{"id":14199,"date":"2026-06-17T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=14199"},"modified":"2026-07-29T17:18:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T17:18:55","slug":"the-lives-and-styles-of-old-hollywood-bing-crosby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=14199","title":{"rendered":"Bing Crosby"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14199\" class=\"elementor elementor-14199\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31df3044 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31df3044\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10b2b54\" data-id=\"10b2b54\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36ced654 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36ced654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bing Crosby<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd00ccd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1dd00ccd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Voice That Built an Empire<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bea5597 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4bea5597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/header-bing-crosby.avif\" title=\"Bing Crosby\" alt=\"Black and white illustration of actor and singer Bing Crosby by Kate Westworth.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dafcfbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"5dafcfbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><script class=\"podigee-podcast-player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.podigee-cdn.net\/podcast-player\/javascripts\/podigee-podcast-player.js\" data-configuration=\"https:\/\/the-lives-and-styles-of-old-hollwood.podigee.io\/168-neue-episode\/embed?context=external&token=j2La6S_oEmUat-R7x86mnA\"><\/script><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b26bea elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b26bea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-366aafa7\" data-id=\"366aafa7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-317ca81e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"317ca81e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bing Crosby sold over a billion records, his films redefined what a movie musical could be, and he quietly built a business empire behind his easygoing charm. He wasn\u2019t flashy. He wasn\u2019t scandalous. But he was one of the most influential entertainers of the 20th century. He was the first multimedia star, one of the most popular musical artists of the 20th century, a leader in record sales, network radio ratings as well as motion picture grosses from 1926 to 1977.<\/p><p>In 1948 he was voted by the American public as the \u201emost admired man alive\u201c &#8211; before any sports icon or the Pope. He was also called the \u201eperson who has done the most for the morale of overseas entertainment\u201c during WWII &#8211; ahead of President\u00a0Franklin D. Roosevelt, General\u00a0Dwight Eisenhower, and\u00a0Bob Hope. It is estimated that he filled half of the total hours of recorded music that was aired on US radio weekly. And there is actually even more to this man that we will cover in this episode. This is the story of a true cultural icon!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c8249f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c8249f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48cd5651\" data-id=\"48cd5651\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e1ff58 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4e1ff58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9ae388 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9ae388\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Listen on<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64c8320d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64c8320d\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78a1ebfb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b28ae75\" data-id=\"b28ae75\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c737582 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c737582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Catch up on <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b6e07b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55b6e07b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other Episodes of the Podcast<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f630737 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f630737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A new episode out every Wednesday.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c0167c0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default 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class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=7225\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Elinor Glyn<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=7225\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tElinor Glyn\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"36\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/elementor\/thumbs\/header-lauren-bacall-1.avif 860w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-effect-container premium-blog-framed-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=7446\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Lauren Bacall<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=7446\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tLauren Bacall\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"36\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=13554\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Jack Lemmon\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/header-jack-lemmon-1.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13343 not-transparent\" alt=\"Black and white illustration of Jack Lemmon by Kate Westworth\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"ea7f80\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ea7f80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/header-jack-lemmon-1.avif 1024w, https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/header-jack-lemmon-1-300x154.avif 300w, https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/header-jack-lemmon-1-768x394.avif 768w, https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/elementor\/thumbs\/header-jack-lemmon-1.avif 860w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-effect-container premium-blog-framed-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=13554\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Jack Lemmon<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=13554\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tJack Lemmon\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"36\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-zoomin-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=11727\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Jean Simmons\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/header-jean-simmons.avif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11709 not-transparent\" alt=\"Black and white portrait illustration of actress Jean Simmons by Kate Westworth.\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"e07f80\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e07f80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/header-jean-simmons.avif 1024w, https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/header-jean-simmons-300x154.avif 300w, https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/header-jean-simmons-768x394.avif 768w, https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/elementor\/thumbs\/header-jean-simmons.avif 860w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-effect-container premium-blog-framed-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=11727\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Jean Simmons<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=11727\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tJean Simmons\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"36\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container 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sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-effect-container premium-blog-framed-effect\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-blog-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=6543\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Box Office Poison<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/katewestworth.com\/?p=6543\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tBox Office Poison\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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