- Bing Crosby was an American singer and actor.
- Birth name: Harry Lillis Crosby.
- Nicknames: 'Bing', 'Der Bingle' and 'The Old Groaner'.
- He was born in Tacoma, Washington, on May 3, 1903.
- Bing Crosby is one of the best-selling recording artists of the twentieth century.
- During his peak years, around 1948, polls declared Bing Crosby the "most admired man alive,"
- Bing Crosby Height is 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
- Parents: Catherine Helen Harrigan and Harry Lincoln Crosby.
- Bing Crosby's first recording was broadcast for 20 weeks in 1932 over national radio.
- From 1934 to 1954 Crosby was a leader in record sales, radio ratings and motion picture grosses in the United States.
- Bing Crosby was the fourth of seven children: brothers Larry, Everett, Ted, Harry (Bing), and Bob; and two girls, Catherine and Mary Rose.
- He received the first Grammy Global Achievement Award (1963).
- Bing Crosby won an Oscar for Best Actor for his role as Father Chuck O'Malley in the 1944 film Going My Way.
- Crosby could memorize a song after hearing it only once.
- Crosby won many medals in swimming competitions during his school days.
- According to the US Census, Bing's recording of White Christmas is the biggest selling single of all time.
- Crosby's son Gary died of Lung Cancer in 1995. Sons Lindsay and Dennis both shot themselves: Lindsay in 1989 and Dennis in 1991.
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