The film Rhythm on the River is released. Bing was quite lazy. [58], Crosby's was among the most popular and successful musical acts of the 20th century. Nov. Dont Fence Me In w/ The Andrews Sisters reaches Number 1. Tired of Dixie's drinking, he even asked her for a divorce in January 1941. Then a year and a half later, the golden circle of talented young performers was let go, and I went right to Columbia Pictures. Dec. Bing performs with Bob Hope at the Capitol Theatre in New York City. Bing said, Yeah. 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. 1969 As minor parts of The Syncopation Idea Crosby and Rinker started to develop as entertainers. [59] In 1960 Crosby was honored as "First Citizen of Record Industry" based on having sold 200 million discs. Bing postponed his wedding to Kathryn that was set for Sept. 10, 1955, apparently because of Grace. Widow Kathryn Crosby dabbled in local theater productions intermittently and appeared in television tributes to her late husband. Hammar, Peter. ABC offered Crosby $30,000 per week to produce a recorded show every Wednesday that would be sponsored by Philco. Crosby hired Mullin to start recording his Philco Radio Time show on his German-made machine in August 1947 using the same 50 reels of I.G. The director was about to get really cross because none of the written script was used, but all of the people who were working on the show were so tickled and laughing so hard, hed say, I think thats good. [3] However, Crosby's FBI files had already been published in 1992 and provide no indication that Crosby had ties to the Mafia except for one major, but accidental encounter in Chicago in 1929 which is not mentioned in the files, but is told by Crosby himself in his as-told-to autobiography Call Me Lucky. Then were going down to New Orleans where my granddaughter, Claire, who is studying to be a chef, is interning with chef John Folse at the Sonesta Hotel, and were going to have a birthday dinner there in May. He was afraid. San Fernando Valley reaches Number 1. 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. Nathaniel Patrick Crosby (29 October 1961 Los Angeles County, California, USA) His mother absolutely ran their family. I went home to go to the dentist rather prosaic but there you are. I came back to see the man playing one of those old Vitrolas, like those of RCA with the horn speaker. We heart books. What was his personality like behind closed doors? [23][3] His father was of Scottish and English descent; an ancestor, Simon Crosby, emigrated from England to New England in the 1630s during the Puritan migration to New England. His partner was World Cup champion Manuel Piero; their opponents were club president Csar de Zulueta and Valentn Barrios. They were married Oct. 24, 1957 in Las Vegas. Nov. The Cremo Singer radio show premieres on WABC (CBS affiliate). 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]. His last TV appearance was a Christmas special, Merrie Olde Christmas, taped in London in September 1977 and aired weeks after his death. 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. [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. She graduated from high school at 15, [1] after which she entered the University of Texas at Austin, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority, though she . In the summer of 1966, he spent a week as the guest of Lord Egremont, staying in Cockermouth and fishing on the River Derwent. She appeared as a guest star on her husband's 19641965 ABC sitcom The Bing Crosby Show. 87 years (November 25, 1933) Kathryn Crosby/Age [85] The Bing Crosby Breeders' Cup Handicap at Del Mar Racetrack is named in his honor. And what a voice. He would appear in 79 pictures. and helped morale of the American public. I had a dinner party one night and invited Bob and his wife Dolores, Kathryn recalls. It was very frightening to know which one they were going to operate on because you have to have one functioning kidney when youre operating on the other. All the other artists signed to Decca after Bing did. He was one of the first global cultural icons. She also played the part of "Mama Bear" alongside her husband and children in Goldilocks and co-starred with Jack Lemmon in the comedy Operation Mad Ball (1957), with Tony Curtis in the drama Mister Cory (1957) and as a trapeze artist in The Big Circus (1959). [60] Sources differ regarding the number of copies he sold: 300 million[61] or even 500 million. Then something happened. morale, ahead of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, General Dwight Eisenhower, and Bob Hope. The 77-year-old was hurt and her husband, Maurice William Sullivan, 85, killed in the November . I was so innocent, just out from Texas. Mar. In 1937, Crosby hosted the first 'Crosby Clambake', a pro-am tournament at Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe, California, the event's location prior to World War II. [84] In 1943, Binglin's horse Don Bingo won the Suburban Handicap at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Crosby threatened to leave the film and refused to discuss the matter. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Yes, I enjoyed it very much. All the jokes, all the remarks to each other. [18] In 1913, his father built a house at 508 E. Sharp Avenue. In 1936, Crosby exercised an option in his Paramount contract to regularly star in an out-of-house film. During the Golden Age of Radio, performers had to create their shows live, sometimes even redoing the program a second time for the West Coast time zone. Bing and Al Rinker are now a vocal duo. A pert, vivacious and absolutely stunning brunette, the former Kathryn Grant (nee Olive Kathryn Grandstaff) is now known publicly as Kathryn Crosby. I could do summer stock, and I loved it. The series of 26-minute shows was filmed at Hal Roach Studios rather than performed live on the air. Bing said, Yeah. Crosby had arranged for Ampex, another of his financial investments, to record the NBC telecast on kinescope. Dolores and I became very good friends at that time, and I traveled all over Europe with her while Bing and Bob were working. The morning after the Academy Awards, which was my first outed date with Bing, I flew to Phenix City and did that movie with Richard Kiley. The man was listening to Bing Crosby sing, "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive". Afterward, Leo said, Dont you think you better tell the press? She died of cancer in 1952 at age 40, predeceasing her husband, who died in 1977. [50] It was on this special that he recorded a duet of "The Little Drummer Boy" and "Peace on Earth" with rock musician David Bowie. His record hit the charts on October 3, 1942, and rose to number 1 on October 31, where it stayed for 11 weeks. 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. Husband Bing appeared as a guest occasionally. After the end of the last race, theyd go up and have dinner together. Both Bing and wife Kathryn Grant thought he had lung cancer. Whatever you want. "[132], Calypso musician Roaring Lion wrote a tribute song in 1939 titled "Bing Crosby", in which he wrote: "Bing has a way of singing with his very heart and soul / Which captivates the world / His millions of listeners never fail to rejoice / At his golden voice."[3], Bing Crosby Stadium in Front Royal, Virginia, was named after Crosby in honor of his fundraising and cash contributions for its construction from 1948 to 1950. We did that, and then later on, Bing was hurt in a terrible accident at the Ambassador on his 50th anniversary show. The Met was built in 1915. He starred in radio shows for nearly 30 years, remained a hit on tele vision for 25 years and had well over 300 chart singles, including more than 40 No1s. After less than a year in show business, they were attached to one of the biggest names. [66] Crosby charted 23 Billboard hits from 47 recorded songs with the Andrews Sisters, whose Decca record sales were second only to Crosby's throughout the 1940s. Sept. Bing films his final Christmas show, which features Bings family and David Bowie. They honed their skills with Morrissey. He was also married twice and fathered seven children. Kathryn Grant and Bing Crosby were married for 19 years before Bing Crosby died, leaving behind his partner and 3 children. [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. Belmont, California: Wadsworth. as a young man in 1925, was renamed the Bing Crosby Theater on December 8, 2006. The nation's appetite for Crosby's voice and personality appears insatiable. In the years after Crosby's death, his eldest son, Gary, wrote a highly critical account of his time with his father in 1983 . Oct. It was an amazing experience! I came back to Austin and finished up my degree and took my Inquiry classes for six weeks. What did Bing Crosby do before the Great Depression? July 13 Twins Dennis Michael Crosby and Phillip Lang Crosby are born. As far as I know [Gary] wrote it because it was about himself and what he felt his life was about. Dec. Gary said to me before I read it, "It's not the same book I wrote."[112]. You can unsubscribe at any time. Kathryn Crosby: It was a terrible surprise, but he had, of course, been sick. For one thing, he enjoys hearing himself sing, and if ever a day should dawn when the public wearies of him, he will complacently go right on singingto himself. I certainly never witnessed anything between him and his father. In a memorandum dated January 16, 1959, it is said: If I made a mistake in singing a song or in the script, I could have some fun with it, then retain any of the fun that sounded amusing. On November 8, 1937, after Lux Radio Theatre's adaptation of She Loves Me Not, Joan Blondell asked Crosby how he got his nickname: Crosby: "Well, I'll tell you, back in the knee-britches day, when I was a wee little tyke, a mere broth of a lad, as we say in Spokane, I used to totter around the streets, with a gun on each hip, my favorite after school pastime was a game known as "Cops and Robbers", I didn't care which side I was on, when a cop or robber came into view, I would haul out my trusty six-shooters, made of wood, and loudly exclaim bing! Mrs. Crosby, how would you describe your married relationship with Bing? University Press of Kentucky. Apr. He recorded nearly 2,000 songs during the course of his career but Kathryn says there are many more to be heard.The basements full of them! she laughs. Let's go have a Coca-Cola." June 27 Bing and Dixie welcome their first son, Gary Evan Crosby. ", Gilbert, Roger. The Binglin Stable partnership came to an end in 1953 as a result of a liquidation of assets by Crosby, who needed to raise enough funds to pay the hefty federal and state inheritance taxes on his deceased wife's estate. He later described Jolson's delivery as "electric". [29] The university granted him an honorary doctorate in 1937. Now 82 and still living in California, Crosby keeps busy these days with ballet (hip replacement surgery won't keep her down) and staying active with her . Impulsively in 1957, he married Kathryn while Inger later found out about it on the news. Written by Melissa Parker, Posted in Interviews Actors, Image attributed to Bing Crosby Enterprises. Kathryn Crosby: They loved them! Despite being a Catholic, Crosby was seriously considering divorce in order to marry Caulfield. Crosby presents the school with the nations first Microfilm Research Center. They had three children: Harry Crosby, Mary Crosby, and Nathaniel Crosby. Pictured here is the lovely Mary Frances Crosby; the only daughter of Bing Crosby, from his second . Crosby was also an avid golfer. He first took up golf at age 12 as a caddy. Im terribly proud, says Kathryn, his champion down the years. Aug. Harry Lillis Crosby III, Bings first child with Kathryn, is born. I didnt know that he owned the Pittsburgh Pirates, a big baseball team. [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. 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. I not only got my diploma from the University of Texas, I got to work with excellent people like Elsa Lanchester and Cecil Kellaway and got to be directed by Paul Henreid on whom I had a crush from the time I was a little girl. We heart living like a star. They have all reportedly described their father as loving and kind. 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. Her current husband Maurice William . Gary's first wife of 19 years, Barbara Cosentino, of whom Gary wrote in his book, "I could confide in her about Mom and Dad and my childhood",[114] and with whom Gary stayed friendly after the divorce, stated: I do not know if what's in the book is true but he never said anything to me about whippings. Kathryn Crosby: Absolutely. Feb. First ever Crosby Pro-Am golf tournament is held, which later becomes the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. On June 16, 1963, Crosby received her nurse's cap, signifying her becoming a registered nurse after studying at Queen of Angels Hospital in Los Angeles. I couldn't believe it when I read the book because it just didn't sound like Gary. The film Road to Zanzibar is released. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Rosemary Clooney was one of his best friends? 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. The trust, tied to high-performing oil stocks, folded in December 1989 following the 1980s oil glut. [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. He was a frequent guest on the musical variety shows of the 1950s and 1960s, appearing on various variety shows as well as numerous late-night talk shows and his own highly rated specials. Mar. Feb. Bing and Bob Hope appear on the cover of Life Magazine. Its a rolling cast that you do. Records only two records with Al Jolson, including Alexanders Ragtime Band.. I still love you. It was the largest single bank failure in the countrys history. He received critical acclaim for his performance as an alcoholic entertainer in The Country Girl and received his third Academy Award nomination.[49]. He also signs a contract with Decca Records for five years at $60,000 per annum plus a percentage. In 1954, Joan Caulfield admitted to a relationship with a "top film star" who was a married man with children who at the end chose his wife and children over her. Mary Frances Crosby (14 September 1959 Los Angeles, California, USA) June Dixie has exploratory surgery, doctors discover terminal ovarian cancer. [109] "Lindsay Crosby supported his brother (Gary) at the time of its publication but had a tempered view of its revelations. [42] His recording of "White Christmas", has sold over 50 million copies around the world. 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. His parents were Harry Lowe Crosby[22] (18701950), a bookkeeper, and Catherine Helen "Kate" (ne Harrigan; 18731964). June Submissions to the SEC indicate that Bing has the second highest income in the US behind MGM studio chief, Louis B. Mayer. They did a very fine surgery on him and repaired all his valves. In 1906, his family moved to Spokane in Eastern Washington state, where he was raised. Jan. "Well, Bob Hope worked all the time. This house went up for sale by its current owners in 2021 for $13.75 million. Jan. 5 Bings fourth son, Lindsay Harry Chip Crosby, is born. Later that afternoon, he met with Chris Harding to take photographs for the Seasons album jacket.[124]. 2014 Smashing Interviews Magazine. Together they had two sons and a daughter. [125] He was 74 years old. 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. Its not heavy. He took one more step and then fell dead. Nov. Bing returns to Kraft Music Hall. They had four sons: Gary, twins Dennis and Phillip, and Lindsay. There was a good piano player there, so they would do some songs and dances and remarks from the New York vaudeville show. [81] NAFI Corporation and Crosby purchased television station KPTV in Portland, Oregon, for $4 million on September 1, 1959. I said, What? Bing had decided to do a show to help a foundation sponsoring music scholarships for young people. She was born in Houston, Texas in 1933 and appeared on stage from age 3. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): What was Bings relationship with the children you had together (Harry, Mary and Nathaniel)? [2] He made over 70 feature films and recorded more than 1,600 songs. 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. I was a lot younger than he was. Bing Are the holidays difficult for you? Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): You continued your acting career after you and Bing married? In the 1949 Disney animated film The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, Crosby provided the narration and song vocals for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow segment. Nov. "Brother Can You Spare. The Recording Industry Association of America did not institute its gold record certification program until 1958 when Crosby's record sales were low. Crosby continued to finance the development of videotape. He felt that way about her. 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. In 1977, after Crosby died, the song was re-released and reached No. They would start the Mr. He loved to play. There have been disputes between Crosby's two families beginning in the late 1990s. Mar. After the war, the event resumed play in 1947 on golf courses in Pebble Beach, where it has been played ever since. They had 3 children, Harry (64), Mary Frances (63) and Nathaniel (60). ", This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 19:40. He apparently viewed the complete film just once, and then stored it in his wine cellar, where it remained undisturbed until it was discovered in December 2009. [3]:6[9] In 1948, Music Digest estimated that his recordings filled more than half of the 80,000 weekly hours allocated to recorded radio music in America.[9]. Actually there are a couple of advantages.. The music and artwork were beautiful, and though I couldnt understand it, the Latin sounded so pretty. In the Cool of the Evening, Bings song with Jane Wyman from Here Comes the Groom, wins Best Original Song at the Academy Awards. He was a part owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates. I hadnt spoken to him for a year, and he wrote to me and asked me to go to dinner. We had a twelve-grade schoolhouse, and anytime there was a senior high school play, and they needed a child, I was elected. We got him to the hospital, and they said, There are no broken bones. Mar. Bing was also a giving donor to the city's Gonzaga University . Why Did People In Old Hollywood Talk Funny. Precisely what the future holds for Crosby neither his family nor his friends can conjecture. They had 3 children, Harry (64), Mary Frances (63) and Nathaniel (61). In the mid-1970s, she hosted The Kathryn Crosby Show, a 30-minute local talk-show on KPIX-TV in San Francisco. 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. As Crosby wrote in his autobiography: By using tape, I could do a thirty-five or forty-minute show, then edit it down to the twenty-six or twenty-seven minutes the program ran. They got enormous laughs, which just went on and on. I understand what he's trying to prove. [94], Particularly during the late 1930s and through the 1940s Bing Crosby's domestic life was dominated by his wife's excessive drinking. Seventh Voyage of Sinbad star and the widow of crooner BING CROSBY, KATHRYN GRANT CROSBY, survives deadly car crash in Sierra Nevadas. His efforts to cure her with the help of specialists failed. Crosby had separate charting singles every year between 1931 and 1954; the annual re-release of "White Christmas" extended that streak to 1957. She, too, was in love with an older married man who was quite as famous as Gary [Cooper]. This is lower than most opera basses care to venture, and they tend to sound as if they were in the cellar when they get there. Jan. [41] The weekly broadcast made him a hit. Bing was very tolerant, though, of my large, expansive idiocy. Shortly before Gary's book was actually published, Lindsay said, "I'm glad [Gary] did it. In a poll of U.S. troops at the close of World War II, Crosby topped the list as the person who had done the most for G.I. Bing Crosby Enterprises gave the world's first demonstration of videotape recording in Los Angeles on November 11, 1951. They tour with Paul Whiteman and get their first hit with Mississippi Mud.. [30] Gonzaga University houses a large collection of photographs, correspondence, and other material related to Crosby.[31]. But the networks and sponsors were adamantly opposed. [90], Crosby also was a keen fisherman. Later on, we finally managed to get married which was a secret. Sept. FilmHere Comes the Groom is released, in which Bing is directed by Frank Capra and co-stars with Jane Wyman. He was 53; she was 23. A graduate of the University of Texas and a student nurse at one point, she found her way into films via the beauty pageant circuit. Before they went to the place where they would be shooting, they played a round of golf. Crosby had a keen interest in sports. IHeartHollywood.com is an online magazine about all thing "Hollywood." [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]. I became aware of someone behind me and he touched his chair to the back of my knee so I flopped down unceremoniously, she says, recalling an unlikely start to a relationship that was to last almost a quarter of a century and touch her for the rest of her days.What made it even more unlikely was that under the warmth of the California sun and after their meeting Crosby, king of stage and screen, ambled back on set to continue filming White Christmas, one of Hollywoods best-loved movies of all time. Kathryn's anguish was compounded when Gary wrote a book accusing his father of being abusive, both verbally and. Harry Barris wrote several of Crosby's hits, including "At Your Command", "I Surrender Dear", and "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams". 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. We kept meeting each other, and then wed plan to get married, and he would have a kidney stone or something dreadful like that. Producer Jack Kapp establishes the U.S. branch of Decca Records, Bing follows and, under Kapps advisement, becomes the all-purpose singer. Crosby and Armstrong remained warm acquaintances for decades, occasionally singing together in later years, e.g. She confided to me that she desperately wanted to marry Bing Crosby. Feb. Bing plays himself in Reaching for the Moon, a film starring Douglas Fairbanks. Mullin's 1976 memoir of these early days of experimental recording agrees with Crosby's account: In the evening, Crosby did the whole show before an audience. We had a wonderful time together. "[69], Presenter Mike Douglas commented in a 1975 interview, "During my days in the Navy in World War II, I remember walking the streets of Calcutta, India, on the coast; it was a lonely night, so far from my home and from my new wife, Gen. [118] They were instead receiving several thousand dollars per month from a trust left in 1952 by their mother, Dixie Lee. I would do it in the summertime. His Legendary Years How's the sound? Whiteman needed something different to break up his musical selections, and Crosby and Rinker filled this requirement. When we married, I asked Bing if I could continue my acting, and if I could continue my nursing. 1966 The 6.5mm ferric-oxide-coated tape could record 20 minutes per reel of high-quality sound. At Reina Victoria Hospital he was administered the last rites of the Catholic Church and was pronounced dead. Crosby gained valuable experience on tour for a year with Whiteman and performing and recording with Bix Beiderbecke, Jack Teagarden, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Eddie Lang, and Hoagy Carmichael. He could do four shows a week, if he chose, and then take a month off. [47] It has since become a staple of holiday radio and the final popular hit of Crosby's career. 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