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Kathryn Grant
Actor
Died September 20, 2024 (90 years)
Kathryn Crosby (November 25, 1933 - September 20, 2024) was an American actress and singer who also performed under the stage-name Kathryn Grant.
Born Olive Kathryn Grandstaff in Houston, Texas, she graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1955. Two years later she became Bing Crosby's second wife. The couple had three children, Harry, Mary Frances, and Nathaniel. She appeared as a guest star on her husband's 1964–1965 ABC sitcom The Bing Crosby Show.
She largely retired after their marriage, but did have a featured role in the courtroom drama Anatomy of a Murder. She also played the part of "Mama Bear" alongside her husband and children in Goldilocks and starred with Jack Lemmon in Operation Mad Ball in 1957.
In the mid-1970s, she hosted The Kathryn Crosby Show, a 30-minute local talk-show on KPIX-TV in San Francisco. Husband Bing appeared as a guest occasionally.
After Bing Crosby's death in 1977, she took on a few smaller roles and the lead in the short-lived 1996 Broadway musical State Fair.
For 16 years ending in 2001, Crosby hosted the Crosby National Golf Tournament at Bermuda Run Country Club in Bermuda Run, North Carolina. A nearby bridge carrying U.S. Route 158 over the Yadkin River is named for Crosby.
On November 4, 2010, Crosby was seriously injured in an automobile accident in the Sierra Nevada that killed her 85-year-old husband, Maurice William Sullivan.
Born Olive Kathryn Grandstaff in Houston, Texas, she graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1955. Two years later she became Bing Crosby's second wife. The couple had three children, Harry, Mary Frances, and Nathaniel. She appeared as a guest star on her husband's 1964–1965 ABC sitcom The Bing Crosby Show.
She largely retired after their marriage, but did have a featured role in the courtroom drama Anatomy of a Murder. She also played the part of "Mama Bear" alongside her husband and children in Goldilocks and starred with Jack Lemmon in Operation Mad Ball in 1957.
In the mid-1970s, she hosted The Kathryn Crosby Show, a 30-minute local talk-show on KPIX-TV in San Francisco. Husband Bing appeared as a guest occasionally.
After Bing Crosby's death in 1977, she took on a few smaller roles and the lead in the short-lived 1996 Broadway musical State Fair.
For 16 years ending in 2001, Crosby hosted the Crosby National Golf Tournament at Bermuda Run Country Club in Bermuda Run, North Carolina. A nearby bridge carrying U.S. Route 158 over the Yadkin River is named for Crosby.
On November 4, 2010, Crosby was seriously injured in an automobile accident in the Sierra Nevada that killed her 85-year-old husband, Maurice William Sullivan.
Known For
Filmography
| 2010 | Queen of the Lot · as Elizabeth Lambert |
| 1998 | The Harryhausen Chronicles · as Princess Parisa |
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker · as Actress 'anatomy Of A Murder' (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1978 | The Initiation of Sarah · as Mrs. Goodwin |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Actress 'anatomy Of A Murder' |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Lise |
| 1964 | The Bing Crosby Show (TV Series) |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) · as Ann 'annie' Smith |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) · as Ginny Warren |
| 1961 | Ben Casey (TV Series) |
| 1959 | 1001 Arabian Nights · as Princess Yasminda (voice) |
| 1959 | Anatomy of a Murder · as Mary Pilant |
| 1959 | The Big Circus · as Jeannie Whirling |
| 1958 | The 7th Voyage of Sinbad · as Princess Parisa |
| 1958 | Gunman's Walk · as Cecily "clee" Chouard |
| 1957 | The Brothers Rico · as Norah Malaks Rico |
| 1957 | Operation Mad Ball · as Lt. Betty Bixby |
| 1957 | The Night the World Exploded · as Laura 'hutch' Hutchinson |
| 1957 | The Guns of Fort Petticoat · as Anne Martin |
| 1957 | Mister Cory · as Jen Vollard |
| 1956 | The Wild Party · as Honey |
| 1956 | Reprisal! · as Taini |
| 1956 | Storm Center · as Hazel Levering |
| 1955 | My Sister Eileen · as Young Hopeful |
| 1955 | Unchained · as Sally Haskins |
| 1955 | The Phenix City Story · as Ellie Rhodes |
| 1955 | Tight Spot · as Girl Honeymooner (uncredited) |
| 1955 | 5 Against the House · as Jean, Young Woman In Nightclub (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Cell 2455, Death Row · as Jo-Anne |
| 1954 | Father Knows Best (TV Series) · as Maxine |
| 1954 | Rear Window · as Girl At Songwriter's Party (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Living It Up · as Manicurist (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Casanova's Big Night · as Girl On Bridge (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Forever Female · as Young Hopeful |
| 1953 | Arrowhead · as Miss Mason |
| 1953 | So This Is Love · as Showgirl (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Ann Clark |
| 1952 | This Is The Life (TV Series) · as Joyce Williams |