Betty Grable
American actress
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About Betty Grable
Actress Betty Grable built an image as a ‘sex symbol’, which helped maintain her celebrity status and made her successful for the duration of her film career. She was 12 years old when she had an uncredited role in her first film in 1929.
After failing to achieve success within her first ten years as an actress, she decided to quit but changed her mind when she was signed by 20th Century Fox and appeared in the box-office hit “Down Argentine Way” in 1940. Grable’s other popular films include “How to Marry a Millionaire” and “Mother Wore Tights”.
Family Life
She was born to John Grable and Lillian Rose Hofmann. She divorced actor Jackie Coogan two years after their 1937 wedding. She also had two daughters with trumpeter Harry James, her husband from 1943 to 1965.
Achievements
She was given a Hollywood Walk of Fame star.
Death
She died on 2 July 1973 from lung cancer. She was 56.
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Betty Grable was a famous American actress, who was born on December 18, 1916. As a person born on this date, Betty Grable is listed in our database as the 25th most popular celebrity for the day (December 18) and the 10th most popular for the year (1916).
People born on December 18 fall under the Zodiac sign of Sagittarius, the Archer. Betty Grable is the 797th most popular Sagittarius.
Aside from information specific to Betty Grable's birthday, Betty Grable is the 6504th most famous American and ranks 30th in famous people born in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
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