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). 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. Bing said, Theres a priest who doesnt have a church, and if we do this one show, I think itll help him get that church. The priest had been doing Mass in a topless bar, so we did a show in Las Vegas. Apr. Bing was married a second time to actress Kathryn Grant. Bob Hope memorably devoted one of his monthly NBC specials to his long intermittent partnership with Crosby titled "On the Road With Bing". [55][56], Crosby elaborated on an idea of Al Jolson's: phrasing, or the art of making a song's lyric ring true. Kathryn Crosby: It was a terrible surprise, but he had, of course, been sick. I asked if he liked baseball because I was Queen of the Texas Buffalos in Houston. Crosby, 74, died from a heart attack, four days after his final concert. 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! May The film Road to Hong Kong is released. [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. Statistician Joel Whitburn at Billboard determined that Crosby was America's most successful recording act of the 1930s and again in the 1940s. 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). Nov. Bing returns to Kraft Music Hall. The Hindu nodded and smiled back. We heart Beverly Hills. 4, "You're Just a Beautiful Melody of Love" (1932), lyrics by Bing Crosby, music by Babe Goldberg, "I Would If I Could But I Can't" (1933), with, "Where the Turf Meets the Surf" (1941) with. He didnt always say it, but he always showed it. A number of Argentine-bred horses were purchased and shipped to race in the United States. I asked him if he liked baseball. Sept. FilmHere Comes the Groom is released, in which Bing is directed by Frank Capra and co-stars with Jane Wyman. 1. Mar. Crosby would marry again after Lee's death, to actress Grant in 1957. The couple had three children, Harry, Mary Frances, and Nathaniel. One More Chance (short film) is released. Mar. The trial court granted Dixie's trust's claim. Things were always happening that were desperate, but it wasnt anything that Bing had done. I can't pinpoint it. "[109] Nevertheless, Phillip did not deny that Crosby believed in corporal punishment. It was something that one of his boys had done, and it was really frightening. Bing and Dixie reconciled and he continued trying to help her overcome her alcohol issues. [62] The single "White Christmas" sold over 50 million copies according to Guinness World Records. It topped the charts again in 1945 and a third time in January 1947. What did Bing Crosby do before the Great Depression? In 1996, Dixie's trust sued HLC and Kathryn for declaratory relief as to the trust's entitlement to interest, dividends, royalties, and other income derived from the community property of Crosby and Dixie. I said, What? Bing had decided to do a show to help a foundation sponsoring music scholarships for young people. Jan. Dinah with the Mills Brothers reaches Number 1. He has been inducted into the halls of fame for both radio and popular music. The Palm Springs area was a . Crosby had separate charting singles every year between 1931 and 1954; the annual re-release of "White Christmas" extended that streak to 1957. They joined the Gus Arnheim Orchestra, performing nightly in the Coconut Grove of the Ambassador Hotel. 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). 87 years (November 25, 1933) Kathryn Crosby/Age President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers the first of his evening fireside chats to the public over radio. Kathryn Crosby says Bing was too scared to marry her because of the age difference/ pic:WENN.COM, We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. If I ever felt strongly enough about something to ask him, he always did it. Bing's daughter, Mary Crosby, played Kristin Shepard in the TV series Dallas from 1979-1981. [67], In 1962, Crosby was given the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. And what a voice. But the networks and sponsors were adamantly opposed. They appeared as guests on each other's shows and on Armed Forces Radio Service during and after World War II. Bing and Al Rinker are now a vocal duo. Gary got drunk there and had to be sent home, which was so bad. morale, ahead of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, General Dwight Eisenhower, and Bob Hope. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): You remarried in 2000? "Bing was born on May 3, 1903. Whiteman considered letting them go. #IHeartHollywood, Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly's Love Affair. Her current husband Maurice William . 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. Thats fine. So I continued, but then he was very uncomfortable when I was away acting. Bing was very tolerant, though, of my large, expansive idiocy. Whatever you want. A Crosby-led group purchased station KCOP-TV, in Los Angeles, California, in 1954. He received critical acclaim for his performance as an alcoholic entertainer in The Country Girl and received his third Academy Award nomination.[49]. 3. I asked my doctor what could be done, and he said, Well, you can stay and worry, and itll take six weeks, or you can go away and worry, and itll take six weeks, but in six weeks, hell be able to walk again. We went through that. 15 Minutes with Bing Crosby, his nationwide solo radio debut, began broadcasting on September 2, 1931. 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. Bing said, Yeah. Kathryn Crosby: Yes. Itll probably be one of the last Christmases because our kids have grown children, and theyre always moving, but they will be here this year. The family created an official website[131] on October 14, 2007, the 30th anniversary of Crosby's death. He loved safaris and loved being in the bush seeing the wild animals. The filmThe Star Maker is released. The film Pennies from Heaven is released and the eponymous song from the film reaches Number 1. [2] He made over 70 feature films and recorded more than 1,600 songs. Tired of Dixie's drinking, he even asked her for a divorce in January 1941. But since Dolores car broke down in front, we were able to go in and look around. [125] Crosby, who had a 13 handicap, won with his partner by one stroke. 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. He is also arrested for drink driving and is later sentenced to 60 days in jail, but he is released under escort for filming. Bing Crosby, byname of Harry Lillis Crosby, (born May 3, 1903, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.died October 14, 1977, near Madrid, Spain), American singer, actor, and songwriter who achieved great popularity in radio, recordings, and motion pictures. Crosby and Armstrong remained warm acquaintances for decades, occasionally singing together in later years, e.g. Bing Crosby and Bob Hope on the Road to Singapore (1940) film lot, between scenes. They have all reportedly described their father as loving and kind. I think I wouldve been the worst mother in the world if my kids were not good kids or they werent going to grow up. About Kathryn Grant is a 88 year old American Actress. I really hope everyone enjoys this film because they have all the movies from our basement that they are using, lots of early films of Bing, and its just wonderful! Now the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the tournament is a staple of the PGA Tour, having featured Hollywood stars and other celebrities. Crosby had to do two live radio shows on the same day, three hours apart, for the East and West Coasts. Their duet was released in 1982 as a single 45-rpm record and reached No. 3 in the UK singles charts. Nov. Bing starts work in his first film, King of Jazz, a musical revue starring Paul Whiteman. Bing is awarded the DeSmet Medal at Gonzaga University. My son, Harry, played The Christmas Song, and then I did a cabaret at the Lincoln Center. Bing's name and his artistry saved the recording industry. The success of his first film brought him a contract with Paramount, and he began a pattern of making three films a year. This was across the street from Paramount, a little place called Lucys.We only ever had romantic dates. 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. Then I got word from the ambassador. We got him to the hospital, and they said, There are no broken bones. They had three children: Harry Crosby, Mary Crosby, and Nathaniel Crosby. I met good friends there. 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. 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. Fred Allen, Jack Benny, Phil Harris, and also Crosby were masters at this, and the networks weren't about to give it up easily. Belmont, California: Wadsworth. ABC was formed from the sale of the NBC Blue Network in 1943 after a federal antitrust suit and was willing to join Mutual in breaking the tradition. Harry wouldve loved to have that experience, but he made his own experiences. This new sound led to the popular epithet crooner. Son: Nathaniel Patrick October 29, 1961. [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. I had a dinner party one night and invited Bob and his wife Dolores, Kathryn recalls. Schofield, Mary Anne. Jan. Bing Crosby Enterprises and ABC invest in Ampex machines, revolutionizing the radio industry. 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. I was so innocent, just out from Texas. Bob Said, 'Fish dont applaud.' Bing Crosby with first wife Dixie Lee and three of their four sons: Phillip, Dennis and Lindsay. [58], Crosby's was among the most popular and successful musical acts of the 20th century. 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. 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. The 77-year-old was hurt and her husband, Maurice William Sullivan, 85, killed in the November . My mother got to go to one of the World Series games, and it was very exciting. [10] At his screen apex in 1946, Crosby starred in three of the year's five highest-grossing films: The Bells of St. Mary's, Blue Skies and Road to Utopia. That was very good. The trust, tied to high-performing oil stocks, folded in December 1989 following the 1980s oil glut. Crosby was born on May 3, 1903,[16][17] in Tacoma, Washington, in a house his father built at 1112 North J Street. In 1923, Crosby was invited to join a new band composed of high-school students a few years younger than himself. "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." His composition "At Your Command" was number 1 for three weeks on the U.S. pop singles chart beginning on August 8, 1931. [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. 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. The Hollywood veteran and widow of Bing Crosby will perform some of those classic tunes when she . Now tell me another story, Grandpa!Crosby: "No, so help me, it's the truth, ask Mister De Mille. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 37 (6): 490496, 498, 500, 502, 504, 506, 508, 510, 512; June 1989. The Met was built in 1915. They had 3 children, Harry (64), Mary Frances (63) and Nathaniel (60). He could do four shows a week, if he chose, and then take a month off. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): New Orleans is one of the best places in the world to experience fine dining! Oct. Ive Got a Pocketful of Dreams reaches Number 1on the charts and remains for four weeks. [29] The university granted him an honorary doctorate in 1937. Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947) is based on Lee's life. I came back to see the man playing one of those old Vitrolas, like those of RCA with the horn speaker. Bing said, I didnt know you wanted to be a nurse. I said, Yes. He said, Okay. 5 in the UK Singles Chart. Dec. Kathryn Crosby: Nobody knows about that really because Bing never talked to me about that, and all he ever said about Dixie was that she was a wonderful mother and that she was an angel. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): You continued your acting career after you and Bing married? I decided that if its not supposed to be, it wouldnt be. [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. His great popularity throughout the continent led other African singers to emulate him, including Masuka, Dolly Rathebe, and Mriam Makeba, known locally as "The Bing Crosby of Africa. [125] About 20 yards (18m) from the clubhouse entrance, Crosby collapsed and died instantly from a massive heart attack. A nearby bridge carrying U.S. Route 158 over the Yadkin River is named for Kathryn Crosby. Harry Barris wrote several of Crosby's hits, including "At Your Command", "I Surrender Dear", and "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams". I hope it clears up a lot of the old lies and rumors. Aug.-Oct. Bing is in production for the film Going My Way. 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. We had our differences, but we were raised to respect our parents, to do what they said. I was so innocent, just out from Texas. At his death in 1977 at age 73, he left his money in a blind trust, which none of the sons-whose youthful escapades were well documented by the news media-could touch until age 65. 1968 The song remains the bestselling single of all time. A couple of weeks later he had a show that wasn't very funny, and he insisted that we put in the salvaged laughs. That ended when he met actress Kathryn Grant (nee Olive Kathryn Grandstaff) a onetime beauty contest winner from Texas. Records which he made ten years ago are selling better than ever before. [41] The weekly broadcast made him a hit. He had four sons with his first wife Dixie Lee, who died at the age of 40 of cancer, and two sons and a daughter with his second wife, Kathryn. His contract with Paramount runs until 1954. Harry Crosby and Nathaniel Crosby, and of actress Mary Crosby. Stanley, Bob, Let's Do It: The Birth of Pop Music, Pegasus Books, 2022, pg 220, Grudens, 2002, p. 236. Shortly before Gary's book was actually published, Lindsay said, "I'm glad [Gary] did it. After less than a year in show business, they were attached to one of the biggest names. Daughter: Mary Frances September 14, 1959 Where are you from? Im sure youre okay. Bing said, But I cant walk. It had swollen so much, he couldnt walk. Without him, Jack Kapp wouldn't have had a chance in hell of making Decca work and the Great Depression would have wiped out phonograph records for good."[43]. I hope you liked it. In On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio, John Dunning wrote about German engineers having developed a tape recorder with a near-professional broadcast quality standard: [Crosby saw] an enormous advantage in prerecording his radio shows. Crosby married Dixie Lee in September 1930. ", Smith, Anthony B. I was a lot younger than he was. I like baseball a lot. I didnt know he owned the Pirates. She was born in Houston, Texas in 1933 and appeared on stage from age 3. We heart movies. Mar. "Blondell: "I'm surprised they didn't call you "Killer" Crosby! How old is Catherine Crosby? Also quick to adopt tape recording was his friend Bob Hope. June Submissions to the SEC indicate that Bing has the second highest income in the US behind MGM studio chief, Louis B. Mayer. Known as the first multimedia star, Bill Crosby is a Hollywood legend. There was never even any discussion, and Im very grateful for that. Hed had four kidney stones. [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. While the seven movies in the series provided adventure, laughs, romance and music they also showcased the comic chemistry between Crosby and Bob Hope to perfection. [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. We heart Celebrities. [86] From 1946 until his death, he owned a 25% share of the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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. His records produced hits during the Depression when sales were down. The film Holiday Inn is released, featuring White Christmas. The song will win the Oscar for Best Song at the Academy Awards in 1943. Murdo MacKenzie of Bing Crosby Enterprises had seen a demonstration of the German Magnetophon in June 1947the same device that Jack Mullin had brought back from Radio Frankfurt with 50 reels of tape, at the end of the war. Crosby's insistence eventually factored into the further development of magnetic tape sound recording and the radio industry's widespread adoption of it. [30] Gonzaga University houses a large collection of photographs, correspondence, and other material related to Crosby.[31]. Bing Crosby and family attend a Benefit Party for Fordham Prep at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center circa 1976 in New York City. The California Court of Appeal reversed, however, holding that the 1999 settlement barred the claim. Around the time Gary published his claims, Phillip stated to the press that "Gary is a whining, bitching crybaby, walking around with a two-by-four on his shoulder and just daring people to nudge it off. 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. Waikiki Wedding is released, the film features the song Sweet Leilani which reaches Number 1shortly after. On August 12, 1938, the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club hosted a $25,000 winner-take-all match race won by Charles S. Howard's Seabiscuit over Binglin's horse Ligaroti. The group performed on Spokane radio station KHQ, but disbanded after two years. [99][100][101][102][103], Crosby and his family lived in the San Francisco area for many years. The song appeared in his films Holiday Inn (1942), anda decade laterin White Christmas (1954). 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. However, while Crosby can be called a jazz singer, he was not strictly only a jazz singer as he modeled the style and techniques to a broad scope of music that he performed, ranging from Jazz to Country to even such material as operetta arias. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): What was Bings relationship with the children you had together (Harry, Mary and Nathaniel)? Last year, I did a cabaret in New York out on the island to benefit a school, and I sang several songs. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): And then came Bing , Kathryn Crosby: I had lots of experiences all this time, and I met Bing Crosby. He was afraid. He had a reputation for being such an ogre. NTSC VHS tape, 1989 AES. 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". His mother absolutely ran their family. Bing attends the Academy Awards where he is nominated for Best Actor for his role in The Country Girl, but loses to Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront. Bing was quite lazy. I understand what he's trying to prove. [74] Mullin explained how one new broadcasting technique was invented on the Crosby show with these machines: One time Bob Burns, the hillbilly comic, was on the show, and he threw in a few of his folksy farm stories, which of course were not in Bill Morrow's script. [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. [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]. 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. The Irving Berlin melodies linger on for Kathryn Crosby, especially those sung by her husband. They only worked to about 3:00 in the afternoon, and then theyd go play golf until twilight and come home for dinner. The advantage was editing. 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! [133], In 2006, the former Metropolitan Theater of Performing Arts ('The Met') in Spokane, Washington, was renamed to The Bing Crosby Theater.[134]. 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. bing!, as my luckless victim fell clutching his side, I would shout bing! 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 started the tape recorder revolution in America. 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. [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. June Dixie has exploratory surgery, doctors discover terminal ovarian cancer. She cemented her star status the following year as Princess Parisa in 1958s special effects-laden The 7th Voyage Of Sinbad. Bing is part owner and co-director and greets fans at the gate on opening day. "Entertaining Catholics: Bing Crosby, Religion and Cultural Pluralism in 1940s America. His record hit the charts on October 3, 1942, and rose to number 1 on October 31, where it stayed for 11 weeks. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Birmingham, Alabama. He had a great tolerance for people. IHeartHollywood.com is an online magazine about all thing "Hollywood." He also signs a contract with Decca Records for five years at $60,000 per annum plus a percentage. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. 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. This ad-lib way of working is commonplace in the recording studios today, but it was all new to us. Producer Jack Kapp establishes the U.S. branch of Decca Records, Bing follows and, under Kapps advisement, becomes the all-purpose singer. He was 53; she was 23. His first wife was actress and nightclub singer Dixie Lee, to whom he was married from 1930 until her death from ovarian cancer in 1952. 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. Impulsively in 1957, he married Kathryn while Inger later found out about it on the news. We want to get some quail and some very special southern dishes. Mar. 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. In 1977, after Crosby died, the song was re-released and reached No. Sept. Crosby was also an avid golfer. Kathryn Crosby: Absolutely. 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