Betty Grable

Elizabeth Ruth Betty Grable was an American actress, pinup model, dancer, and singer. Her 42 movies during the 1930s and 1940s grossed more than 100 million. She set a record ofconsecutive years in the topof box office stars. The Treasury Department in 194647 listed her as the highestsalaried American woman. She earned more thanmillion during her career.

Betty Grable was born Elizabeth Ruth Grable on December 18, 1916, in St. Louis, Missouri. She was the youngest of three children born to Lillian Rose and John Charles Grable , a stockbroker. She had Dutch, Irish, German, and English ancestry. Nicknamed Betty as a child, the young girl was pressured by her mother, a stubborn and materialistic woman, to become a performer. She was entered in multiple beauty contests, many of which she won or for which achieved considerable attention. Despite her success, she suffered from demophobia, the fear of crowds, and was a sleepwalker.

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