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Elizabeth Ruth Grable December 18, — July 2, was an American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, model, and singer. The U. Grable began her film career in 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 s, and appeared in a string of B movies, mostly portraying college students.

She replaced Alice Faye in Down Argentine Way , her first major Hollywood film, and became Fox's biggest film star throughout the next decade. Fox cast Grable in a succession of Technicolor musicals during the decade that were immensely popular, co-starring with such leading men as Victor Mature , Don Ameche , John Payne , and Tyrone Power. In , she was the number-one box office draw in the world and, in , she was the highest-paid entertainer in the United States.

Two of her biggest film successes were the musical Mother Wore Tights and the comedy How to Marry a Millionaire , one of her last films. Grable retired from screen acting in after she withdrew from her Fox contract, although she continued to perform on the stage and on television. Describing her film career, Grable said "I became a star for two reasons, and I'm standing on them.

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Elizabeth Ruth Grable was born on December 18, , in St. She was of Dutch, English, German, and Irish ancestry. Nicknamed "Betty" as a child, she was pressured by her mother to become a performer. She was entered in multiple beauty contests, many of which she won or for which she achieved considerable attention. Despite her success, she suffered from a fear of crowds and sleepwalking.