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  Img Capt Bing Crosby with golfballs for the scrap rubber drive during World War Two
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  Background solo_singer
  Birth Name Harry Lillis Crosby
  Born <br><small> Tacoma , Washington , US <small>
  Died <br><small> Madrid , Spain </small>
  Genre Jazz , Pop Standard s, Dixieland
  Occupation Singer , Actor
  Years Active 1926 - 1977
  Label Brunswick , Decca , Reprise , RCA Victor , Verve , United Artists
  URL BingCrosbycom


Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby ( May 3 , 1903October 14 , 1977 ) was an American Singer and Actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977.


Actor Information

  Bgcolour silver
  Name Bing Crosby
  Birthname Harry Lillis Crosby
  Location Tacoma, Washington
  Deathplace Madrid, Spain
  Spouse Dixie Lee (1930-1952) <br> Kathryn Grant (1957-1977)
  Notable Role '''Father Chuck O'Malley'''<br>in '' Going My Way '' (1944) & '' The Bells Of St Mary's '' (1945) <br> '''Peter Garvey'''<br>in '' Here Comes The Groom '' (1951) <br> '''Frank Elgin'''<br>in '' The Country Girl '' (1954) <br>
  Academyawards ''' Best Actor ''' <br> 1944 '' Going My Way ''
  Goldenglobeawards ''' Cecil B DeMille Award ''' <br> 1960 Lifetime Achievement


  Title Academy Award For Best Actor
  Years 1944<br>'''for '' Going My Way '' '''
  Before Paul Lukas <br>for '' Watch On The Rhine ''


  NAME Crosby, Bing
  ALTERNATIVE NAMES Crosby, Harry Lillis
  SHORT DESCRIPTION Singer , Actor
  PLACE OF BIRTH Tacoma , Washington , US
  PLACE OF DEATH Madrid , Spain