The Films of Betty Grable

Betty Grable's rise from chorus girl to screen star is the stuff of which Hollywood legends are made and this extensively researched book documents her fabulous career with detailed analysis of all her films. The entries of Grable's movies include casts, credits, synopses, contemporary reviews, running times, song titles, release dates, budgets, grosses, and behind the scenes production notes.A biographical essay traces Grable's personal life from her childhood as the pawn of an ambitious stage mother through her stardom and problematic marriages to Jackie Coogan and Harry James, and finally to the lean years after her departure from Hollywood in 1955.More then 200 photos - many of them never before published - illustrate the fascinating story of this legendary performer. A long-overdue tribute, The Films of Betty Grable provides the definitive record of its subject's career, and offers new insights into the enduring, worldwide popularity of this beautiful and talented star of the movies' Golden Age.