Frances Langford
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After decades in the business, Frances Langford is the kind of actress who arrived well before the current crop and stayed. The career has been split between cinema and television rather than settled in either. 'Melody Time' remains the reference point, thanks largely to Frances Langford. 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' is the other credit that tends to come up.
Frances Langford
29 Movies
After decades in the business, Frances Langford is the kind of actress who arrived well before the current crop and stayed. The career has been split between cinema and television rather than settled in either. 'Melody Time' remains the reference point, thanks largely to Frances Langford. 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' is the other credit that tends to come up.
Movies
Plays Frances Langford
Melody Time
1948
Plays Singer
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942
Plays Frances Langford
The Glenn Miller Story
1954
Plays 'Peppy' Turner
Born to Dance
1936
Plays Frances Langford
Broadway Melody of 1936
1935
Plays Pat Abbott
Hit Parade of 1941
1940
Plays Joan Smythe
Palm Springs
1936
Plays Eileen Eilers
Too Many Girls
1940
Plays Virginia Collinge
All-American Co-Ed
1941
Plays Susan Moore
Every Night at Eight
1935
Plays Louise Anderson
The Bamboo Blonde
1946
Plays Joan Terry
Career Girl
1944
Plays Alice
Hollywood Hotel
1938
Plays Ruth Allison
The Hit Parade
1937
Plays Janet Masters
Deputy Marshal
1949
Plays Alice
Dreaming Out Loud
1940
Plays Babs Lee
Cowboy in Manhattan
1943
Plays Susan Jackson
Dixie Jamboree
1944
Plays Singer
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #5
1933
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The Glenn Miller Story
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The Glenn Miller Story
Frances Langford
1954
Film
Purple Heart Diary
Frances Langford
1951
Film
Deputy Marshal
Janet Masters
1949
Film
Once Upon a Wintertime
Herself, Vocalist, Frances Langford (singing voice)
1948
Film
Melody Time
Frances Langford
1948
Film
Beat the Band
Ann Rogers
1947
Film
The Bamboo Blonde
Louise Anderson
1946
Film
Radio Stars on Parade
Sally Baker
1945
Film
Girl Rush
Flo Daniels
1944
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Frances Langford still alive?
Frances Langford passed away on July 11, 2005 at age 92.
What are the most famous roles of Frances Langford?
Frances Langford is best known for roles in Melody Time, Yankee Doodle Dandy, The Glenn Miller Story.
How many movies has Frances Langford been in?
Over a 72-year career (since 1933), Frances Langford has appeared in 28 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Frances Langford's first movie?
The career of Frances Langford began with Rambling 'Round Radio Row #5 (1933).
What is Frances Langford's most recent movie or series?
Frances Langford's most recent release is The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, which premiered on October 1, 1962.
Frances Langford
1913-04-04 · Hernando, Florida, USA
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)