", Her Heart Can See: The Life and Hymns of Fanny J. Crosby By Edith L. Blumhofer, Edith Waldvogel Blumhofer pg. All four sons from his first marriage have passed away. [62] The single "White Christmas" sold over 50 million copies according to Guinness World Records. The trust, tied to high-performing oil stocks, folded in December 1989 following the 1980s oil glut. I hope it clears up a lot of the old lies and rumors. I was so innocent, just out from Texas. Later that afternoon, he met with Chris Harding to take photographs for the Seasons album jacket.[124]. Rediscover the Bing Crosby Era, Clip | Filmmaker Interview with Director Robert Trachtenberg, Clip | Bing Crosby, An All-Purpose Singer, Clip | Performance: Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, Clip | Bings Charity and Take Care of List, Clip | Michael Feinstein and Tony Bennett on Bings Intimate Style, S28 Ep10: Bing Crosby Rediscovered - Full Film. The 6.5mm ferric-oxide-coated tape could record 20 minutes per reel of high-quality sound. Runner-up to Miss Texas 1952. 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. [3]:8. 15 Minutes with Bing Crosby, his nationwide solo radio debut, began broadcasting on September 2, 1931. He finally consented to her selection and by the end of the movie they were . 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. 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. In fact, I was sent home two weeks early because I wouldnt have been allowed to get on a plane any later. 1. A survey in 2000 found that with 1,077,900,000 movie tickets sold, Crosby was the third most popular actor of all time, behind Clark Gable (1,168,300,000) and John Wayne (1,114,000,000). bing! In the summer of 1966, he spent a week as the guest of Lord Egremont, staying in Cockermouth and fishing on the River Derwent. It gave us a chance to ad-lib as much as we wanted, knowing that excess ad-libbing could be sliced from the final product. As I passed a Hindu sitting on the corner of a street, I heard something surprisingly familiar. His first son Gary was born in 1933 with twin boys following in 1934. [3]:9297[37] Crosby and Al Rinker obtained work at the Clemmer Theatre in Spokane (now known as the Bing Crosby Theater). Im sure youre okay. Bing said, But I cant walk. It had swollen so much, he couldnt walk. 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. Hammar, Peter. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): And then came Bing , Kathryn Crosby: I had lots of experiences all this time, and I met Bing Crosby. We got him to the hospital, and they said, There are no broken bones. The film Little Boy Lost, shot just before Dixies death, is released. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): You had a role in 1959s Anatomy of a Murder, groundbreaking during that time because it was one of the first films to address sex and rape in fairly graphic terms. "Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)", with his trademark whistling, became his theme song and signature tune. They had a lively style that was popular with college students. We kept waiting, and I kept 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. There was a good piano player there, so they would do some songs and dances and remarks from the New York vaudeville show. In the 1930s, his friend and former college classmate, Gonzaga head coach, Mike Pecarovich, appointed Crosby as an assistant football coach. Excerpts can be seen in American Masters Bing Crosby Rediscovered. [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. 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. I asked him if he liked baseball. Bing was also a giving donor to the city's Gonzaga University . 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.' I would do it in the summertime. Crosby had separate charting singles every year between 1931 and 1954; the annual re-release of "White Christmas" extended that streak to 1957. The Country Girl is released, Bing stars alongside the lovely Grace Kelly. He was playing golf in Spain and won the match. June Submissions to the SEC indicate that Bing has the second highest income in the US behind MGM studio chief, Louis B. Mayer. MADRID, Spain, Oct. 14Bing Crosby, whose crooning voice and relaxed humor entertained millions around the world for half a century, died of a heart attack today after a round of golf outside. Where are you from? Audio engineer Steve Hoffman stated, "By the way, Bing actually saved the record business in 1934 when he agreed to support Decca founder Jack Kapp's crazy idea of lowering the price of singles from a dollar to 35 cents and getting a royalty for records sold instead of a flat fee. 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]. Mary Frances Crosby (14 September 1959 Los Angeles, California, USA)
Feb. Bing plays himself in Reaching for the Moon, a film starring Douglas Fairbanks. Crosby, however, seldom bothers to contemplate his future. Nov. "Brother Can You Spare. May Bing records White Christmas and joins Hollywood Victory Caravan, a traveling show to raise money for war bonds. We left Mary Frances at home, but I was expecting Nathaniel at the time. I can't pinpoint it. At last Kathryn's ordeal was over. She also appeared in the 1989 film adaptation of Stephen King's novel Pet Sematary. He was one of the first global cultural icons. I loved that. Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947) is based on Lee's life. They did a very fine surgery on him and repaired all his valves. [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. Not really, she says. After less than a year in show business, they were attached to one of the biggest names. Joan's sister Betty Caulfield confirmed the romantic relationship between Joan and Bing Crosby. The filmJust For You is released, starring Bing, Jane Wyman and the young Natalie Wood. #IHeartHollywood, Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly's Love Affair. [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. Bob was there with his four children, and I was there with our son Harry. He has been inducted into the halls of fame for both radio and popular music. This ad-lib way of working is commonplace in the recording studios today, but it was all new to us. [65], He received 23 gold and platinum records, according to the book Million Selling Records. 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). Apr. He was already spending much time on the golf course while touring the country in a vaudeville act or with Paul Whiteman's orchestra in the mid to late 1920s. Today he is a kind of national institution. [51] In the framework of the novelty-singing style of the Rhythm Boys, he bent notes and added off-tune phrasing, an approach that was rooted in jazz. 87 years (November 25, 1933) Kathryn Crosby/Age We shot the movie in Ishpeming, Michigan. The June 18, 1945, issue of Life magazine stated, "America's number one star, Bing Crosby, has won more fans, made more money than any entertainer in history. This can be observed particularly in his straight jazz work during the late 1920s/early 1930s, his recordings with Buddy Cole and His Trio from the mid 1950s, as well as in his numerous collaborations with such jazz musicians as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Venuti, or Eddie Lang. They tour with Paul Whiteman and get their first hit with Mississippi Mud.. Harry Barris wrote several of Crosby's hits, including "At Your Command", "I Surrender Dear", and "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams". "Blondell: "I'm surprised they didn't call you "Killer" Crosby! Kathryn Grant and Bing Crosby were married for 19 years before Bing Crosby died, leaving behind his partner and 3 children. June Bings first four sons form the quartet The Crosby Boys.. [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". He could do four shows a week, if he chose, and then take a month off. 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 was quite lazy. I understand what he's trying to prove. Kathryn Crosby: Well, Bob Hope worked all the time. A number of Argentine-bred horses were purchased and shipped to race in the United States. 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. Crosby's vocal style helped take popular singing beyond the "belting" associated with Al Jolson and Billy Murray, who had been obligated to reach the back seats in New York theaters without the aid of a microphone. I 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. [42] Before the end of the year, he signed[clarification needed] with both Brunswick Records and CBS Radio. [94], Particularly during the late 1930s and through the 1940s Bing Crosby's domestic life was dominated by his wife's excessive drinking. 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. July The film High Society is released, starring Bing, Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelly and Louis Armstrong. More info. Bing is part owner and co-director and greets fans at the gate on opening day. [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]. The nation's appetite for Crosby's voice and personality appears insatiable. 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. Stanley, Bob, Let's Do It: The Birth of Pop Music, Pegasus Books, 2022, pg 220, Grudens, 2002, p. 236. Dec. 7 The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. There were so many experiences he gave his first boys. Aug. Signs contract with Philco Radio Corporation. Crosby had a keen interest in sports. Bing Crosby married actress Kathryn Grant in 1957 and raised a second family. Waikiki Wedding is released, the film features the song Sweet Leilani which reaches Number 1shortly after. Aug. Harry Lillis Crosby III, Bings first child with Kathryn, is born. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Mrs. Crosby, had Bing been sick, or was his death a surprise? Sept. 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. 5 in the UK Singles Chart. They said, Are you tired? and he said No, and he fell and it was over.Crosby, 74, died from a heart attack, four days after his final concert.Kathryns anguish was compounded when Gary wrote a book accusing his father of being abusive, both verbally and physically, and claiming that he was regularly beaten with a metal-studded belt.The claims were dismissed by Garys brothers, two of whom later committed suicide while suffering from depression. [97], Crosby reportedly had an alcohol problem between the late 1920s and early 1930s, but he got a handle on his drinking in 1931. [64] His most popular film, White Christmas, grossed $30 million in 1954 ($303 million in current value). About Kathryn Grant is a 88 year old American Actress. Crosby continued to finance the development of videotape. 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. [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. His social life was frantic. His records produced hits during the Depression when sales were down. How old was Bing Crosby when he married Kathryn Grant? Sept. [63] The International Motion Picture Almanac lists him in a tie for second-most years at number one on the All Time Number One Stars List with Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks, and Burt Reynolds. We want to get some quail and some very special southern dishes. The book was I think an attempt of my dad to come to grips with some things in his life. Then something happened. But the networks and sponsors were adamantly opposed. [41] The weekly broadcast made him a hit. Harry Crosby and Nathaniel Crosby, and of actress Mary Crosby. In addition to publishing two sets of memoirs ("Bing and Other Things" and "My Life with Bing"), she annually hosts the Crosby Gold Tournament in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 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. Bing Crosby and family attend a Benefit Party for Fordham Prep at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center circa 1976 in New York City. Portrait of American singer and actor Bing Crosby talks with his wife, actress Kathryn Grant Crosby . Bob was the emcee for a vaudeville show, and Bing was singing, and they started playing with each other on the stage. Is that something you always wanted to do? Amateur in 1981 at age 19, becoming the youngest winner in the history of that event at the time. 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. Together they had two sons and a daughter. Impulsively in 1957, he married Kathryn while Inger later found out about it on the news. Oct. 24 The stock market crashes on Black Thursday.. She was born in Houston, Texas in 1933 and appeared on stage from age 3. They were not afraid of television. Records which he made ten years ago are selling better than ever before. Copyright document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) The church was really very helpful at that time. Dec. Bing receives a Peabody Award for services to television. [93] They had three children: Harry Lillis III (who played Bill in Friday the 13th), Mary Frances (best known for portraying Kristin Shepard on TV's Dallas), and Nathaniel (the 1981 U.S. p. 24. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Many people associate Bing Crosby with the yuletide season primarily because of his TV specials, the 1954 film, White Christmas, and the hit single of the same name. I could do summer stock, and I loved it. The quartet's Top-10 Billboard hits from 1943 to 1945 include "The Vict'ry Polka", "There'll Be a Hot Time in the Town of Berlin (When the Yanks Go Marching In)", and "Is You Is or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby?)" May Bing signs a two-year deal with Paramount, which calls for two pictures a year. 1966 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. His partner was World Cup champion Manuel Piero; their opponents were club president Csar de Zulueta and Valentn Barrios. [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. 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. We just sat and drank tea. Bing opens with Just One More Chance and the show becomes a massive hit. The Hindu nodded and smiled back. In a memorandum dated January 16, 1959, it is said: A holiday perennial, the song was repeatedly re-released by Decca, charting another sixteen times. [90], Crosby also was a keen fisherman. Nov. Crosby married Dixie Lee in September 1930. Crosby graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1955 and two years later became the second wife of the legendary bass-baritone crooner Bing Crosby, being about thirty years his junior. Records only two records with Al Jolson, including Alexanders Ragtime Band.. People were there from Paramount, and one big executive producer said, Theyre very good together. Oct. I had more fun doing that. Oct. 14 Bing Crosby dies of heart attack after a good game of golf at a course outside Madrid, Spain. He loved to play. Crosby was born on May 3, 1903,[16][17] in Tacoma, Washington, in a house his father built at 1112 North J Street. "[109] Nevertheless, Phillip did not deny that Crosby believed in corporal punishment. [54], During the early portion of his solo career (about 19311934), Crosby's emotional, often pleading style of crooning was popular. Reel #: 1372 TC In: 010816 TC Out: 010903This clip is available for licensing without time code and logo - To inquire about licensing email us at Myfootage@g. [67], In 1962, Crosby was given the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. [39], Success with Whiteman was followed by disaster when they reached New York. It was quite a lovely experience. Oct. The group performed on Spokane radio station KHQ, but disbanded after two years. Pictured here is the lovely Mary Frances Crosby; the only daughter of Bing Crosby, from his second . It was either he was going to have to get an operation, or he was going to die in three days. [125] About 20 yards (18m) from the clubhouse entrance, Crosby collapsed and died instantly from a massive heart attack. The Recording Industry Association of America did not institute its gold record certification program until 1958 when Crosby's record sales were low. A "Battle of the Baritones" with singer Russ Columbo proved short-lived, replaced with the slogan "Bing Was King". Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Bing won over fans with his laid-back, cool persona and smooth vocals. I asked him if he liked baseball. Dolores and I became very good friends at that time, and I traveled all over Europe with her while Bing and Bob were working. When they appeared solo, Crosby and Hope frequently made note of the other in a comically insulting fashion. Getting to know Paramount Pictures was quite amazing. [125] He was 74 years old. I hadnt spoken to him for a year, and he wrote to me and asked me to go to dinner. There was never even any discussion, and Im very grateful for that. In 1957, he married Kathryn Grant, a young actress and singer he had met on the Paramount lot. On October 13, 1977, Crosby flew alone to Spain to play golf and hunt partridge. These were his last words. [92] After his wife died, Crosby had relationships with model Pat Sheehan (who married his son Dennis in 1958) and actresses Inger Stevens and Grace Kelly before marrying actress Kathryn Grant, who converted to Catholicism, in 1957. He was also married twice and fathered seven children. Oct. Bing meets Bob Hope for the first time and gets his first starring role as a radio singer in the musical comedy The Big Broadcast. His song Please reaches #1. They went to Ohio for the national convention of baseball owners. [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." "De Mille: "I'll vouch for it, Bing. His first commercial sponsor on radio was Cremo Cigars and his fame spread nationwide. [84] In 1943, Binglin's horse Don Bingo won the Suburban Handicap at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The filmEast Side of Heaven is released. June Bings autobiography, Call Me Lucky, is published. 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. Two years later she became Bing Crosby's second wife, being more than thirty years his junior. However, Crosby had already sold his Elko ranch a year earlier, in 1958, and it is doubtful how much he was really involved in that meeting. 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. [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. 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. Mullin continued to work for Crosby to develop a videotape recorder (VTR). Did you know about those relationship problems? Gary said to me before I read it, "It's not the same book I wrote."[112]. After pointing out pieces she treasures -- from heirloom furnishings purchased from the William Randolph Hearst collection to the Oscar won by her late husband, Bing, in 1944 -- Kathryn. I went to Palm Springs to swim in the pool at his house. [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. Mar. We heart influencers and interesting people. Its a hot day, and theyre going to be driving seven hours to get up to Arrington. We went to the Sands Hotel and had a little breakfast with just us and Father Ryan and forty reporters. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. June Just One more Chance reaches Number 1. Crosby had arranged for Ampex, another of his financial investments, to record the NBC telecast on kinescope. 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. The couple had three children: Harry Lillis III, Mary Frances and Nathaniel. Kathryn Crosby (born Olive Kathryn Grandstaff, November 25, 1933) is an American retired actress and singer who performed in films under the stage names Kathryn Grant and Kathryn Grandstaff. I can't even turn on the radio around Christmas time without crying anymore. The series of 26-minute shows was filmed at Hal Roach Studios rather than performed live on the air. They had three children, including actress Mary Crosby of Dallas (1978) fame. "Bing Crosby: Through the years, volumes one-nine (195456). Kathryn Crosby: Absolutely, from the time that I was about three, I wanted to be an actress. He became the archetypal crooner of a period when the advent of radio broadcasting and talking pictures and the refinement of sound-recording . When Dixie died in 1952, her will provided that her share of the community property be distributed in trust to her sons. Jan. 5 Bings fourth son, Lindsay Harry Chip Crosby, is born. The filmRoad to Singapore is released, the first in a series of Road pictures with Bob Hope which became the highest grossing franchise until the James Bond films. Crosby was one of the first singers to exploit the intimacy of the microphone rather than use the deep, loud vaudeville style associated with Al Jolson. [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. 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). I still love you. The people who loved him will still love him and their children will love him. The additional voice meant they could be heard more easily in large New York theaters. [53] He had already been introduced to Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith before his first appearance on record. 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. He took Mary Frances hunting in Africa. "[45] "Nine out of ten singers and bandleaders listen to Crosby's broadcasts each Thursday night and follow his lead. Crosby was initially a member of a vocal trio called The Three Harmony Aces with Al Rinker accompanying on piano from the pit, to entertain between the films. Let's go have a Coca-Cola." The Fireside Theater (1950) was his first television production. Met Bing Crosby on the set of White Christmas. Nathaniel Patrick Crosby (29 October 1961 Los Angeles County, California, USA)
Bing Crosby Enterprises gave the world's first demonstration of videotape recording in Los Angeles on November 11, 1951. Bing said, Yeah. BBC commences transmissions of a major 14-part series chronicling Bings life. Thus the laugh-track was born. 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. Today they wouldn't seem very off-color, but things were different on radio then. His biggest best seller is "White Christmas" 2,000,000 impressions of which have been sold in the U.S. and 250,000 in Great Britain. [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. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Did you and Bing raise your children in the Catholic faith? 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