Actress, dancer, and pin-up girl Betty Grable (December 18, 1916 - July 2, 1973) was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Her mother got her into show business, and she made her debut as a chorus girl when she was twelve, and within short order, her mother had bleached Betty’s hair platinum blonde. She was said to have the most beautiful legs in Hollywood, and they were insured for $1,000,000. She married fellow child actor Jackie Coogan, and they were divorced two years later. She then married famed trumpet player Harry James. They were married 22 years and had two daughters before alcoholism and adultery caused them to divorce. She died in Santa Monica, California of lung cancer at the age of 56.
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Shares photographs, audio clips, and lines from her movies, her biography and resume. Also details her United States postage stamp.
http://www.bombshells.com/grable/
Internet Movie Database presents photographs and videos starring Betty Brable, news articles about her, and a listing of her 83 movies, each with details such as the synopsis, names of other cast members, and the year it was made.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002107/
The Girl with the Million Dollar Legs
Dedicated to the memory of the girl with the million dollar legs, this website features Betty Grable’s life story and resume, numerous photo galleries, and how this fan came to discover Ms. Grable.
http://bettyfan.tripod.com/
Fan page pays tribute to Betty Grable by posting about her life, offering numerous photographs and video clips, and trivia about her life and work.
http://vintagemoviefan.freehomepage.com/
