Once Upon a Wintertime

1948as Herself, Vocalist, Frances Langford (singing voice)
Collegiate
7.0

Collegiate

1936as Miss Hay
Combat America
5.7

Combat America

1943as Self
Purple Heart Diary
7.0

Purple Heart Diary

1951as Frances Langford
Dreaming Out Loud
6.0

Dreaming Out Loud

1940as Alice
Memo for Joe
8.0

Memo for Joe

1944as Self
People Are Funny
5.7

People Are Funny

1946as Frances Langford - Guest
The Hit Parade
6.3

The Hit Parade

1937as Ruth Allison
Radio Stars on Parade
9.0

Radio Stars on Parade

1945as Sally Baker
Mississippi Gambler
6.5

Mississippi Gambler

1942as Beth Cornell
Deputy Marshal
6.3

Deputy Marshal

1949as Janet Masters
Dixie Jamboree
5.4

Dixie Jamboree

1944as Susan Jackson
All-American Co-Ed
4.4

All-American Co-Ed

1941as Virginia Collinge
Cowboy in Manhattan
7.0

Cowboy in Manhattan

1943as Babs Lee
Never a Dull Moment
7.0

Never a Dull Moment

1943as Julie Russell
Follow the Band
9.0

Follow the Band

1943as Frances Langford
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #5
5.0

Rambling 'Round Radio Row #5

1933as Singer
Career Girl
5.0

Career Girl

1944as Joan Terry
Make Mine Laughs
5.5

Make Mine Laughs

1949as (archive footage)
Beat the Band
5.5

Beat the Band

1947as Ann Rogers