Betty Jane Rhodes
A peppy presence at Paramount during World War II, Betty Jane Rhodes had been a teenage radio vocalist ("California Melodies," "Birth of the Blues") and nightclub singer prior to entering films in 1936. At first billed plain Jane Rhodes or Betty Rhodes, she seems to have grazed all of Paramount's wartime musicals, providing an energetic addition to such films as The Fleet's In (1942), Priorities on Parade (1942), Star Spangled Rhythm (1942; the "Swing Shift" number in particular), and Salute for Three (1943). Rhodes later signed with Decca Records and RCA Victor, finally hitting the charts in 1946 with "Rumors Are Flying" by George Weiss and Benny Benjamin. She returned in 1948 with "Button and Bows," from the Bob Hope hit The Paleface, her bright rendition of the popular song remaining at the top of the charts for nearly three months.
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| Full name at birth | Betty Jane Rhodes
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| Date of birth | 21 April 1921
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| Place of birth | Rockford, Illinois USA
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| Date of death | 27 December 2011
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| Age | 90 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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![Betty Jane Rhodes - Radio Mirror Magazine Cover [United States] (August 1946)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/b/p/bpczulfl3vwcvbfz.jpg?skj2io4l)
- Was initially discovered on radio and was recording by age 8.
- She introduced the Jule Styne/Frank Loesser classic "I Don't Want To Walk Without You" which turned out to be one of her biggest hits, but it was still overshadowed by the Helen Forrest version.
Betty Jane Rhodes is known for her role in the film Along the Rio Grande (1941) as performer: "Old Monterey Moon", "Along the Rio Grande" - uncredited.
She is also known for her role in the documentary Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (2023) as Self (uncredited).
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