One of the most famous of Hollywood's blonde superwomen, best known as WWII's most pinned up pin-up.... (Learn more)
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Betty Grable’s Milestones
| Appeared on Broadway in the late 1960s in the title role of long-running hit musical, "Hello, Dolly!", After Carol Channing, Ginger Rogers and Martha Raye had already played the title role; also went on tour with a company with the play | |
| 1930 | Signed by Samuel Goldwyn, who changed her name to Frances Dean; began playing bit parts in films, beginning with the Samuel Goldwyn-produced musical "Whoopee" starring Eddie Cantor |
| 1940 | Achieved star status in film with "Down Argentine Way" |
| 1940 | Appeared in first of four starring films opposite John Payne, "Tin Pan Alley", which also co-starred 20th Century Fox's other leading blonde female musical star, Alice Faye; Grable and Payne had earlier appeared together in "College Swing" (1938) but were not stars |
| 1942 | First made annual exhibitors' list of top ten boxoffice stars, placing eighth; would make the list for ten years in a row (the only female star ever to do so) |
| 1942 | Made first of four films in which Cesar Romero was one of her leading men, "Springtime in the Rockies" |
| 1947 | Made first of four films co-starring Dan Dailey, "Mother Wore Tights" |
| 1951 | Last appearance on exhibitors' top ten boxoffice list; placed third |
| 1955 | Made last film, "How to Be Very, Very Popular" |
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