I dont know what Garys problems were, but hed had them from the time he was a little boy. Crosby played the lead in a series of musical comedy short films for Mack Sennett, signed with Paramount, and starred in his first full-length film 1932's The Big Broadcast (1932), the first of 55 films in which he received top billing. "The Salt Lake City Office has developed information indicating that Moe Dalitz received an invitation to join a deer hunting party at Bing Crosby's Elko, Nevada, ranch, together with the crooner, his Las Vegas dentist and several business associates." I went into his office, and my agents were there, and his lawyers were there, and I said, How do you do? I took a letter from my purpose. [68], Crosby's popularity around the world was such that Dorothy Masuka, the best-selling African recording artist, stated that, "Only Bing Crosby the famous American crooner sold more records than me in Africa." The nation's appetite for Crosby's voice and personality appears insatiable. [42] His recording of "White Christmas", has sold over 50 million copies around the world. It gave us a chance to first try a recording of the songs in the afternoon without an audience, then another one in front of a studio audience. ", "Top Ten Money Making Stars of the past 79 years", "Bing Crosby Western Music Association Hall of Fame", "Day by Day by Malcolm Macfarlane, see August 31, 1944", Bing Crosby and Gonzaga University: 1925 1951, "Throwback Thursday: Bing Crosby Took a Swing at Baseball in the 1940s", "In Bing Crosby's Wine Cellar, Vintage Baseball", "Nathaniel Crosby wins 1981 U.S. Crosby and Al continued at the Clemmer Theatre for several months often with three other men Wee Georgie Crittenden, Frank McBride and Lloyd Grinnell and they were billed The Clemmer Trio or The Clemmer Entertainers depending who performed.[38]. And then I asked if he liked race horses. According to the story, Bing died at the age of 74 on a golf course in Spain. In 1960, he starred in High Time, a collegiate comedy with Fabian Forte and Tuesday Weld that predicted the emerging gap between him and the new younger generation of musicians and actors who had begun their careers after World War II. [27], Crosby graduated from Gonzaga High School in 1920 and enrolled at Gonzaga University. Mullin continued to work for Crosby to develop a videotape recorder (VTR). Is that something you always wanted to do? Kathryn Crosby: He was shy, but not with me. The U.S enters World War II the next day on December 8, 1941. By 1936, he replaced his former boss, Paul Whiteman, as host of the weekly NBC radio program Kraft Music Hall, where he remained for the next ten years. [19] The house sits on the campus of his alma mater, Gonzaga University, as a museum housing over 200 artifacts from his life and career, including his Oscar. His contract with Decca runs until 1955. Dec. Moonlight Becomes You reaches Number 1. Crosby wrote or co-wrote lyrics to 22 songs. We want to get some quail and some very special southern dishes. "[45][46], The biggest hit song of Crosby's career was his recording of Irving Berlin's "White Christmas", which he introduced on a Christmas Day radio broadcast in 1941. Born November 25, 1933, actress and singer Kathryn Crosby performed in 1950s films under the stage names Kathryn Grant and Kathryn Grandstaff. [118] They were instead receiving several thousand dollars per month from a trust left in 1952 by their mother, Dixie Lee. Later on, we finally managed to get married which was a secret. San Fernando Valley reaches Number 1. We couldn't use the jokes, but Bill asked us to save the laughs. Husband Bing appeared as a guest occasionally. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Did you and Bing raise your children in the Catholic faith? His mother was a second generation Irish-American. Ultimately, Crosby chose to end the relationship and to stay with his wife. 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. 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. He did make up for it at the end of the week by catching a number of sea trout. I was so innocent, just out from Texas. From 1931 to 1954, the star dominated record sales, radio ratings, and motion picture grosses. He returned to broadcasting for the last 13 weeks of the 19451946 season. If he muffed a song then, the audience loved itthought it was very funnybut we would have to take out the show version and put in one of the rehearsal takes. As minor parts of The Syncopation Idea Crosby and Rinker started to develop as entertainers. Also quick to adopt tape recording was his friend Bob Hope. The 6.5mm ferric-oxide-coated tape could record 20 minutes per reel of high-quality sound. [87][88] The restored broadcast was shown on MLB Network in December 2010. He sang about everything in every style.Crosby was the all-round entertainer who revolutionised television, music and fi lm with not only his acting and singing talents but also his entrepreneurial and business sense.He created the buddy movie in the Road To series with chum Bob Hope, pioneered the pre-recording of radio shows, set up his own businesses and put his money into fledgling tape-to-tape technology which went on to fuel the entertainment industry until the digital era.But to Kathryn, 79, he was simply a huge star. Bing Crosby married actress Kathryn Grant in 1957 and raised a second family. In the years after Crosby's death, his eldest son, Gary, wrote a highly critical account of his time with his father in 1983 . I loved it. In the Cool of the Evening, Bings song with Jane Wyman from Here Comes the Groom, wins Best Original Song at the Academy Awards. [citation needed]. Fred Allen, Jack Benny, Phil Harris, and also Crosby were masters at this, and the networks weren't about to give it up easily. Bing's name and his artistry saved the recording industry. Those movies include Rear Window, Cell 2455 Death Row, My Sister Eileen, The Phenix City Story, Storm Center, The Brothers Rico, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Anatomy of a Murder and The Big Circus. [75][76][77] He used his clout, both professionally and financially, for innovations in audio. IHeartHollywood.com is an online magazine about all thing "Hollywood." [55][56], Crosby elaborated on an idea of Al Jolson's: phrasing, or the art of making a song's lyric ring true. [47] Crosby was dismissive of his role in the song's success, saying "a jackdaw with a cleft palate could have sung it successfully".[48]. June The film Stagecoach is released, marking Bings last starring role in a film. I asked him if he liked baseball. [71], Throughout Europe and Russia, Crosby was also known as "Der Bingle", a pseudonym coined in 1944 by Bob Musel, an American journalist based in London, after Crosby had recorded three 15-minute programs with Jack Russin for broadcast to Germany from ABSIE. Jan. Bing takes over as host as host of Kraft Music Hall radio program. 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". His trip was filmed for The American Sportsman on ABC, although all did not go well at first as the salmon were not running. [60] Sources differ regarding the number of copies he sold: 300 million[61] or even 500 million. [6], For the woman crowned Miss Alabama 2003, see, Jim Sparks, "Crews to Start Work on Bridge,", Last edited on 11 February 2023, at 03:31, "1963 Press Photo Kathryn Crosby wife Bing Crosby nurse cap Queen Angels School", "From the Archives: Bing Crosby Dies at 73 on Golf Course", "Bing Crosby's widow recovering from accident", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kathryn_Crosby&oldid=1138703225, This page was last edited on 11 February 2023, at 03:31. Crosby was born on May 3, 1903,[16][17] in Tacoma, Washington, in a house his father built at 1112 North J Street. I think it all got a little out of hand. In 1923, Crosby was invited to join a new band composed of high-school students a few years younger than himself. Bing Crosby married actress Kathryn Grant in 1957 and raised a second family. His efforts to cure her with the help of specialists failed. Crosby largely retired from acting after her marriage, but did have featured roles as Princess Parisa in The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958), and in the courtroom drama Anatomy of a Murder (1959). After Crosby's death in 1977, he left the residue of his estate to a marital trust for the benefit of his widow, Kathryn, and HLC Properties, Ltd., was formed for the purpose of managing his interests, including his right of publicity. Records which he made ten years ago are selling better than ever before. The success of his first film brought him a contract with Paramount, and he began a pattern of making three films a year. But his chart success remains impressive: 396 chart singles, including roughly 41 number 1 hits. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Yes, I enjoyed it very much. The song remains the bestselling single of all time. Relying on a retroactive amendment to the California Civil Code, Dixie's trust brought suit again, in 2010, alleging that Crosby's right of publicity was community property, and that Dixie's trust was entitled to a share of the revenue it produced. "Now You Has Jazz" in the film High Society (1956). American troops withdraw from Vietnam. Why dont we write some movies for them? Dolores thought that was pretty funny, and everybody thought it would be a good idea. After the war, the event resumed play in 1947 on golf courses in Pebble Beach, where it has been played ever since. Feb. Bing and Bob Hope appear on the cover of Life Magazine. He had a reputation for being such an ogre. BBC commences transmissions of a major 14-part series chronicling Bings life. We heart local Los Angeles attractions and events. The family is coming here this Christmas. His record hit the charts on October 3, 1942, and rose to number 1 on October 31, where it stayed for 11 weeks. All rights reserved. They were working in television, so I got to do a lot of short films. "Out of Nowhere", "Just One More Chance", "At Your Command" and "I Found a Million Dollar Baby (in a Five and Ten Cent Store)" were among the best selling songs of 1931.[42]. Mar. We were in the same boat in more ways than one, but I could not tell her so. Oct. Nathaniel Patrick Crosby, Bings last son and third child with Kathryn, is born. Husband Bing appeared as a guest occasionally. Mar. I was reared a Baptist, and in high school, my aunt and uncle were Methodists, so I went to the Methodist Church, but then there were no Baptists on the west coast. We heart Beverly Hills. All four sons from his first marriage have passed away. [133], In 2006, the former Metropolitan Theater of Performing Arts ('The Met') in Spokane, Washington, was renamed to The Bing Crosby Theater.[134]. The document reveals that during that time Crosby was indeed taking Joan Caulfield out to dinner, visited theaters and opera houses with her and that Caulfield and a person in her company entered the Waldorf Hotel where Crosby was staying. He finally consented to her selection and by the end of the movie they were . When we got together in Las Vegas, Aunt Mary was with me, and Bing was with his driver, Leo Lynn, and we went to the courthouse and got our license. The film Pennies from Heaven is released and the eponymous song from the film reaches Number 1. Kapp helped Crosby have number one hits in Christmas music, Hawaiian music, and country music, and top-thirty hits in Irish music, French music, rhythm and blues, and ballads. But Jack Kapp, manager of Brunswick and later Decca, talked him into dropping many of his jazzier mannerisms in favor of a clear vocal style. Are the holidays difficult for you? [15] In addition to his work with early audio tape recording, he helped finance the development of videotape, bought television stations, bred racehorses, and co-owned the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team, during which time the team won two World Series (1960 and 1971). "De Mille: "I'll vouch for it, Bing. Mar. 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. Gary hated his brothers, Phillip and Dennis, the twins, and Lindsay who was a wonderful young man. A copy of the recording from the radio program is owned by the estate of Bing Crosby and was loaned to CBS Sunday Morning for their December 25, 2011, program. and helped morale of the American public. I said, What? Bing had decided to do a show to help a foundation sponsoring music scholarships for young people. 2. 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. They got enormous laughs, which just went on and on. Bing Crosby and Bob Hope on the Road to Singapore (1940) film lot, between scenes. We heart books. University Press of Kentucky. On the way back he invited me to the Academy Awards. Bing meets actress Dixie Lee, his future wife, and conducts screen tests for the Hollywood studio MGM. Kathryn Crosby: Yes. In the summer of 1966, he spent a week as the guest of Lord Egremont, staying in Cockermouth and fishing on the River Derwent. The Hollywood veteran and widow of Bing Crosby will perform some of those classic tunes when she . All the jokes, all the remarks to each other. The film Little Boy Lost, shot just before Dixies death, is released. I was a lot younger than he was. Sforza, John: "Swing It! Alexander M. Poniatoff ordered Ampex, which he founded in 1944, to manufacture an improved version of the Magnetophone. He had no place to have a valve, so they had to create a place for a valve, and he lived for ten more years. 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. They went to Ohio for the national convention of baseball owners. 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. Widow Kathryn Crosby dabbled in local theater productions intermittently and appeared in television tributes to her late husband. He loved strong women. Kathryn Grant and Bing Crosby were married for 19 years before Bing Crosby died, leaving behind his partner and 3 children. Nov. Bing starts work in his first film, King of Jazz, a musical revue starring Paul Whiteman. He took Bob salmon fishing up in Canada once, and they had just pulled off to sea when Bob said, 'I have to go back in.' In 1937, he became a founding partner of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club and a member of its board of directors. He was a part owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates. I needed something to lift my spirits. The trust, tied to high-performing oil stocks, folded in December 1989 following the 1980s oil glut. The Fanchon and Marco Time Agency hired them for thirteen weeks for the revue The Syncopation Idea starting at the Boulevard Theater in Los Angeles and then on the Loew's circuit. (1928), with Harry Barris and, "Ev'rything's Agreed Upon" (1930), with Harry Barris, "Believe Me" (1931), with James Cavanaugh and, "You Taught Me How to Love" (1931), with H. C. LeBlang and Don Herman, "My Woman" (1932), with Irving Wallman and Max Wartell, "Cutesie Pie" (1932), with Red Standex and, "I Was So Alone, Suddenly You Were There (1932), with, "Love Me Tonight" (1932), with Victor Young and Ned Washington, US, no. He is also arrested for drink driving and is later sentenced to 60 days in jail, but he is released under escort for filming. Nov. Dont Fence Me In w/ The Andrews Sisters reaches Number 1. [98], In December 1999 the New York Post published an article by Bill Hoffmann and Murray Weiss called Bing Crosby's Single Life which claimed that "recently published" FBI files revealed connections with figures in the Mafia "since his youth". I had a great adventure. They each earned $75 a week. Hed had four kidney stones. She appeared as a guest star on her husband's 19641965 ABC sitcom The Bing Crosby Show. He first took up golf at age 12 as a caddy. The man was listening to Bing Crosby sing, "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive". [3][4][5], His early career coincided with recording innovations that allowed him to develop an intimate singing style that influenced many male singers who followed, such as Frank Sinatra,[6] Perry Como, Dean Martin, Dick Haymes, Elvis Presley, and John Lennon. June 27 Bing and Dixie welcome their first son, Gary Evan Crosby. They were just so funny. She also appeared in the 1989 film adaptation of Stephen King's novel Pet Sematary. Aug. Signs contract with Philco Radio Corporation. At last Kathryn's ordeal was over. In 1963, he and his wife Kathryn moved with their 3 young children from Los Angeles to a $175,000 10-bedroom Tudor estate in Hillsborough because they did not want to raise their children in Hollywood, according to son Nathaniel. "[57], Critic Henry Pleasants wrote in 1985: [While] the octave B flat to B flat in Bing's voice at that time [1930s] is, to my ears, one of the loveliest I have heard in forty-five years of listening to baritones, both classical and popular, it dropped conspicuously in later years. [125] About 20 yards (18m) from the clubhouse entrance, Crosby collapsed and died instantly from a massive heart attack. He always believed he was born on May 2, 1904. When they got a chance to present an independent act, they were spotted by a member of the Paul Whiteman organization. June Just One more Chance reaches Number 1. Aug. Harry Lillis Crosby III, Bings first child with Kathryn, is born. His recording was so popular that he was obliged to re-record it in 1947 using the same musicians and backup singers; the original 1942 master had become damaged due to its frequent use in pressing additional singles. He learned how to pronounce German from written scripts and read propaganda broadcasts intended for German forces. Formerly known as Kathryn Grant and formerly known as Olive Kathryn Grandstaff, the brunette beauty who goes by the name Kathryn Crosby in public is perky, vivacious, and absolutely stunning. Written by Melissa Parker, Posted in Interviews Actors, Image attributed to Bing Crosby Enterprises. He took Bob salmon fishing up in Canada once, and they had just pulled off to sea when Bob said, I have to go back in. Bing asked, Why? Bob Said, Fish dont applaud. 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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. [104][105], In 1965, the Crosbys moved to a larger, 40-room French-chateau style house on nearby Jackling Drive, where Kathryn Crosby continued to reside after Bing's death. (24 October 1957 - 14 October 1977) (his death) (3 children) The film Road to Morocco is also released. Bing signs a deal with director Mack Sennett to appear in a series of short comedic films, and signs his first solo contract, with Brunswick Records. For the most part, she felt unchallenged as an actress and retired rather uneventfully after marrying Bing Crosby in 1957. The following day he made his final appearance in a recording studio and sang eight songs at the BBC's Maida Vale Studios for a radio program, which also included an interview with Alan Dell. As I passed a Hindu sitting on the corner of a street, I heard something surprisingly familiar. We left Mary Frances at home, but I was expecting Nathaniel at the time. morale, ahead of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, General Dwight Eisenhower, and Bob Hope. ", This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 19:40. He was afraid. [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. In the mid-1970s, Grant hosted The Kathryn Crosby Show, a 30-minute local talk-show on KPIX-TV in San Francisco. When Gary was sober he knew what a wonderful man his father was.What was never in doubt was Crosbys unrivalled showbusiness success. Folded in December 1989 following the 1980s oil glut song remains the bestselling single of all time 76 ] 88! 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