Portrait of Bing Crosby circa 1945. Swinging on a Star, written by jazz and film critic Gary Giddins, is out now. Crosby was a singer first and foremost; his appeal started with his voice. "He had ...

Mike Connor (Frank Sinatra): I have heard, among this clan/ You are called the forgotten man. C. K. Dexter Haven (Bing Crosby): Is that what they’re sayin’? Well, did you evah?/ What a swell party ...

Kathryn Grant with her husband Bing Crosby in 1960 - Michael Ochs Archives Kathryn Crosby, who has died aged 90, was an actress and singer who excited considerable tabloid curiosity in 1957 upon ...