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- NAME: Betty Grable
- OCCUPATION: Film Actress, Pin-up
- BIRTH DATE: December 18, 1916
- DEATH DATE: July 02, 1973
- PLACE OF BIRTH: St. Louis, Missouri
- PLACE OF DEATH: Santa Monica, California
- Originally: Ruth Elizabeth Grable
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Betty Grable was a musical film star and popular pin up model, after starting as a chorus-line dancer in the 1930's.
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Betty Grable started as a chorus-line dancer, honing her eventually famous legs, before moving onto the musical film. As most of her popular roles occurred in the early 1940's Grable became a popular pin-up girl for troops in World War II. Her career dwindled with the declining popularity of the musical.
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