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Bing Crosby
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Bing Crosby had previously been on the radio as the host of the Kraft Music Hall beginning on December 5, 1935 and ending in May of 1946. He then went on to host Philco Radio Time beginning on October 16, 1946. Bing was instrumental in working with engineers on that show to use a new technology (audio tape) to record his shows! They got the technology from equipment captured from the Nazis after World War II! Prior to that time, the radio shows that were recorded were done on large wax discs. This was known as "transcription" and you'll hear "This show was transcribed ..."
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Bing Crosby was a fan of Thoroughbred horse racing and bought his first racehorse in 1935. In 1937, he became a founding partner and member of the Board of Directors of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club that built and operated the Del Mar Racetrack at Del Mar, California. One of Crosby's closest friends was Lindsay Howard, for whom he named his son Lindsay and from whom he would purchase his 40-room Hillsborough estate in 1965. Lindsay Howard was the son of millionaire businessman Charles S. Howard, who owned a successful racing stable that included Seabiscuit. Charles S. Howard would join Crosby as a founding partner and director of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club.
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Synopsis: This musical comedy takes an off-beat religious turn as it tells the tale of a show-biz priest (Bing Crosby) who runs a Broadway theater for spiritually kindred show-folk. His problems begins when a vivacious but troubled chorine (Debbie Reynolds) shows up with a sad story about her ailing fatherRead More
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With the advent of American involvement in World War II, Bing Crosby entered the peak of his career. Arriving in 1940 was the first of his popular "Road" movies with old friend Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour, along with three of the biggest hits of the year ("Sierra Sue," "Trade Winds," "Only Forever"). Crosby and Hope had first met in 1932, when the two both performed at the Capitol Theater in New York. They reunited later in the '30s to open a racetrack, and after reprising some old vaudeville routines, a Paramount Pictures producer decided to find a vehicle for the pair and came up with The Road to Singapore.
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Bing Crosby was born on the third of May in 1903 in Tacoma, Washington to Harry Lowe Crosby and Catherine Helen Harrigan Crosby. Crosby was originally named Harry Lillis Crosby. Bing's mother was of Irish descent and his father was a descended from a maritime family. Crosby was the fourth of seven children. Laurence born 1895, Everett born 1896, Edward born 1900, Bing born 1903, Catherine born 1904, Mary Rose born 1906, and George Robert born 1913. The family moved in 1906 to Spokane where Bing grew up attending Gonzaga High School then attending Gonzaga University.
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Bing Crosby was born in Tacoma, Washington, of Irish descent. He attended Gonzaga High School Spokane, Washington and graduated in 1920. He grew up with Al Rinker, the younger brother of singer Mildred Bailey, in Spokane. Crosby and Rinker used Bailey's connections and joined Paul Whiteman's Rhythm Boys after attending Gonzaga University. He sang with dance bands from 1925 to 1930.
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