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Music Clip:

• "You're Awful" (clip) with Frank Sinatra from ON THE TOWN (1949) (a .MP3 file courtesy Rhino Records).
• "It's Fate, Baby" (clip) from TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME (1949) (a .MP3 file).

Memorable Quotations:

• "The all-American girl wears the pants." --as Shirley Delwyn in TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME (1949).
• "If I was your girl, you'd know." --as Shirley Delwyn in TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME (1949).
• "Let it spread." --as Ruth Sherwood in MY SISTER EILEEN (1955).
• "Did you really kill all these animals, or just insult them to death?" --as Ruth Sherwood in MY SISTER EILEEN (1955).
• "Are you sure you want to publish my story, or is this a package deal?" --as Ruth Sherwood in MY SISTER EILEEN (1955).

More Betty Garrett Links:

• TVLand: Betty Garrett
• TVNow's monthly Betty Garrett schedule -when her films will be on TV.
• Great MGM Musicals: ON THE TOWN
• Jim's WORDS AND MUSIC Page
• Great MGM Musicals: WORDS AND MUSIC
• Bright Lights Film Journal: WORDS AND MUSIC

Further Reading:

• Betty Garrett and Other Songs: A Life on Stage and Screen by Betty Garrett (Madison Books, 1998).

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