Image Number

• N027033

Year

• 1946

Date Note

• Photographed on March 29, 1946.

Series Title

• General: General collection

Rights

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Biography Note

• 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.

Physical Description

• 1 photonegative - b&w - 5 x 4 in.

Subject Term

• Governors--Florida--Polk County--Lakeland
• Public officers
• Actresses--Florida--Polk County--Lakeland
• Women entertainers
• Entertainers--Florida--Polk County--Lakeland
• Celebrities
• Dedications (Ceremonies)--Florida--Polk County--Lakeland

Geographic Term

• Polk County (Fla)
• Lakeland (Fla)

Personal Subject

• Caldwell, Millard Fillmore, 1897-1984
• Langford, Frances, 1913-2005

Subject Corporate

• Florida--Governor (1945-1949 : Caldwell)

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