Bing Crosby

Bing crosby byname of harry lillis crosby born may 3 1903 tacoma washington usdied october 14 1977 near madrid spain american singer actor and songwriter who achieved great popularity in radio recordings and motion pictures.

Bing crosby. In tacoma washington the fourth of seven children of catherine helen kate harrigan and harry lowe crosby a brewery bookkeeper. May 3 1903 october 14 1977 was an american singer comedian and actor. He was of english and irish descent. Bingo was a childhood nickname from one of his favorite comic strips the fourth of seven children in a poverty level family who loved to sing he was briefly sent to vocal lessons early on by his mother until he grew tired of the training.

K r z b i. Bing crosby was born harry lillis crosby in tacoma wa on may 3 1903. Bing crosby is one of americas most popular entertainers of all time. He soon started starring in films winning an academy award for going.

Harry lillis bing crosby jr. Bing crosby was born harry lillis crosby jr. In 1931 crosby launched his hugely popular radio show. Crosby studied law at gonzaga university in spokane but was more interested in playing the drums and singing with a local band.

The first multimedia star crosby was a leader in record sales radio ratings and motion picture grosses from 1931 to 1954.