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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 299641" data-attributes="member: 5079">I haven&#039;t seen much of Bettty Grable&#039;s work -- HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE; maybe one or two of her early 40s musicals; her appearance on the Lucy-Desi special in the late 50s.&nbsp; Hers was an interesting (well, not that interesting) persona.&nbsp; She was wholesome, but a bit too glamorous and sexy to be the girl-next-door type like, say, Donna Reed.&nbsp; Yet she wasn&#039;t glamorous and sexy as a Rita Hayworth.&nbsp; She was brash, but not obnoxiously so like Betty Hutton.&nbsp; Betty Grable&#039;s persona was unique, without being very dynamic.Grable herself was pretty self-effacing; she noted in a later interview that she knew she wasn&#039;t a great actress or singer or dancer or even a great beauty.&nbsp; I guess her appeal was being likeable and just pretty enough to not be threatening.Fox really liked having back-up threats to their successful actresses.&nbsp; Of course, it never worked out.&nbsp; June was no more successful at replacing Betty Grable than Sheree or Jayne could later supplant Marilyn.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 299641, member: 5079"] I haven't seen much of Bettty Grable's work -- HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE; maybe one or two of her early 40s musicals; her appearance on the Lucy-Desi special in the late 50s. Hers was an interesting (well, not [I]that [/I]interesting) persona. She was wholesome, but a bit too glamorous and sexy to be the girl-next-door type like, say, Donna Reed. Yet she wasn't glamorous and sexy as a Rita Hayworth. She was brash, but not obnoxiously so like Betty Hutton. Betty Grable's persona was unique, without being very dynamic. Grable herself was pretty self-effacing; she noted in a later interview that she knew she wasn't a great actress or singer or dancer or even a great beauty. I guess her appeal was being likeable and just pretty enough to not be threatening. Fox really liked having back-up threats to their successful actresses. Of course, it never worked out. June was no more successful at replacing Betty Grable than Sheree or Jayne could later supplant Marilyn. [/QUOTE]

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