Overview (5)
Born | in Lakeland, Florida, USA |
Died | in Jensen Beach, Florida, USA (congestive heart failure) |
Birth Name | Frances Newbern |
Nickname | Sweetheart of the Fighting Fronts |
Height | 5' (1.52 m) |
Mini Bio (1)
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).
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>
Spouse (3)
Harold Stuart | (18 November 1994 - 11 July 2005) ( her death) |
Ralph Evinrude | (6 October 1955 - 1986) ( his death) |
Jon Hall | (4 June 1934 - 1955) ( divorced) |