[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. Whiteman needed something different to break up his musical selections, and Crosby and Rinker filled this requirement. It was something that one of his boys had done, and it was really frightening. Nov. Bing returns to Kraft Music Hall. However, the document also clearly indicates that at their meetings a third person, on most instances Caulfield's mother, was present. Harry Lillis Crosby, Jr. is born to Harry Lowe Crosby, Sr. (a bookkeeper) and Catherine Helen Crosby. Mar. In 1937, Crosby hosted the first 'Crosby Clambake', a pro-am tournament at Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe, California, the event's location prior to World War II. How was the experience working with director Otto Preminger? In his autobiography Don't Shoot, It's Only Me! Bing is part owner and co-director and greets fans at the gate on opening day. Songs co-written by Crosby include: Four performances by Bing Crosby have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, which is a special Grammy award established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least 25 years old and that have "qualitative or historical significance". Dolores and I became very good friends at that time, and I traveled all over Europe with her while Bing and Bob were working. [94], Particularly during the late 1930s and through the 1940s Bing Crosby's domestic life was dominated by his wife's excessive drinking. Amateur in 1981 at age 19, becoming the youngest winner in the history of that event at the time. [84] In 1943, Binglin's horse Don Bingo won the Suburban Handicap at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Crosby and Lindsay Howard formed Binglin Stable to race and breed thoroughbred horses at a ranch in Moorpark in Ventura County, California. This new sound led to the popular epithet crooner. Although he was passionate about the team, he was too nervous to watch the deciding Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, choosing to go to Paris with Kathryn and listen to its radio broadcast. [11] In 1963, Crosby received the first Grammy Global Achievement Award. Tired of Dixie's drinking, he even asked her for a divorce in January 1941. 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. July 13 Twins Dennis Michael Crosby and Phillip Lang Crosby are born. 3. 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. Today he is a kind of national institution. In 2007, he was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame and in 2008 the Western Music Hall of Fame. I went to university at 16 and Hollywood at 18.By the time they wed in 1957 Kathryn too was making a name for herself in Hollywood, starring opposite Tony Curtis in the Blake Edwards-directed romance Mister Cory and with Jack Lemmon in comedy Operation Mad Ball. I think there was some father-son stuff that everyone has. The Fanchon and Marco Time Agency hired them for thirteen weeks for the revue The Syncopation Idea starting at the Boulevard Theater in Los Angeles and then on the Loew's circuit. 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. University Press of Kentucky. I hadnt spoken to him for a year, and he wrote to me and asked me to go to dinner. Kathryn Crosby: Absolutely. Kathryn, 77, is recovering from multiple injuries in a single vehicle disaster on US 50 east of Placerville, California , Highway Patrol confirmed. 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. Im sure youre okay. Bing said, But I cant walk. It had swollen so much, he couldnt walk. Also records his final album, Seasons. Their longest marriage was 22 years to Dixie Lee. His first commercial sponsor on radio was Cremo Cigars and his fame spread nationwide. June Bings autobiography, Call Me Lucky, is published. Harry Barris wrote several of Crosby's hits, including "At Your Command", "I Surrender Dear", and "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams". He finally consented to her selection and by the end of the movie they were . "Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)", with his trademark whistling, became his theme song and signature tune. A nearby bridge carrying U.S. Route 158 over the Yadkin River is named for Kathryn Crosby. They had four sons: Gary, twins Dennis and Phillip, and Lindsay. Around the same time, Crosby talked to his mother about his intentions and she protested. Bing is awarded the DeSmet Medal at Gonzaga University. 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. Oct. Its Been a Long, Long Time with Les Paul reaches Number 1. Oct. 14 Bing Crosby dies of heart attack after a good game of golf at a course outside Madrid, Spain. I don't think he did anything wrong. Dec 3, 2010 @ 16:20PM. Major Support for American Masters provided by. [118] They were instead receiving several thousand dollars per month from a trust left in 1952 by their mother, Dixie Lee. His Legendary Years How's the sound? Statistician Joel Whitburn at Billboard determined that Crosby was America's most successful recording act of the 1930s and again in the 1940s. [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." People were there from Paramount, and one big executive producer said, Theyre very good together. 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. [28] As a freshman, he played on the university's baseball team. What did Bing Crosby do before the Great Depression? ", "Top Ten Money Making Stars of the past 79 years", "Bing Crosby Western Music Association Hall of Fame", "Day by Day by Malcolm Macfarlane, see August 31, 1944", Bing Crosby and Gonzaga University: 1925 1951, "Throwback Thursday: Bing Crosby Took a Swing at Baseball in the 1940s", "In Bing Crosby's Wine Cellar, Vintage Baseball", "Nathaniel Crosby wins 1981 U.S. "Entertaining Catholics: Bing Crosby, Religion and Cultural Pluralism in 1940s America. Belmont, California: Wadsworth. Feb. Bing and Bob Hope appear on the cover of Life Magazine. In October 1925, Crosby and Rinker decided to seek fame in California. [3][4], For 16 years ending in 2001, Crosby hosted the Crosby National Golf Tournament at Bermuda Run Country Club in Bermuda Run, North Carolina. They exchanged jokes always. Dec. Moonlight Becomes You reaches Number 1. Bing said that wed have to rehearse there to go to Broadway. "Bing was born on May 3, 1903. Crosby was also an avid golfer. 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. We had our differences, but we were raised to respect our parents, to do what they said. Farben magnetic tape that Mullin had found at a radio station at Bad Nauheim near Frankfurt while working for the U.S. Army Signal Corps. 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. After The Syncopation Idea closed, they worked in the Will Morrissey Music Hall Revue. He loved safaris and loved being in the bush seeing the wild animals. Crosby, 74, died from a heart attack, four days after his final concert. They joined the Gus Arnheim Orchestra, performing nightly in the Coconut Grove of the Ambassador Hotel. Nov. Brother Can You Spare a Dime reaches Number 1. Hope and Crosby initially sat apart. The Hindu nodded and smiled back. We heart Beverly Hills. The book was I think an attempt of my dad to come to grips with some things in his life. He made a fortune from the Minute Maid Orange Juice Corporation, in which he was a principal stockholder.[73]. We'd dub the one that came off best into the final transcription. 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. My mother got to go to one of the World Series games, and it was very exciting. As minor parts of The Syncopation Idea Crosby and Rinker started to develop as entertainers. "[70] His popularity in India led many Hindu singers to imitate and emulate him, notably Kishore Kumar, considered the "Bing Crosby of India". They performed together countless times on stage, radio, film, and television, and made numerous brief and not so brief appearances together in movies aside from the "Road" pictures, Variety Girl (1947) being an example of lengthy scenes and songs together along with billing. Mar. Mar. [129], Crosby is a member of the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in the radio division.[130]. [85] The Bing Crosby Breeders' Cup Handicap at Del Mar Racetrack is named in his honor. Harry Crosby is an investment banker who occasionally makes singing appearances. They were just so funny. 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. [121], Following his recovery from a life-threatening fungal infection in his right lung in January 1974, Crosby emerged from semi-retirement to start a new spate of albums and concerts. We had a twelve-grade schoolhouse, and anytime there was a senior high school play, and they needed a child, I was elected. 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. Aug. Bing entertains the American troops abroad. 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! [81] In the early 1950s, Crosby helped establish the CBS television affiliate in his hometown of Spokane, Washington. 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. I still love you. It was really a working place. The advantage was editing. They had 3 children, Harry (64), Mary Frances (63) and Nathaniel (61). When the electric power failed during his performance, he continued singing without amplification. It was quite a lovely experience. Where are you from? Kathryn Crosby: He was the best father. bing! bing!, as my luckless victim fell clutching his side, I would shout bing! No. I can't pinpoint it. Bing Crosby and family attend a Benefit Party for Fordham Prep at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center circa 1976 in New York City. He had a reputation for being such an ogre. 1968 We got him to the hospital, and they said, There are no broken bones. God I miss that voice. In the summer of 1966, he spent a week as the guest of Lord Egremont, staying in Cockermouth and fishing on the River Derwent. 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. 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. Collins was used in place of their longtime partner Dorothy Lamour, whom Crosby felt was getting too old for the role, though Hope refused to do the film without her, and she instead made a lengthy and elaborate cameo appearance. Later on, Bing asked me, Would you like to do this show with me in Las Vegas? Hed never done a show in Las Vegas. 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 1923, Crosby was invited to join a new band composed of high-school students a few years younger than himself. I became aware of someone behind me and he touched his chair to the back of my knee so I flopped down unceremoniously, she says, recalling an unlikely start to a relationship that was to last almost a quarter of a century and touch her for the rest of her days.What made it even more unlikely was that under the warmth of the California sun and after their meeting Crosby, king of stage and screen, ambled back on set to continue filming White Christmas, one of Hollywoods best-loved movies of all time. I stopped and smiled in grateful acknowledgment. The whole world knew and loved Bing Crosby. Jan. [99][100][101][102][103], Crosby and his family lived in the San Francisco area for many years. It was one of the magnetic tape recorders that BASF and AEG had built in Germany starting in 1935. There was never even any discussion, and Im very grateful for that. A year later, the same kind of thing happened. Hed had four kidney stones. He always believed he was born on May 2, 1904. The Fireside Theater (1950) sponsored by Procter & Gamble, was his first television production. At issue is Kathryn's seemingly innocuous decision to auction off some of the possessions Bing had accumulated over the years in six homes. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): You continued your acting career after you and Bing married? It was a very good movie, and I loved living in Alabama during that time. And his star is still in the ascendant. Crosby influenced the development of the post World War II recording industry. 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. ", Smith, Anthony B. [60] Sources differ regarding the number of copies he sold: 300 million[61] or even 500 million. Bing was quite lazy. [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. PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Lets go on to the next scene. They had a wonderful time. Before 1958, gold records were awarded by record companies. [123], In September, Crosby, his family and singer Rosemary Clooney began a concert tour of Britain that included two weeks at the London Palladium. This ad-lib way of working is commonplace in the recording studios today, but it was all new to us. I think it all got a little out of hand. Birthday: November 25, (89 years) HomeTown: Houston , Texas, United States. Once we were supposed to go to England to see his horse run in the Royal Sweeps derby and come by this house where Im living in now to see it. Amateur champion in golf). Then something happened. [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. Sept. After two postponements, Bing makes his solo radio debut. He competed in both the British and U.S. We had a wonderful time together. Throughout his career, Crosby often credited Bailey for getting him his first important job in the entertainment business. Bing is introduced to Al Rinker and joins him in the local Spokane band, the Musicaladers. Armstrong appreciated Crosby's progressive attitudes on race, and often expressed gratitude for the role in later years.[44]. Are the holidays difficult for you? 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. 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. The additional voice meant they could be heard more easily in large New York theaters. Their first recording, in October 1926, was "I've Got the Girl" with Don Clark's Orchestra, but the Columbia-issued record was inadvertently recorded at a slow speed, which increased the singers' pitch when played at 78rpm. The Mutual Network, on the other hand, pre-recorded some of its programs as early as 1938 for The Shadow with Orson Welles. 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. Crosby invested $50,000 in Ampex with the intent to produce more machines. 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. Thats fine. So I continued, but then he was very uncomfortable when I was away acting. Bing invited Bob to Del Mar to the racetrack. He attended Gonzaga for three years but did not earn a degree. 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. 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. His mother was a second generation Irish-American. 15 Minutes with Bing Crosby, his nationwide solo radio debut, began broadcasting on September 2, 1931. [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). I didnt know that he owned the Pittsburgh Pirates, a big baseball team. 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 . The comments made by FBI investigators in the memos discredited the claims made in the letters. "Beloved and Notorious: A Theory of American Stardom, with Special Reference to Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra.". It was either he was going to have to get an operation, or he was going to die in three days. Feb. Bing meets future wife, Kathryn Grant, for the first time. All the jokes, all the remarks to each other. Harry Lillis " Bing " Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 - October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor. 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. I didnt know that he owned the Pittsburgh Pirates, a big baseball team. I loved that. [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. Before they went to the place where they would be shooting, they played a round of golf. The series of 26-minute shows was filmed at Hal Roach Studios rather than performed live on the air. The success of his first film brought him a contract with Paramount, and he began a pattern of making three films a year. His record hit the charts on October 3, 1942, and rose to number 1 on October 31, where it stayed for 11 weeks. bing! She was born in Houston, Texas in 1933 and appeared on stage from age 3. For the most part, she felt unchallenged as an actress and retired rather uneventfully after marrying Bing Crosby in 1957. She graduated from high school at 15, [1] after which she entered the University of Texas at Austin, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority, though she . "[45] "Nine out of ten singers and bandleaders listen to Crosby's broadcasts each Thursday night and follow his lead. | 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? 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.. Crosby hired Mullin to start recording his Philco Radio Time show on his German-made machine in August 1947 using the same 50 reels of I.G. Bing and Dixie reconciled and he continued trying to help her overcome her alcohol issues. Nathaniel, Mary and Harry with their parents Kathryn and Bing Crosby. We heart books. that Crosby's second wife, Kathryn Grant Crosby, may have am interest in the property and gave the first wife's estate 20 days to name her in an amended petition. What was his personality like behind closed doors? 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. [125][126] At the ninth hole, construction workers building a house nearby recognized him, and when asked for a song, Crosby sang "Strangers in the Night". The filmThe Star Maker is released. Dec. Hammar, Peter. [54], During the early portion of his solo career (about 19311934), Crosby's emotional, often pleading style of crooning was popular. He was one of the first global cultural icons. The 6.5mm ferric-oxide-coated tape could record 20 minutes per reel of high-quality sound. On October 13, 1977, Crosby flew alone to Spain to play golf and hunt partridge. In the mid-1970s, Grant hosted The Kathryn Crosby Show, a 30-minute local talk-show on KPIX-TV in San Francisco. Now the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the tournament is a staple of the PGA Tour, having featured Hollywood stars and other celebrities. The weather is so good, and were starting to decorate just about now. How old is Catherine Crosby? June 27 Bing and Dixie welcome their first son, Gary Evan Crosby. [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. I came back to Austin and finished up my degree and took my Inquiry classes for six weeks. I would do it in the summertime. In the mid-1970s, she hosted The Kathryn Crosby Show, a 30-minute local talk-show on KPIX-TV in San Francisco. Bing Crosby was married to Dixie Lee for 22 years, and Kathryn Grant for 20 years. 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. Crosby gained valuable experience on tour for a year with Whiteman and performing and recording with Bix Beiderbecke, Jack Teagarden, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Eddie Lang, and Hoagy Carmichael. His records produced hits during the Depression when sales were down. June Bings first four sons form the quartet The Crosby Boys.. [75][76][77] He used his clout, both professionally and financially, for innovations in audio. He and Bing had a long discussion about ten pound test and all of that. Its a rolling cast that you do. Obviously, Grace never married Bing and she would ultimately call off her engagement to Oleg when she met Monaco's Prince Rainier in 1955. "Marketing Iron Pigs, Patriotism, and Peace: Bing Crosby and World War IIA Discourse. "[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. The couple had three children, Harry, Mary Frances, and Nathaniel. In autumn 1977 he was here making his fi nal album Seasons, a Christmas television special that featured his unlikely duet The Little Drummer Boy with David Bowie, and a session for the BBC.There were also concerts, including two weeks at the London Palladium.We sang as a family, with the children and also with Rosemary Clooney, with whom he sang lots of wonderful duets, says Kathryn.We visited friends and then he went off to Spain with pals to shoot some grouse. [8] In 1948, American polls declared him the "most admired man alive", ahead of Jackie Robinson and Pope Pius XII. June 6 D-Day: The Allies invade Normandy, France. Currently listed for just under $3.5 million, the mid-century modern home was built for Crosby and his second wife, Kathryn Grant, shortly after their marriage in 1957. Anatomy of a Murder was written by Robert Traver, and he taught me how to fly fish on the river that was covered with bush on the sides. 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