The 77-year-old was hurt and her husband, Maurice William Sullivan, 85, killed in the November . Kathryn Crosby: Dr. Sullivan was my trustee, and he had a heart that did a tango. [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. He then persuaded ABC to allow him to tape his shows. Otto and I became very good friends after that. I loved that. Apr. 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. He is also arrested for drink driving and is later sentenced to 60 days in jail, but he is released under escort for filming. [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]. Bing was married a second time to actress Kathryn Grant. The film White Christmas is released. At the end of the 20th century, TV Guide listed the Crosby-Bowie duet one of the 25 most memorable musical moments of 20th-century television. 3. Singing with the Arnheim Orchestra, Crosby's solos began to steal the show while the Rhythm Boys' act gradually became redundant. 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. 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. [129], Crosby is a member of the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in the radio division.[130]. I couldn't believe it when I read the book because it just didn't sound like Gary. He would appear in 79 pictures. Things were always happening that were desperate, but it wasnt anything that Bing had done. The nickname "Der Bingle" was common among Crosby's German listeners and came to be used by his English-speaking fans. The song Trade Winds reaches #1. While in the UK, Crosby recorded his final album, Seasons, and his final TV Christmas special with guest David Bowie on September 11 (which aired a little over a month after Crosby's death). The Crosby family became the focus of his Christmas. Alexander M. Poniatoff ordered Ampex, which he founded in 1944, to manufacture an improved version of the Magnetophone. That ended when he met actress Kathryn Grant (nee Olive Kathryn Grandstaff) a onetime beauty contest winner from Texas. Son: Harry Lillis August 8, 1958 The reporters stopped us outside and asked Bing, Are you going to marry Miss Grant? He said, Why yes. He was also married twice and fathered seven children. After a long run in New York, he went back to Hollywood to film The Big Broadcast. [65], He received 23 gold and platinum records, according to the book Million Selling Records. As music critic Henry Pleasants noted in The Great American Popular Singers, something new had entered American music, a style that might be called "singing in American" with conversational ease. [72], According to Shoshana Klebanoff, Crosby became one of the richest men in the history of show business. 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. Why Did People In Old Hollywood Talk Funny. I hope you liked it. Dec. 7 The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. "[109] Nevertheless, Phillip did not deny that Crosby believed in corporal punishment. [81] In the early 1950s, Crosby helped establish the CBS television affiliate in his hometown of Spokane, Washington. He loved safaris and loved being in the bush seeing the wild animals. 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. In 1936, Crosby exercised an option in his Paramount contract to regularly star in an out-of-house film. He did make up for it at the end of the week by catching a number of sea trout. The Crosby family moves from Tacoma to Spokane, Washington. That was very good. On the way back he invited me to the Academy Awards. A friend nicknames Harry Bingo, later changed to Bing, for his love of an illustrated parody newspaper called The Bingville Bugle.. Then I got word from the ambassador. 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. Bing was quite lazy. [111] However, after the book was published, Lindsay addressed the abuse claims and what the media had made out of them: He was a good father. After the end of the last race, theyd go up and have dinner together. They tour with Paul Whiteman and get their first hit with Mississippi Mud.. They didnt like delivering babies on airplanes back then. Jan. Bing Crosby Enterprises and ABC invest in Ampex machines, revolutionizing the radio industry. He would get an additional $40,000 from 400 independent stations for the rights to broadcast the 30-minute show, which was sent to them every Monday on three 16-inch (40-cm) lacquer discs that played ten minutes per side at .mw-parser-output .sfrac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .sfrac.tion,.mw-parser-output .sfrac .tion{display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.5em;font-size:85%;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .sfrac .num,.mw-parser-output .sfrac .den{display:block;line-height:1em;margin:0 0.1em}.mw-parser-output .sfrac .den{border-top:1px solid}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}33+1/3 rpm. All the jokes, all the remarks to each other. 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. We heart Celebrities. We realized he had to get some very serious examinations in Hillsborough, and we met Dr. Poon there, and he showed us an instrument, which had the blood going back and forth in the heart. There was something magical for listeners in the fact that what they were hearing was being performed and heard live everywhere, at that precise instant. I came back to see the man playing one of those old Vitrolas, like those of RCA with the horn speaker. 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. and helped morale of the American public. 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 . When we got together in Las Vegas, Aunt Mary was with me, and Bing was with his driver, Leo Lynn, and we went to the courthouse and got our license. [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. He signed a contract with Jack Kapp's new record company, Decca, in late 1934. "Bing was born on May 3, 1903. [14] He was also known for his collaborations with his friend Bob Hope, starring in the Road to films from 1940 to 1962. bing! 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). 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. 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. Husband Bing appeared as a guest occasionally. Bob was there with his four children, and I was there with our son Harry. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Did Bing and Bob like doing the Road pictures? June Dixie has exploratory surgery, doctors discover terminal ovarian cancer. Its rumored Bings White Christmas is played over the American Forces radios as a signal that evacuation should begin. I had a dinner party one night and invited Bob and his wife Dolores, Kathryn recalls. [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. [89] In 1978, he and Bob Hope were voted the Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship. 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. At his death in 1977 at age 73, he left his money in a blind trust, which none of the sons--whose youthful. In his autobiography Don't Shoot, It's Only Me! [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. 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). Amateur champion in golf). Come on home. So Lindsay left Brown University, which was too bad. Television production was mostly live television in its early years, but Crosby wanted the same ability to record that he had achieved in radio. The Hindu nodded and smiled back. Born November 25, 1933, actress and singer Kathryn Crosby performed in 1950s films under the stage names Kathryn Grant and Kathryn Grandstaff. I don't think it had anything to do with Daddy Dearest. But Jack Kapp, manager of Brunswick and later Decca, talked him into dropping many of his jazzier mannerisms in favor of a clear vocal style. 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. They exchanged jokes always.". He loved them all.People who watched him in movies knew exactly what he was like because that was what he put on the screen. He was very happy with my ignorance and then we discovered the world togetherKathryn had actually auditioned for a role in White Christmas. 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. Crosby left the network and remained off the air for seven months, creating a legal battle with his sponsor Kraft that was settled out of court. The whole world knew and loved Bing Crosby. They had four sons: Gary, twins Dennis and Phillip, and Lindsay. In the early 1970s, he made two late appearances on the Flip Wilson Show, singing duets with the comedian. Gary hated his brothers, Phillip and Dennis, the twins, and Lindsay who was a wonderful young man. I met good friends there. Lets go on to the next scene. 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