Biography:Betty Grable was one of the biggest Hollywood film stars of the 1940s and 1950s.
She was famously the number 1. pin-up girl for American troops during WWII. Gable was particularly known for her legs which her film studio had insured and which starred in her iconic bathing suit photo from 1943.
Gable's most famous films include "Down Argentine Way" (1940) and "How to Marry a Millionaire" (1953), where she starred alongside Lauren Bacall and Marilyn Monroe.
1937-11-20 American actor Jackie Coogan (23) weds American actress Betty Grable (20) at St. Brendan Catholic Church in Los Angeles; divorce in 1939
1939-10-11 Actor Jackie Coogan (24) divorces actress Betty Grable (22) after 2 years of marriage
1943-07-05 American actress Betty Grable (26) weds American trumpeter and bandleader Harry James (27); divorce in 1965
Historical Events
1953-11-05 Film "How to Marry a Millionaire" directed by Jean Negulesco, starring Lauren Bacall, Betty Grable and Marilyn Monroe, first to be filmed in CinemaScope; release delayed to allow "The Robe" to debut the format
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