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Also known as Elizabeth Ruth Grable

American actress and pin-up girl (1916–1973)

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1916-12-18
Active to
1973-07-02

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Betty Grable (December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973) was an American dancer, singer, and actress. Her iconic bathing suit photo made her the number-one pin-up girl of the World War II era. It was later included in the Life magazine project "100 Photos that Changed the World". Grable was particularly noted for having the most beautiful legs in Hollywood and studio publicity widely dispersed photos featuring them. Hosiery specialists of the era often noted the ideal proportions of her legs as: thigh (

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Key facts

Born
Elizabeth Ruth Grable , ( 1916-12-18 ) December 18, 1916, St. Louis , Missouri, U.S.
Died
July 2, 1973 (1973-07-02) (aged 56), Santa Monica, California , U.S.
Resting place
Inglewood Park Cemetery
Other name
Frances Dean
Occupations
Actress pin-up girl dancer model singer
Years active
1929–1973
Works
Full list
Political party
Republican
Spouses
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Partner
Bob Remick (? – her death)
Relatives
Virginia Pearson (second-cousin)
Awards
Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Encyclopedic overview

Elizabeth Ruth Grable (December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973) was an American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, model, and singer. Her 42 films during the 1930s and 1940s grossed more than $100 million, and for 10 consecutive years (1942–1951) she placed among the Quigley Poll's top 10 box office stars (a feat only matched by Doris Day, Julia Roberts and Barbra Streisand, although all were surpassed by Mary Pickford, with 13 years). The U.S. Treasury Department listed her as the highest-salaried American woman in 1946 and 1947, and she earned more than $3 million during her career.

Grable began her film career in 1929 at age 12 and was later fired from a contract for having signed with a false identification. She studied acting with Neely Dickson at the Hollywood Community Theater. She had contracts with RKO and Paramount Pictures during the 1930s and appeared in a string of B movies, mostly portraying college students. She came to prominence in the Broadway musical Du Barry Was a Lady (1939), which brought her to the attention of 20th Century-Fox.

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