Bing Crosby married actress Kathryn Grant in 1957 and raised a second family. The series of 26-minute shows was filmed at Hal Roach Studios rather than performed live on the air. "Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)", with his trademark whistling, became his theme song and signature tune. 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. [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. [50] It was on this special that he recorded a duet of "The Little Drummer Boy" and "Peace on Earth" with rock musician David Bowie. Denise Crosby, Dennis Crosby's daughter, is also an actress and is known for her role as Tasha Yar on Star Trek: The Next Generation and for the recurring role of the Romulan Sela after her withdrawal from the series as a regular cast member. Mary Crosby was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of Bing Crosby and Kathryn Grant. [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. "[109], The author of the most recent biography on Bing Crosby, Gary Giddins, claims that Gary Crosby's memoir is not reliable on many instances and cannot be trusted on the abuse stories. Mary Frances Crosby was born in Los Angeles, California on September 14, 1959. He received critical acclaim for his performance as an alcoholic entertainer in The Country Girl and received his third Academy Award nomination.[49]. To soldiers overseas and to foreigners he has become a kind of symbol of America, of the amiable, humorous citizen of a free land. Bing Crosby was one of the most beloved entertainers of the 20th Century with a successful career that spanned over six decades. 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. [62] The single "White Christmas" sold over 50 million copies according to Guinness World Records. Bing Crosby's youngest son Nathaniel has penned a book about his famous dad. Bing Crosby was an American icon -- a movie star admired by men and adored by women, a symbol of casual sophistication and wit. 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. Crosby was married twice, first to actress/nightclub singer Dixie Lee from 1930 until her death from ovarian cancer, brought on by alcoholism, in 1952. She confided to me that she desperately wanted to marry Bing Crosby. In this exclusive clip, Bing Crosby's family reflects on his life as a performer and family man. [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. 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. "[69], Presenter Mike Douglas commented in a 1975 interview, "During my days in the Navy in World War II, I remember walking the streets of Calcutta, India, on the coast; it was a lonely night, so far from my home and from my new wife, Gen. bing!, as my luckless victim fell clutching his side, I would shout bing! 2000. Last Name. Denise Crosby (granddaughter) Dixie Lee (born Wilma Winifred Wyatt; November 4, 1909 - November 1, 1952) was an American actress, dancer, and singer. "Entertaining Catholics: Bing Crosby, Religion and Cultural Pluralism in 1940s America. This house went up for sale by its current owners in 2021 for $13.75 million. His recording was so popular that he was obliged to re-record it in 1947 using the same musicians and backup singers; the original 1942 master had become damaged due to its frequent use in pressing additional singles. [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). "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You" was his most successful composition, recorded by Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, Thelonious Monk, Billie Holiday, and Mildred Bailey, among others. 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. ", Smith, Anthony B. In his autobiography Don't Shoot, It's Only Me! Today he is a kind of national institution. [125] He was 74 years old. Harry Lillis Crosby (Der Bingle, The old groaner) was born on 2 May, 1903 in Tacoma, Washington, USA, is a Soundtrack, Actor, Producer. (AP) When they were young, Patricia and Joan Miller sang and danced for Bing Crosby, troops and their friends. "My son, Nicholas, and daughter, Thea, sing and play White Christmas on the piano for everyone," says Harry, who lives in New York. In October 1925, Crosby and Rinker decided to seek fame in California. [106] This house served as a setting for some of the family's Minute Maid orange juice television commercials. [60] Sources differ regarding the number of copies he sold: 300 million[61] or even 500 million. The Andrews Sisters Story". Race/Nationality. He did make up for it at the end of the week by catching a number of sea trout. On their wedding day -- 29 September 1930 -- Dixie was the more . [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. They traveled to Los Angeles, where Bailey introduced them to her show business contacts. His first son Gary was born in 1933 with twin boys following in 1934. The man was listening to Bing Crosby sing, "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive". Dennis Jr.'s daughter and Bing's grandmother, Kate, had a love for music. Widow Kathryn Crosby dabbled in local theater productions intermittently and appeared in television tributes to her late husband. The nation's appetite for Crosby's voice and personality appears insatiable. Stanley, Bob, Let's Do It: The Birth of Pop Music, Pegasus Books, 2022, pg 220, Grudens, 2002, p. 236. Crosby admired Louis Armstrong for his musical ability, and the trumpet maestro was a formative influence on Crosby's singing style. Crosby, Stills, and Nash's debut album, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, was released in 1969 and gained critical praise. 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. 1. A landmark piece of Peninsula property is on the sales block with the listing of Bing Crosby's family home in Hillsborough for $13.75 million. [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. June 27 Bing and Dixie welcome their first son, Gary Evan Crosby. Producer Jack Kapp establishes the U.S. branch. This ad-lib way of working is commonplace in the recording studios today, but it was all new to us. Mullin continued to work for Crosby to develop a videotape recorder (VTR). Records which he made ten years ago are selling better than ever before. [74] Crosby's radio career took a significant turn in 1945, when he clashed with NBC over his insistence that he be allowed to pre-record his radio shows. Crosby's insistence eventually factored into the further development of magnetic tape sound recording and the radio industry's widespread adoption of it. When they appeared solo, Crosby and Hope frequently made note of the other in a comically insulting fashion. 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 Crosby's family sold an equal stake in the rights to his estate to Primary Wave Music in an effort for a younger audience to hear his music. Harry: 2. This new sound led to the popular epithet crooner. In 1936, Crosby exercised an option in his Paramount contract to regularly star in an out-of-house film. Bing Crosby's grandchildren: Bing Crosby's granddaughter is Denise Crosby Bing Crosby's grandson is Phillip Crosby Jr Bing Crosby's granddaughter is Kelly Crosby Bing Crosby's granddaughter is Erin Crosby Bing Crosby's grandson was Dennis Crosby Jr Bing Crosby's grandson was Patrick Crosby March 6, 2012 / 10:10 PM / AP. But as . Homes similar to 1725 Bing Crosby Dr are listed between $274K to $369K at an average of $130 per square foot. Sadly, Lindsay wasn't the only one to take his own life. As Crosby wrote in his autobiography: By using tape, I could do a thirty-five or forty-minute show, then edit it down to the twenty-six or twenty-seven minutes the program ran. I don't think it had anything to do with Daddy Dearest. White Christmas is a 1954 American musical film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen. 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! Nathaniel Crosby, Crosby's younger son from his second marriage, is a former high-level golfer who won the U.S. 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. 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. Free shipping for many products! [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. 56 . Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby (03 May 1903 - 14 Oct 1977) and Olive Kathryn Grandstaff, aka Kathryn Grant Crosby, (b. [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. [59] In 1960 Crosby was honored as "First Citizen of Record Industry" based on having sold 200 million discs. He then persuaded ABC to allow him to tape his shows. [1] He was a leader in record sales, radio ratings, and motion picture grosses from 1926 to 1977. He has achieved greater popularity, made more money, attracted vaster audiences than any other entertainer in history. The two Crosby families gave him countless grandchildren, including another Bing Crosby who was bestowed with his grandfather's name but never fell to the perils of addiction. [81] NAFI Corporation and Crosby purchased television station KPTV in Portland, Oregon, for $4 million on September 1, 1959. "[109] He competed in both the British and U.S. Crosby invested $50,000 in Ampex with the intent to produce more machines. 3 in the UK singles charts. [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. The Mutual Network, on the other hand, pre-recorded some of its programs as early as 1938 for The Shadow with Orson Welles. 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. They each earned $75 a week. All results for bing crosby. 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. [51] He was, by his own definition, a "phraser", a singer who placed equal emphasis on both the lyrics and the music. [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. Crosby threatened to leave the film and refused to discuss the matter. On October 18, 1977, following a private funeral Mass at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Westwood,[128] Crosby was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California. Thus the laugh-track was born. Image Credit: Nbc Tv/Kobal/Shutterstock. The family created an official website[131] on October 14, 2007, the 30th anniversary of Crosby's death. Bing Crosby with his four sons Gary, Lindsay, Dennis and Phillip (Image: GETTY) Mary Crosby has disputed her half-brother Gary's claims (Image: GETTY) "And Gary said to me that the publishers. On November 8, 1937, after Lux Radio Theatre's adaptation of She Loves Me Not, Joan Blondell asked Crosby how he got his nickname: Crosby: "Well, I'll tell you, back in the knee-britches day, when I was a wee little tyke, a mere broth of a lad, as we say in Spokane, I used to totter around the streets, with a gun on each hip, my favorite after school pastime was a game known as "Cops and Robbers", I didn't care which side I was on, when a cop or robber came into view, I would haul out my trusty six-shooters, made of wood, and loudly exclaim bing! The success of his first film brought him a contract with Paramount, and he began a pattern of making three films a year. Mary Crosby is an American actress who is well known for her character Kristin Shepard in the television series 'Dallas'. They had four sons: Gary, twins Dennis and Phillip, and Lindsay. Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams, The Early Years 19031940. "[132], Calypso musician Roaring Lion wrote a tribute song in 1939 titled "Bing Crosby", in which he wrote: "Bing has a way of singing with his very heart and soul / Which captivates the world / His millions of listeners never fail to rejoice / At his golden voice."[3], Bing Crosby Stadium in Front Royal, Virginia, was named after Crosby in honor of his fundraising and cash contributions for its construction from 1948 to 1950. Ultimately, Crosby chose to end the relationship and to stay with his wife. "Now You Has Jazz" in the film High Society (1956). In 2007, he was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame and in 2008 the Western Music Hall of Fame. He Had A Different Name The man we now know as Bing Crosby was actually born with a different name: Harry Lillis Crosby Jr. He has been inducted into the halls of fame for both radio and popular music. [3]:9297[37] Crosby and Al Rinker obtained work at the Clemmer Theatre in Spokane (now known as the Bing Crosby Theater). Crosby was born on May 3, 1903,[16][17] in Tacoma, Washington, in a house his father built at 1112 North J Street. Associated With He and his daughter appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Bob Hope memorably devoted one of his monthly NBC specials to his long intermittent partnership with Crosby titled "On the Road With Bing". [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. Bing's children from his second marriage, including daughter and actress Mary Crosby, praised him as a kind and loving father in later life. [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. "[45] "Nine out of ten singers and bandleaders listen to Crosby's broadcasts each Thursday night and follow his lead. His Legendary Years How's the sound? Crosby also ensured behind the scenes that Armstrong received equal billing with his white co-stars. 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. Now tell me another story, Grandpa!Crosby: "No, so help me, it's the truth, ask Mister De Mille. There have been disputes between Crosby's two families beginning in the late 1990s. The Crosby family lived at 10500 Camarillo Street in North Hollywood for more than five years. Gary said to me before I read it, "It's not the same book I wrote."[112]. Belmont, California: Wadsworth. Crosby had separate charting singles every year between 1931 and 1954; the annual re-release of "White Christmas" extended that streak to 1957. She is the only daughter of famed entertainer Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby and his second wife, retired singer-actress Kathryn Grant. Once affectionately dubbed America's dad, the . [29] The university granted him an honorary doctorate in 1937. 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. His acting credits include "Friday the 13th" and "Double Trouble." [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). He became the first performer to prerecord his radio shows and master his commercial recordings onto magnetic tape. After a long run in New York, he went back to Hollywood to film The Big Broadcast. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. [78] In 1948, the second season of Philco shows was recorded with the Ampex Model 200A and Scotch 111 tape from 3M. They have all reportedly described their father as loving and kind. 4. To get better results, add more information such as Birth Info, . They got enormous laughs, which just went on and on. We couldn't use the jokes, but Bill asked us to save the laughs. He grew up playing music and started his own YouTube channel, Crosby, in 2011. [66] Crosby charted 23 Billboard hits from 47 recorded songs with the Andrews Sisters, whose Decca record sales were second only to Crosby's throughout the 1940s. 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. The mega fame he achieved during his first marriage took a toll on his family due to all the commitments that frequently took him away. The public wouldn't stand for 'canned' radio, the networks argued. As far as I know [Gary] wrote it because it was about himself and what he felt his life was about. [109] "Lindsay Crosby supported his brother (Gary) at the time of its publication but had a tempered view of its revelations. Was David Crosby Related To Bing Crosby? Later that afternoon, he met with Chris Harding to take photographs for the Seasons album jacket.[124]. 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).
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