BETTY GRABLE ,THE PIN-UP GIRL,ACTRESS TOP BOX OFFICE FOR CONSECUTIVE 12 YEARS BORN 1916 DECEMBER 18- 1973 JULY 2
BETTY GRABLE ,THE PIN-UP GIRL,ACTRESS TOP BOX OFFICE FOR CONSECUTIVE 12 YEARS BORN 1916 DECEMBER 18- 1973 JULY 2 Elizabeth Ruth "Betty" Grable (December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973) was an American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, and singer. Her 42 films during the 1930s and 1940s grossed more than $100 million, and she set a record of 12 consecutive years in the top 10 of box office stars. The U.S. Treasury Department in 1946 and 1947 listed her as the highest-salaried American woman; she earned more than $3 million during her career.[1] Career Grable began her film career in 1929 at age 12, after which she was fired from a contract when it was learned she signed up under false identification. She had contracts with RKO and Paramount Pictures during the 1930s, and appeared in a string of B movies, mostly portraying college students. Grable came to prominence in the Broadway musical DuBarry Was a Lady (1939), which brought her to the attention of 20th Century-...