Betty Grable - Jefferson City, MO
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N 38° 34.744 W 092° 10.375
15S E 572041 N 4270391
One of many in the Hall of Missourians on the third floor of the state capitol.
Waymark Code: WM104T9
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 02/26/2019
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County of statue: Cole County
Location of statue: 201 W. Capitol Ave., third floor, State Capitol Building, Jefferson City
Artist: William J. Williams
Bust Statue in Bronze
Presented by: Speaker Bob Griffin from Speaker's Annual Golf Classic Donations
This bronze statue is inside the state capitol building, you must go through security check...no weapons, etc....
Plaque Text:
BETTY GRABLE
1916 - 1973
Born in St. Louis.
Actress, singer, and dancer.
Top American pinup girld of World War II.
Number One female box office star (1942-44).
Famous for her shapely legs, insured for $1 million
by 20th Century Fox Studios.
"Betty Grable (1916-1973)
Inducted - Thursday, January 22, 2009
Sculptor: William J. Williams
Betty Grable, born Elizabeth Ruth Grable, grew up in St. Louis where she attended Clark's Dancing School and Mary Institute. At the age of 13, she starred in her first Hollywood role as a chorus girl in the film Happy Days.
"By the end of the 1940s, Grable was the highest-paid female star in Hollywood. Her films including Moon Over Miami, Sweet Rosie O'Grady, Diamond Horseshoe, The Dolly Sisters, and Mother Wore Tights made her popular at home as well. In 1943, Grable posed for her famous pinup photo, which made her the top pin-up girl for GIs fighting in World War II. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and one on the St. Louis Walk of Fame." ~ Hall of Famous Missourians