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Betty Grable Research Paper

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World War II
One of the most popular stars in 1943 was Betty Grable according to the Motion Picture Herald, beating out Bob Hope and Bing Crosby and Gary Cooper. After a movie she did called Moon over Miami in 1941, she received about 18,000 letters from the army requesting a picture and for her to be their sweetheart. So Frank Powolny took this photograph of her, facing her back to you, because she was pregnant. By 1945 it was estimated that her pin up was requested by 20,000 service men a week by the end of the war it was given to 5 million servicemen, including one unfortunate soldier who died clutching it in his hand. She was mostly known for her million dollar legs (Williams, 2011, p. 543). Funny that the British service men did not like her. Those men prefer Roye’s nude pictures of models, because it looks clean, the model has a good figure and background is good. “She makes me sick” a British servicemen saying of Betty Grable (Williams, 2011, 554). …show more content…

It is a romantic comedy with musical numbers of patriotic songs. The movie was back in the days when everyone smoked, and drank manhattans or other cocktails. The movie instills patriotism and wants you to help out with the cause in fighting the war in any way you can. Also, Grable showing off her legs when ever she can since she thought of herself as not the best dancer or singer and possessions not the best looks (Williams, 2011 p. 544). Also it shows the ideal women as sweet, innocent and not trying to be sexy and giving out food

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