Birthday: 1903-05-03
Place of Birth: 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.
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Unfinished pre-Code era film consisting of three sections with past performers from the stage and th...
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Biographical portrait of one of Broadway's most brilliant songwriters. Told through the use of archi...
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Following an introduction by Bing Crosby, the Cinerama screen widens for scenes of landscapes, citie...
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Several members of MGM's 'galaxy of stars' attend an evening of music and a fashion show....
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Exploring the life of Grace Kelly, the Hollywood star who became Princess Grace of Monaco. The film ...
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Wartime sweetheart Vera Lynn presents this documentary which sets archive footage and newsreel film ...
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Highlights from the great musicals of the 1940s. Stars featured include Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney,...
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A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort....
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Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American ent...
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This Bob Hope Special called “Highlights of a Quarter Century” begins his 26th year with NBC in 1975...
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The first Timex Show from Frank Sinatra with friends Dean Martin, Bing Crosby and others....
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Songwriter Mack Gordon introduces flagpole sitter Shipwreck Kelly, who hoists some girls aloft with ...
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Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra host a program that's wall-to-wall music....
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A Christmas collection of performances from various episodes of The Ed Sullivan Show....
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