Betty Grable - Calendar Girl
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A tribute to Betty Grable: The Queen Of Technicolor, The Pin Up Girl, The Girl With The Million Dollar Legs... In the 1940's, she was the highest paid star in Hollywood, During WW2 she was the number one pin up girl, 20th Century Fox insured her perfect legs for a million dollars, She was married to bandleader Harry James for 22 years. In 1943, 1944, 1947 and 1948 she was number 1 at the box office, and she appeared on the list every year throughout the 40's - she holds the record for continuous years on the top box office draw list. Betty is simply the greatest star of Hollywoods golden age, she could sing, dance, act, she was a brilliant comedienne and one of the most beautiful women in the world. She really had something that nobody else had. And she was also a very down to earth, kind, funny person that everyone loved to work with. She is most remembered for starring in so many great technicolor musicals, like Pin Up Girl, The Dolly Sisters, Moon Over Miami, Coney Island, Down Argentine Way, Springtime In The Rockies, Sweet Rosie O'Grady, That Lady In Ermine, The Shocking Miss Pilgrim, The Beautiful Blonde From Bashful Bend... And she made four movies with Dan Dailey, they are one of the greatest team-ups in movie history, and it was their 'Mother Wore Tights' that was Betty's favorite of all her movies. They loved working together and were good friends for the rest of their lives. " Betty was big...how big is big?...Betty was the biggest! " ---Debbie Reynolds "Comedy <b>...</b> |
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