Betty grable age at death

Betty Grable was an American actress, dancer, singer, and famous pinup girl whose bathing-suit poster was an icon of the World War II era. Beginnings Ruth Elizabeth Grable was born on December 18, , in Saint Louis, Missouri, to John C.

Grable and Lillian Hoffman. Her father was a successful grain broker; her mother coaxed Betty into dancing and vaudeville at an early age. When Betty was 13 years old, her mother took her to Hollywood. Lillian lied about Betty’s age, and she snagged a part in the film Happy Days.

Betty grable net worth

In , Betty signed a five-year contact with RKO pictures. She worked for most of the major studios in the s. The young actress married Jackie Coogan, another child actor, in ; however, they divorced in , the year after she signed with Twentieth Century Fox.

Betty became the studio`s top star throughout the decade, with such splashy technicolor films as Down Argentine Way, and Pinup Girl. As famous as Mona Lisa? Grable posed for a pinup photo that was d