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40-607: It stretches from the town of Mojave approximately 70 km northeast to the foothills of the Lava Mountains and Summit Range . The valley is home to Koehn Dry Lake and the Desert Tortoise Natural Area , as well as the communities of California City and Cantil, California . The Rand Mountains are at the eastern edge of the Fremont Valley. The southern Sierra Nevada make up

80-936: A nightclub singer in 1955, she married Outboard Marine Corporation president Ralph Evinrude . They lived on her estate in Jensen Beach and they built a Polynesian-themed restaurant and marina on the Indian River named The Frances Langford Outrigger Resort, where she frequently performed. In 1994, Langford married Harold C. Stuart, former assistant secretary for civil affairs of the United States Air Force (1949–1951) under President Harry S. Truman . They spent summers in Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada, traveling from their home in Florida aboard their 110-foot yacht. Health problems plagued Langford in

120-508: A Mojave Transportation Museum. Mojave is located at 35°03′09″N 118°10′26″W  /  35.05250°N 118.17389°W  / 35.05250; -118.17389 . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 58.4 square miles (151 km ), over 99% of it land. Mojave has a desert climate ( Köppen : BWk ). It has hot summers and cool winters. Average January temperatures are

160-577: A USO show in the South Pacific, Langford stood up on a stage to sing before a huge crowd of GIs. When Langford sang the first line of her signature song, "I'm in the Mood for Love," a soldier in the audience stood up and shouted, "You've come to the right place, honey!" Also, during the war, Langford wrote the weekly "Purple Heart Diary" column for Hearst Newspapers, in which she described her visits to military hospitals to entertain wounded GIs. She used

200-427: A family was $ 28,496. Males had a median income of $ 35,476 versus $ 19,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 12,477. About 31.7% of families and 36.2% of the population were below the poverty line , including 48.8% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over. Frances Langford Julia Frances Newbern-Langford (April 4, 1913 – July 11, 2005) was an American singer and actress who

240-438: A maximum of 57.8 °F (14.3 °C) and a minimum of 34.3 °F (1.3 °C). Average July temperatures are a maximum of 97.7 °F (36.5 °C) and a minimum of 69.8 °F (21 °C). There are an average of 98 days with highs of 90 °F (32 °C) and an average of 45.7 days with lows of 32 °F (0 °C). The record high temperature was 118 °F (48 °C) on August 5, 1914. The record low temperature

280-836: A regular on his radio show. From 1935 until 1938 she was a regular performer on Dick Powell 's radio show. From 1946 to 1951, she performed with Don Ameche as the insufferable wife, Blanche, on the radio comedy The Bickersons . Langford made her film debut in Every Night at Eight (1935), introducing what became her signature song: " I'm in the Mood for Love ". She then began appearing frequently in films such as Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935) (in which she popularized "Broadway Rhythm" and "You Are My Lucky Star"), Born to Dance (1936), Too Many Girls (1940) (in which she acted alongside her childhood schoolmate from Lakeland Dan White ), and Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) with James Cagney , in which (portraying Nora Bayes ) she performed

320-538: A result, she was forced to change her vocal approach to a more contemporary big band , popular music style. At age 17, she was singing for local dances. Cigar manufacturer Eli Witt heard her sing at an American Legion party and hired her to sing on a local radio show he sponsored. Actor Dan White played an important role in her discovery. White and Langford were schoolmates. Langford first sang in public in an amateur show that White staged in Lakeland, Florida. It

360-541: A rich aerospace history. Besides being a general-use public airport, Mojave has three main areas of activity: flight testing, space industry development, and aircraft heavy maintenance and storage. The closest airfield to the city, formerly known as the Mojave Airport, is now part of the Mojave Air and Space Port . In 1935, Kern County established the Mojave Airport 0.5 miles (0.8 km) east of town to serve

400-482: A short-lived DuMont variety show Star Time (1950). As a guest on early television shows such as Perry Como and Jackie Gleason she was motivated to venture into television. She was the host of two self-titled variety television programs. She then teamed with Don Ameche for the ABC television program, The Frances Langford/Don Ameche Show (1951), a spin-off of their successful radio series The Bickersons in which

440-698: Is located 50 miles (80 km) east of Bakersfield , and 100 miles (161 km) north of Los Angeles , at an elevation of 2,762 feet (842 m). The town is located in the western region of the Mojave Desert , below and east of Oak Creek Pass and the Tehachapi Mountains . Mojave is on the Pacific Crest Trail . The population was 4,238 at the 2010 census, up from 3,836 at the 2000 census. Telephone numbers in Mojave follow

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480-565: Is now the home of various aerospace companies and institutions such as Scaled Composites and the civilian National Test Pilot School . The town was home to the Rutan Voyager , the first aircraft to fly around the world nonstop and unrefueled. The airport is also the first inland spaceport in the United States, and was the location of the first private spaceflight , the launch of SpaceShipOne on June 21, 2004. Mojave also has

520-489: The census of 2000, there were 3,836 people, 1,408 households, and 940 families residing in the town. The population density was 65.6 inhabitants per square mile (25.3/km ). There were 1,806 housing units at an average density of 30.9 per square mile (11.9/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 67.54% White , 5.58% Black or African American , 1.33% Native American , 2.01% Asian , 0.13% Pacific Islander , 18.12% from other races , and 5.29% from two or more races. 28.31% of

560-476: The South Pacific, entertaining thousands of GIs throughout the world. During a USO tour in the Pacific theater, she was invited to take a ride in a P-38 fighter plane. During the flight, a Japanese ship was spotted and the joy ride was postponed until the pilot finished strafing the ship. In his memoir, Don't Shoot! It's Only Me! , Bob Hope recalled how Frances Langford got the biggest laugh he had ever heard. At

600-547: The USMC transferred operations to MCAS El Centro , Kern County obtained title to the airport. In February 1972, the East Kern Airport District (EKAD) was formed to administer the airport; EKAD maintains the airport to this day. To a great extent EKAD was the brainchild of Dan Sabovich who heavily lobbied the state for the airport district's creation and ran EKAD until 2002. During the 1970s, Mojave Airport

640-455: The base, which totaled 2,312 acres (936 ha). Many of the Corps' World War II aces received their gunnery training at Mojave. During World War II, Mojave hosted 29 aircraft squadrons, four Carrier Aircraft Service Detachments, and three Air Warning Squadrons. At its peak, the air station had 145 training and other aircraft. Mojave also had a 75 by 156 foot (23 by 48 m) swimming pool that

680-817: The duo played a feuding married couple. Langford was also the host of the NBC musical variety program Frances Langford Presents (1959), which lasted one season, as did a later program The Frances Langford Show (1960). Another notable appearance was in The Honeymooners lost episode "Christmas Party" which first aired December 19, 1953. Langford married three times, first to actor Jon Hall (1934–55). In 1948, they donated 20 acres (81,000 m ) of land near her estate in Jensen Beach, Florida to Martin County , which named it Langford Hall Park. In 1946, Langford

720-561: The final years of her life, requiring periodic hospital stays. She died at her Jensen Beach home at age 92 from congestive heart failure . According to her wishes, she was cremated, and her ashes were strewn off the coast of Florida near her residence. Langford has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame , one at 1500 Vine Street , which acknowledges her contribution to motion pictures and one at 1525 Vine Street for her work in radio. Both were dedicated on February 8, 1960. Langford

760-727: The format (661) 824-xxxx and the area includes three postal ZIP Codes. The town of Mojave began in 1876 as a construction camp on the Southern Pacific Railroad . From 1884 to 1889, the town was the western terminus of the 165-mile (266 km), twenty-mule team at Harmony Borax Works in Death Valley . It later served as headquarters for construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct . Located near Edwards Air Force Base , Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake , and Palmdale Regional Airport , Mojave has

800-492: The gold and silver mining industry in the area. The airport consisted of two dirt runways, one of which was oiled, but it lacked any fueling or servicing facilities. In 1941, the Civil Aeronautics Board began improvements to the airport for national defense purposes that included two 4,500 by 150 foot (1,372 by 46 m) asphalt runways and adjacent taxiway. Kern County agreed the airport could be taken over by

840-676: The latter film, she sang " Chattanooga Choo Choo " with the Modernaires and the movie orchestra. From 1941, Langford was a regular singer on Bob Hope 's The Pepsodent Show when he held his first military entertainment program at March Field in Riverside, California in 1941. The show was so positive, he continued broadcasting from training bases around the country and asked Langford to join him. During World War II , she joined Hope, Jerry Colonna , guitarist Tony Romano , and other performers on USO tours through Europe, North Africa, and

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880-583: The military in the event of war. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the U.S. Marine Corps took over the airport and expanded it into Marine Corps Auxiliary Air Station (MCAAS) Mojave. The two existing runways were extended and a third one added. Barracks were constructed to house 2,734 male and 376 female military personnel. Civilian employment at the base would peak at 176. The Marines would eventually spend more than $ 7 million on

920-487: The outbreak of the Korean War. Mojave was reactivated as an auxiliary landing field to MCAS El Toro . The airport was recommissioned as a MCAAS on December 31, 1953. Squadrons used Mojave for ordnance training when El Toro had bad weather. Marine Corps reserve units were temporarily deployed to Mojave for two week periods. MCAAS Mojave personnel peaked at 400 military and 200 civilians during this period. In 1961, after

960-656: The popular song " Over There ". She also appeared on screen in Dixie Jamboree and Radio Stars on Parade . In 1946 she played the torch-singing lead in The Bamboo Blonde , showing off her ability to both vamp and act. In a Western movie, Deputy Marshal , she co-starred with her first husband, matinee idol Jon Hall . In several of Langford's films she appeared as herself, as in Broadway Melody of 1936 and The Glenn Miller Story (1953). In

1000-435: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,408 households, out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.7% were married couples living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

1040-628: The population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 1,525 households, out of which 614 (40.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 597 (39.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 305 (20.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 111 (7.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 161 (10.6%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 9 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 417 households (27.3%) were made up of individuals, and 128 (8.4%) had someone living alone who

1080-504: The weekly column as a means of allowing the recovering troops to voice their complaints, and to ask for public support for making sure that the wounded troops received all the supplies and comforts they needed. Her association with Hope continued into the 1980s. In 1989 she joined him for a USO tour to entertain troops in the Persian Gulf. Langford worked for several years in the late 1940s on The Spike Jones Show and starred in

1120-525: The western border and the Tehachapi Mountains border the valley from the southwest. 35°06′30″N 118°02′49″W  /  35.108301°N 118.047017°W  / 35.108301; -118.047017 This Kern County, California -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mojave, California Mojave (formerly Mohave ) is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California , United States. Mojave

1160-419: Was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.31. In the town 32.5% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $ 24,761, and the median income for

1200-476: Was 3 inches (7.6 cm) on January 30, 1915. Snow is relatively rare in Mojave, averaging 1.7 inches (4.3 cm). The most snowfall in one month was 11 inches (28 cm) in February 1911. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Mojave as a census-designated place (CDP). The 2010 United States Census reported that Mojave had a population of 4,238. The population density

1240-512: Was 31.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males. There were 1,817 housing units at an average density of 31.1 per square mile (12.0/km ), of which 719 (47.1%) were owner-occupied, and 806 (52.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 5.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 13.7%. 1,907 people (45.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 2,331 people (55.0%) lived in rental housing units. As of

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1280-412: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78. There were 1,013 families (66.4% of all households); the average family size was 3.37. The population was spread out, with 1,298 people (30.6%) under the age of 18, 509 people (12.0%) aged 18 to 24, 938 people (22.1%) aged 25 to 44, 1,052 people (24.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 441 people (10.4%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

1320-401: Was 72.6 inhabitants per square mile (28.0/km ). The racial makeup of Mojave was 2,381 (56.2%) White , 638 (15.1%) African American , 54 (1.3%) Native American , 53 (1.3%) Asian , 19 (0.4%) Pacific Islander , 867 (20.5%) from other races , and 226 (5.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,592 persons (37.6%). The 2010 Census reported that 4,238 people (100% of

1360-399: Was 8 °F (−13 °C) on December 23, 1990. Average annual rainfall is 5.96 inches (15.1 cm). There are an average of 22 days with measurable precipitation. The wettest year was 1983 with 15.51 inches (39.4 cm) and the driest year was 1942 with 0.85 inches (2.2 cm). The most rainfall in one month was 6.85 inches (17.4 cm) in February 1998. The most rainfall in 24 hours

1400-713: Was a supportive member of the Jensen Beach, Florida community and regularly donated money to it. She also supported the Florida Oceanographic Society located on Hutchinson Island . The site's visitor center bears her name and also houses some of her artifacts. In 2006, the Frances Langford Heart Center, begun by a bequest from her estate, opened at Martin Memorial Hospital in Stuart, Florida . Frances Langford

1440-604: Was also White, who was now a seasoned character actor in Hollywood, that suggested to Langford that she go to Hollywood to give pictures a try. After a brief stint in the Broadway musical "Here Goes the Bride" in 1931, she moved to Hollywood, appearing on Louella Parsons ' radio show Hollywood Hotel while starting a movie career. Singing for radio during the early 1930s she was heard by Rudy Vallée , who invited her to become

1480-757: Was honored by her hometown of Lakeland, Florida, for her work with the United Service Organizations and her music and acting career. The city dedicated the Lake Mirror Promenade as the Frances Langford Promenade . The promenade was built in 1928 and was designed by renowned landscape architect Charles W. Leavitt . Langford supported Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower during the 1952 U.S. presidential election . After leaving Hollywood life, Langford continued with her pastimes of boating and sport fishing. As

1520-469: Was popular during the Golden Age of Radio and made film and television appearances for over two decades. She was known as the "GI Nightingale", an American armed-forces sweetheart , who entertained troops by frequently touring with Bob Hope . Langford originally trained as an opera singer . While a young girl she required a tonsillectomy that changed her soprano range to a rich contralto . As

1560-629: Was served by commuter air carrier Golden West Airlines with scheduled passenger flights operated with de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter turboprops direct to Los Angeles ( LAX ). On November 20, 2012, the EKAD Board of Directors voted to change the name of the district to the Mojave Air and Space Port. Officials said that the spaceport name is well known around the world, but EKAD is not. The change took effect on January 1, 2013. The airport

1600-468: Was used to train aviators in emergency water egress and for recreation. The base's 900-seat auditorium hosted several USO shows that featured Bob Hope, Frances Langford and Marilyn Maxwell . With the end of WWII, MCAAS was dis-established on February 7, 1946; a U.S. Navy Air Station was established the same day. The Navy used the airport for drone operations for less than a year, closing it on January 1, 1947. The base remained closed for four years until

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