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)
Acted in 34
2000s
- 2003
Winter Wonderland
Frances Langford (voice) (archive sound)
1950s
- 1955
Music Land
Singer (archive footage)
- 1954
The Glenn Miller Story
Frances Langford
- 1951
Purple Heart Diary
Frances Langford
1940s
- 1949
Deputy Marshal
Janet Masters
Make Mine Laughs
(archive footage)
- 1948
- 1947
Beat the Band
Ann Rogers
- 1946
The Bamboo Blonde
Louise Anderson
- 1945
Radio Stars on Parade
Sally Baker
- 1944
Dixie Jamboree
Susan Jackson
Career Girl
Joan Terry
- 1943
Never a Dull Moment
Julie Russell
Cowboy in Manhattan
Babs Lee
Follow the Band
Frances Langford
- 1942
- 1941
Swing It Soldier
Patricia Loring / Evelyn Loring Waters
All-American Co-Ed
Virginia Collinge
- 1940
Hit Parade of 1941
Pat Abbott
Too Many Girls
Eileen Eilers
Dreaming Out Loud
Alice
1930s
- 1938
Hollywood Hotel
Alice
- 1937
The Hit Parade
Ruth Allison
- 1936
Palm Springs
Joan Smythe
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
Movie
- 1935
Collegiate
Miss Hay
Every Night at Eight
Susan Moore
- 1933
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #5
Singer
Wrote 1
1950s
- 1951
Purple Heart Diary
Writer
Appearances12
2020s
- 2025
Miles, Morale and Memories: Bob Hope and WWII
Self - Performer (archive footage)
2010s
- 2017
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
1980s
- 1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
1960s
- 1962
- 1961
The DuPont Show of the Week
Self · 1 episode
1950s
- 1954
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
- 1950
1940s
- 1948
Once Upon a Wintertime
Herself, Vocalist, Frances Langford (singing voice)
- 1944
Memo for Joe
Self
- 1943
This Is the Army
Herself
