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Bing Crosby(1903-1977)

  • Music Artist
  • Actor
  • Producer
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Bing Crosby
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Bing Crosby was born Harry Lillis Crosby, Jr. in Tacoma, Washington, the fourth of seven children of Catherine (Harrigan) and Harry Lincoln Crosby, a brewery bookkeeper. He was of English and Irish descent. Crosby studied law at Gonzaga University in Spokane but was more interested in playing the drums and singing with a local band. Bing and the band's piano player, Al Rinker, left Spokane for Los Angeles in 1925. In the early 1930s Bing's brother Everett sent a record of Bing singing "I Surrender, Dear" to the president of CBS. His live performances from New York were carried over the national radio network for 20 consecutive weeks in 1932. His radio success led Paramount Pictures to include him in The Big Broadcast (1932), a film featuring radio favorites. His songs about not needing a bundle of money to make life happy was the right message for the decade of the Great Depression. His relaxed, low-key style carried over into the series of "Road" comedies he made with pal Bob Hope. He won the best actor Oscar for playing an easygoing priest in Going My Way (1944). He showed that he was indeed an actor as well as a performer when he played an alcoholic actor down on his luck opposite Grace Kelly in The Country Girl (1954). Playing golf was what he liked to do best. He died at age 74 playing golf at a course outside Madrid, Spain, after completing a tour of England that had included a sold-out engagement at the London Palladium.
BornMay 2, 1903
DiedOctober 14, 1977(74)
BornMay 2, 1903
DiedOctober 14, 1977(74)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 19 wins & 14 nominations total

Photos522

Bing Crosby in Going My Way (1944)
Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen in White Christmas (1954)
Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney in White Christmas (1954)
Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, and Rosemary Clooney in White Christmas (1954)
Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Peggy McKim, and Vera-Ellen in White Christmas (1954)
Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen in White Christmas (1954)
Bing Crosby and Leo McCarey
Bing Crosby in The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
Bing Crosby, William Gargan, and Martha Sleeper in The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
Ingrid Bergman and Bing Crosby in The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
Bing Crosby in The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
Bing Crosby and Rhys Williams in The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)

Known for

Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen in White Christmas (1954)
White Christmas
7.5
  • Bob Wallace
  • 1954
Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Louis Armstrong in High Society (1956)
High Society
6.9
  • C. K. Dexter-Haven
  • 1956
Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, and Risë Stevens in Going My Way (1944)
Going My Way
7.0
  • Father Chuck O'Malley
  • 1944
William Holden, Grace Kelly, and Bing Crosby in The Country Girl (1954)
The Country Girl
7.2
  • Frank Elgin
  • 1954

Credits

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Actor

  • That's Entertainment! (1974)
    Just One More Time
    • Bing Crosby (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1974
  • Cancel My Reservation (1972)
    Cancel My Reservation
    • Bing Crosby (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Dan Rowan and Dick Martin (aka Rowan & Martin) 1975
    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
    • Guest Performer
    • TV Series
    • 1970–1971
  • Dr. Cook's Garden (1971)
    Dr. Cook's Garden
    • Dr. Leonard Cook
    • TV Movie
    • 1971
  • John Wayne in Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970)
    Swing Out, Sweet Land
    • Mark Twain
    • TV Movie
    • 1970
  • Danny Thomas in The Danny Thomas Hour (1967)
    The Danny Thomas Hour
    • Charlie Castle
    • TV Series
    • 1967
  • Ann-Margret, Red Buttons, Bing Crosby, Van Heflin, Slim Pickens, Mike Connors, Alex Cord, Robert Cummings, and Stefanie Powers in Stagecoach (1966)
    Stagecoach
    • Doc Josiah Boone
    • 1966
  • The Bing Crosby Show (1964)
    The Bing Crosby Show
    • Bing Collins
    • TV Series
    • 1964–1965
  • Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and Barbara Rush in Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
    Robin and the 7 Hoods
    • Allen A. Dale
    • 1964
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
    • George Warren
    • TV Series
    • 1963
  • The Road to Hong Kong (1962)
    The Road to Hong Kong
    • Harry Turner
    • 1962
  • Walter Matthau and Frank McGee in The DuPont Show of the Week (1961)
    The DuPont Show of the Week
    • Narrator
    • TV Series
    • 1961
  • Pepe (1960)
    Pepe
    • Bing Crosby
    • 1960
  • High Time (1960)
    High Time
    • Harvey Howard
    • 1960
  • Let's Make Love (1960)
    Let's Make Love
    • Bing Crosby (uncredited)
    • 1960

Producer

  • Mean Dog Blues (1978)
    Mean Dog Blues
    • executive producer
    • 1978
  • Terror in the Wax Museum (1973)
    Terror in the Wax Museum
    • producer
    • 1973
  • Ben (1972)
    Ben
    • executive producer (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • The Queen and I (1969)
    The Queen and I
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1969
  • High Time (1960)
    High Time
    • executive producer
    • 1960
  • The Bing Crosby Show (1959)
    The Bing Crosby Show
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1959
  • Judy Garland in Ford Star Jubilee (1955)
    Ford Star Jubilee
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1956
  • Joanne Dru in Abie's Irish Rose (1946)
    Abie's Irish Rose
    • executive producer
    • 1946
  • Rory Calhoun, Barbara Britton, and Greg McClure in The Great John L. (1945)
    The Great John L.
    • executive producer
    • 1945

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Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative names
    • Mr. Bing Crosby
  • Height
    • 5′ 7½″ (1.72 m)
  • Born
    • May 2, 1903
    • Tacoma, Washington, USA
  • Died
    • October 14, 1977
    • Madrid, Spain(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Kathryn GrantOctober 24, 1957 - October 14, 1977 (his death, 3 children)
  • Children
      Gary Crosby
  • Parents
      Harry Lincoln Crosby
  • Relatives
      Patrick A. Crosby(Grandchild)
  • Other works
    Single: "Silent Night" (Decca)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Biographical Movies
    • 14 Print Biographies
    • 22 Portrayals
    • 2 Interviews
    • 13 Articles
    • 2 Pictorials
    • 5 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    After Judy Garland was fired from MGM about 1950, he was one of the first to offer her work on his radio show to help her out of her financial woes. The two had marvelous chemistry as a comedy duo, and many of these audio recordings still survive today.
  • Quotes
    [on Frank Sinatra] Frank is a singer who comes along once in a lifetime, but why did he have to come in mine?
  • Trademarks
      Often played what he referred to as "happy go-lucky fellas" in his movies
  • Nicknames
    • Der Bingle
    • The old groaner
  • Salaries
      Rhythm on the River
      (1940)
      $150,000

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