This was across the street from Paramount, a little place called Lucys.We only ever had romantic dates. "Bing was born on May 3, 1903. She soon rose through the standard starlet ranks from unbilled parts to chipper "sis" types and decorative love interests alongside filmdom's top male stars.She appeared opposite Richard Kiley in The Phenix City Story (1955), Tony Curtis in Mister Cory (1957), Jack Lemmon in Operation Mad Ball (1957), James Stewart in Anatomy of a Murder (1959) and Victor Mature in The Big Circus (1959), among others. I could do summer stock, and I loved it. American troops withdraw from Vietnam. July The Del Mar Racetrack opens in California. [97], Crosby reportedly had an alcohol problem between the late 1920s and early 1930s, but he got a handle on his drinking in 1931. [65], He received 23 gold and platinum records, according to the book Million Selling Records. bing! When they got a chance to present an independent act, they were spotted by a member of the Paul Whiteman organization. Bob was there with his four children, and I was there with our son Harry. [5], On November 4, 2010, Crosby was seriously injured in an automobile accident in the Sierra Nevada that killed her 85-year-old second husband, Maurice William Sullivan, whom she had married in 2000. Their first recording, in October 1926, was "I've Got the Girl" with Don Clark's Orchestra, but the Columbia-issued record was inadvertently recorded at a slow speed, which increased the singers' pitch when played at 78rpm. Husband Bing appeared as a guest occasionally. This house went up for sale by its current owners in 2021 for $13.75 million. So was it a case of abandoning her career in favour of family life? Known as the first multimedia star, Bill Crosby is a Hollywood legend. He had a great tolerance for people. His record hit the charts on October 3, 1942, and rose to number 1 on October 31, where it stayed for 11 weeks. 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. Crosby asked Harry Cohn, but Cohn had no desire to pay for the flight or to meet Armstrong's "crude, mob-linked but devoted manager, Joe Glaser". He led his radio show for Woodbury Soap for two seasons while his live appearances dwindled. His mother was a second generation Irish-American. The Andrews Sisters Story". In light of the court's ruling, it was unnecessary for the court to decide whether a right of publicity can be characterized as community property under California law. [82] In 1960, NAFI purchased KCOP from Crosby's group. His last TV appearance was a Christmas special, Merrie Olde Christmas, taped in London in September 1977 and aired weeks after his death. Bing was married a second time to actress Kathryn Grant. The U.S enters World War II the next day on December 8, 1941. We heart influencers and interesting people. But the networks and sponsors were adamantly opposed. Jack Mullin: The man and his Machines. Bing said, I dont feel well. We went to the hospital, and they admitted him because he had kidney stones in both kidneys. Clip | Bing Crosby and David Bowie Christmas Duet, Clip | Performance: Bing Crosby and Sons Sing Together, Clip | Performance: Bing Crosby with Maurice Chevalier and Carol Lawrence, Clip | Bing Crosbys Innovations in Technology, Clip | Bing Roasts Film Director Raoul Walsh, Clip | Performance: The Second Time Around and Other Love Songs, Clip | The Crosby Family Today: Web Exclusive, Bing by the Numbers. I can't even turn on the radio around Christmas time without crying anymore. "Entertaining Catholics: Bing Crosby, Religion and Cultural Pluralism in 1940s America. I had a very little role in that, but I got to see Jimmy Stewart for the first time, and Grace Kelly had a wonderful role. Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor. We had a wonderful first date. The film features the song Swinging on a Star, by Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke, which reaches Number 1 and wins an Academy Award for Best Song. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Bing won over fans with his laid-back, cool persona and smooth vocals. And his star is still in the ascendant. Crosby won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Going My Way (1944) and was nominated for its sequel, The Bells of St. Mary's (1945), opposite Ingrid Bergman, becoming the first of six actors to be nominated twice for playing the same character. [3][4], For 16 years ending in 2001, Crosby hosted the Crosby National Golf Tournament at Bermuda Run Country Club in Bermuda Run, North Carolina. [42] Before the end of the year, he signed[clarification needed] with both Brunswick Records and CBS Radio. Kathryn Crosby: It was a terrible surprise, but he had, of course, been sick. Dec. Bing sings White Christmas on the NBC programKraft Music Hall, marking the first time the public has heard the soon-to-be Number 1 single of all time. [2], Born Olive Kathryn Grandstaff in West Columbia, Texas, she graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1955. [12] He is one of 33 people to have three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,[13] in the categories of motion pictures, radio, and audio recording. I understand what he's trying to prove. Today he is a kind of national institution. 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. We had our differences, but we were raised to respect our parents, to do what they said. bing!, and I would let him have it again, and then as his friends came to his rescue, shooting as they came, I would shout bing! Getting to know Paramount Pictures was quite amazing. [106] This house served as a setting for some of the family's Minute Maid orange juice television commercials. He then persuaded ABC to allow him to tape his shows. His contract with Paramount runs until 1954. Alexander M. Poniatoff ordered Ampex, which he founded in 1944, to manufacture an improved version of the Magnetophone. 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. 'He got the first licking, and we got the second.'"[113]. His appearances, records, and radio work substantially increased his impact. Husband Bing appeared as a guest occasionally. Spring/Early Summer The Rhythm Boys disband. [42] Shortly before his death in 1977, he had planned another Road film in which he, Hope, and Lamour search for the Fountain of Youth. It was much more complicated then. It was quite a lovely experience. Born Wilma Wyatt, actress and singer Dixie Crosby married Bing Crosby in 1930. 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 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. [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). Im sure youre okay. Bing said, But I cant walk. It had swollen so much, he couldnt walk. Bing Crosby Productions, affiliated with Desilu Studios and later CBS Television Studios, produced a number of television series, including Crosby's own unsuccessful ABC sitcom The Bing Crosby Show in the 19641965 season (with co-stars Beverly Garland and Frank McHugh). The public wouldn't stand for 'canned' radio, the networks argued. Were going up to Arrington. [78], With Frank Sinatra, Crosby was one of the principal backers for the United Western Recorders studio complex in Los Angeles.[79]. 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 . 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. Crosby influenced the development of the post World War II recording industry. People were there from Paramount, and one big executive producer said, Theyre very good together. Born November 25, 1933, actress and singer Kathryn Crosby performed in 1950s films under the stage names Kathryn Grant and Kathryn Grandstaff. She died of cancer in 1952 at age 40, predeceasing her husband, who died in 1977. Lets go on to the next scene. They had a wonderful time. (The live production of radio shows was also reinforced by the musicians' union and ASCAP, which wanted to ensure continued work for their members.) Harry Barris wrote several of Crosby's hits, including "At Your Command", "I Surrender Dear", and "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams". His composition "At Your Command" was number 1 for three weeks on the U.S. pop singles chart beginning on August 8, 1931. "[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. Nov. Bing returns to Kraft Music Hall. [83] They also established the Binglin Stock Farm in Argentina, where they raced horses at Hipdromo de Palermo in Palermo, Buenos Aires. 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. I would do it in the summertime. Bing and I drive a block and a half to the Catholic Church, and we were married there. The film Little Boy Lost, shot just before Dixies death, is released. The eponymous song from the film is featured in American Masters Bing Crosby Rediscovered. In the summer of 1966, he spent a week as the guest of Lord Egremont, staying in Cockermouth and fishing on the River Derwent. Also records his final album, Seasons. Dec. Bing signs new contract with Paramount for nine films in three years for around $175,000 per film. "[109], The author of the most recent biography on Bing Crosby, Gary Giddins, claims that Gary Crosby's memoir is not reliable on many instances and cannot be trusted on the abuse stories. Son: Harry Lillis August 8, 1958 Gary said to me before I read it, "It's not the same book I wrote."[112]. I was a reporter, too, when I was first at Paramount, and I had asked him if he liked horses because I was this Fat Stock as the 1950 Rodeo Queen of the Fat Stock show in that year (laughs). 87 years (November 25, 1933) Kathryn Crosby/Age The film explores the life and legend of this iconic performer, revealing a man far more complex than his public persona. Crosby started the tape recorder revolution in America. Aug. Signs contract with Philco Radio Corporation. However, the addition of pianist and aspiring songwriter Harry Barris made the difference, and The Rhythm Boys were born. The song Only Forever reaches Number 1 and remains for there 10 weeks. Signing an agreement with Columbia for a single motion picture, Crosby wanted Armstrong to appear in a screen adaptation of The Peacock Feather that eventually became Pennies from Heaven. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): You continued your acting career after you and Bing married? Hed had four kidney stones. They sat across the table from each other but a little separated and dinner was proceeding properly then I moved around so they were sitting next to each other and everything just started going off like a fire-cracker, she says. It was the largest single bank failure in the countrys history. I needed something to lift my spirits. Oct. White Christmas, written by Irving Berlin, reaches Number 1 for the first time and stays for 11 weeks. Crosby presents the school with the nations first Microfilm Research Center. One More Chance (short film) is released. On October 13, 1977, Crosby flew alone to Spain to play golf and hunt partridge. They had three children: Harry Crosby, Mary Crosby, and Nathaniel Crosby. In Crosby's performances, the presence of jazz phrasing, jazz rhythm and jazz improvisation varied depending on the piece of music, but those were elements that Crosby frequently used. At Reina Victoria Hospital he was administered the last rites of the Catholic Church and was pronounced dead. In 2006, Crosby's niece through his sister Mary Rose, Carolyn Schneider, published the laudatory book Me and Uncle Bing. Bing receives the Cecil B. DeMille Golden Globe award from the Hollywood Foreign Press. 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. Crosby and Armstrong remained warm acquaintances for decades, occasionally singing together in later years, e.g. At the end of the game, Bings friend, Cesar de Zulueta asked him, How do you feel? Bing said, Im fine. Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947) is based on Lee's life. 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. bing! San Fernando Valley reaches Number 1. I went home to go to the dentist rather prosaic but there you are. Birthday: November 25, (89 years) HomeTown: Houston , Texas, United States. They had a lively style that was popular with college students. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 37 (6): 490496, 498, 500, 502, 504, 506, 508, 510, 512; June 1989. You cant go there with a quiet trustee, so we were married, and fortunately, he overcame that. July The Rhythm Boys first appear at the Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles; Bing is the standout favorite. Dec. Bing receives a Peabody Award for services to television. "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." 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! The reporters stopped us outside and asked Bing, Are you going to marry Miss Grant? He said, Why yes. I think our kids were wish fulfillment because Bing taught Harry to play golf and to hunt, and he taught Nathaniel to play golf. [96], In the most recent Crosby biography, Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star; the War Years, 1940-1946, Gary Giddins published excerpts from an original diary of two sisters, Violet and Mary Barsa, who, as young women, used to stalk Crosby in New York City during December 1945 and January 1946 and who detailed their observations in the diary. . Nov. Brother Can You Spare a Dime reaches Number 1. Apr. He did love his golf. 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. Met Bing Crosby on the set of White Christmas. 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]. [2] He made over 70 feature films and recorded more than 1,600 songs. Kathryn Crosby: I thought it was excellent. We were in the same boat in more ways than one, but I could not tell her so. [83][84] Operating from the Del Mar Racetrack at Del Mar, California, the group included millionaire businessman Charles S. Howard, who owned a successful racing stable that included Seabiscuit. The series consists of Road to Singapore (1940), Road to Zanzibar (1941), Road to Morocco (1942), Road to Utopia (1946), Road to Rio (1947), Road to Bali (1952), and The Road to Hong Kong (1962). Singing with the Arnheim Orchestra, Crosby's solos began to steal the show while the Rhythm Boys' act gradually became redundant. 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Then we got married, which was very good. A couple of weeks later he had a show that wasn't very funny, and he insisted that we put in the salvaged laughs. [125] On October 14, at the La Moraleja Golf Course near Madrid, Crosby played 18 holes of golf. His organization, the Crosby Research Foundation, held tape recording patents and developed equipment and recording techniques such as the laugh track that are still in use. How old is Catherine Crosby? Where are you from? I got to be a friend of the Immaculate Heart nuns after that, and it made it possible for me to bear life without him. and helped morale of the American public. Crosby credited Kapp for choosing hit songs, working with many other musicians, and most important, diversifying his repertoire into several styles and genres. After less than a year in show business, they were attached to one of the biggest names. But NBC and CBS refused to broadcast prerecorded radio programs. 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