Bing Crosby's Leading Ladies
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Bing Crosby sings a romantic song with Judith Allen, from the light musical 'Too Much Harmony', directed by A Edward Sutherland for Paramount. Judith Allen was a former model discovered by Cecil B. DeMille. She went on to marry (and divorce) three times including a wrestling champion, a boxer and a book publisher.
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Bing Crosby and Marion Davies sit at table in a scene from the film 'Going Hollywood', 1933. Davies began her career as a model and a Ziegfeld girl in the Ziegfeld Follies. She is also known for her relationship with William Randolph Hearst and his formation of Cosmopolitan Pictures, which produced many of her starring roles. The two hosted many lavish parties at their Beverly Hills estate with guests including Charlie Chaplin, George Bernard Shaw and a young John F. Kennedy. In 2001, Kirsten Dunst played Davies in Peter Bogdanovich's The Cat's Meow, which was based on Davies and Hearst's affair.
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Singer and actor Bing Crosby and actress Joan Bennett in a scene from the film 'Mississippi', directed by A Edward Sutherland for Paramount. Joan Bennett also starred in Father of the Bride, Little Women, and the original Dark Shadows as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard - a role that was taken on by Michelle Pfeiffer in 2012. Bennett's later career was marked by scandal after her husband and film producer, Walter Wanger, shot her agent, Jennings Lang amid suspicion of an affair.
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Bing Crosby holds onto his collar as Mary Carlisle give him an annoyed glance while sitting on a bench next to each other in a scene from the film 'Doctor Rhythm', 1938. Mary Carlisle went on to marry New York sociality James Blakely and became the manager of the Elizabeth Arden Salon in Beverly Hills.
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Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, and Bob Hope in a publicity portrait issued for the film, 'Road to Morocco', 1942. The trio created several Road to... movies, including Road to Singapore, Road to Zanzibar, Road to Utopia, Road to Rio, and Road to Bali. Lamour reportedly had a relationship with J. Edgar Hoover, director of the FBI, early in her career.
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Bing Crosby And Grace Kelly at wedding altar in a scene from the film 'High Society', 1956. 'High Society' was Kelly's last film appearance before becoming Princess of Monaco. The ring she wore in the move was the actual Cartier engagement ring given to her by Prince Rainier III, her future husband.
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Bing Crosby looking over at Inger Stevens in a scene from the film 'Man On Fire', 1957. Though the film was not well-received, Stevens and Crosby began a relationship despite their 31-year age difference. During their relationship, however, Crosby was also dating Kathryn Grant whom he would marry later that year.
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Bing Crosby was one of the most iconic singers and actors of his time. It's impossible to hear the song "White Christmas" without thinking of his trademark bass-baritone voice, which made him one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century.
"White Christmas" was first introduced on a Christmas Day radio broadcast in 1941. It was also featured soon thereafter in Crosby's 1942 movie, Holiday Inn. Croby's leading lady in the film, actress Marjorie Reynolds, is one of many famous ladies Crosby accompanied on the silver screen. And who can forget about Crosby's second holiday film, "White Christmas," which premiered in 1954, and starred the gorgeous Rosemary Clooney. These fashionable and iconic actresses have not only shared the stage with Crosby but created memorable scenes still talked about today.
As the holidays quickly approach - which at StyleList means watching lots of memorable Christmas movies - we're taking a look back at the stylish leading ladies in Bing Crosby's films and the leading ladies in his life.
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