December 18
Elizabeth Ruth Grable's Birthday
| Elizabeth (Betty) Grable was
only 12-years-old when she landed her first film role first role as a chorus
girl in the film Happy Days (1929), Because the chorus line performed in blackface, it was impossible to tell how old she was. Her mother soon gave her a make-over which included dyeing her hair platinum blonde. In the 1940s – after small parts in over 50 Hollywood movies throughout the 1930s – Betty finally gained national attention on stage for her role in the Cole Porter Broadway hit Du Barry Was a Lady (1939). In 1940, Betty obtained a contract with 20th Century Fox, becoming their top star throughout the decade, with Technicolor movies such as Down Argentine Way (1940), Moon Over Miami (1941, Springtime in The Rockies (1942), Coney Island (1943 , Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943), Pin Up Girl (1944), Diamond Horseshoe (1945), The Dolly Sisters (1945), and Mother Wore Tights (1947). Betty made nearly 25 musicals and comedies in 13 years. Her last big hit for Fox was How to Marry a Millionaire (1953). |
Her later career was marked by feuds with studio heads. At one point,
in the middle of a fight with the studio, she tore up her contract and
stormed out of his office. Gradually leaving movies entirely, she made the
transition to television and starred in Las Vegas. In 1967, she took over
the lead in the touring company of Hello, Dolly!.
After her failed marriage with child-actor
Jackie Coogan whom she divorced in 1939, Betty married trumpeter and
big band leader Harry James in 1923. They endured a tumultuous 22-year
marriage that was plagued by Harry's alcoholism. abuse, and infidelity. The couple
divorced in She then began a relationship with dancer, Bob Remick which
lasted until the end of her life.
Her iconic bathing suit photo made her the number-one pin-up girl of the
World War II era. It was later included in the Life magazine project "100
Photos that Changed the World". Betty was particularly noted for having the
most beautiful legs in Hollywood and studio publicity widely dispersed
photos featuring them. Betty's legs were famously insured by her studio
for $1,000,000 with Lloyds of London.
The Turks share with the Sicilians a penchant for naming foods after various
parts of the female anatomy. Here is one of their tastier creations which we
recommend to celebrate Betty's birthday and also suggest that you rent a DVD
of Down Argentine Way.
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Kadin Budu KÖfte
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| 1&1/2 lbs of finely minced
lamb 1 cup finely chopped fine 1cup cooked rice 3 TB grated white cheese 1/2 cup chopped parsley 1 cup flour |
1 cup flour 1&1/2 tsp salt 1&1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper 1/2 tsp ground cumin oil for frying 2 beaten eggs |
Instructions