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The Frances Langford Promenade was later added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as Lake Mirror Promenade on January 27, 1983.

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Frances Langford was a popular singer, radio performer, and actress. Born in Lakeland, Florida, the classically-trained singer was discovered by Rudy Vallee while performing on a Tampa radio station. She worked on the radio with Vallee, Dick Powell, and Bob Hope. Her first film was "Every Night at Eight" (1935) which featered her singing "I'm in the Mood for Love." Other films include "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and "The Glenn Miller Story." She moved to Jensen Beach in 1955 with her second husband. Her war-related papers can be found at the Institute on World War II at Florida State University.