Bing Crosby
Born May 03, 1903 (Age: 122)
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Tacoma, Washington, USA
Biography
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, comedian and actor. The first multimedia star, Crosby was a leader in record sales, radio ratings, and motion picture grosses from 1931 to 1954. His early career coincided with recording innovations that allowed him to develop an intimate singing style that influenced many male singers who followed him, including Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Dick Haymes, and Dean Martin. Yank magazine said that he was "the person who had done the most for the morale of overseas servicemen" during World War II. In 1948, American polls declared him the "most admired man alive", ahead of Jackie Robinson and Pope Pius XII. Also in 1948, Music Digest estimated that his recordings filled more than half of the 80,000 weekly hours allocated to recorded radio music. Crosby won an Oscar for Best Actor for his role as Father Chuck O'Malley in the 1944 motion picture Going My Way and was nominated for his reprise of the role in The Bells of St. Mary's opposite Ingrid Bergman the next year, becoming the first of six actors to be nominated twice for playing the same character. In 1963, Crosby received the first Grammy Global Achievement Award. He is one of 33 people to have three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in the categories of motion pictures, radio, and audio recording. He was also known for his collaborations with longtime friend Bob Hope, starring in the Road to... films from 1940 to 1962. Crosby influenced the development of the postwar recording industry. After seeing a demonstration of a German broadcast quality reel-to-reel tape recorder brought to America by John T. Mullin, he invested $50,000 in a California electronics company called Ampex to build copies. He then convinced ABC to allow him to tape his shows. He became the first performer to pre-record his radio shows and master his commercial recordings onto magnetic tape. Through the medium of recording, he constructed his radio programs with the same directorial tools and craftsmanship (editing, retaking, rehearsal, time shifting) used in motion picture production, a practice that became an industry standard. In addition to his work with early audio tape recording, he helped to finance the development of videotape, bought television stations, bred racehorses, and co-owned the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team.
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, comedian and actor. The first multimedia star, Crosby was a leader in record sales, radio ratings, and motion picture grosses from 1931 to 1954. His early career coincided with recording innovations that allowed him to develop an intimate singing style that influenced many male singers who followed him, including Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Dick Haymes, and Dean Martin. Yank magazine said that he was "the person who had done the most for the morale of overseas servicemen" during World War II. In 1948, American polls declared him the "most admired man alive", ahead of Jackie Robinson and Pope Pius XII. Also in 1948, Music Digest estimated that his recordings filled more than half of the 80,000 weekly hours allocated to recorded radio music.
Crosby won an Oscar for Best Actor for his role as Father Chuck O'Malley in the 1944 motion picture Going My Way and was nominated for his reprise of the role in The Bells of St. Mary's opposite Ingrid Bergman the next year, becoming the first of six actors to be nominated twice for playing the same character. In 1963, Crosby received the first Grammy Global Achievement Award. He is one of 33 people to have three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in the categories of motion pictures, radio, and audio recording. He was also known for his collaborations with longtime friend Bob Hope, starring in the Road to... films from 1940 to 1962.
Crosby influenced the development of the postwar recording industry. After seeing a demonstration of a German broadcast quality reel-to-reel tape recorder brought to America by John T. Mullin, he invested $50,000 in a California electronics company called Ampex to build copies. He then convinced ABC to allow him to tape his shows. He became the first performer to pre-record his radio shows and master his commercial recordings onto magnetic tape. Through the medium of recording, he constructed his radio programs with the same directorial tools and craftsmanship (editing, retaking, rehearsal, time shifting) used in motion picture production, a practice that became an industry standard. In addition to his work with early audio tape recording, he helped to finance the development of videotape, bought television stations, bred racehorses, and co-owned the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team.
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Filmography
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006
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as Self - Actor (archive footage)
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Age: 103
'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration
2004
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as Self
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Age: 101
Bing Crosby: Legends in Concert
2004
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as Self
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Age: 100
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
2000
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as Bob Wallace (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 97
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997
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as Bob Wallace (archive footage)
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Age: 94
That's Entertainment! III
1994
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 91
Shanks for the Memory
1994
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as
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Age: 91
No Image
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
1992
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as Self - Vocalist (archive footage)
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Age: 89
A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
1992
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as Self
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Age: 89
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 87
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 85
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 84
Classic Comedy Teams
1986
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 82
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 81
Showbiz Ballyhoo
1982
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 79
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 78
Bing Crosby: The Christmas Years
1978
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as Himself (archival footage)
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Age: 75
Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas
1977
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as Self
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Age: 74
Bing Crosby: Live In Mysen, Norway
1977
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as Himself
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Age: 74
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 73
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 72
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975
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as Self
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Age: 72
That's Entertainment!
1974
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as Self - Host / Narrator
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Age: 71
Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show
1973
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as
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Age: 70
Cancel My Reservation
1972
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as Himself (uncredited)
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Age: 69
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 68
No Image
The Great Radio Comedians
1971
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as Self
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Age: 68
Bing Crosby: Cooling It
1970
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as Self
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Age: 66
Goldilocks
1970
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as Self / Papa Bear (voice)
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Age: 66
Bing Crosby Color Christmas Show
1965
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as Self (host)
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Age: 62
No Image
Bob Hope Christmas Show
1965
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as Self
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Age: 62
Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
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as Allen A. Dale
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Age: 61
The Sound of Laughter
1963
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as Bob (Singer in Grocery Store)
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Age: 60
The Road to Hong Kong
1962
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as Harry Turner
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Age: 58
The Bing Crosby Show
1961
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as Self
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Age: 58
Big Night Out: The Peggy Lee Show
1961
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as
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Age: 58
The Grand Olympics
1961
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as Himself
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Age: 58
Pepe
1960
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as Bing Crosby
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Age: 57
High Time
1960
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as Harvey Howard
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Age: 57
Let's Make Love
1960
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as Bing Crosby (uncredited)
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Age: 57
Lifetime of Comedy
1960
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 56
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show
1959
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as Self
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Age: 56
Say One for Me
1959
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as Father Conroy
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Age: 56
Alias Jesse James
1959
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as Bing (uncredited)
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Age: 55
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
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as Self
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Age: 55
High Society
1956
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as C. K. Dexter-Haven
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Age: 53
Anything Goes
1956
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as Bill Benson
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Age: 52
High Tor
1956
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as Van Van Dorn
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Age: 52
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
1956
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as Influential Man
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Age: 52
The Country Girl
1954
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as Frank Elgin
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Age: 51
White Christmas
1954
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as Bob Wallace
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Age: 51
The Bing Crosby Show
1954
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as Self
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Age: 50
Little Boy Lost
1953
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as Bill Wainright
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Age: 50
Scared Stiff
1953
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as Skeleton (uncredited)
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Age: 49
Mr. Music
1950
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as Paul Merrick
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Age: 47
Moments in Music
1950
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as Self
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Age: 47
No Image
Screen Actors
1950
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as Self (uncredited)
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Age: 47
Riding High
1950
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as Dan Brooks
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Age: 46
You Can Change The World
1950
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as Self
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Age: 46
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
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as Father Chuck O'Malley
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Age: 42
No Image
We've Got Another Bond to Buy
1945
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as
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Age: 42
Hollywood Victory Caravan
1945
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as Bing Crosby
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Age: 42
Duffy's Tavern
1945
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as Bing Crosby
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Age: 42
Out of This World
1945
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as Herbie Fenton (singing voice)
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Age: 42
No Image
Road to Home
1945
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as Self
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Age: 42
The All-Star Bond Rally
1945
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as Self
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Age: 42
Road to Morocco
1942
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as Jeff Peters
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Age: 39
Holiday Inn
1942
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as Jim Hardy
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Age: 39
My Favorite Blonde
1942
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as Man Outside Union Hall (uncredited)
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Age: 38
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
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as Bing Crosby
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Age: 38
Birth of the Blues
1941
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as Jeff Lambert
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Age: 38
Road to Zanzibar
1941
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as Chuck Reardon
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Age: 37
The Big Broadcast
1932
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as Bing Hornsby
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Age: 29
Hollywood on Parade No. A-2
1932
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as Self
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Age: 29
Hollywood on Parade
1932
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as Self
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Age: 29
Hollywood on Parade No. A-4
1932
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as Self (uncredited)
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Age: 28
Billboard Girl
1932
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as Bing
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Age: 28
No Image
Dream House
1932
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as Bing Fawcett (Plumber)
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Age: 28
One More Chance
1931
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as Bing Bangs
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Age: 28
I Surrender Dear
1931
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as Bing Crosby
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Age: 28
Blue of the Night
1931
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as Bing Crosby / Jack Smith
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Age: 28
Confessions of a Co-Ed
1931
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as Bing
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Age: 28
Reaching for the Moon
1930
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as Bing
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Age: 27
The March of Time
1930
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as Self
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Age: 27
Two Plus Fours
1930
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as Bing
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Age: 27
King of Jazz
1930
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as Trio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)
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Age: 26