Frances Langford Biography

Fast Facts

• Had a visitor center at the Florida Oceanographic Society named after her
• In June 1934, she got married to screen actor Jon Hall
• Before she even hit her late teens, she was performing in vaudeville
• Got her start in films by working on the radio show "Hollywood Hotel․"
• Would frequently perform in various shows alongside Bob Hope
• Best known for her success during the Golden Age of Radio, her rendition of "I'm in the Mood for Love" became her trademark song
• Trained as an opera singer, a tonsillectomy changed her vocal range from soprano to contralto
• Wrote a weekly newspaper colum titled "Purple Heart Diary" during World War II
• During World War II, she performed for troops on USO tours
• Enjoyed fishing and spent a lot of her time on "The Chanticleer," a yacht