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Betty Grable, noted for her "million dollar legs," was the most famous pin-up girl of the 1940s. She began appearing in films as a chorus-line dancer while in her early teens &, after ten years of name changes & leading roles in numerous "B" musicals & comedies, she became a top box-office star & one of the highest paid performers in Hollywood. She was married to actor Jackie Coogan in 1937 & trumpeter/bandleader Harry James in 1943. When the Hollywood musical began to wane in popularity in the mid-1950s so did Grable's popularity. THE FILMS OF BETTY GRABLE is the first complete survey of this star's seventy-plus movies. It includes an annotated filmography, a collection of her glamour shots, & many candid, never-before-published photographs. "I don't think Betty would want an Oscar on her mantlepiece. She has every Tom, Dick & Harry at her feet."--Nunnally Johnson. Other books available: "The Dick Powell Story" ISBN 1-880756-02-1, $19.95, 160 pages, illustrated with over 200 photographs, traces the career of this multi-talented Hollywood Star. "Film Score: The Art & Craft of Movie Music" ISBN 1-880756-01-3, $19.95, 320 pages, an anthology of 25 celebrated film music composers. Order from Riverwood Press, 1118 W. Magnolia, A-303, Burbank, CA 91506. Add $3.00, for shipping.