Helen Forrest was an American singer of traditional pop and swing music. She served as the "girl singer" for three of the most popular big bands of the Swing Era, thereby earning a reputation as "the
Forrest in 1945
Publicity photo of Forrest and Haymes at the start of Haymes' radio show in 1944.
Elizabeth Ruth Grable was an American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, model, and singer. Her 42 films during the 1930s and 1940s grossed more than $100 million, and for 10 consecutive years she placed a
Helen Forrest
…You” had previously charted in 1941.) In 1942, Helen also appeared with the Harry James Band in the Hollywood film Springtime in the Rockies, starring Betty Grable. In 1942 and 1943, Helen Forrest was voted the best female vocalist in the United States in the Down Beat poll…
Grable in the 1950s
Grable in a scene from Down Argentine Way (1940)
Grable in the film Tin Pan Alley (1940)
Grable and Carmen Miranda in hit Springtime in the Rockies (1942)