and helped morale of the American public. [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. Kathryn Crosby: Absolutely, from the time that I was about three, I wanted to be an actress. Her best known role, however, was as the princess-in-distress in the special effects-laden epic fantasy The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958), which has since reached semi-cult status. Met Bing Crosby on the set of White Christmas. Apr. bing! They made one film appearance together in Road to Rio singing "You Don't Have to Know the Language", and sang together on the radio throughout the 1940s and 1950s. Singing with the Arnheim Orchestra, Crosby's solos began to steal the show while the Rhythm Boys' act gradually became redundant. [118] They were instead receiving several thousand dollars per month from a trust left in 1952 by their mother, Dixie Lee. Bing Crosby's widow, Kathryn Crosby, is recovering from a car crash which killed her second husband. "I used to tell Sinatra over and over," said Tommy Dorsey, "there's only one singer you ought to listen to and his name is Crosby. His last TV appearance was a Christmas special, Merrie Olde Christmas, taped in London in September 1977 and aired weeks after his death. [3]:9297[37] Crosby and Al Rinker obtained work at the Clemmer Theatre in Spokane (now known as the Bing Crosby Theater). 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 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. 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. She was born in Houston, Texas in 1933 and appeared on stage from age 3. Then were going down to New Orleans where my granddaughter, Claire, who is studying to be a chef, is interning with chef John Folse at the Sonesta Hotel, and were going to have a birthday dinner there in May. SAYS Kathryn: He loved his sons. Around the same time, Crosby talked to his mother about his intentions and she protested. No. Crosby threatened to leave the film and refused to discuss the matter. "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. Nov. 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. 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". Stay Tuned: A Concise History of American broadcasting (2nd ed.). [10] At his screen apex in 1946, Crosby starred in three of the year's five highest-grossing films: The Bells of St. Mary's, Blue Skies and Road to Utopia. 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. They were married Oct. 24, 1957 in Las Vegas. BBC commences transmissions of a major 14-part series chronicling Bings life. 4. Stanley, Bob, Let's Do It: The Birth of Pop Music, Pegasus Books, 2022, pg 220, Grudens, 2002, p. 236. 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. Sterling, C. H., & Kittross, J. M. (1990). He had a reputation for being such an ogre. They did a very fine surgery on him and repaired all his valves. After the end of the last race, theyd go up and have dinner together. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Birmingham, Alabama. [42] His recording of "White Christmas", has sold over 50 million copies around the world. The success of his first film brought him a contract with Paramount, and he began a pattern of making three films a year. Back Bay Books. Bob Hope memorably devoted one of his monthly NBC specials to his long intermittent partnership with Crosby titled "On the Road With Bing". In a poll of U.S. troops at the close of World War II, Crosby topped the list as the person who had done the most for G.I. He would appear in 79 pictures. I had a very little role in that, but I got to see Jimmy Stewart for the first time, and Grace Kelly had a wonderful role. Aug. Bing entertains the American troops abroad. In January 1974 he felt so ill he consented to be hospitalized, and a large tumor was found in his left lung. "[109] Husband Bing appeared as a guest occasionally. Jan. 5 Bings fourth son, Lindsay Harry Chip Crosby, is born. How old was Bing Crosby when he married Kathryn Grant? 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. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): I understand you recently had a birthday on November 25, so happy belated! His appearances, records, and radio work substantially increased his impact. [78], With Frank Sinatra, Crosby was one of the principal backers for the United Western Recorders studio complex in Los Angeles.[79]. Without him, Jack Kapp wouldn't have had a chance in hell of making Decca work and the Great Depression would have wiped out phonograph records for good."[43]. 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. God I miss that voice. Dec. Bing signs new contract with Paramount for nine films in three years for around $175,000 per film. [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]. Jan. Dinah with the Mills Brothers reaches Number 1. The filmParis Honeymoon is released. 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. Oct. 24 The stock market crashes on Black Thursday.. Mar. The couple had three children: Harry Lillis III, Mary Frances and Nathaniel. [41] The weekly broadcast made him a hit. We heart local Los Angeles attractions and events. By the time we married, I realized I could survive without him, and he realized he didnt want to survive without me. The document reveals that during that time Crosby was indeed taking Joan Caulfield out to dinner, visited theaters and opera houses with her and that Caulfield and a person in her company entered the Waldorf Hotel where Crosby was staying. 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. [citation needed]. 3. [109] "Lindsay Crosby supported his brother (Gary) at the time of its publication but had a tempered view of its revelations. It will become the best-selling single of all time. Dec. Bing receives a Peabody Award for services to television. We were in the same boat in more ways than one, but I could not tell her so. 3 in the UK singles charts. 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. The Fireside Theater (1950) was his first television production. 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. She appeared as a guest star on her husband's 19641965 ABC sitcom The Bing Crosby Show. They had finished the eighteen holes of golf, and Bing won ten dollars with his pro. Bob Said, 'Fish dont applaud.' I can't even turn on the radio around Christmas time without crying anymore. Harry Barris wrote several of Crosby's hits, including "At Your Command", "I Surrender Dear", and "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams". Fred Allen, Jack Benny, Phil Harris, and also Crosby were masters at this, and the networks weren't about to give it up easily. He is also arrested for drink driving and is later sentenced to 60 days in jail, but he is released under escort for filming. I asked if he liked baseball because I was Queen of the Texas Buffalos in Houston. [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. However, Crosby had already sold his Elko ranch a year earlier, in 1958, and it is doubtful how much he was really involved in that meeting. She died of cancer in 1952 at age 40, predeceasing her husband, who died in 1977. They went to Ohio for the national convention of baseball owners. The man was listening to Bing Crosby sing, "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive". He became the first performer to prerecord his radio shows and master his commercial recordings onto magnetic tape. Crosby was born on May 3, 1903,[16][17] in Tacoma, Washington, in a house his father built at 1112 North J Street. Ultimately, Crosby chose to end the relationship and to stay with his wife. Bing and Bob started off together in early vaudeville. Whiteman needed something different to break up his musical selections, and Crosby and Rinker filled this requirement. 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. Gallagher and Mr. Shean remarks, and then theyd tell the jokes. Apr. Oct. In the 1949 Disney animated film The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, Crosby provided the narration and song vocals for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow segment. Bing Crosby, wife Kathryn Crosby and family photographed with a piece of artwork circa 1977 in New York City. [84] In 1943, Binglin's horse Don Bingo won the Suburban Handicap at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. He loved to play. Nov. Dont Fence Me In w/ The Andrews Sisters reaches Number 1. 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. 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). The Palm Springs area was a . The film White Christmas is released. The song appeared in his films Holiday Inn (1942), anda decade laterin White Christmas (1954). In the early 1970s, he made two late appearances on the Flip Wilson Show, singing duets with the comedian. A holiday perennial, the song was repeatedly re-released by Decca, charting another sixteen times. They sat across the table from each other but a little separated and dinner was proceeding properly then I moved around so they were sitting next to each other and everything just started going off like a fire-cracker, she says. Oct. I understand what he's trying to prove. [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. 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. Bing and Bob never worked on them. More info. Husband Bing appeared as a guest occasionally. He finally consented to her selection and by the end of the movie they were . The eponymous song from the film is featured in American Masters Bing Crosby Rediscovered. Major Support for American Masters provided by. Bing Crosby married actress Kathryn Grant in 1957 and raised a second family. [1] He was a leader in record sales, radio ratings, and motion picture grosses from 1926 to 1977. 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