Records which he made ten years ago are selling better than ever before. The nation's appetite for Crosby's voice and personality appears insatiable. Aug. Bing entertains the American troops abroad. Both Bing and wife Kathryn Grant thought he had lung cancer. As music critic Henry Pleasants noted in The Great American Popular Singers, something new had entered American music, a style that might be called "singing in American" with conversational ease. Christmas is very much a part of my life. Once we were supposed to go to England to see his horse run in the Royal Sweeps derby and come by this house where Im living in now to see it. [20][21], He was the fourth of seven children: brothers Laurence Earl "Larry" (18951975), Everett Nathaniel (18961966), Edward John "Ted" (19001973), and George Robert "Bob" (19131993); and two sisters, Catherine Cordelia (19041974) and Mary Rose (19061990). [125] Crosby, who had a 13 handicap, won with his partner by one stroke. I decided that if its not supposed to be, it wouldnt be. In the wake of a solid decade of headlining mainly smash hit musical comedy films in the 1930s, Crosby starred with Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour in six of the seven Road to musical comedies between 1940 and 1962 (Lamour was replaced with Joan Collins in The Road to Hong Kong and limited to a lengthy cameo), cementing Crosby and Hope as an on-and-off duo, despite never declaring themselves a "team" in the sense that Laurel and Hardy or Martin and Lewis (Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis) were teams. He was not out to be vicious, to beat children for his kicks. In that way, we could take out jokes, gags, or situations that didn't play well and finish with only the prime meat of the show; the solid stuff that played big. [47] It has since become a staple of holiday radio and the final popular hit of Crosby's career. Kathryn Crosby: Absolutely. He finally consented to her selection and by the end of the movie they were . [42] He sang four Academy Award winning songs "Sweet Leilani" (1937), "White Christmas" (1942), "Swinging on a Star" (1944), "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" (1951) and won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Going My Way (1944). Harry Lillis " Bing " Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 - October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor. At Reina Victoria Hospital he was administered the last rites of the Catholic Church and was pronounced dead. Its a wonderful time. We heart local Los Angeles attractions and events. Life with Crosby was non-stop, travelling with him around the world on a breathless cycle of work and fun, the two often overlapping, including a visit to England to fi lm The Road To Hong Kong (1962). Their longest marriage was 22 years to Dixie Lee. [63] The International Motion Picture Almanac lists him in a tie for second-most years at number one on the All Time Number One Stars List with Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks, and Burt Reynolds. [125] He was 74 years old. I went to Europe and went to the Christmas Day Mass at Sacre-Coeur, and it was so beautiful. "Sail Away from Norway" (1977) Crosby wrote lyrics to go with a traditional song. June Just One more Chance reaches Number 1. His Amazing Music Records, Clip | The Road Films: Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, Quiz: Bing with the Best. Aug. Bings signs a massive deal for weekly 15-minute segments on CBS radio. 2000. The additional voice meant they could be heard more easily in large New York theaters. He was very happy with my ignorance and then we discovered the world togetherKathryn had actually auditioned for a role in White Christmas. [3], Crosby told Barbara Walters in a 1977 televised interview that he thought marijuana should be legalized because he figured it would make it much easier for the authorities to have a proper legal control over the market. I went to university at 16 and Hollywood at 18.By the time they wed in 1957 Kathryn too was making a name for herself in Hollywood, starring opposite Tony Curtis in the Blake Edwards-directed romance Mister Cory and with Jack Lemmon in comedy Operation Mad Ball. The advantage was editing. [64] His most popular film, White Christmas, grossed $30 million in 1954 ($303 million in current value). In 2006, Crosby's niece through his sister Mary Rose, Carolyn Schneider, published the laudatory book Me and Uncle Bing. In all the files there is only one single reference to a person associated with the Mafia. I understand what he's trying to prove. After seeing a demonstration of a German broadcast quality reel-to-reel tape recorder brought to the United States by John T. Mullin, he invested $50,000 in the California electronics company Ampex to build copies. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for Going My Way in 1944 and was nominated for the 1945 sequel, The Bells of St. Mary's. Bob Said, 'Fish dont applaud.' They traveled to Los Angeles, where Bailey introduced them to her show business contacts. It was one of the magnetic tape recorders that BASF and AEG had built in Germany starting in 1935. The whole world knew and loved Bing Crosby. Apr. Share This Smashing Interviews Article Socially: Kathryn Crosby Interview: On Life with Bing Crosby and PBS' "American Masters" Documentary Featuring the Entertainment Icon's Career, Jesse Ventura Interview: "I Got Donald Trump to Admit George Bush Was an Even Worse President Than Obama", Victoria Rowell Interview: "Young and the Restless" Stars Reunite in UPtv's "Marry Us for Christmas", C. 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[94], Particularly during the late 1930s and through the 1940s Bing Crosby's domestic life was dominated by his wife's excessive drinking. I knew when I met Bing that every woman in the world loved him, and every man in the world wanted to go hunting with him and wanted to be his buddy or play golf with him like Bob did. In 1950, Crosby became the third person to win the William D. Richardson award, which is given to a non-professional golfer "who has consistently made an outstanding contribution to golf". One each for radio, recording, and motion pictures. We shot the movie in Ishpeming, Michigan. Mullin continued to work for Crosby to develop a videotape recorder (VTR). I was so innocent, just out from Texas. Bob and Bing spent an hour a day on the phone. He partnered with Ed Craney, who owned the CBS radio affiliate KXLY (AM) and built a television studio west of Crosby's alma mater, Gonzaga University. BBC commences transmissions of a major 14-part series chronicling Bings life. They had a lively style that was popular with college students. Mullin had not yet succeeded with videotape, so Crosby filmed the series of 26-minute shows at the Hal Roach Studios, and the "telefilms" were syndicated to individual television stations. 4. From the mid-1950s, Bing was more comfortable in a bass range while maintaining a baritone quality, with the best octave being G to G, or even F to F. In a recording he made of 'Dardanella' with Louis Armstrong in 1960, he attacks lightly and easily on a low E flat. The following year, Crosby and Hope reunited for one more Road movie, The Road to Hong Kong, which teamed them up with the much younger Joan Collins and Peter Sellers. [116][117], Crosby's will established a blind trust in which none of the sons received an inheritance until they reached the age of 65, intended by Crosby to keep them out of trouble. Crosby influenced the development of the post World War II recording industry. For fifteen years (1934, 1937, 1940, 19431954), Crosby was among the top ten acts in box-office sales, and for five of those years (19441948) he topped the world. Crosby's vocal style helped take popular singing beyond the "belting" associated with Al Jolson and Billy Murray, who had been obligated to reach the back seats in New York theaters without the aid of a microphone. I don't think he did anything wrong. Oct. Nathaniel Patrick Crosby, Bings last son and third child with Kathryn, is born. . [53] He had already been introduced to Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith before his first appearance on record. In 1923, Crosby was invited to join a new band composed of high-school students a few years younger than himself. On October 13, 1977, Crosby flew alone to Spain to play golf and hunt partridge. Here is a breakdown of each of Crosby's children and his marriage to their mothers. [86] From 1946 until his death, he owned a 25% share of the Pittsburgh Pirates. [52] Paul Whiteman's hiring of Crosby, with phrasing that echoed jazz, particularly his bandmate Bix Beiderbecke's trumpet, helped bring the genre to a wider audience. The Palm Springs area was a . Since Bing Crosby's death in 1977, she has taken on a few smaller roles and the lead in the short-lived 1996 Broadway musical State Fair. Bob was there with his four children, and I was there with our son Harry. All that matters to him is the words, and that's the only thing that ought to for you, too. I could do summer stock, and I loved it. [3]:24[26], In 1917, Crosby took a summer job as property boy at Spokane's Auditorium, where he witnessed some of the acts of the day, including Al Jolson, who held him spellbound with ad-libbing and parodies of Hawaiian songs. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. Gary Crosby died of lung cancer in 1995 at age 62, and Phillip Crosby died of a heart attack in 2004 at age 69.[120]. Crosby would marry again after Lee's death, to actress Grant in 1957. They had 3 children, Harry (64), Mary Frances (63) and Nathaniel (60). June Bings autobiography, Call Me Lucky, is published. Bing Crosby with first wife Dixie Lee and three of their four sons: Phillip, Dennis and Lindsay. Actress Patricia Neal (who herself at the time was having an affair with the married Gary Cooper) wrote in her 1988 autobiography As I Am about a trip on a cruise ship to England with actress Joan Caulfield in 1948: She [Joan Caulfield] was a lovely girl and we had some good talks. They only worked to about 3:00 in the afternoon, and then theyd go play golf until twilight and come home for dinner. The Irving Berlin melodies linger on for Kathryn Crosby, especially those sung by her husband. He would just hang around the set, and then hed go over to Bing and say, Look, when Bob comes in for this scene, why dont you do this? Then hed go to Bob and say, Look, when Bing comes in here, why dont you do this? Then the director would yell Action! They would start. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Gary accused his father of horrible physical abuse in a memoirreleased after Bing's death, and there appeared to be a lot of turmoil in his firstmarriage and with their four sons. They had 3 children, Harry (64), Mary Frances (63) and Nathaniel (61). morale, ahead of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, General Dwight Eisenhower, and Bob Hope. Some of Bing Crosbys fans may not know that you are also an actor. I think our kids were wish fulfillment because Bing taught Harry to play golf and to hunt, and he taught Nathaniel to play golf. I couldn't believe it when I read the book because it just didn't sound like Gary. The family is coming here this Christmas. He became the first performer to prerecord his radio shows and master his commercial recordings onto magnetic tape. After a threat of divorce in March 1931, he applied himself to his career. Then something happened. Kathryn Crosby: Actually my sister, who is four years older, and I are changing our birthdays this year to May because in May, the Crosby golf tournament takes place. Crosby graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1955 and two years later became the second wife of the legendary bass-baritone crooner Bing Crosby, being about thirty years his junior. The U.S enters World War II the next day on December 8, 1941. For the most part, she felt unchallenged as an actress and retired rather uneventfully after marrying Bing Crosby in 1957. 5 in the UK Singles Chart. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Many people associate Bing Crosby with the yuletide season primarily because of his TV specials, the 1954 film, White Christmas, and the hit single of the same name. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): New Orleans is one of the best places in the world to experience fine dining! He was afraid. It topped the charts again in 1945 and a third time in January 1947. What did you think? An Afternoon with Jack Mullin. bing! [2] He made over 70 feature films and recorded more than 1,600 songs. Through her aunt, Kathryn arranged to marry Bing in Las Vegas. Dec. 7 The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Currently listed for just under $3.5 million, the mid-century modern home was built for Crosby and his second wife, Kathryn Grant, shortly after their marriage in 1957. In the mid-1970s, she hosted The Kathryn Crosby Show, a 30-minute local talk-show on KPIX-TV in San Francisco. The "telefilms" were syndicated to individual television stations. Bing receives the Cecil B. DeMille Golden Globe award from the Hollywood Foreign Press. The 6.5mm ferric-oxide-coated tape could record 20 minutes per reel of high-quality sound. Harry said, I wouldve killed to get to go with Louis Armstrong to Australia, which was an experience that Bing gave to Gary. The Crosby family lived at 10500 Camarillo Street in North Hollywood for more than five years. Husband Bing appeared as a guest occasionally. Oct. 24 The stock market crashes on Black Thursday.. But it just didnt work because I was very young so I found something more appropriate.Crosby was nominated for best actor as an alcoholic singer in The Country Girl. In his autobiography Don't Shoot, It's Only Me! [118] They were instead receiving several thousand dollars per month from a trust left in 1952 by their mother, Dixie Lee. In the early 1970s, he made two late appearances on the Flip Wilson Show, singing duets with the comedian. We kept meeting each other, and then wed plan to get married, and he would have a kidney stone or something dreadful like that. At first Bing objected to casting Grace in the role of his wife in the movie because he felt she was too glamorous for the part. Born November 25, 1933, actress and singer Kathryn Crosby performed in 1950s films under the stage names Kathryn Grant and Kathryn Grandstaff. Again I didnt know that hed built Del Mar racetrack in California.There was so much of his life that I didnt know about. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): That was a very interesting film noir also. Bing and Kathy said the magic words on Oct. 24, 1957. Bing had certain health problems, but after we did the Christmas show at the London Palladium, we traveled to Manchester and Brighton, and then he went to Spain to shoot grouse with a good friend. Kathryn Crosby (born Olive Kathryn Grandstaff; November 25, 1933)[1] is a retired American actress and singer who performed in films under the stage names Kathryn Grant and Kathryn Grandstaff. [115], Bing's younger brother, singer and jazz bandleader Bob Crosby, recalled at the time of Gary's revelations that Bing was a "disciplinarian", as their mother and father had been. I loved it. Dec. Bing signs new contract with Paramount for nine films in three years for around $175,000 per film. It was a very good movie, and I loved living in Alabama during that time. Her best known role, however, was as the princess-in-distress in the special effects-laden epic fantasy The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958), which has since reached semi-cult status. Crosby had to do two live radio shows on the same day, three hours apart, for the East and West Coasts. The Met was built in 1915. records Where the Blue of the Night for first time, which becomes his theme song. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): You remarried in 2000? [108], Crosby's younger son Phillip disputed his brother Gary's claims about their father. In the 1930s, his friend and former college classmate, Gonzaga head coach, Mike Pecarovich, appointed Crosby as an assistant football coach. On October 18, 1977, following a private funeral Mass at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Westwood,[128] Crosby was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California. Whatever you want. [92] After his wife died, Crosby had relationships with model Pat Sheehan (who married his son Dennis in 1958) and actresses Inger Stevens and Grace Kelly before marrying actress Kathryn Grant, who converted to Catholicism, in 1957. We heart living like a star. [125] At about 6:30 pm, as Crosby and his party headed back to the clubhouse, Crosby said, "That was a great game of golf, fellas. On March 20, 1977, after videotaping a CBS concert special, "Bing - 50th Anniversary Gala", at the Ambassador Auditorium with Bob Hope looking on, Crosby fell off the stage into an orchestra pit, rupturing a disc in his back requiring a month-long stay in the hospital. Kathryn Crosby: I suppose that happened, but I didnt hear it. Met Bing Crosby on the set of White Christmas. [121], Following his recovery from a life-threatening fungal infection in his right lung in January 1974, Crosby emerged from semi-retirement to start a new spate of albums and concerts. The film Holiday Inn is released, featuring White Christmas. The song will win the Oscar for Best Song at the Academy Awards in 1943. [58], Crosby's was among the most popular and successful musical acts of the 20th century. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Did you and Bing raise your children in the Catholic faith? [65], He received 23 gold and platinum records, according to the book Million Selling Records. He took a step back, and the floor had been lowered, so he fell fifty feet onto a concrete floor. Stanley, Bob, Let's Do It: The Birth of Pop Music, Pegasus Books, 2022, pg 220, Grudens, 2002, p. 236. Crosby died in 1977 following a British tour but May 3 would have been his 110th birthday, an anniversary celebrated by the release of 11 albums, including some material which has never previously been heard. A number of Argentine-bred horses were purchased and shipped to race in the United States. Husband Bing appeared as a guest occasionally. It was from my gynecologist, and it said, She will be able to work for five months. I asked Otto Preminger, Is this a problem? Otto said, No. But since Dolores car broke down in front, we were able to go in and look around. Kathryn Crosby: He was shy, but not with me. In his 1950 film Mr. Music, he is seen singing into an Ampex tape recorder that reproduced his voice better than anything else. He received critical acclaim for his performance as an alcoholic entertainer in The Country Girl and received his third Academy Award nomination.[49]. Bing and Bob never worked on them. Sometimes, if Crosby was having fun with a song and not really working at it, we had to make it up out of two or three parts. The filmEast Side of Heaven is released. bing! I had a great adventure. Cohn gave in; Armstrong's musical scenes and comic dialogue extended his influence to the silver screen, creating more opportunities for him and other African Americans to appear in future films. [112], Dennis Crosby reportedly "said his older brother (Gary) was the most severely treated of the four boys. In the mid-1970s, she hosted The Kathryn Crosby Show, a 30-minute local talk-show on KPIX-TV in San Francisco. He and Bing had a long discussion about ten pound test and all of that. It was halfway finished then. "I used to tell Sinatra over and over," said Tommy Dorsey, "there's only one singer you ought to listen to and his name is Crosby. Bing was quite lazy. Jan. NTSC VHS tape, 1989 AES. We heart influencers and interesting people. After pointing out pieces she treasures -- from heirloom furnishings purchased from the William Randolph Hearst collection to the Oscar won by her late husband, Bing, in 1944 -- Kathryn. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): In a new Bob Hope biography that came out in November, the author states, Bob told a friend he simply didnt like Bing, and at times, detested him.. Bing wins Best Actor for Going My Way at the Academy Awards. Kathryn Grant and Bing Crosby were married for 19 years before Bing Crosby died, leaving behind his partner and 3 children. Written by Melissa Parker, Posted in Interviews Actors, Image attributed to Bing Crosby Enterprises. The Fireside Theater (1950) sponsored by Procter & Gamble, was his first television production. His mother was a second generation Irish-American. "Now You Has Jazz" in the film High Society (1956). Mar. [119], Lindsay Crosby died in 1989 at age 51, and Dennis Crosby died in 1991 at age 56, both by suicide from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. They honed their skills with Morrissey. Crosby married Dixie Lee in September 1930. Gary hated his brothers, Phillip and Dennis, the twins, and Lindsay who was a wonderful young man. When we married, I asked Bing if I could continue my acting, and if I could continue my nursing. Seventh Voyage of Sinbad star and the widow of crooner BING CROSBY, KATHRYN GRANT CROSBY, survives deadly car crash in Sierra Nevadas. He then persuaded ABC to allow him to tape his shows. When Mack Sennett signed Crosby to a solo recording contract in 1931, a break with the Rhythm Boys became almost inevitable. 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