Elizabeth Ruth Grable was born on December 18, 1916 and with a domineering mother with an intense desire to be part of the Hollywood scene she was pushed early into an acting career. With her mother lying about her age Betty performed in many movies before she was of legal age. By the age of sixteen she was a veteran of 16 films, which the income from provided her and her mother a luxurious existance through the Depression.

    Her famous pin-up pose, with her back turned and staring teasingly into the camera dealt a blow to the smoldering sexuality of the 30's, which was then epitomized by hippy, voluptuous, large breasted women such as Jean Harlow. Betty's no-nonsense brand of sexuality defined the new American women, not only for men but also for the wartime working woman. The public embraced Betty's image as a welcome relief from the "heavy" female stars of the day.

    Hundreds of millions of copies of this famous pin-up photo were circulated around the world and even turned up in the packs of captured German and Japanese soldiers. The photo interestingly enough was taken out of neccessity, never expecting for it to acheive such publicity. It was just a posed publicity shot but that day Betty was very concerned about her stomach because she was pregnant. Who would guess that it would become a classic?