About Kathryn Grant is a 88 year old American Actress. The public wouldn't stand for 'canned' radio, the networks argued. Alexander M. Poniatoff ordered Ampex, which he founded in 1944, to manufacture an improved version of the Magnetophone. He was one of the first global cultural icons. She was born in Houston, Texas in 1933 and appeared on stage from age 3. [129], Crosby is a member of the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in the radio division.[130]. "[109] Nevertheless, Phillip did not deny that Crosby believed in corporal punishment. Harry Lillis Crosby, Jr. is born to Harry Lowe Crosby, Sr. (a bookkeeper) and Catherine Helen Crosby. Bob and Bing spent an hour a day on the phone. He didnt win but costar Grace Kelly took best actress.It was four years before he and Kathryn married. Bing wins Best Actor for Going My Way at the Academy Awards. Major Support for American Masters provided by. Bing meets actress Dixie Lee, his future wife, and conducts screen tests for the Hollywood studio MGM. 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. In 1929, the Rhythm Boys appeared in the film King of Jazz with Whiteman, but Crosby's growing dissatisfaction with Whiteman led to the Rhythm Boys leaving his organization. He was also married twice and fathered seven children. His first commercial sponsor on radio was Cremo Cigars and his fame spread nationwide. Dec. Bing signs new contract with Paramount for nine films in three years for around $175,000 per film. The nickname "Der Bingle" was common among Crosby's German listeners and came to be used by his English-speaking fans. Oct. Dec. Film Exhibitors name Bing the top box office star of the year, the first of five consecutive years. The Palm Springs area was a . June 27 Bing and Dixie welcome their first son, Gary Evan Crosby. This ad-lib way of working is commonplace in the recording studios today, but it was all new to us. They only worked to about 3:00 in the afternoon, and then theyd go play golf until twilight and come home for dinner. Harry Lillis Crosby III (8 August 1958 Hollywood, California, USA) [30] Gonzaga University houses a large collection of photographs, correspondence, and other material related to Crosby.[31]. Well print that. Aug. Harry Lillis Crosby III, Bings first child with Kathryn, is born. I met good friends there. 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. Why dont we write some movies for them? Dolores thought that was pretty funny, and everybody thought it would be a good idea. Crosby started the tape recorder revolution in America. Bing Crosby married actress Kathryn Grant in 1957 and raised a second family. 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. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Did you and Bing raise your children in the Catholic faith? The comments made by FBI investigators in the memos discredited the claims made in the letters. 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. His contract with Decca runs until 1955. Crosby and Lindsay Howard formed Binglin Stable to race and breed thoroughbred horses at a ranch in Moorpark in Ventura County, California. bing! I was so innocent, just out from Texas. Out of Nowhere becomes Bings first solo Number 1hit. The Andrews Sisters Story". [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]. In 1950, Crosby became the third person to win the William D. Richardson award, which is given to a non-professional golfer "who has consistently made an outstanding contribution to golf". Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): You remarried in 2000? Nathaniel Crosby, Crosby's younger son from his second marriage, is a former high-level golfer who won the U.S. All four sons from his first marriage have passed away. Apr. Dec. Son: Nathaniel Patrick October 29, 1961. 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. Since Bing Crosby's death in 1977, she has taken on a few smaller roles and the lead in the short-lived 1996 Broadway musical State Fair . ", This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 19:40. 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. I stopped and smiled in grateful acknowledgment. He was 53; she was 23. [78] In 1948, the second season of Philco shows was recorded with the Ampex Model 200A and Scotch 111 tape from 3M. What did Bing Crosby do before the Great Depression? [104], After Crosby's death, his eldest son, Gary, wrote a highly critical memoir, Going My Own Way (1983), depicting his father as cruel, cold, remote, and physically and psychologically abusive. He had a great tolerance for people. In the over 280 pages of Crosby's FBI files all but one reference to organized crime or gambling dens are content of a few of the many threats that Bing Crosby received throughout his life. They were working in television, so I got to do a lot of short films. [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. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. Bing receives the Cecil B. DeMille Golden Globe award from the Hollywood Foreign Press. Sept. Bing films his final Christmas show, which features Bings family and David Bowie. Al and Miles Rinker (brothers of singer Mildred Bailey), James Heaton, Claire Pritchard and Robert Pritchard, along with drummer Crosby, formed the Musicaladers,[5] who performed at dances both for high school students and club-goers. I hope it clears up a lot of the old lies and rumors. 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. I was a lot younger than he was. Mar. Bing's name and his artistry saved the recording industry. The priest said, You should wait a while. I said, You cant keep me out. He said, Youre right. And what a voice. 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Bing said, I didnt know you wanted to be a nurse. I said, Yes. He said, Okay. He loved to play. Mar. The film Pennies from Heaven is released and the eponymous song from the film reaches Number 1. But since Dolores car broke down in front, we were able to go in and look around. The filmParis Honeymoon is released. 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. He always believed he was born on May 2, 1904. We heart local Los Angeles attractions and events. [7] Yank magazine said that he was "the person who had done the most for the morale of overseas servicemen" during World War II. The whole world knew and loved Bing Crosby. "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." He became the first performer to prerecord his radio shows and master his commercial recordings onto magnetic tape. Mary Frances Crosby was born on September 14, 1959, in Los Angeles, California, the only daughter of singer and actor Bing Crosby from his second marriage to actress Kathryn Grant. [20][21], He was the fourth of seven children: brothers Laurence Earl "Larry" (18951975), Everett Nathaniel (18961966), Edward John "Ted" (19001973), and George Robert "Bob" (19131993); and two sisters, Catherine Cordelia (19041974) and Mary Rose (19061990). But NBC and CBS refused to broadcast prerecorded radio programs. I said, What? Bing had decided to do a show to help a foundation sponsoring music scholarships for young people. May The film Road to Hong Kong is released. 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. It was from my gynecologist, and it said, She will be able to work for five months. I asked Otto Preminger, Is this a problem? Otto said, No. Are the holidays difficult for you? Today they wouldn't seem very off-color, but things were different on radio then. Gary Crosby's adopted son, Steven Crosby, said in a 2003 interview: In the early years, I think, like any family you are going to butt heads with your mom, your dad and your brothers and sisters. More info. Crosby threatened to leave the film and refused to discuss the matter. His last concert was in the Brighton Centre on October 10, four days before his death, with British entertainer Gracie Fields in attendance. Later that year, according to Kathryn, Bing apologized to Kathryn for his fling with the future princess. The Hollywood veteran and widow of Bing Crosby will perform some of those classic tunes when she . When Gary was sober he knew what a wonderful man his father was.What was never in doubt was Crosbys unrivalled showbusiness success. 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. By the time we married, I realized I could survive without him, and he realized he didnt want to survive without me. 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. There was never even any discussion, and Im very grateful for that. 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. He could do four shows a week, if he chose, and then take a month off. [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. The eponymous song from the film is featured in American Masters Bing Crosby Rediscovered. It was one of the magnetic tape recorders that BASF and AEG had built in Germany starting in 1935. Crosby became the star attraction of the Rhythm Boys. Portrait of American singer and actor Bing Crosby talks with his wife, actress Kathryn Grant Crosby . An Afternoon with Jack Mullin. 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). He took a step back, and the floor had been lowered, so he fell fifty feet onto a concrete floor. The Crosby family became the focus of his Christmas. Bing and Bob never worked on them. AND then she all but disappeared from the silver screen. Bob Hope memorably devoted one of his monthly NBC specials to his long intermittent partnership with Crosby titled "On the Road With Bing". You cant go there with a quiet trustee, so we were married, and fortunately, he overcame that. [47] It has since become a staple of holiday radio and the final popular hit of Crosby's career. [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 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. We were married at that time because I was going to have to nurse him in the hospital, and thats a public appearance. I just kept having children.They had three: Mary, who became an actress and found fame as Kristin Shepard, the woman responsible for shooting JR in Dallas; Nathaniel, who became a golfer and won the 1981 US Amateur Championship; and Harry, who appeared in the horror movie Friday The 13th but went on to become an investment banker. Mar. She confided to me that she desperately wanted to marry Bing Crosby. He signed a contract with Jack Kapp's new record company, Decca, in late 1934. In his autobiography Don't Shoot, It's Only Me! 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. Fred Allen, Jack Benny, Phil Harris, and also Crosby were masters at this, and the networks weren't about to give it up easily. Spring/Early Summer The Rhythm Boys disband. 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. [108], Crosby's younger son Phillip disputed his brother Gary's claims about their father. 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. The Bing Crosby Show for Chesterfield premieres on CBS radio. She was his very dearest friend, and they sang so perfectly together. Yet now, at 48, Bing's ambitious and determined widow finds herself at the center of a controversy that is reopening some old wounds in the oft-troubled Crosby family. She also appeared in the 1989 film adaptation of Stephen King's novel Pet Sematary. I like baseball a lot. I didnt know he owned the Pirates. 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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. 2014 Smashing Interviews Magazine. Crosby also ensured behind the scenes that Armstrong received equal billing with his white co-stars. [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. But they said I was too young and pretty something they said to everyone!She was only 20, 30 years younger than Crosby and the same age as the eldest of his four sons Gary, by singer and actress Dixie Lee, who had died from cancer in 1952 after 22 years of marriage. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Did Bing and Bob like doing the Road pictures? This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. Then the children did it with me, and we had a good time. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): That was a very interesting film noir also. He is also arrested for drink driving and is later sentenced to 60 days in jail, but he is released under escort for filming. 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. The 6.5mm ferric-oxide-coated tape could record 20 minutes per reel of high-quality sound. Kathryn Crosby: They loved them! He was the most comfortable man you could ever know, someone youd like to go fishing with. 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). Some of the best moments in comedy came when a line was blown and the star had to rely on wit to rescue a bad situation. 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. 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. [87][88] The restored broadcast was shown on MLB Network in December 2010. "Bing Crosby: Through the years, volumes one-nine (195456). 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]. All the other artists signed to Decca after Bing did. I didnt know that he owned the Pittsburgh Pirates, a big baseball team. Oct. Ive Got a Pocketful of Dreams reaches Number 1on the charts and remains for four weeks. After less than a year in show business, they were attached to one of the biggest names. They went to Ohio for the national convention of baseball owners. They did a very fine surgery on him and repaired all his valves. American troops withdraw from Vietnam. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Yes, I enjoyed it very much. [122] His first performance after the accident was his last American concert, on August 16, 1977, the day Elvis Presley died, at the Concord Pavilion in Concord, California. He had investments in real estate, mines, oil wells, cattle ranches, race horses, music publishing, baseball teams, and television. I came back to see the man playing one of those old Vitrolas, like those of RCA with the horn speaker. Its a rolling cast that you do. bing! The company produced two ABC medical dramas, Ben Casey (19611966) and Breaking Point (19631964), the popular Hogan's Heroes (19651971) military comedy on CBS, as well as the lesser-known show Slattery's People (19641965). ", Her Heart Can See: The Life and Hymns of Fanny J. Crosby By Edith L. Blumhofer, Edith Waldvogel Blumhofer pg. Crosby was a fan of thoroughbred horse racing and bought his first racehorse in 1935. In 1936, Crosby exercised an option in his Paramount contract to regularly star in an out-of-house film. Its not too steep. [60] Sources differ regarding the number of copies he sold: 300 million[61] or even 500 million. 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. He later described Jolson's delivery as "electric". Theres a priest friend of mine up there whos going to perform the service. The reporters ran off. Feb. Bing plays himself in Reaching for the Moon, a film starring Douglas Fairbanks. The man was listening to Bing Crosby sing, "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive". [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. Bing and Al Rinker are now a vocal duo. Nathaniel Patrick Crosby (29 October 1961 Los Angeles County, California, USA) He has been inducted into the halls of fame for both radio and popular music. His parents were Harry Lowe Crosby[22] (18701950), a bookkeeper, and Catherine Helen "Kate" (ne Harrigan; 18731964). (1990), Bob Hope wrote, "Dear old Bing, as we called him, the Economy-sized Sinatra. Feb. First ever Crosby Pro-Am golf tournament is held, which later becomes the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Ultimately, Crosby chose to end the relationship and to stay with his wife. She died of cancer in 1952 at age 40, predeceasing her husband, who died in 1977. 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. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): In a new Bob Hope biography that came out in November, the author states, Bob told a friend he simply didnt like Bing, and at times, detested him.. Oct. Nathaniel Patrick Crosby, Bings last son and third child with Kathryn, is born. Bing Crosby was married to Dixie Lee for 22 years, and Kathryn Grant for 20 years. [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. Its a wonderful time. | Steve Hoffman Music Forums", "The Chronological Bing Crosby on Television", "Jack Kapp Bing Crosby Internet Museum", "On the Record: How did Bing Crosby get his nickname? We had a wonderful time together. 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. Bing was very tolerant, though, of my large, expansive idiocy. What was Bing Crosby's wife's name? Everyone was laughing hysterically.Even when he was in his 70s Crosby continued with his busy schedule and was regularly in Britain, recording and performing. Crosby presents the school with the nations first Microfilm Research Center. [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. Follow entertainer Bing Crosbys remarkable life, from growing up in Spokane, Washington, to his death after a good game of golf at a course in Madrid, Spain. I cant keep you out. So I was baptized and graduated from school, and then went to marry Bing in the same week. The family is coming here this Christmas. When Mack Sennett signed Crosby to a solo recording contract in 1931, a break with the Rhythm Boys became almost inevitable. Crosby was born on May 3, 1903,[16][17] in Tacoma, Washington, in a house his father built at 1112 North J Street. Dec. Bells of St. Marys is released, a film in which Bing reprises his role as Father OMalley alongside Ingrid Bergman and becomes top box office attraction for 1946. [106] This house served as a setting for some of the family's Minute Maid orange juice television commercials. Crosby influenced the development of the post World War II recording industry. Bob Said, 'Fish dont applaud.' We left Mary Frances at home, but I was expecting Nathaniel at the time. 1968 Born November 25, 1933, actress and singer Kathryn Crosby performed in 1950s films under the stage names Kathryn Grant and Kathryn Grandstaff. 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. Aug. Signs contract with Philco Radio Corporation. June Dixie has exploratory surgery, doctors discover terminal ovarian cancer. In 1937, he became a founding partner of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club and a member of its board of directors. He was the number one box office attraction for five consecutive years, 1944 to 1948. That was so sad. However, the document also clearly indicates that at their meetings a third person, on most instances Caulfield's mother, was present. 'He got the first licking, and we got the second.'"[113]. Bing Crosby's widow, Kathryn Crosby, is recovering from a car crash which killed her second husband. [3]:8. They have all reportedly described their father as loving and kind. Armstrong appreciated Crosby's progressive attitudes on race, and often expressed gratitude for the role in later years.[44]. NTSC VHS tape, 1989 AES. That ended when he met actress Kathryn Grant (nee Olive Kathryn Grandstaff) a onetime beauty contest winner from Texas. He led his radio show for Woodbury Soap for two seasons while his live appearances dwindled. Shortly before Gary's book was actually published, Lindsay said, "I'm glad [Gary] did it. [15] In addition to his work with early audio tape recording, he helped finance the development of videotape, bought television stations, bred racehorses, and co-owned the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team, during which time the team won two World Series (1960 and 1971). When Dixie died in 1952, her will provided that her share of the community property be distributed in trust to her sons. His sentence is eventually commuted to 40 days. The film Rhythm on the River is released. The three children from Bing Crosby's marriage to Kathryn are all alive - Harry, 54, Mary, 53, and Nathaniel, 51. He did make up for it at the end of the week by catching a number of sea trout. Crosby continued to finance the development of videotape. We were in the same boat in more ways than one, but I could not tell her so. Dec. 7 The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Records which he made ten years ago are selling better than ever before. The "telefilms" were syndicated to individual television stations. Bing opens with Just One More Chance and the show becomes a massive hit. Amateur championships, was a five-time club champion at Lakeside Golf Club in Hollywood, and once made a hole-in-one on the 16th hole at Cypress Point. Bing was quite lazy. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 37 (6): 490496, 498, 500, 502, 504, 506, 508, 510, 512; June 1989. First Microfilm Research Center but I was so innocent, just out from.! Fling with the nations first Microfilm Research Center share of the week by catching a Number of copies he:! 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