Bing Crosby
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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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ActingBirthday
May 3, 1903Deathday
October 14, 1977Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
195Place of birth
Tacoma, Washington, USAAlso known as
Harry Lillis Crosby, Der Bingle, Бинг Кросби, The Rhythm BoysCast credits
The Country Girl
Frank ElginMan on Fire
Earl CarletonThe Princess and the Pirate
Margaret's Sweetheart (uncredited)High Society
C. K. Dexter-HavenThe Road to Hong Kong
Harry TurnerRoad to Morocco
Jeff PetersRoad to Zanzibar
Chuck ReardonRoad to Rio
Scat SweeneyThe Bells of St. Mary's
Father Chuck O'MalleyWe're Not Dressing
Stephen JonesGoing Hollywood
Bill 'Billy' WilliamsRoad to Bali
George CochranHere Comes the Groom
Peter 'Pete' GarveyWhite Christmas
Bob WallaceThe Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Narrator (segment "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow")Holiday Inn
Jim HardyRoad to Singapore
Joshua 'Josh' Mallon VRoad to Utopia
Duke JohnsonA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Hank MartinHere Come the Waves
Johnny CabotThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow
NarratorCrew credits
Mean Dog Blues
Executive ProducerAbie's Irish Rose
Executive ProducerPaper Moon
ThanksWhite Christmas
MusicTerror in the Wax Museum
ProducerStan Ridgway's Holiday In Dirt
ThanksHigh Tor
Executive ProducerThe Great John L.
Executive ProducerWhen The Organ Played "Oh Promise Me"
MusicWhite Christmas
SongsSilent Night
SongsGood King Wenceslas
SongsBing Crosby: Legends in Concert
Director'Tis The Season
MusicMan on Fire
Executive Producer