Kathryn Crosby, the actress finest identified for “The seventh Voyage of Sinbad, “Anatomy of a Homicide” and “Operation Mad Ball” and the widow of iconic singer Bing Crosby, has died. She was 90.
Crosby died of pure causes on Friday at her house in Hillsborough, California whereas surrounded by her household, a spokesperson for the Crosby household confirmed to Fox Information Digital.
Usually credited below her stage title of Kathryn Grant, Crosby starred reverse Tony Curtis in 1957’s “Mister Cory” in 1957 and Victor Mature in 1959’s “The Massive Circus.”
Hollywood actress Kathryn Crosby, the widow of the late Bing Crosby, died on the age of 90 on account of pure causes on Friday. (Getty)
Crosby co-starred with Richard Kiley in 1955’s “The Phenix Metropolis Story,” Jack Lemmon in 1957’s “Operation Mad Ball” and James Stewart in 1959’s “Anatomy of a Homicide.”
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She made 5 films with famed movie noir director Phil Karlson, together with “The Phenix Metropolis Story,” 1955’s “Tight Spot” and 1957’s “The Brothers Rico,” the latter of which she starred reverse James Darren.
Born Olive Kathryn Grandstaff on Nov. 25, 1933, in West Columbia, Texas, she earned a level in tremendous arts from the College of Texas. After graduating from school, Crosby moved to Hollywood and launched her performing profession in 1953.
The actress met Bing Crosby when he was filming “Little Boy Misplaced” in 1953. Whereas engaged on the set of Bing’s film “White Christmas,” Crosby interviewed the Academy Award winner for “Texas Lady,” a weekly column that she wrote for her hometown newspaper.
Crosby starred as Princess Parisa in “The seventh Voyage of Sinbad.” ( Silver Display Assortment/Getty Pictures)
She turned Bing’s second spouse after the 2 married in 1957, when she was 23 and he was 54. The 2 shared sons Harry and Nathaniel and daughter Mary.
Following her marriage to Bing, Crosby principally stepped away from her performing profession, though she appeared often with Bing and their three kids on his Christmas tv specials and in Minute Maid orange juice commercials.
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Crosby turned a registered nurse in 1963. She appeared in a 1963 episode of “Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theater” and guest-starred in an episode of “The Bing Crosby Present” in 1965.
She was married to Bing from 1957 till the singer’s loss of life in 1977. (Ron Galella/Ron Galella Assortment through Getty Pictures)
In 1967, Crosby authored the memoir “Bing and Different Issues,” which she adopted up with 1983’s “My Life With Bing” and 2002’s “My Final Years With Bing.”
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Within the Seventies, she hosted the morning discuss present “The Kathryn Crosby Present” on KPIX-TV in Northern California.
Crosy was married to Bing till the Hollywood legend died of a coronary heart assault after {golfing} in Spain in 1977.
Crosby and Bing shared three kids. (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Pictures)
Following Bing’s loss of life, she appeared in stage productions of “Identical Time, Subsequent 12 months” and “Charley’s Aunt.” Crosby co-starred with John Davidson and Andrea McArdle within the 1996 Broadway revival of “State Honest.”
From 1985 to 2001, she hosted the Crosby Nationwide golf match in Bermuda Run, North Carolina.
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She was married to Maurice Sullivan for 10 years earlier than he died on the age of 85 in a 2010 automobile accident that significantly injured Crosby.
Crosby is survived by her kids Harry, an funding banker and former actor, Mary, an actress identified for the TV present “Dallas,” and Nathaniel, a profitable novice golfer, in addition to a number of grandchildren.
The Related Press contributed to this report.