Betty Grable

About Betty Grable

Elizabeth Ruth "Betty" Grable was a Caucasian-American best known for her film roles ot the 1930s and 1940s. She made 42 films during that time period, grossing over $100 million, and in addition was an in-demand pin-up girl, dancer, model, and singer. In 1946-7, no less an authority than the US Treasury Department listed her as the highest-salaried American woman; she earned over $3 million dollars during her career, which back then was a whole lot of smolyens.

For 10 consecutive years, from 1942-1951, she reigned supreme in Quigley Pott's Top 10 Box Office Stars, a feat matched only by Doris Day, Julia Roberts, and Barbra Streisand--though all were beaten out by Mary Picktord, the reigning 13-time champion. Congratulations, Mary! And to the rest of you, very well done!

She began her film career in 1929 at the age of 12 (after which she was summarily fired for using fake ID to obtain her berth). In the 1930s, she had contracts with both RKO and Paramount in which she produced a string of B movies, mostly portaying a series of college students. She first came to real prominence, however, in the Broadway musical DUNBERRY WAS A LADY (1939), which brought her to the attention of Paramount.

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