In film, on the radio or on record, he seemed cool and collected, a perfect picture of a laid-back family man. $274,000. 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. The public wouldn't stand for 'canned' radio, the networks argued. Sforza, John: "Swing It! morale, ahead of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, General Dwight Eisenhower, and Bob Hope. 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. He attended Gonzaga for three years but did not earn a degree. When Dixie died in 1952, her will provided that her share of the community property be distributed in trust to her sons. After Crosby's death in 1977, he left the residue of his estate to a marital trust for the benefit of his widow, Kathryn, and HLC Properties, Ltd., was formed for the purpose of managing his interests, including his right of publicity. Either in December 1945 or January 1946 Crosby approached Cardinal Francis Spellman with his difficulties with dealing with his wife's alcoholism and his love for Caulfield and his plan to file for divorce. 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. [125] On October 14, at the La Moraleja Golf Course near Madrid, Crosby played 18 holes of golf. 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! 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. His partner was World Cup champion Manuel Piero; their opponents were club president Csar de Zulueta and Valentn Barrios. The Crosby Estate was made available for this year's event through the courtesy of Kathryn Crosby, who has lived in the home since 1965, when she and Bing moved in with their family. [3]:8. Image Credit: Nbc Tv/Kobal/Shutterstock. In 1906, his family moved to Spokane in Eastern Washington state, where he was raised. 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]. [38] Hired for $150 a week in 1926, they debuted with Whiteman on December 6 at the Tivoli Theatre in Chicago. Harry: 2. 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. Crosby was a fan of thoroughbred horse racing and bought his first racehorse in 1935. In 1963, he and his wife Kathryn moved with their 3 young children from Los Angeles to a $175,000 10-bedroom Tudor estate in Hillsborough because they did not want to raise their children in Hollywood, according to son Nathaniel. Tired of Dixie's drinking, he even asked her for a divorce in January 1941. Edit Search New Search Jump to Filters. He has achieved greater popularity, made more money, attracted vaster audiences than any other entertainer in history. [75][76][77] He used his clout, both professionally and financially, for innovations in audio. When they got a chance to present an independent act, they were spotted by a member of the Paul Whiteman organization. Philip Crosby Sr. is survived by his four children, Mary Elizabeth Crosby, Dixie Lee Crosby, Flip Crosby, and Philip Crosby Jr.; and three half-siblings from his father's second marriage. [109] In an interview with People magazine, Phillip stated that "we never got an extra whack or a cuff we didn't deserve".[109]. He was already spending much time on the golf course while touring the country in a vaudeville act or with Paul Whiteman's orchestra in the mid to late 1920s. Elderly twins of Bing Crosby fame found dead. [19] The house sits on the campus of his alma mater, Gonzaga University, as a museum housing over 200 artifacts from his life and career, including his Oscar. His contract with Decca runs until 1955. They honed their skills with Morrissey. In an interview for the same article, Gary clarified that Bing "was like a lot of fathers of that time. His exceptional career took up most of his time and focus. (1928), with Harry Barris and, "Ev'rything's Agreed Upon" (1930), with Harry Barris, "Believe Me" (1931), with James Cavanaugh and, "You Taught Me How to Love" (1931), with H. C. LeBlang and Don Herman, "My Woman" (1932), with Irving Wallman and Max Wartell, "Cutesie Pie" (1932), with Red Standex and, "I Was So Alone, Suddenly You Were There (1932), with, "Love Me Tonight" (1932), with Victor Young and Ned Washington, US, no. 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. (1990), Bob Hope wrote, "Dear old Bing, as we called him, the Economy-sized Sinatra. In the 1930s, his friend and former college classmate, Gonzaga head coach, Mike Pecarovich, appointed Crosby as an assistant football coach. Amateur in 1981 at age 19, becoming the youngest winner in the history of that event at the time. Before 1958, gold records were awarded by record companies. We'd dub the one that came off best into the final transcription. His contract with Paramount runs until 1954. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [59] In 1960 Crosby was honored as "First Citizen of Record Industry" based on having sold 200 million discs. 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. He also followed in his father's footsteps and became an actor. Mullin continued to work for Crosby to develop a videotape recorder (VTR). It is said that his nickname Bing was derived from "Bingo from Bingville" which a neighborhood kid had taken to calling him. The Fireside Theater (1950) was his first television production. Stay Tuned: A Concise History of American broadcasting (2nd ed.). 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". Mary Crosby: Age, Parents, Siblings, Family. Hear all surviving members of Crosby's immediate family his wife Kathryn, daughter. Bing Crosby is the ultimate Christmas crooner and his defining hit 'White Christmas' is not only an anthem of the festive season, it's also the world's best-. He led his radio show for Woodbury Soap for two seasons while his live appearances dwindled. ABC offered Crosby $30,000 per week to produce a recorded show every Wednesday that would be sponsored by Philco. Crosby had one confirmed extramarital affair between 1945 and the late 1940s, while married to his first wife Dixie. Crosby has been associated with the Christmas season since Irving Berlin's musical film Holiday Inn, in which he starred and famously sang "White Christmas". The song appeared in his films Holiday Inn (1942), anda decade laterin White Christmas (1954). After graduating from high school at age 15, she . 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). Nathaniel Crosby, Crosby's younger son from his second marriage, is a former high-level golfer who won the U.S. [115], Bing's younger brother, singer and jazz bandleader Bob Crosby, recalled at the time of Gary's revelations that Bing was a "disciplinarian", as their mother and father had been. Despite being a Catholic, Crosby was seriously considering divorce in order to marry Caulfield. 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. The group performed on Spokane radio station KHQ, but disbanded after two years. On Christmas Eve, 1944, somewhere in Europe, presumably during the Battle . The Crosby Family home. [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. 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. After the war, the event resumed play in 1947 on golf courses in Pebble Beach, where it has been played ever since. Nine things you might not know about legendary crooner Bing Crosby. Called "18 Holes with Bing: Golf, Life and Lessons From Dad," it's an affectionate portrait of his legendary. He signed a contract with Jack Kapp's new record company, Decca, in late 1934. It was a happy childhood. On October 13, 1977, Crosby flew alone to Spain to play golf and hunt partridge. Hammar, Peter. Bing Crosby and Family. 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. [98], In December 1999 the New York Post published an article by Bill Hoffmann and Murray Weiss called Bing Crosby's Single Life which claimed that "recently published" FBI files revealed connections with figures in the Mafia "since his youth". 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. Developed by John T. Mullin and Wayne R. Johnson since 1950, the device aired what were described as "blurred and indistinct" images, using a modified Ampex 200 tape recorder and standard quarter-inch (6.3mm) audio tape moving at 360 inches (9.1m) per second.[80]. They have all reportedly described their father as loving and kind. 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. Crosby's family, which includes his widow and two of Harry's siblings, have been interested in a documentary series to tell Bing's story. For fifteen years (1934, 1937, 1940, 19431954), Crosby was among the top ten acts in box-office sales, and for five of those years (19441948) he topped the world. In the over 280 pages of Crosby's FBI files all but one reference to organized crime or gambling dens are content of a few of the many threats that Bing Crosby received throughout his life. [94], Particularly during the late 1930s and through the 1940s Bing Crosby's domestic life was dominated by his wife's excessive drinking. [41] The weekly broadcast made him a hit. That is also the year many film historians consider the beginning of the . Bing Crosby with Harry Crosby, Kathryn Grant Crosby, Mary Frances Crosby, Nathaniel Crosby The crooner was 58 when his youngest son was born and Nathaniel admits: "I was very aware of. The Andrews Sisters Story". His efforts to cure her with the help of specialists failed. 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. 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. bing! 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! Back Bay Books. His biggest best seller is "White Christmas" 2,000,000 impressions of which have been sold in the U.S. and 250,000 in Great Britain. 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. In the summer of 1966, he spent a week as the guest of Lord Egremont, staying in Cockermouth and fishing on the River Derwent. [28] As a freshman, he played on the university's baseball team. "[32][33], As it happens, that story was pure whimsy for dramatic effect; the Associated Press had reported as early as February 1932as would later be confirmed by both Bing himself and his biographer Charles Thompsonthat it was in fact a neighborValentine Hobart, circa 1910who had named him "Bingo from Bingville" after a comic feature in the local paper called The Bingville Bugle which the young Harry liked. Exact. bing! [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. The whole world knew and loved Bing Crosby. All four of his sons from his marriage to Dixie Lee became heavy drinkers. "Sail Away from Norway" (1977) Crosby wrote lyrics to go with a traditional song. He was the fourth of seven children: five boys, Larry (1895-1975), Everett (1896-1966), Ted (1900-1973), Harry 'Bing' (1903-1977), and Bob (1913-1993); and two girls, Catherine (1904-1974) and Mary Rose (1906-1990). 3 in the UK singles charts. In 1928 he had his first number one hit, a jazz-influenced rendition of "Ol' Man River". They joined the Gus Arnheim Orchestra, performing nightly in the Coconut Grove of the Ambassador Hotel. He has been inducted into the halls of fame for both radio and popular music. Gary Crosby died of lung cancer in 1995 at age 62, and Phillip Crosby died of a heart attack in 2004 at age 69.[120]. [91], Crosby was married twice. They each earned $75 a week. Homes similar to 1725 Bing Crosby Dr are listed between $274K to $369K at an average of $130 per square foot. Joan's sister Betty Caulfield confirmed the romantic relationship between Joan and Bing Crosby. Harry Lillis Crosby (Der Bingle, The old groaner) was born on 2 May, 1903 in Tacoma, Washington, USA, is a Soundtrack, Actor, Producer. Armstrong appreciated Crosby's progressive attitudes on race, and often expressed gratitude for the role in later years.[44]. He never held a steady job, and his own attempts at an entertainment career, including appearances in such low-budget films as "The Glory Stompers," and "Free Grass," were dismal failures. If we didn't, we got punished. He then persuaded ABC to allow him to tape his shows. 2 Baths. 'I never expected affection from my father so it didn't bother me,' he once told an interviewer.'" "[109] "Now You Has Jazz" in the film High Society (1956). I think it all got a little out of hand. Associated With He and his daughter appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. He had 24 separate popular singles in 1939 alone. 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. (The live production of radio shows was also reinforced by the musicians' union and ASCAP, which wanted to ensure continued work for their members.) Harry "Bing" Lillis Crosby, Jr. was born May 3, 1903 in Tacoma, Washington. Crosby married Dixie Lee in September 1930. The first time, in 1930, was to the actress-singer Dixie Lee, who died of cancer in 1952. Both Dennis and Lindsay died due to suicide. 3 Baths. [47] It has since become a staple of holiday radio and the final popular hit of Crosby's career. His records produced hits during the Depression when sales were down. The house sits on the campus of his alma mater, Gonzaga University, as a museum housing over 200 artifacts from his life and career, including . . Ft. 1740 Larry Hinson Pl, El Paso, TX 79936. This new sound led to the popular epithet crooner. Filmed in Technicolor, it features the songs of Irving Berlin, including a new version of the title song, "White Christmas", introduced by Crosby in the 1942 film Holiday Inn. After The Syncopation Idea closed, they worked in the Will Morrissey Music Hall Revue. Father, with singer Dixie Lee, of sons Gary Crosby, Phillip Crosby & Dennis Crosby (twins) and Lindsay Crosby. The man was listening to Bing Crosby sing, "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive". By 1936, he replaced his former boss, Paul Whiteman, as host of the weekly NBC radio program Kraft Music Hall, where he remained for the next ten years. 4 Beds. I can't pinpoint it. The boys were born on July 13, 1934, in Los Angeles. Bing Crosby was one of the most beloved entertainers of the 20th Century with a successful career that spanned over six decades. [104][105], In 1965, the Crosbys moved to a larger, 40-room French-chateau style house on nearby Jackling Drive, where Kathryn Crosby continued to reside after Bing's death. The 3-acre property at 101 Robin Road was built in . The comments made by FBI investigators in the memos discredited the claims made in the letters. Television production was mostly live television in its early years, but Crosby wanted the same ability to record that he had achieved in radio. Shortly before Gary's book was actually published, Lindsay said, "I'm glad [Gary] did it. His last TV appearance was a Christmas special, Merrie Olde Christmas, taped in London in September 1977 and aired weeks after his death. 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". 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. | 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? In 1960, he starred in High Time, a collegiate comedy with Fabian Forte and Tuesday Weld that predicted the emerging gap between him and the new younger generation of musicians and actors who had begun their careers after World War II. "My son, Nicholas, and daughter, Thea, sing and play White Christmas on the piano for everyone," says Harry, who lives in New York. [78] In 1948, the second season of Philco shows was recorded with the Ampex Model 200A and Scotch 111 tape from 3M. 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. [55][56], Crosby elaborated on an idea of Al Jolson's: phrasing, or the art of making a song's lyric ring true. His record hit the charts on October 3, 1942, and rose to number 1 on October 31, where it stayed for 11 weeks. His parents were Harry Lincoln Crosby (aka Harry Lowe Crosby) and Catherine Harrigan. Family Life He married his college sweetheart Ashley. He returned to broadcasting for the last 13 weeks of the 19451946 season. Built in 1930, the English country manor sits in the upscale enclave of Hillsborough, CA, about 20 miles . [72], According to Shoshana Klebanoff, Crosby became one of the richest men in the history of show business. Above, Crosby appears in Los Angeles on September . As minor parts of The Syncopation Idea Crosby and Rinker started to develop as entertainers. [27], Crosby graduated from Gonzaga High School in 1920 and enrolled at Gonzaga University. Crosby also ensured behind the scenes that Armstrong received equal billing with his white co-stars. Bing Crosby Enterprises gave the world's first demonstration of videotape recording in Los Angeles on November 11, 1951. They may also be the last. He was the son of bookkeeper Harry Lowe Crosby, and his wife Catherine Helen "Kate" (ne Harrigan).He was the fourth of seven children including brothers Larry, Everett, Ted, and Bob; and two sisters, Catherine and Mary Rose.. In his 1950 film Mr. Music, he is seen singing into an Ampex tape recorder that reproduced his voice better than anything else. 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. "[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. In light of the court's ruling, it was unnecessary for the court to decide whether a right of publicity can be characterized as community property under California law. [7] Yank magazine said that he was "the person who had done the most for the morale of overseas servicemen" during World War II. Bing had three children from his second marriage. 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. At age three, the family moved to Spokane. [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. "Bing Crosby: Through the years, volumes one-nine (195456). Most fans of Bing Crosby remember his family from the iconic Christmas specials in which his wife Kathryn and their three grown children sang carols and palled around with celebrities like. He became the first performer to prerecord his radio shows and master his commercial recordings onto magnetic tape. 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. 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. ", Gilbert, Roger. Exact. For one thing, he enjoys hearing himself sing, and if ever a day should dawn when the public wearies of him, he will complacently go right on singingto himself. $369,000. Mullin's 1976 memoir of these early days of experimental recording agrees with Crosby's account: In the evening, Crosby did the whole show before an audience. Bing's grandchildren even perform their grandpa's world-famous song White Christmas every year in tribute to the master crooner. Bing Crosby was born Harry Lillis Crosby on 03 May 1903 in Tacoma, Washington. His family soon moved to Spokane, Washington. "Out of Nowhere", "Just One More Chance", "At Your Command" and "I Found a Million Dollar Baby (in a Five and Ten Cent Store)" were among the best selling songs of 1931.[42]. Exact. ("Bingo" was a childhood nickname from one of his favorite comic strips.) bing! [11] In 1963, Crosby received the first Grammy Global Achievement Award. He made a fortune from the Minute Maid Orange Juice Corporation, in which he was a principal stockholder.[73]. They got enormous laughs, which just went on and on. Bing and Dixie reconciled and he continued trying to help her overcome her alcohol issues. The song remains the bestselling single of all time. Whiteman needed something different to break up his musical selections, and Crosby and Rinker filled this requirement. [125] About 20 yards (18m) from the clubhouse entrance, Crosby collapsed and died instantly from a massive heart attack. Gender. They had four sons Gary, Dennis, Phillip, and Lindsay. He first took up golf at age 12 as a caddy. Primary Wave, founded 15 years ago by former top music executive Lawrence Mestel, is known for owning Kurt Cobain's Nirvana catalog.. Ultimately, Crosby chose to end the relationship and to stay with his wife. [64] His most popular film, White Christmas, grossed $30 million in 1954 ($303 million in current value). Bing Crosby was a complicated man. [42] His recording of "White Christmas", has sold over 50 million copies around the world. His parents were Harry Lowe Crosby[22] (18701950), a bookkeeper, and Catherine Helen "Kate" (ne Harrigan; 18731964). Bing Crosby Productions, affiliated with Desilu Studios and later CBS Television Studios, produced a number of television series, including Crosby's own unsuccessful ABC sitcom The Bing Crosby Show in the 19641965 season (with co-stars Beverly Garland and Frank McHugh). Widow Kathryn Crosby dabbled in local theater productions intermittently and appeared in television tributes to her late husband. Bing Crosby's great grandfather was Nathaniel Crosby IV Bing Crosby's great grandmother was Mary Crosby Bing Crosby's great great grandfather was Nathaniel Crosby III Bing Crosby's great great grandmother was Ruby Crosby Bing Crosby's 3x great grandfather was Chillingsworth Foster III Bing Crosby's 3x great grandmother was Sarah Freeman Bing [85] The Bing Crosby Breeders' Cup Handicap at Del Mar Racetrack is named in his honor. As American Masters: Bing Crosby Rediscovered revealed, the twin Crosby brothers "were victims of fetal alcohol syndrome." [81] NAFI Corporation and Crosby purchased television station KPTV in Portland, Oregon, for $4 million on September 1, 1959. The fourth of seven children in a poverty-level family who loved to sing, he was briefly sent to vocal lessons early on by his mother, until he grew tired of the training. They were his most frequent collaborators on disc from 1939 to 1952, a partnership that produced four million-selling singles: "Pistol Packin' Mama", "Jingle Bells", "Don't Fence Me In", and "South America, Take it Away". Alexander M. Poniatoff ordered Ampex, which he founded in 1944, to manufacture an improved version of the Magnetophone. Bing Crosby married actress Kathryn Grant in 1957 and raised a second family. [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. They appeared as guests on each other's shows and on Armed Forces Radio Service during and after World War II.
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