Betty Grable Bio, Age, Spouse, Career, Net Worth, Quotes, Movies, Death

Elizabeth Ruth Grable, popularly known as Betty Grable, was an American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, model, and singer. During the 1930s and 1940s, her 42 films grossed over $100 million and she set a record 12 consecutive years as a top 10 box office star. In 1946 and 1947, the US Treasury Department ranked her as the highest paid American woman; she has earned over $3 million during her career.

BETTY GRABLE AGE | NATIONALITY

She was born on December 18, 1916 and died on July 2, 1973 at the age of 56. She is of American nationality and of white ethnicity. His birth | zodiac sign is not known and will be updated soon.

BETTY GRABLE SPOUSE(S) | MEETINGS | IS SHE MARRIED OR DIVORCED?

In 1937, Grable married Jackie Coogan, a former child actor. Jackie was under considerable stress from a lawsuit against her parents over her childhood earnings, which led to the couple divorcing in 1939.

She remarried trumpeter Harry James in 1943 and they had two daughters, Victoria Elizabeth and Jessica. Their marriage lasted 22 years due to alcoholism and infidelity before divorcing in 1965.

Grable struck up a relationship with dancer Bob Remick, several years her junior, with whom she remained until 1973, when he died.

BETTY GRABLE FAMILY

Grable was born to Lillian Rose (mother) and John Charles Grable (father) who was a stockbroker.She was of Dutch, English, German and Irish descent.

As a child, her mother pressured her to become a performer. She participated in several beauty contests, many of which she won or for which she attracted considerable attention. Betty suffered from a fear of crowds and sleepwalking despite her success.

She has two daughters: Victoria Elizabeth James and Jessica James Harry James.

BETTY GRABLE QUOTES

– The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered that they could give orders better from there. – I have two reasons for success and I stand on both. – With man, the world is his heart, with woman the heart is her world. – I am a singer and a dancer. I can act enough to get by. But that’s the limit of my talents. – You better bet on a horse than bet on a man. A horse may not be able to hold you tight, but it does not want to come out of the stable at night.

EDUCATION OF BETTY GRABLE

From an early age, her mother prepared her for a career in show business, she motivated her daughter to sing, dance and act. When she was just 12, Betty made her debut as a backing vocalist in the 1929 film “Happy Days.” Her mother sent her to Hollywood Professional School and learned dance at the Ernest Blecher Academy. She was chosen for the chorus of “Let’s Go Places”. The law at the time required girls to be over 15 to dance in the choir. Betty was only 13 but her mother arranged for her fake IDs so she could play. However, the deception was discovered and she was disqualified.

BETTY GRABLE MOVIES

– How to Marry a Millionaire
– Going Down the Argentine Way
– Coney Island 1943
– Spring in the Rockies
– Moon above Miami
– Pin-Up Girl 1944

– The Dolly Sisters 1945
– My Blue Paradise 1950
– Mother Wore Tights 1947
– That Ermine Lady
– I Wake Up Screaming
– Sweet Rosie O’Grady

– Three For The Show
– Pan Alley 1940
– Diamond Horseshoe 1945
– Bashful Bend’s Beautiful Blonde
– Wabash Avenue
– Footlight Serenade
– Island Song 1942
– How To Be Very, Very Popular

– The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
– Meet Me After The Show
– Gay Divorce
– Follow The Fleet
– College Swing
– Million Dollar Legacy 1939

– When My Baby Smiles at Me
– A Yank in the RAF
– Call Me Sir
– The Farmer Takes a Wife 1953
– Four Jills in a Jeep
– Pigskin Parade

– Give Me a Sailor
– This Way Please
– The Nitwits
– The Thrill of a Lifetime 1937
– What Price Innocence?
– The day the bookmakers cried

– Hold Them in Jail
– Cavalcade 1933
– Campus Confessions
– By Your Leave 1934
– Happy Days (1929 film)
– Old Man Rhythm

– Man in Town 1939
– Do You Love Me 1946
– Child of Manhattan
– Don’t Turn
Them Away – Probation 1932
– A Night at the Biltmore Bowl Film
– Collegiate 1936

BETTY GRABLE’S CAREER

In the late 1930s, Grable signed a contract with Paramount Pictures. She appeared in a number of B-movies like Pigskin Parade in 1936, This Way Please in 1937, and College Swing in 1938. Betty Grable played college students in most of these films and was therefore classified in this role. She landed her first leading role in the 1940s, she was cast as Glenda Crawford in the musical film “Down Argentina Way” which also had Don Ameche, Charlotte Greenwood and Carmen Miranda in the star cast. In 1943, she played the title role in the musical film Sweet Rosie O’Grady. The story was about a singer who hopes for a better future when she marries an English duke. The film was a big commercial success. In 1947, Grable starred in the wildly popular film, Mother Wore Tights in which she was cast alongside Dan Dailey. She played a vaudeville performer whose daughter is embarrassed by her mother’s profession. It was one of the highest-grossing films of that year. In 1950 she played Ruby Summers in Wabash Avenue. The film was a remake of the 1943 film “Coney Island”. She portrayed a burlesque queen in a dance hall in Chicago. Her 1951 film “Meet Me After the Show” was one of the last musicals she appeared in. The film was about a Broadway actress who is so successful that her husband considers her more of an asset than a wife. one of the highest-grossing films of this year. In 1950 she played Ruby Summers in Wabash Avenue. The film was a remake of the 1943 film “Coney Island”. She portrayed a burlesque queen in a dance hall in Chicago. Her 1951 film “Meet Me After the Show” was one of the last musicals she appeared in. The film was about a Broadway actress who is so successful that her husband considers her more of an asset than a wife. one of the highest-grossing films of this year. In 1950 she played Ruby Summers in Wabash Avenue. The film was a remake of the 1943 film “Coney Island”. She portrayed a burlesque queen in a dance hall in Chicago. Her 1951 film “Meet Me After the Show” was one of the last musicals she appeared in. The film was about a Broadway actress who is so successful that her husband considers her more of an asset than a wife.

NET WORTH OF BETTY GRABLE

As of 2019, his estimated net worth is currently under review. However, his legs were insured for $1,000,000. Detailed information about his property, cars, houses are also not available and we will update you soon.

DEATH OF BETTY GRABLE

On July 2, 1973, Betty Grable died of lung cancer in Los Angeles, California. Two days later, her funeral took place two days later and was attended by ex-husband Harry James and Hollywood stars Dorothy Lamour, Shirley Booth, Mitzi Gaynor, Johnnie Ray, Don Ameche, Cesar Romero, George Raft , Alice Faye and Dan Dailey. .

“I Had the Wildest Dream,” the ballad from Springtime in the Rockies , was played on the church organ. She was buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California.

BETTY GRABLE TRIVIA

She was a Republican who supported Dwight Eisenhower’s campaign in the 1952 presidential election.