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Bing and Kathryn Crosby Family Photo

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Name	Crosby, Bing
Notes	"Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby, Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977)[1] was an American singer and actor.[2] Crosby's trademark warm bass-baritone voice made him the best-selling recording artist of the 20th century, having sold over one billion[3] records, tapes, compact discs and digital downloads around the world.[4] "The first multimedia star, from 1931 to 1954 Crosby was a leader in record sales, radio ratings, and motion picture grosses.[5] His early career coincided with technical recording innovations such as the microphone. This allowed him to develop a laid-back, intimate singing style that influenced many of the popular male singers who followed him, including Perry Como,[6] Frank Sinatra, and Dean Martin. Yank magazine recognized Crosby as the person who had done the most for American G.I. morale during World War II and, during his peak years, around 1948, American polls declared him the "most admired man alive", ahead of Jackie Robinson and Pope Pius XII.[7][8] Also in 1948, the Music Digest estimated that Crosby recordings filled more than half of the 80,000 weekly hours allocated to recorded radio music.[8] "Crosby won an Academy Award 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 four actors to be nominated twice for playing the same character. In 1963, Crosby received the first Grammy Global Achievement Award.[9] He is one of the 22 people to have three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (a star for motion pictures, radio, and audio recording). "Crosby also exerted an important influence on the development of the postwar recording industry. He became the first performer to pre-record his radio shows and master his commercial recordings onto magnetic tape. Through the medium of recording, Crosby constructed his radio programs with the same directorial tools and craftsmanship (editing, retaking, rehearsal, time shifting) used in motion picture production, which became the industry standard. In addition to his work with early tape recording, he helped to finance the development of videotape, bought television stations, bred racehorses, and co-owned the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_Crosby 1/3/2016]
Imagefile	People\Crosby_Bing.JPG
Role	Artist
Othernames	Harry Lillis Crosby
Born	5/3/1903
Deceased	10/14/1977
Deceased where	Alcobendas, Spain
Occupation	Singer Actor Ampex Dealer Financer Racehorse Breeder Co-owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates
Titles & honors	Acadamy Award for Best Actor for role as Father Chuck O'malley in "Going My Way", 1944 Received the first Grammy Global Achievement Award, 1963
Education	Gonzaga University
Places of residence	Hillsborough, CA
Spouse	Kathryn Crosby (m. 1957-1977), Dixie Lee (m. 1930-1952)
Children	Mary Crosby Gary Crosby Nathanial Crosby Harry Crosby Lindsay Crosby Dennis Crosby Phillip Crosby

Related Records

1. Autographed Bing Crosby Vinyl Pillow, n.d. - Souvenir

   Autographed Bing Crosby Vinyl Pillow, n.d. Rectangular pillow has a black and white photograph of Bing Crosby printed on vinyl fabric on the front side with glossy vinyl fabric on the back and sides. The black fabric has a pattern of creases running through it. The sides of the pillow are an inch and a half deep. The photograph on the front shows Bing Crosby in three quarter profile with his face turned toward the camera. He is wearing a plaid ja...

   Record Type: Object

   
2. Bing and Kathryn Crosby, 1964 - Negative

   Bing and Kathryn Crosby, 1964. Black and white negative of Bing and Kathryn Crosby at a formal event. Bing Crosby wears a tuxedo with a top hat and Kathryn wears a white brocade dress with a silk shawl and white gloves.They both smile as they talk to a man whose back is to the camera. There are a number of people behind them in the upper left corner of the image. In the background a sign reads, "MS KALES." Part of a series.

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. Bing Crosby Amaretto Decanter, 1980 - Decanter, Bar

   Bing Crosby Amaretto Decanter, 1980. Polychrome painted ceramic decanter. The decanter shows a green leafy cypress tree at the back and a three dimensional figure of Bing Crosby at the center. The top of the ceramic tree can be removed to reveal a cork stopper. The figure of Crosby is positioned holding a golf club over his left shoulder. He is wearing a long sleeve blue-gray shirt and a blue-gray hat with a wide brim. He has a pipe in his mouth....

   Record Type: Object

   
4. Bing Crosby in Hillsborough - Negative

   Bing Crosby in Hillsborough, 1965. Black and white negative of Bing Crosby outside of his home in Hillsborough, California. He wears a plaid sports coat and hat and carries a golf club. He stands in front of a a brick building with vines along the wall and a Ford Comet automobile. The Comet was the offical car of the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Golf Championship. Photographer Norton Pearl notes that this was a publicity shot for the opening of Pe...

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. Cashmere Scarf Worn by Bing Crosby, c. 1950s - 1977 - Scarf, Neck

   Cashmere Scarf Worn by Bing Crosby, c. 1950s - 1977. Scarf is solid red with one and a quarter inch fringe on both ends. There is a manufacturer label on the back right hand corner of the scarf. It has a graphic of a sheep with "HILLTOP BRAND" printed above. To the bottom right of the sheep it says "REGD." On the right side of the label text reads "100% PURE / CASHMERE / MADE IN GT. BRITAIN." A cloth label is adhered at bottom center next to...

   Record Type: Object

   
6. Permanent Californians: An Illustrated Guide to the Cemeteries of California - Culbertson, Judi

   Permanent Californians: An Illustrated Guide to the Cemeteries of California by Judi Culbertson and Tom Randall, 1989. Chelsea Green Publishing Company, Chelsea, Vermont. This book contains an illustrated guide to cemeteries in the Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay areas. Each chapter focuses on one cemetery and contains biographies of famous and notable people buried at that cemetery. 310 pages

   Record Type: Library

   
7. Portrait Bust of Bing Crosby by Dutch Bieber, 1976 - Bust

   Portrait Bust of Bing Crosby by Dutch Bieber, 1976. Portrait bust ends at shoulders with no arms visible. Figure is wearing a collared shirt. Figure is shown with a pipe in his mouth that protrudes out to the right side. Towards the figure's mouth the pipe is missing plaster and structural wire is exposed. Figure is wearing a flat topped hat with a 2" brim. Plaster is painted a brownish-bronze color. Hair is carved into the sculpture. Statue is m...

   Record Type: Object

   
8. Sport Coat Worn by Bing Crosby, c. 1959 - 1977 - Sportcoat

   Sport Coat Worn by Bing Crosby, c. 1959 - 1977. Plaid jacket predominately green with white yellow, purple, and black colors integrated into the pattern. Jacket has a wide collar. Two gray buttons hold the jacket shut. On the right towards the center are two pockets. Top pocket is 4" wide with a 2" flap. Pocket below is 6" long with no flap. On the left side towards the top is a 4" pocket. On the bottom left is a 6" pocket. At the end of each sl...

   Record Type: Object

   
9. untitled, (Bing Crosby Family Photograph with Kathryn Crosby and Their Children), c. 1972-1977 - Photograph

   Silver Gelatin Print, Bing Crosby Family Photograph with Kathryn Crosby and Their Children, 1976. Black and white photograph shows a group portrait with Bing Crosby at center flanked by two women at his side (his wife, Kathryn Crosby and daughter Mary Frances) and two young men behind him (sons Harry and Nathaniel). Crosby wears a dark jacket, shirt, tie, and pants. His hands are placed on his knees and he is looking at the camera. He has a large...

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. Untitled [Brad Baruh and Bing Crosby at Marine World] - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Untitled [Brad Baruh and Bing Crosby at Marine World], 1968. Black and white photograph shows Brad Baruh and Bing Crosby standing outdoors while filming the half-hour special, "Feelin' Groovy at Marine World." The men appear in profile, facing each other in the foreground. Baruh wears a dark zippered jacket, and Crosby wears a fedora with a black hat band, a light-colored patterned jacket, and striped pants. Several other men stand nearby. A man ...

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. Updating Interior of Celebrity Bing Crosby's Mansion in Hillsborough, November 23, 1965 - Negative

    Updating Interior of Celebrity Bing Crosby's Mansion in Hillsborough, November 23, 1965. Black and white photo negatives of remodeling at the Bing Crosby Home in Hillsborough. Part of a series. See also 2015.001.08395 series Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs.

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. "Wood" Golf Club Owned and Used by Bing Crosby, n.d. - Club, Golf

    Golf Club 'Wood' owned and used by Crosby, n.d. Golf club handle is spiral-wrapped leather. The top of the handle is black plastic. The shaft is metal. Three and one half inches below the handle is an adhesive sticker that reads, "Mac Hunter Company / True Temper Dynamic / MADE IN USE." "Mac Hunter" is in black ink on a transparent background and the rest of the text is transparent on a black background. At the base of the club is gold-colo...

    Record Type: Object