“I wanted the money only to enable me to see movie stars," he reportedly said The first extortion letter was written on Feb. 6, 1943. It was addressed to Betty Grable — then 26, a rising Hollywood ...

Be careful about meeting your heroes, kids — they might just burp in your face. Such was the case when Hollywood legend Betty Grable guested on Carol Burnett's famous variety sketch show, The Carol ...

Carol Burnett was left doubled over in laughter because one iconic guest on her classic variety show turned out to be a real gas: pin-up girl Betty Grable, who was constantly burping “really loud!” ...

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“When I have a song to sing,” says Betty Grable, by way of explaining her success as a movie star, “I feel good singing it. I don’t think, ‘Gee! I’m the greatest singer.’ ” Neither does Miss Grable ...

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The first extortion letter was written on Feb. 6, 1943. It was addressed to Betty Grable — then 26, a rising Hollywood star and already celebrated as World War II’s pinup girl. It read: “Under threat ...