
Bing Crosby
Born: 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.
Known For

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Michael Bublé: Home For The Holidays

High Society

Two for Tonight

The Magic of Bing Crosby

Top o' the Morning

Road to Zanzibar

Hollywood on Parade No. B-4

Stagecoach

Riding High

Pepe

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

Off Limits

Twiggy

Mississippi

You Can Change The World

Rat Pack

That's Entertainment!

Road to Utopia

Anything Goes

Paris Honeymoon

White Christmas

Blue Skies

High Time

College Humor

Going Hollywood

Road to Hollywood

Man on Fire

Goldilocks

Welcome Stranger

Anything Goes

Waikiki Wedding

Rhythm on the Range

Robin and the 7 Hoods

Birth of the Blues

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Let's Make Love

Tim Conway: Timeless Comedy

Please

Cancel My Reservation

Dixie

The Greatest Show on Earth

Angels in the Outfield

Too Much Harmony

The Bells of St. Mary's

The Movie Orgy

Going My Way

Mr. Music

Out of This World

Holiday Inn

My Favorite Blonde

Billboard Girl

The Grand Olympics

That's Entertainment! III

The Shining Future

King of Jazz

Lifetime of Comedy

Double or Nothing

Pennies from Heaven

The Princess and the Pirate

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Doctor Rhythm

The Country Girl

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Howard

Road to Rio

Disney's Halloween Treat

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank

It's Showtime

This Is Bob Hope...

Star Spangled Rhythm

Christmas with Crosby & Kate

Little Boy Lost

Down Memory Lane

Dean Martin: King of Cool

Hollywood Victory Caravan

Jolson Sings Again

Sing, You Sinners

The Edsel Show

The Big Broadcast

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

The Emperor Waltz

Just for You

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Road to Bali

We're Not Dressing

My Favorite Brunette

East Side of Heaven

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1

Halloween Hall o' Fame

The Bing Crosby Show

Road to Morocco

That's Entertainment, Part II

Here Comes the Groom

The Hollywood Clowns

Here Is My Heart

Big Night Out: The Peggy Lee Show

Alias Jesse James

Variety Girl

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

Say One for Me

Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials

The Bing Crosby Show

Road to Singapore

Scared Stiff

Son of Paleface

They Got Me Covered

She Loves Me Not

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Hollywood Handicap

Dr. Cook's Garden

The Road to Hong Kong

A Bing Crosby Christmas

Two Plus Fours

The Big Broadcast of 1936

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas

Bing Crosby Color Christmas Show

The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell

Sing, Bing, Sing

Hooray for Hollywood

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas

The March of Time

'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

The All-Star Bond Rally

The All-Star Christmas Show

Show-Business at War

Swing Out, Sweet Land

Hollywood on Parade No. A-2

I Surrender Dear

My Music: A Classic Christmas

Showbiz Goes to War

Bing Crosby: Cooling It

Classic Commercials: Volume 3

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

The Bing Crosby Show

Reaching for the Moon

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2

Here Come the Waves

Duffy's Tavern

Hollywood on Parade No. A-4

The Star Maker

Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer

Hollywood Ghosts & Gravesites

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

Rhythm on the River

High Tor

The Sound of Laughter

Bing Crosby: The Christmas Years

I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

Confessions of a Co-Ed

Bing Crosby: Live In Mysen, Norway

Hollywood on Parade

Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

Bing Crosby: Legends in Concert

Showbiz Ballyhoo

"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After

The Frank Sinatra Timex Show

One More Chance

If I Had My Way

Blue of the Night

Classic Comedy Teams

Cinerama's Russian Adventure

The Best of Johnny Carson

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1

Showdown at Ulcer Gulch

Songs That Won the War

Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas Show

Shanks for the Memory
