Lets go on to the next scene. They had a wonderful time. Before 1958, gold records were awarded by record companies. Crosby played the lead in a series of musical comedy short films for Mack Sennett, signed with Paramount, and starred in his first full-length film 1932's The Big Broadcast (1932), the first of 55 films in which he received top billing. [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. 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. Thats my job. He and Bing had a long discussion about ten pound test and all of that. We were in the same boat in more ways than one, but I could not tell her so. "Blondell: "I'm surprised they didn't call you "Killer" Crosby! The 6.5mm ferric-oxide-coated tape could record 20 minutes per reel of high-quality sound. He got off to college for about six weeks, and Gary said to him, Your girlfriends waiting for you, and your cars in the garage. Oct. [39], Success with Whiteman was followed by disaster when they reached New York. "Bing was born on May 3, 1903. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): New Orleans is one of the best places in the world to experience fine dining! Come on home. So Lindsay left Brown University, which was too bad. The music and artwork were beautiful, and though I couldnt understand it, the Latin sounded so pretty. A friend nicknames Harry Bingo, later changed to Bing, for his love of an illustrated parody newspaper called The Bingville Bugle.. July The Del Mar Racetrack opens in California. Harry Lillis Crosby III (8 August 1958 Hollywood, California, USA) Back Bay Books. Nov. Bing returns to Kraft Music Hall. People were there from Paramount, and one big executive producer said, Theyre very good together. [109] In an interview with People magazine, Phillip stated that "we never got an extra whack or a cuff we didn't deserve".[109]. All four sons from his first marriage have passed away. 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. Some of Bing Crosbys fans may not know that you are also an actor. How did Bing Crosby and Kathryn Grant meet? Seventh Voyage of Sinbad star and the widow of crooner BING CROSBY, KATHRYN GRANT CROSBY, survives deadly car crash in Sierra Nevadas. [87][88] The restored broadcast was shown on MLB Network in December 2010. Thus the laugh-track was born. He was also married twice and fathered seven children. May Going My Way is released, in which Bing takes on his most famous role as Father OMalley. Murdo MacKenzie of Bing Crosby Enterprises had seen a demonstration of the German Magnetophon in June 1947the same device that Jack Mullin had brought back from Radio Frankfurt with 50 reels of tape, at the end of the war. [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". 5 in the UK Singles Chart. [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. Nathaniel Patrick Crosby (29 October 1961 Los Angeles County, California, USA) 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. It was a week away and he said, Do you think you can find a long dress? So I ran back to Columbia Pictures, where I was working and they offered me the dress Rita Hayworth wore in Gilda, the most gorgeous, long, satin dress you ever saw, complete with full-length opera gloves. One each for radio, recording, and motion pictures. [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. His social life was frantic. He partnered with Ed Craney, who owned the CBS radio affiliate KXLY (AM) and built a television studio west of Crosby's alma mater, Gonzaga University. [94], Particularly during the late 1930s and through the 1940s Bing Crosby's domestic life was dominated by his wife's excessive drinking. But his chart success remains impressive: 396 chart singles, including roughly 41 number 1 hits. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Did you have to deal with all of the questions about the thirty-year age difference? She was born in Houston, Texas in 1933 and appeared on stage from age 3. 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). Son: Nathaniel Patrick October 29, 1961. 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. In all the files there is only one single reference to a person associated with the Mafia. [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. At his death in 1977 at age 73, he left his money in a blind trust, which none of the sons--whose youthful. It was really a working place. Were going up to Arrington. How old is Catherine Crosby? Bing is awarded the DeSmet Medal at Gonzaga University. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 37 (6): 490496, 498, 500, 502, 504, 506, 508, 510, 512; June 1989. Bing Crosby was married to Dixie Lee for 22 years, and Kathryn Grant for 20 years. Jan. Bing Crosby Enterprises and ABC invest in Ampex machines, revolutionizing the radio industry. [53] He had already been introduced to Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith before his first appearance on record. Films Road to Rio, a film is financed by Crosby, Hope and Paramount. Kathryn Grant and Bing Crosby were married for 19 years before Bing Crosby died, leaving behind his partner and 3 children. The Met was built in 1915. Bing and Kathryn were married October 24, 1957 til his death on October 14, 1977 they had 3 children. The man was listening to Bing Crosby sing, "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive". He matured as a performer and was in demand as a solo singer.[40]. Both Bing and wife Kathryn Grant thought he had lung cancer. . I loved it. [1] He was a leader in record sales, radio ratings, and motion picture grosses from 1926 to 1977. 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. He learned how to pronounce German from written scripts and read propaganda broadcasts intended for German forces. 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 . We got him to the hospital, and they said, There are no broken bones. 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. These were his last words. In October 1925, Crosby and Rinker decided to seek fame in California. 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. 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. But since Dolores car broke down in front, we were able to go in and look around. Bing met Grace Kelly on the set of their movie The Country Girl in 1954, more than a year after his first wife's death and after he had already started dating his future wife, Kathryn Grant. His contract with Decca runs until 1955. That was very good. 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. Crosby married Dixie Lee in September 1930. Crosby was a fan of thoroughbred horse racing and bought his first racehorse in 1935. Harry Crosby and Nathaniel Crosby, and of actress Mary Crosby. [67], In 1962, Crosby was given the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Apr. I can't even turn on the radio around Christmas time without crying anymore. Crosby's insistence eventually factored into the further development of magnetic tape sound recording and the radio industry's widespread adoption of it. I went to Europe and went to the Christmas Day Mass at Sacre-Coeur, and it was so beautiful. In 1999, the parties settled for approximately $1.5 million. Mar. 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. They have all reportedly described their father as loving and kind. "[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. 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Crosby asked Harry Cohn, but Cohn had no desire to pay for the flight or to meet Armstrong's "crude, mob-linked but devoted manager, Joe Glaser". They had 3 children, Harry (64), Mary Frances (63) and Nathaniel (61). This is lower than most opera basses care to venture, and they tend to sound as if they were in the cellar when they get there. The film Rhythm on the River is released. Sept. After two postponements, Bing makes his solo radio debut. [29] The university granted him an honorary doctorate in 1937. [85] The Bing Crosby Breeders' Cup Handicap at Del Mar Racetrack is named in his honor. [18] In 1913, his father built a house at 508 E. Sharp Avenue. Hes the fourth of seven children. 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. Awarded by record companies finally managed to get married which was a week and. 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