Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby was something of a triple threat. He was a singer, actor, revolutionary business man, sometimes a comedian, and, on occasion, even a dancer. Many film goers know of Bing from his Road Movies with Bob Hope, but there is more to Bing than Bing and Bob. If you enjoy comedy don't avoid his Road Movies, but investigate why Bing and Christmas always go together with film like Holiday Inn (1944) and White Christmas (1954). Watch him do Drama in Going My Way (1944), The Bells of St. Mary's (1945), and the Country Girl (1954), all for which he was nominated for Best Actor (He Won for Going My Way). And if you are looking to simply hear his crooning voice, look no further than any of his films!
Core Films
*= my personal favorites
King of Jazz (1930)
Rhythm on the Range (1936)
Rhythm on the River (1940)*
Birth of the Blues (1941)
The Road to Morocco (1942)*
Going My Way (1944)*
Holiday Inn (1944)*
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)*
Blue Skies (1946)
The Road to Rio (1947)*
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1949)
Here Comes the Groom (1951)*
White Christmas (1954)*
The Country Girl (1954)*
High Society (1956)*
Anything Goes (1956)
For More
Books
Autobiography; Call Me Lucky by Bing Crosby: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/call-me-lucky-bing-crosby/1112007344/2678388567620?st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_New+Marketplace+Shopping+Books_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP164949&gclid=Cj0KCQiAyszSBRDJARIsAHAqQ4piW3cYi54e1Nu9INMUjoG0jFplLASP6DufftuVUUMPD4qEu4rF0ywaAokvEALw_wcB
Biography; A Pocket Full of Dreams- The Early Years 1903-1940 by Gary Giddins: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/bing-crosby-gary-giddins/1110988953/2688461643387?st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_Core+Catch-All,+Low_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP79700&gclid=Cj0KCQiAyszSBRDJARIsAHAqQ4rIdpuGbAHP8q96hcxLiJBnR8pxI8_ZePZAvwfx5Gyqool0FD8dP4gaAkqdEALw_wcB
Biography;Swinging on a Star- The War Years 1940-1946 by Gary Giddins: https://www.amazon.com/Bing-Crosby-Swinging-Years-1940-1946/dp/0316887927
Websites
http://bingcrosby.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_Crosby
Bing with second wife Kathryn Grant and their three children
Bing with his wife Dixie and their first 3 children
Regulars in the Road movie series: Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, and Bing
Bing at the age of nine
Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, and Bing performing for the troops
The Rhythm Boys: Harry Barris, Bing, and Al Rinker at the beginning of Bing's career
White Christmas (1954)