Betty Grable Legs

Birth Name: Elizabeth Ruth Grable

Birth Date: December 12, 1916 in St. Louis, Missouri

Spouses: Jackie Coogan (1937-1940) divorced; Harry James (1943-1965) has 2 children with.

Children: Victoria James (March 3, 1944) and Jessica James (May 20, 1947)

First Film:Happy Days (1929) as a chorus girl

Last Film: How To Be Very, Very Popular (1955) as Stormy Tornado

Awards: She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6525 Hollywood Boulevard as well as a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame at 6350 Delmar.

Died On: July 2, 1973 at the age of 56 in Santa Monica, California

Cause of Death: Lung Cancer

Her Body: Interred at Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California

Throughout the 1940's Betty Grable was 20th Century's top star and made movies such as Down Argentine Way (1940), Moon Over Miami (1941), Coney Island (1943), Pin Up Girl in 1944, and The Dolly Sisters in 1945. Her most popular film is Mother Wore Tights (1947) filmed with Betty's favorite co-star and friend, Dan Dailey. Betty Grable remained in the top ten box office draws for ten years and by the end of the decade, was the highest paid female Hollywood star, and during 1946-1947, Betty Grable was the highest paid American woman, earning $300,000 a year.