Frances Newbern Net Worth
Frances Newbern Net Worth is
$2 Million
Frances Newbern Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Frances Langford won fame on radio (primarily as Bob Hope's vocalist, later sparring comically with Don Ameche as "The Bickersons"), via recordings and in the movies. In spite of the fact that she played mostly in minor musicals (plus appearing occasionally in "A" productions, including Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), This Is the Army (1943) and The ... | Full Name | Frances Langford |
| Date Of Birth | April 4, 1913 |
| Died | 2005-07-11 |
| Place Of Birth | Lakeland, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 5' (1.52 m) |
| Profession | Soundtrack, Actress, Writer |
| Education | Lakeland Senior High School |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Jon Hall (actor) |
| Parents | Vasco Cleveland Langford, Anna Rhea Newbern |
| Movies | Yankee Doodle Dandy, Every Night at Eight, Broadway Melody of 1936, Born to Dance, Hollywood Hotel, Career Girl, Melody Time, This Is the Army, The Bamboo Blonde, All-American Co-Ed, Dixie Jamboree, Too Many Girls, Deputy Marshal, Girl Rush, Dreaming Out Loud, Hit Parade of 1941, Beat the Band, Peop... |
| TV Shows | Star Time, The Bickersons |
| Star Sign | Aries |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | I'd sing a song, and I could just see the guys getting this faraway expression. I knew they were going home in their minds. -- Interview, 2000 |
| 2 | "Entertaining the troops was the greatest thing in my life. We were there just to do our job, to help make them laugh and be happy if they could." (January 2002) |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | While on a USO tour with Bob Hope in the South Pacific, she was invited to take a ride in a U.S. army fighter plane. During the flight over South Pacific islands, the fighter pilot spotted a Japanese cargo ship. The "tour flight" had to be put on hold while the pilot strafed the ship, while Frances Langford sat "completely terrified" in the back seat. |
| 2 | During World War II, she wrote a weekly column for Hearst Newspapers called "Purple Heart Diary," in which she described her USO visits to wounded soldiers in hospitals in the U.S. and overseas. She used the column to provide a "voice" for the soldiers, relaying their feelings, gripes, and complaints to the general public. |
| 3 | She was awarded 2 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 1525 Vine Street and for Motion Pictures at 1500 Vine Street in Hollywood, California. |
| 4 | In 1953, Frances again entertained troops with the USO, this time in Korea. |
| 5 | According to Bob Hope, the biggest laugh he ever heard from an audience occurred in 1944 at a USO show for young Marine troops on a remote South Pacific island. When Frances Langford sang the first line of her song, "I'm in the Mood for Love", a Marine in the audience stood up and shouted, "You've come to the right place, honey!". |
| 6 | Teamed up with Don Ameche on radio and on record albums as a battling married couple in "The Bickersons". |
| 7 | During one of their USO tours, she and Bob Hope were forced to leap out of a jeep to avoid fire from a German fighter plane. They both jumped to safety in a culvert, with Frances landing on top of Bob. Another time they spent the night in the basement of a hotel in Algiers as bombs burst above them. |
| 8 | Frances was very fond of fishing and enjoyed her last years on a 57-acre estate in Rio, Fla. She and husband Harold spent much of their time on a yacht called "The Chanticleer." Among her many charitable causes included the Florida Oceanographic Society on Hutchinson Island, where a visitor center is named for her. |
| 9 | She divorced first husband Jon Hall but they remained friends until his suicide in 1979; she was left a widow in 1986 by second husband Ralph Evinrude, whose family made the famous outboard motors; third husband Harold Stuart, a former assistant secretary of the Air Force under President Truman, survived her. She had no children. |
| 10 | Her steamy rendition of "I'm in the Mood for Love" (from her movie Every Night at Eight (1935)) was her trademark, and captivated soldiers when she was part of Bob Hope's USO tours during World War II. |
| 11 | Teamed up with Don Ameche on radio and on record albums as a battling married couple in the "The Bickersons" (called "Drene Time" when program was sponsored by Drene Shampoo [1946-1947]). |
| 12 | Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald S. Smith, pg. 51-53 (article titled "The Bickersons"). New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387 |
| 13 | Former daughter-in-law of actor Felix Locher. |
| 14 | She gave her last public concert in 1966 during a tour for the US forces in Vietnam. |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nativity! | 2009 | performer: "Hooray for Hollywood" | |
| Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me | 2009 | TV Movie documentary performer: "Hooray for Hollywood" | |
| Of Time and the City | 2008 | Documentary performer: "Hooray for Hollywood" | |
| Hollywood Ending | 2002 | performer: "Hooray for Hollywood" 1937 | |
| Beverly Hills, 90210 | 1991 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Entertaining the Troops | 1988 | Documentary performer: "It's Been a Long, Long Time", "I'm in the Mood for Love", "Embraceable You" | |
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1958 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Glenn Miller Story | 1954 | performer: "Chattanooga Choo Choo" - uncredited | |
| Purple Heart Diary | 1951 | performer: "Hold Me in Your Arms", "Hi, Fellow Tourists", "Where are you from ?", "Bread and Butter Woman", "Tattle-Tale Eyes" | |
| Deputy Marshal | 1949 | performer: "Levis, Plaid Shirt and Spurs", "Hideout in Hidden Valley" | |
| Make Mine Laughs | 1949 | performer: "Send Back My Love To Me", "Moonlight over the Islands" - uncredited | |
| Melody Time | 1948 | performer: "Once Upon a Wintertime" | |
| Beat the Band | 1947 | performer: "I've Got My Fingers Crossed", "At the Kissing Well", "I'm in Love", "I'm in Love" reprise | |
| The Bamboo Blonde | 1946 | performer: "I'm Good for Nothing but Love", "Dreaming out Loud", "Moonlight over the Islands", "Right Along about Evening" | |
| People Are Funny | 1946 | performer: "I'm in the Mood for Love" | |
| Radio Stars on Parade | 1945 | performer: "Don't Believe Everything You Dream", "Can't Get Out of This Mood", "My Shining Hour", "That Old Black Magic" | |
| Girl Rush | 1944 | "When I'm Walking Arm in Arm with Jim" 1944 / performer: "When I'm Walking Arm in Arm with Jim" 1944, "Annabella's Bustle" 1944, "Rainbow Valley" 1944 | |
| Dixie Jamboree | 1944 | performer: "The Dixie Showboat", "If It's a Dream", "Big Stuff" | |
| Career Girl | 1944 | performer: "That's How the Rumba Began", "Someday", "Blue in Love Again", "A Dream Came True" | |
| Never a Dull Moment | 1943 | performer: "My Blue Heaven" | |
| This Is the Army | 1943 | performer: "What Does He Look Like" | |
| Cowboy in Manhattan | 1943 | "Whistle Your Blues to a Bluebird", "Private Cowboy Jones", "Well, Need I Say More" / performer: "Whistle Your Blues to a Bluebird", "Mr. Moon", "Private Cowboy Jones", "Well, Need I Say More" | |
| Follow the Band | 1943 | performer: "My Melancholy Baby" - uncredited | |
| Yankee Doodle Dandy | 1942 | performer: "Over There" 1917, "The Love Nest" 1920, "Nellie Kelly, I Love You" 1922, "The Man Who Owns Broadway" 1909, "Molly Malone" 1927, "Billie" 1928, "In a Kingdom of Our Own" 1929 - uncredited | |
| Mississippi Gambler | 1942 | performer: "There Goes My Romance", "Got Love" | |
| Swing It Soldier | 1941 | performer: "My Melancholy Baby", "I'm Gonna Swing My Way To Heaven", "Got Love", "I'm Going To Swing My Way Up To Heaven" | |
| All-American Co-Ed | 1941 | performer: "I'm a Chap with a Chip on My Shoulder", "Out of the Silence", "The Poor Farmers Daughter" | |
| Hit Parade of 1941 | 1940 | performer: "Swing Low, Sweet Rhythm", "Who Am I?" | |
| Too Many Girls | 1940 | performer: "You're Nearer" 1939, "'Cause We Got Cake" 1939, "Love Never Went to College" 1939, "Look Out!" 1939, "Conga" 1939 - uncredited | |
| Dreaming Out Loud | 1940 | performer: "Dreaming out Loud" | |
| Hollywood Hotel | 1937 | "Silhouetted in the Moonlight" 1937, uncredited / performer: "Hooray for Hollywood" 1937, "Sing, You Son of a Gun" 1937 - uncredited | |
| The Hit Parade | 1937 | "Sweet Heartache" / performer: "The Glory Beyond", "I'll Reach for a Star", "Last Night I Dreamed of You", "Was It Rain", "Sweet Heartache" | |
| Born to Dance | 1936 | performer: "Hey, Babe, Hey" 1936, "Easy to Love" 1936 uncredited, "Swingin' the Jinx Away" 1936 uncredited | |
| Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs | 1936 | Short performer: "Broadway Rhythm" | |
| Palm Springs | 1936 | performer: "Overture", "Will I Ever Know", "I Don't Want to Make History, I Just Want to Make Love", "The Hills of Old Wyoming" reprise | |
| Collegiate | 1936 | performer: "You Hit the Spot" | |
| Broadway Melody of 1936 | 1935 | "I've Got a Feelin' You're Foolin'" 1935, uncredited / performer: "Broadway Rhythm" 1935, "You Are My Lucky Star" 1935 - uncredited | |
| Every Night at Eight | 1935 | lyrics: "Then You've Never Been Blue" / performer: "Take It Easy" uncredited, "Song Medley" uncredited, "Then You've Never Been Blue", "Every Night at Eight" uncredited, "I Feel a Song Coming On" uncredited, "I'm in the Mood for Love" uncredited | |
| Rambling 'Round Radio Row #5 | 1933 | Short performer: "Hello, My Lover, Goodbye" - uncredited |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1986 | TV Series | Blanche Bickerson |
| A Disney Christmas Gift | 1983 | TV Movie voice | |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | 1969 | TV Series | Prof. Bonaventure Van Sickle |
| Purple Heart Diary | 1951 | Frances Langford | |
| The Frances Langford-Don Ameche Show | 1951 | TV Series | Co-host (1951-52) |
| Deputy Marshal | 1949 | Janet Masters | |
| Melody Time | 1948 | Frances Langford (singing voice) | |
| Beat the Band | 1947 | Ann Rogers | |
| The Bamboo Blonde | 1946 | Louise Anderson | |
| People Are Funny | 1946 | Frances Langford | |
| Radio Stars on Parade | 1945 | Sally Baker | |
| Girl Rush | 1944 | Flo Daniels | |
| Dixie Jamboree | 1944 | Susan Jackson | |
| Career Girl | 1944 | Joan Terry (as Miss Frances Langford) | |
| Never a Dull Moment | 1943 | Julie Russell | |
| This Is the Army | 1943 | Frances Langford | |
| Cowboy in Manhattan | 1943 | Babs Lee | |
| Follow the Band | 1943 | Frances Langford | |
| Yankee Doodle Dandy | 1942 | Singer - Nora | |
| Mississippi Gambler | 1942 | Beth Cornell | |
| Swing It Soldier | 1941 | Patricia Loring / Evelyn Loring Waters | |
| All-American Co-Ed | 1941 | Virginia Collinge | |
| Hit Parade of 1941 | 1940 | Pat Abbott / Singing voice of Anabekke Potter | |
| Too Many Girls | 1940 | Eileen Eilers | |
| Dreaming Out Loud | 1940 | Alice | |
| Hollywood Hotel | 1937 | Alice | |
| The Hit Parade | 1937 | Ruth Allison (nee Ruth Swanson) | |
| Born to Dance | 1936 | 'Peppy' Turner | |
| Palm Springs | 1936 | Joan Smyth | |
| Collegiate | 1936 | Miss Hay | |
| Broadway Melody of 1936 | 1935 | Frances Langford | |
| Every Night at Eight | 1935 | Susan Moore | |
| Rambling 'Round Radio Row #5 | 1933 | Short | Frances Langford - Singer |
| The Subway Symphony | 1932 | Short | Frances Langford |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purple Heart Diary | 1951 | based upon the Frances Langford column in Hearst newspapers |
Composer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| You Are My Lucky Star | 2012 | Short |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1958 | TV Series musician - 1 episode |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biography | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Actress |
| Bob Hope: Memories of World War II | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Victory in the Pacific | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Bob Hope: Don't Shoot, It's Only Me | 1990 | TV Special | Herself |
| Entertaining the Troops | 1988 | Documentary | Herself |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1980 | TV Series | Herself - Actress |
| The Hollywood Palace | 1967 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1967 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | 1961 | TV Series | Herself |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1961 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Frances Langford Show | 1960 | TV Series | Herself - Host / Singer |
| The Bob Hope Show | 1960 | TV Series | Herself |
| Frances Langford Presents | 1959 | TV Series | Herself |
| A Star Is Born World Premiere | 1954 | TV Short | Herself - with Jon Hall (uncredited) |
| The Glenn Miller Story | 1954 | Herself | |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | 1953 | TV Series | Herself (Honeymooners Sketch) |
| The Name's the Same | 1953 | TV Series | Guest star contestant |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | 1950-1952 | TV Series | Herself - Singer |
| The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue | 1951 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Singer |
| The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter | 1950-1951 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Singer |
| Showtime, U.S.A. | 1950 | TV Series | Herself |
| Star of the Family | 1950 | TV Series | Herself |
| Star Time | 1950 | TV Series | Herself - Singer |
| Cavalcade of Stars | 1950 | TV Series | Herself / Lady Lou / Old West Sketch / ... |
| The Ed Wynn Show | 1950 | TV Series | Herself - Singer / Herself |
| All-Star Thanksgiving Show | 1949 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 7: Hollywood Victory Show | 1946 | Documentary short | Herself |
| Memo for Joe | 1944 | Short documentary | Herself |
| Combat America | 1943 | Documentary | Herself |
| Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4 | 1942 | Documentary short | Herself |
| Picture People No. 10: Hollywood at Home | 1942 | Documentary short | Herself |
| Picture People Vol. 2 No. 6: Hollywood War Efforts | 1942 | Short | Herself |
| Picture People No. 4: Stars Day Off | 1941 | Documentary short | Herself |
| Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs | 1936 | Short | Herself |
| Hits of Today | 1934 | Short | Herself - Vocalist |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Herself - In Memoriam |
| Great Performances | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
| Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO | 2002 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| Bob Hope: Hollywood's Brightest Star | 1996 | Video documentary | Herself |
| Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC | 1988 | TV Special | Herself |
| A Walt Disney Christmas | 1982 | Video | Herself - 'Once Upon a Wintertime' |
| Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 | 1980 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The Great Radio Comedians | 1972 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Hollywood and the Stars | 1964 | TV Series | Herself |
| Music Land | 1955 | Singer | |
| Cassino to Korea | 1950 | Documentary | Frances Langford - USO Show |
| Make Mine Laughs | 1949 | ||
| Once Upon a Wintertime | 1948 | Short | Frances Langford -Singer |
| Some Day When the Clouds Roll by | 1945 | Short | Edited from: Career Girl (1944) |
| A Dream Came True | 1945 | Short | Edited from: Career Girl (1944) |
| Tropical Moon | 1945 | Short | Edited from: Career Girl (1944) |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Radio | On 8 February 1960. At 1525 Vine Street. |
| 1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Motion Picture | On 8 February 1960. At 1500 Vine Street. |
Known for movies
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
as Singer - Nora
Melody Time (1948)
as Frances Langford
This Is the Army (1943)
as Frances Langford
All-American Co-Ed (1941)
as Virginia Collinge