Kathryn Crosby

Infobox Actor

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name = Kathryn Crosby
birthname = Olive Kathryn Grandstaff
birthdate = birth date and age|1933|11|25
location = Houston, Texas
othername = Kathryn Grandstaff
Kathryn Grant
Kathryn Crosby
spouse = Bing Crosby (1957-1977; his death)

Kathryn Crosby (born November 25 1933) is an American actress and singer who performed her most memorable roles under the stage-name Kathryn Grant.

Born Olive Kathryn Grandstaff in Houston, Texas, she graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1955. Two years later she became Bing Crosby's second wife after converting to Roman Catholicism for the marriage. She was 30 years younger than Crosby. The couple had three children, Harry, Mary Frances, and Nathaniel. [ [http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/3754/mrscrosby.html Bing Crosby biography] ]

She largely retired after their marriage, except for playing the part of "Mama Bear" alongside her husband and children in "Goldilocks". She also starred with Jack Lemmon in "Operation Mad Ball" in 1957.

Since Bing Crosby's death in 1977, she has taken on a few smaller roles and the lead in the short-lived 1996 Broadway musical "State Fair".

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Filmography

*"So This Is Love" (1953)
*"Arrowhead" (1953)
*"Forever Female" (1953)
*"Casanova's Big Night" (1954)
*"Living It Up" (1954)
*"Rear Window" (1954)
*"Unchained" (1955)
*"Tight Spot" (1955)
*"Cell 2455 Death Row" (1955)
*"5 Against the House" (1955)
*"My Sister Eileen (1955)
*"The Phenix City Story (1955)
*"Storm Center" (1956)
*"Reprisal!" (1956)
*"The Wild Party" (1956)
*"Mister Cory" (1957)
*"The Guns of Fort Petticoat" (1957)
*"The Night the World Exploded" (1957)
*"Operation Mad Ball" (1957)
*"The Brothers Rico" (1957)
*"Gunman's Walk" (1958)
*"The 7th Voyage of Sinbad" (1958)
*"Anatomy of a Murder" (1959)
*"The Big Circus" (1959)
*"1001 Arabian Nights" (1959) (voice)

External links

*imdb name|id=0335497|name=Kathryn Crosby
* [http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:15887 All Movie biography]