I needed something to lift my spirits. I think I wouldve been the worst mother in the world if my kids were not good kids or they werent going to grow up. He is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, having been inducted in 1978. [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. It will become the best-selling single of all time. [83] They also established the Binglin Stock Farm in Argentina, where they raced horses at Hipdromo de Palermo in Palermo, Buenos Aires. He was very happy with my ignorance and then we discovered the world togetherKathryn had actually auditioned for a role in White Christmas. "[70] His popularity in India led many Hindu singers to imitate and emulate him, notably Kishore Kumar, considered the "Bing Crosby of India". "[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. Kathryn Crosby: The first movie I made that was exciting was The Phenix City Story. The director was about to get really cross because none of the written script was used, but all of the people who were working on the show were so tickled and laughing so hard, hed say, I think thats good. Bing Crosby was, without a doubt, the most popular and influential multimedia star of the first half of the 20th century, and now the public and his fans can learn much more about the icon in a new documentary, American Masters: Bing Crosby Rediscovered, which premieres nationwide Tuesday, December 2 at 8:00 pm on PBS. The Fireside Theater (1950) was his first television production. In the mid-1970s, Grant hosted The Kathryn Crosby Show, a 30-minute local talk-show on KPIX-TV in San Francisco. [62] The single "White Christmas" sold over 50 million copies according to Guinness World Records. Bing and Al Rinker are now a vocal duo. She was his very dearest friend, and they sang so perfectly together. From 1931 to 1954, the star dominated record sales, radio ratings, and motion picture grosses. She made her stage debut when she was only three years old and was born in . Sforza, John: "Swing It! 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. Bing was married a second time to actress Kathryn Grant. Again I didnt know that hed built Del Mar racetrack in California.There was so much of his life that I didnt know about. American troops withdraw from Vietnam. Kathryn Crosby: Working with Otto Preminger was amazing. [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 the jokes, all the remarks to each other. He was also married twice and fathered seven children. 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. morale, ahead of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, General Dwight Eisenhower, and Bob Hope. The Country Girl is released, Bing stars alongside the lovely Grace Kelly. Crosby had a keen interest in sports. 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. He added, "We were brought up that way. Its a rolling cast that you do. Daughter: Mary Frances September 14, 1959
We just sat and drank tea. Crosby was associated with ABC's The Hollywood Palace as the show's first and most frequent guest host and appeared annually on its Christmas edition with his wife Kathryn and his younger children, and continued after The Hollywood Palace was eventually canceled. In 1928 he had his first number one hit, a jazz-influenced rendition of "Ol' Man River". Thursday, 2nd March 2023See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. Amateur in 1981 at age 19, becoming the youngest winner in the history of that event at the time. Jan. Bing records I Surrender, Dear, his first solo hit. [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." Dec. 7 The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. I went to Europe and went to the Christmas Day Mass at Sacre-Coeur, and it was so beautiful. Producer Jack Kapp establishes the U.S. branch of Decca Records, Bing follows and, under Kapps advisement, becomes the all-purpose singer. Jack Kapp, Bings music producer, dies at 47 from a cerebral hemorrhage. SAYS Kathryn: He loved his sons. Gary got drunk there and had to be sent home, which was so bad. Prigozy, Ruth, and Walter Raubicheck, eds. However, the document also clearly indicates that at their meetings a third person, on most instances Caulfield's mother, was present. Aug. Bings signs a massive deal for weekly 15-minute segments on CBS radio. At the end of the 20th century, TV Guide listed the Crosby-Bowie duet one of the 25 most memorable musical moments of 20th-century television. Thats a good attitude to enter a marriage with. The filmEast Side of Heaven is released. By the time we married, I realized I could survive without him, and he realized he didnt want to survive without me. 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. They had 3 children, Harry (64), Mary Frances (63) and Nathaniel (60). I really hope everyone enjoys this film because they have all the movies from our basement that they are using, lots of early films of Bing, and its just wonderful! July The Rhythm Boys first appear at the Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles; Bing is the standout favorite. The advantage was editing. Dispute arose between the two families and was settled in 1999. It was really a working place. ", Smith, Anthony B. Later that afternoon, he met with Chris Harding to take photographs for the Seasons album jacket.[124]. 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. 1969 Precisely what the future holds for Crosby neither his family nor his friends can conjecture. Dolores and I became very good friends at that time, and I traveled all over Europe with her while Bing and Bob were working. Kathryn Crosby: I suppose that happened, but I didnt hear it. He apparently viewed the complete film just once, and then stored it in his wine cellar, where it remained undisturbed until it was discovered in December 2009. 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. 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. Before they went to the place where they would be shooting, they played a round of golf. 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.. "Entertaining Catholics: Bing Crosby, Religion and Cultural Pluralism in 1940s America. [112], Dennis Crosby reportedly "said his older brother (Gary) was the most severely treated of the four boys. In 1937, he became a founding partner of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club and a member of its board of directors. "[45][46], The biggest hit song of Crosby's career was his recording of Irving Berlin's "White Christmas", which he introduced on a Christmas Day radio broadcast in 1941. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): I understand you recently had a birthday on November 25, so happy belated! Feb. First ever Crosby Pro-Am golf tournament is held, which later becomes the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. 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. Widow Kathryn Crosby dabbled in local theater productions intermittently and appeared in television tributes to her late husband. He returned to broadcasting for the last 13 weeks of the 19451946 season. "Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)", with his trademark whistling, became his theme song and signature tune. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the express written consent of the publisher. Crosby presents the school with the nations first Microfilm Research Center. She soon rose through the standard starlet ranks from unbilled parts to chipper "sis" types and decorative love interests alongside filmdom's top male stars.She appeared opposite Richard Kiley in The Phenix City Story (1955), Tony Curtis in Mister Cory (1957), Jack Lemmon in Operation Mad Ball (1957), James Stewart in Anatomy of a Murder (1959) and Victor Mature in The Big Circus (1959), among others. Whiteman needed something different to break up his musical selections, and Crosby and Rinker filled this requirement. I think our kids were wish fulfillment because Bing taught Harry to play golf and to hunt, and he taught Nathaniel to play golf. 3. Aug. Bing entertains the American troops abroad. We couldn't use the jokes, but Bill asked us to save the laughs. Sept. FilmHere Comes the Groom is released, in which Bing is directed by Frank Capra and co-stars with Jane Wyman. The 77-year-old was hurt and her husband, Maurice William Sullivan, 85, killed in the November . 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. Dec. New Yorks Bank of the United States collapses. Out of Nowhere becomes Bings first solo Number 1hit. The scheduling could now be done at the star's convenience. Lets go on to the next scene. They had a wonderful time. Copyright document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) Armstrong appreciated Crosby's progressive attitudes on race, and often expressed gratitude for the role in later years.[44]. There was never even any discussion, and Im very grateful for that. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Birmingham, Alabama. June Dixie has exploratory surgery, doctors discover terminal ovarian cancer. A pert, vivacious and absolutely stunning brunette, the former Kathryn Grant (nee Olive Kathryn Grandstaff) is now known publicly as Kathryn Crosby. The film explores the life and legend of this iconic performer, revealing a man far more complex than his public persona. He gave one of the first Ampex Model 300 recorders to his friend, guitarist Les Paul, which led to Paul's invention of multitrack recording. Apr. He was one of the first global cultural icons. 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. [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. Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): What was Bings relationship with the children you had together (Harry, Mary and Nathaniel)? Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): In the documentary, it does say that Bob and Bing seldom or never socialized together. 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. A "Battle of the Baritones" with singer Russ Columbo proved short-lived, replaced with the slogan "Bing Was King". Crosby threatened to leave the film and refused to discuss the matter. 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. 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. 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. A few years later, Bob came to Hollywood, and they were very good friends at that time. 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. 'I never expected affection from my father so it didn't bother me,' he once told an interviewer.'" I had a great adventure. 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]. 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. Its a wonderful time. Did you know about those relationship problems? 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. Some of Bing Crosbys fans may not know that you are also an actor. Otto and I became very good friends after that. Last year, I did a cabaret in New York out on the island to benefit a school, and I sang several songs. Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947) is based on Lee's life. Together they had two sons and a daughter. Obviously, Grace never married Bing and she would ultimately call off her engagement to Oleg when she met Monaco's Prince Rainier in 1955. They didnt like delivering babies on airplanes back then. In 2006, Crosby's niece through his sister Mary Rose, Carolyn Schneider, published the laudatory book Me and Uncle Bing. Crosby was one of the first singers to exploit the intimacy of the microphone rather than use the deep, loud vaudeville style associated with Al Jolson. [75][76][77] He used his clout, both professionally and financially, for innovations in audio. They got enormous laughs, which just went on and on. Crosby graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1955 and two years later became the second wife of the legendary bass-baritone crooner Bing Crosby, being about thirty years his junior. In 1906, his family moved to Spokane in Eastern Washington state, where he was raised. 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). 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. 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. 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. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. Nov. Bing starts work in his first film, King of Jazz, a musical revue starring Paul Whiteman. 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. Singing with the Arnheim Orchestra, Crosby's solos began to steal the show while the Rhythm Boys' act gradually became redundant. Seemingly content with family life, she, along with her children, dutifully appeared opposite her husband singing and lightly joking in his many popular Christmas-special presentations and even hosted a couple of syndicated TV series, but that was about it.After Bing's death in 1977, however, she slowly involved herself in acting again, appearing every now and then on stage in such productions as "Same Time, Next Year", "Charley's Aunt" and a Broadway revival of the musical "State Fair" in 1996. Kathryn's anguish was compounded when Gary wrote a book accusing his father of being abusive, both verbally and. 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. He is also arrested for drink driving and is later sentenced to 60 days in jail, but he is released under escort for filming. [58], Crosby's was among the most popular and successful musical acts of the 20th century. [67], In 1962, Crosby was given the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. [89] In 1978, he and Bob Hope were voted the Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship. [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 invited Bob to Del Mar to the racetrack. In 1999, the parties settled for approximately $1.5 million. Tired of Dixie's drinking, he even asked her for a divorce in January 1941. San Fernando Valley reaches Number 1. Amateur champion in golf). Crosby wrote or co-wrote lyrics to 22 songs. Jack Mullin: The man and his Machines. We want to get some quail and some very special southern dishes. June Bings first four sons form the quartet The Crosby Boys.. According to Betty Caulfield, Spellman told Crosby: "Bing, you are Father O'Malley and under no circumstances can Father O'Malley get a divorce." What did you think? BBC commences transmissions of a major 14-part series chronicling Bings life. Whatever you want. "Now You Has Jazz" in the film High Society (1956). "[109] Nevertheless, Phillip did not deny that Crosby believed in corporal punishment. The film Road to Morocco is also released. The people who loved him will still love him and their children will love him. Mar. 'He got the first licking, and we got the second.'"[113]. What was Bing Crosby's wife's name? Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): Did Bing and Bob like doing the Road pictures? They had 3 children, Harry (64), Mary Frances (63) and Nathaniel (61). [71], Throughout Europe and Russia, Crosby was also known as "Der Bingle", a pseudonym coined in 1944 by Bob Musel, an American journalist based in London, after Crosby had recorded three 15-minute programs with Jack Russin for broadcast to Germany from ABSIE. Kathryn Crosby: He was shy, but not with me. Sometimes, if Crosby was having fun with a song and not really working at it, we had to make it up out of two or three parts. ", Her Heart Can See: The Life and Hymns of Fanny J. Crosby By Edith L. Blumhofer, Edith Waldvogel Blumhofer pg. On March 20, 1977, after videotaping a CBS concert special, "Bing - 50th Anniversary Gala", at the Ambassador Auditorium with Bob Hope looking on, Crosby fell off the stage into an orchestra pit, rupturing a disc in his back requiring a month-long stay in the hospital. I still love you. Known as the first multimedia star, Bill Crosby is a Hollywood legend. 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. His sentence is eventually commuted to 40 days. Why dont we write some movies for them? Dolores thought that was pretty funny, and everybody thought it would be a good idea. Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams, The Early Years 19031940. I said, What? Bing had decided to do a show to help a foundation sponsoring music scholarships for young people. Television production was mostly live television in its early years, but Crosby wanted the same ability to record that he had achieved in radio. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. The quartet's Top-10 Billboard hits from 1943 to 1945 include "The Vict'ry Polka", "There'll Be a Hot Time in the Town of Berlin (When the Yanks Go Marching In)", and "Is You Is or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby?)" Melissa Parker (Smashing Interviews Magazine): And then came Bing , Kathryn Crosby: I had lots of experiences all this time, and I met Bing Crosby. Not really, she says. 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 took a step back, and the floor had been lowered, so he fell fifty feet onto a concrete floor. I like horses. I didnt know he had built Del Mar racetrack (laughs). [116][117], Crosby's will established a blind trust in which none of the sons received an inheritance until they reached the age of 65, intended by Crosby to keep them out of trouble. Clip | Bing Crosby and David Bowie Christmas Duet, Clip | Performance: Bing Crosby and Sons Sing Together, Clip | Performance: Bing Crosby with Maurice Chevalier and Carol Lawrence, Clip | Bing Crosbys Innovations in Technology, Clip | Bing Roasts Film Director Raoul Walsh, Clip | Performance: The Second Time Around and Other Love Songs, Clip | The Crosby Family Today: Web Exclusive, Bing by the Numbers. Jan. Dinah with the Mills Brothers reaches Number 1. He did love his golf. He was the most comfortable man you could ever know, someone youd like to go fishing with. Mrs. Crosby, how would you describe your married relationship with Bing? He did make up for it at the end of the week by catching a number of sea trout. The song Trade Winds reaches #1. 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". 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. I had a dinner party one night and invited Bob and his wife Dolores, Kathryn recalls. [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. He became the first performer to prerecord his radio shows and master his commercial recordings onto magnetic tape. A couple of weeks later he had a show that wasn't very funny, and he insisted that we put in the salvaged laughs. At Reina Victoria Hospital he was administered the last rites of the Catholic Church and was pronounced dead. Bing had certain health problems, but after we did the Christmas show at the London Palladium, we traveled to Manchester and Brighton, and then he went to Spain to shoot grouse with a good friend. Today they wouldn't seem very off-color, but things were different on radio then. When they got a chance to present an independent act, they were spotted by a member of the Paul Whiteman organization. Crosby and Lindsay Howard formed Binglin Stable to race and breed thoroughbred horses at a ranch in Moorpark in Ventura County, California. He loved to play. We had a wonderful first date. Kathryn Grant Crosby. [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. Crosby influenced the development of the post World War II recording industry. Oct. Nathaniel Patrick Crosby, Bings last son and third child with Kathryn, is born. Oct. Its Been a Long, Long Time with Les Paul reaches Number 1. I said, Yes. Christmas is very much a part of my life. Hed had four kidney stones. I hope it clears up a lot of the old lies and rumors. 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]. He was the number one box office attraction for five consecutive years, 1944 to 1948. [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]. Sterling, C. H., & Kittross, J. M. (1990). The Crosby family became the focus of his Christmas. and helped morale of the American public. The Bing Crosby on Broadway stage show opens at the Uris Theatre in New York City. "Well, Bob Hope worked all the time. In that way, we could take out jokes, gags, or situations that didn't play well and finish with only the prime meat of the show; the solid stuff that played big. Bing said, Yeah. "De Mille: "I'll vouch for it, Bing. Billboard magazine used different methodologies during his career. She also appeared in the 1989 film adaptation of Stephen King's novel Pet Sematary. Born November 25, 1933, actress and singer Kathryn Crosby performed in 1950s films under the stage names Kathryn Grant and Kathryn Grandstaff. Dec. Moonlight Becomes You reaches Number 1. [107], While acknowledging that corporal punishments took place, there were reports of all of Gary's immediate siblings distancing themselves from the abuse claims, either in public or in private. 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). [11] In 1963, Crosby received the first Grammy Global Achievement Award. [3]:6[9] In 1948, Music Digest estimated that his recordings filled more than half of the 80,000 weekly hours allocated to recorded radio music in America.[9]. 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