Bing Crosby's Wife Suffered a Tragic Death

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Bing Crosby was one of the most celebrated, influential, and beloved American Entertainers of the 20th century.
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He was an accomplished Jazz singer and actor. He even won an Academy Award for Best Actor in 1944. Just as his career was starting to pick up steam, he married the love of his life, actress and singer Dixie Lee in 1930.
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Dixie Lee was born Wilma Winifred Wyatt in Harriman, Tennessee on Novemeber 4, 1909. Her father's name was Evan Wyatt and her mother was Nora Scarborough. After her family moved to Chicago when she was still a teenager she attended and graduated from Senn High Schoool.
When she was in her late teens, she started singing and performing and won a talent contest put on by the city of Chicago. While in college she chose the stage name Dixie Lee and signed a contract with Fox in 1920.
1920 was a big year for her in more ways that one. Not only did she star in several films but that was also the same year that she met her husband-to-be Bing Crosby. Just a year later and they were married. Together they raised four children - all boys.
Unfortunately, between the two of them, only one of their careers was likely to take off. Bing's fame was quickly growing so Lee decided that it was best best for her and her family to stay at home as a homemaker to raise the kids.
Bing Crosby went on to become a superstar, but his work schedule and obligations prevented him from being around his family. While he was away, Dixie Lee drank herself into a stupor while their 4 sons were shipped off to boarding schools. Eventually Dixie contracted cancer and died at the age of 44.
Bing Crosby's Wife Suffered a Tragic Death
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@wallis104 3 жыл бұрын

Bing Crosby and Phil Harris used to come to Oxford, Maryland every Fall for hunting season..... For years and years... They rented the same place every year from my friend’s uncle. He said that he looked forward to seeing Phil Harris as he was friendly and always having a good time. My friend’s uncle said Crosby was one of the nastiest, self-centered and demanding individuals he had ever met....

@janetwilson92 3 жыл бұрын

There is a book written by Andy Devine's son. At one time Andy and Bing were close friends and lived either next door or across the street from each other. It's a very good book and you'll find out what Bing Crosby was like.

@annemariefleming 3 жыл бұрын

I heard that he knew his wife was dying, but he chose to go out playing golf. An arrogant and demanding customer to hotels and restaurants, he also threw his weight around in general, being very rude to fans, and yelling at film crew members who he considered beneath him.

@mitzymoo3151 2 жыл бұрын

@@annemariefleming This is the biggest load of BS I've read. His wife was ill yes....but the doctors informed Bing, who was due to make a movie in France, to go otherwise Dixie would be suspicious of him staying, as they didn't want her to know the longterm bad prognosis or the boys....he sheltered them from Dixie's condition. Dixie wanted him to go and after hesitating for a fair while Bing followed the doctors instructions. He attended and played in a CHARITY golf match that he had agreed to on route. Whilst on set he received word of her turn for the worse and immediately travelled back to her....where she met him after enduring blood transfusions in order to meet the love of her life...that is how much they loved each other....he took her home and carried her across the threshold like a newlywed. He then stayed by her bedside until she passed, but not before placing her original wedding band back on her finger...where a newer more expensive one had replaced the old. Beautiful story.

@mitzymoo3151 2 жыл бұрын

@@annemariefleming As well I have read he was probably one of the most generous and giving entertainers to his fans, read about his kindnesses to two sisters...his biggest fans, and how he assisted many others who wrote to him. So no I've never heard of him being rude to fans and I've read everything I can about him. And I've also read about his many supporting and kindnesses to people he knew or was acquainted with. Read about him hiring a lovely lady who was a fan after meeting her when she waited at the front gates to paramount. Read her interview about what a great boss and person he was and she worked for his office for something like thirteen years, part of her job being assisting his son Gary....interesting observations. Read about his brother Bob asking a bathroom attendant or shoe shine gentlemen if Bing ever tipped him, his response was he would never accept a tip from Bing as he, Bing, was putting his son through school. And apparently he never raised his voice to either his first wife or kids, and his way of getting a point across on a movie set was to simply leave and go golfing. He did this when he went into bat for his mate Louis Armstrong and I have never read of him berating, raising his voice or muscling anyone on his movie sets. In fact read the stories from kids and leading ladies and costars who say he was a favourite leading man and how nice and polite he treated everyone. So I don't know where you heard those stories from as I've never read anything resembling that.

@reazon2bangie 3 жыл бұрын

Brings 2nd wife has not died she is 87 & a double widow... her 2nd husband died in 2010. She is the mother of his 3 youngest kids, Harry, Mary Catherine & Nathaniel... His 1st 4 sons are all now dead...which I hope they are resting in Peace at last

@grammy3g808. 3 жыл бұрын

Where I worked as a care giver, I got a acquainted with the house keeper of the Crosby's. They had a lake house up north that she had to get ready before they arrived. She wasn't fond of the second wife, bc she didn't treat the boys very nice. Sounds like those boys had a tough up bringing. All the way around.

@grammy3g808. 3 жыл бұрын

@Lily Hyatt she was first hand observer...even if they were adults.

@YAH-1 3 жыл бұрын

@Lily Hyatt Shut up 🙄

@jeffreyminor4701 2 жыл бұрын

Knowing so much more about human psychology today than we knew in the 1930's-40's, Bing Crosby's personality reflects his cultural/ethnic background. Being Irish/English Catholic, his culture was extremely reserved (even repressed). The fear of showing extreme emotions influenced how children were raised. The fear of showing anger, or expressing love is common in this culture. I speak from experience. The Irish and English are not as emotionally expressive as Italians or Latin cultures, for example. Hopefully this will help your understanding.

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@GrandmaSandy 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t think I would want to be famous I think it’s too stressful and too hard. I just want to enjoy my life and love my family. I am blessed to have a great family that I do enjoy.

@Magnetron33 3 жыл бұрын

No amount of money is worth being an asshole to your family.

@dawnstone610 3 жыл бұрын

My father never told me he loved me. Neither did my mother. It was really a sign of weakness. Dad was always saying you have to take care of yourself and not depend on anyone. Children were seen but not heard. We were never old enough to have an opinion about anything. I never saw either of my parents growing up. It was how family was at that time.

@johelenfugate3498 3 жыл бұрын

At least you know where you stand.

@susanbarlow4901 3 жыл бұрын

So true my mum and dad never told me or brothers and sisters that they loved us

@frankpeck1448 3 жыл бұрын

In case you're interested, Bing Crosby's last public performance was the very day that Elvis Presley had passed away. Local news media had stopped by the Concord Pavilion, in Concord, CA., where Bing was rehearsing for an evening performance. When the reporter informed him of the passing of Elvis, it was apparent that he was extremely taken aback, by the sad news, and expressed his condolences to the family of Mr. Presley.

@Virginia_Cayne 2 жыл бұрын

I thought it was at the Palladium in London ,England in about October,1977.

@joandondero1736 3 жыл бұрын

I was a non drinker, non smoker, at home mom, after working in business offices for many years. Motherhood was my favorite job! ❤️❤️❤️

@Moonflower52 3 жыл бұрын

I met Gary Bing Crosby son he was a speaker at a AA meeting. It was true his father was so mean and would beat Gary if he gained weight. Because Gary had a problem with his weight is father would make him weigh himself and if he was a little overweight he got a beating. Yes Bing Crosby was an abusive father.

@Savannahtyyy 3 жыл бұрын

Bing Crosby was a slime bag.

@YAH-1 3 жыл бұрын

Bing went str8 to HELL 🔥🔥🔥

@Savannahtyyy 3 жыл бұрын

@@YAH-1 He was an over rated scum bag. So was his pal Bob Hope.

@YAH-1 3 жыл бұрын

@@Savannahtyyy I'm glad to see it's some WOKE 👀 people still left in this world.. People idolized these Celebs, and don't know what goes on behind closed doors 😒

@djquinn11 2 жыл бұрын

You just broke his annonimity.

@SharonBaxter12 3 жыл бұрын

You don’t have to come from an “ Entertainment family” to never be told they love you. I believe it has to be the era that generation grow up it. My dad was born in 1915, my mom in 1922, they had my brother in 1941.... and me in 1953...when I was 13 yrs. old , my mother looked me in the eyes and said “ I never meant to have you!” Live with that, and a mother who never said she loved me. But as an adult I was my parents caregiver from the moment I was born, until their deaths, 2001, 2004.... I took care of all their funeral arrangements, etc.

@desiderata333 3 жыл бұрын

That is so very sad and a horrifying thing to say to your own child. I am very, very sorry. WOW.

@janbrown2086 3 жыл бұрын

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@m.f.harvey2807 3 жыл бұрын

I do believe you are right that era produced narcissists on a grand scale, a generation that grew up so deprived that they felt they deserved everything regardless who paid the price ....usually their children. My parents died in 2004 and 2009 ......I am so sorry ....but I felt sorry too about why mine were like that too.

@radar0412 3 жыл бұрын

My abusive parents always told me they loved me. Fricking weird! 😂

@davidrenzetti5964 3 жыл бұрын

You come through your parents but you do not "belong" to them. God loves you and you were meant to be. I am sorry for the hurtful words your mother said, but truth be told I bet most babies in those days were not " meant to be had". My father in law one thanksgiving, having had a libation or 3, sat and told my husband he was an "accident" and wasn't supposed to come along, his mom then said " well I meant to have him. A doctors wife in the 60's and not just a doctor but the head of the university department of medicine I. His field, he also traveled to Africa, Japan, Colorado to lecture and go to medical symposiums. I think my mother in law saw herself soon to be an empty nester and decided she did not want to return to nursing and thought, "well I was good at being a mother,...... hum, I wonder" You have your own soul. I don't know when your mom lived but so many people went through tremendous loss during the Spanish flu epidemic, then world war 1 and 2. I hope you nurture yourself and find joy in life every day. She does not define you, you are loved by God, you are precious and unique and one of a kind. Wishing you love and hope and happiness. Kate wrote this

@mduboz2u941 3 жыл бұрын

The image on the thumbnail is literally his last wife, who is not dead. You may want to fix that.

@corvettedm1 3 жыл бұрын

I know, it scared me because I know Katherine Crosby!

@msboop68 3 жыл бұрын

Yes I know Kathryn and see is still alive. It is misleading.

@jblue705 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. The thumbnail is exactly why i clicked on this video.

@cindyguillard216 Жыл бұрын

I'm Sure That's Exactly What They Wanted Us To Think! 😒

@bluecollarlit 9 ай бұрын

Yes, she is still living. She is 89. (2023)

@ellamaeloftus3493 3 жыл бұрын

I don't think Dean Martin tried to imitate Crosby. He had his own style.

@SenorZorrozzz 3 жыл бұрын

Dean did. He was known for this. He admitted it. He developed his own style.

@sparx180 3 жыл бұрын

Ella Mae Loftus Dean was the whole package. Bing was a dud.

@Linda-in9ns 3 жыл бұрын

Dean Martin was his own man. One of the best. And served our country. And so handsome. Beautiful voice. His Bless him. 🙏🏻❣️🎼

@charlesthompson3615 3 жыл бұрын

Somewhere I KZfaq I read that Dean Martin was a fan of the Mills Brothers and they influenced his style of singing. Dean even had then on his show.

@joandondero1736 3 жыл бұрын

Dean was no better as a family man. He had custody of 3 children from 1st marriage; had 3 more with pretty blond Jeanie, who raised 7 kids while he was on the road. Dean divorces Jeanie, & married another woman who spent a lot of his money. It was in the news, complete with pictures. Divorce! Again!

@sparx180 3 жыл бұрын

Get to the point, he was a total jerk when it came to his sons. One of his sons was on a talk show and said he was verbally abusive and they all got a taste of his leather belts. I am pretty certain 1 or 2 of his sons committed suicide.

@frankpeck1448 3 жыл бұрын

Hello, Chloe...You're absolutely correct. Kindest regards.

@sparx180 3 жыл бұрын

@@frankpeck1448 Same to you. Thank you.

@janeyd5280 3 жыл бұрын

@@frankpeck1448 any relation to Gregory.?

@frankpeck1448 3 жыл бұрын

@@janeyd5280 Hey JaneyD! I only wish! Be safe out there, young lady! (From N. Kentucky).

@janeyd5280 3 жыл бұрын

@@frankpeck1448 you too Frank.xx

@earllutz2663 3 жыл бұрын

It's sad, but quite a number of superstars, have not so good personal lives.

@peggyhill7283 3 жыл бұрын

I've had a touch of both. Fame or a normal life. A normal life is better especially if you've chosen to have children. It's always better to be a "hands-on" parent.

@dwderp 3 жыл бұрын

The heck with fame. You're better off with Hank and Bobby.

@peggyhill7283 3 жыл бұрын

@@dwderp ..... I know you're right! ❤

@CraftyLadyLinda 3 жыл бұрын

I love the anonymity of being a nobody.

@dulcehajjar5826 3 жыл бұрын

🤗👏👏👏👏👏me too 😂

@Savannahtyyy 3 жыл бұрын

Same here. Always been a private person...

@Celticcross688 3 жыл бұрын

I flew from LONDON on the same TWA plane to LA Oct 1977 with Bing Crosby on it!.. He was filming with Bowie, ( Little Drummer Boy) Just before he died of a heart Attack suddenly. A real Crooner RIP.

@tonyagonzalez8409 3 жыл бұрын

I knew my parents loved me.and my sisters and brother. My parents never once told any of us girls that we were pretty but the only compliments we got was that we looked so clean and crisp! In other words we cleaned up good. Other ppl said us girls were pretty but we didn't believe it because our parents never told us this. Momma said she didn't want us to get the big head and to think looks was important. All that matter was we were kind and had good manners.

@yfa6244 3 жыл бұрын

I went through that to and married a man for 38 years that hasn't told me once I was beautiful, though so many people have, I can't believe a word of it. I guess I didn't miss that part when I was dating the guy, it seemed natural.

@carolfeher1695 3 жыл бұрын

It is odd how many women who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer have traumatic relationships or are divorced.

@mitzymoo3151 2 жыл бұрын

Dixie battled personal demons but she and Bing adored each other. They had relationship issues but remained committed to each other until she passed. Read about their days...weeks together before she died...beautiful and touching. And even to his second wife he called Dixie an angel.

@mitzymoo3151 2 жыл бұрын

Phillip carried a letter around with him with love dad written on it. And I read that when Bing said goodnight I love you to his youngest son from his first marriage, the boy thought it was heaven. I've also read that even the eldest and most critical son mentioned he could feel the unspoken love from his father. The children from his second marriage also mentioned he wasn't a demonstrative father but they knew that he loved them and they all adored him. So Bing wasn't able to express emotion well but it was obvious he adored all of his kids, as evidenced by the amount of time he spent worrying and assisting his older boys even after they were grown men. Kathryn wrote in her book about his concern about them...she had all the correspondence kept about it.

@dravenhawktoland1127 3 жыл бұрын

You don't have to have famous parents who are abusive. You can in a normal average family and still be abused. I was and it was hard to deal with. But it also made me a strong , tough person. I would never put my children through that.

@eileendouvarjo176 3 жыл бұрын

Amen

@rsandrews8115 3 жыл бұрын

"Dixie Lee" what a great Southern Name!

@bootsnsaddle8289 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know why, but I just never liked him, including his music & movies. No offense to Crosby lovers.

@andywinslow9638 3 жыл бұрын

Don't worry. I'm the same. I guess for me my late grandma was at one time the oldest person and greatest person I knew so people born 20 years before her I wasn't sure about. I like Holiday Inn but that's it.

@charlesthompson3615 3 жыл бұрын

I agree. I never liked his arrogant attitude , his bub-bub-bub singing style or that he could really act. There is a KZfaq 25 Things about White Christmas... Number 24: After the final shot wrapped, the actors were told that they needed to redo the finale, Rosemary Clooney recalled in the DVD extras. The King and Queen of Greece were visiting the set and the producer hoped to "give them something to remember." So the entire scene was "reshot" - but without film in the camera or Bing Crosby, who had already left to play golf. He had a total of seven children, four with Dixie Lee and three children with Kathryn , Harry, Mary Frances, and Nathaniel together

@FactsVerse 3 жыл бұрын

That's ok, BootsNsaddle!

@bootsnsaddle8289 3 жыл бұрын

@@charlesthompson3615 I remember reading that Crosby's first set of children, from his 1st marriage, also could NOT stand him. Lindsey, his youngest son, committed suicide, in 1989, at age 51. Ironically, Jerry Lewis was also accused of being an extremely physically abusive & absent father to his sons from his 1st marriage. Ironically, Lewis's youngest son, also committed suicide. Joseph was only 45, homeless, lived in homeless shelters, ate in "Soup Kitchens" & it was said when he died, he did not have a single penny in either his pockets or to his name. He O.D.ed on 24 Oct 2009, in Utah. Jerry Lewis refused to pay for his son's funeral or to help in any way.. As a matter of fact, in Lewis's Will, he clearly made it plain how he felt about his 1st set of children, "I have intentionally excluded Gary, Ronald, Anthony, Christopher, Scott & Joseph and any of their descendants as beneficiaries of my Estate, it being my intention that they receive NO benefits", and they did NOT !! Shockingly, a woman by the name of Susan, was proven to be his daughter by DNA. She is also homeless & on the streets. This is BEYOND belief, that this p**ck of a man ABSOLUTELY left NOT a cent to ANY of his biological children, yet left his $50 million Estate to his 2nd wife & adopted daughter & 50 million is on the conservative side. BTW, Susan is nearly his twin, even down to his clefted chin. Joseph was said to be his spitting image. My question is: WHY didn't the Media EVER make any of this public ?? It would, hopefully, have shamed this p**ck into helping his biological children. For the record, I ABSOLUTELY could not stand jerry lewis either. I never could understand why folks found this imbecile funny. I NEVER thought he was funny, ever !!!

@zoe1972 3 жыл бұрын

@@bootsnsaddle8289 I couldn't stand Jerry Lewis or Bing Crosby. I didn't think there was anything funny about Jerry Lewis. And you could tell with Bing Crosby that the ego was just pouring out of that jerk.

@zoe1972 3 жыл бұрын

It said Bing Crosby died of a heart attack. How can you have a heart attack when you don't have a heart? 🤔

@virginiaconnor8350 3 жыл бұрын

Literal meaning. He had a physical organ, but the emotional organ is absent. I wonder how abusive he was to Denise who starred as Tasha Yar in "TNG".

@JB-pf3fx 3 жыл бұрын

He was a cold fish. So was Henry Fonda. No loss to the world--and his first family of sons suffered greatly. He was not a nice person.

@garycarpenter2980 Жыл бұрын

You can say that he was a lousy family man and I can't stand anyone like that but he was a great actor and singer but he didn't do anything to Mary,his daughter and look how she turned out

@ginac895 3 жыл бұрын

I knew Crosby was a horribly abusive father. But that his 1st wife was a drunk, that just sucks for those kids. Both parents failed those kids.

@madelinetramantano8302 3 жыл бұрын

HE LOOKED LIKE A MEAN ONE.

@madelinetramantano8302 3 жыл бұрын

NEVER LIKED HIM.

@SenorZorrozzz 3 жыл бұрын

He abused her. She drank because she couldn’t deal with it. She was a victim. She, not Bing, left millions in trust for her sons. The boys couldn’t function in life very well due to a lifetime of abuse.

@madelinetramantano8302 3 жыл бұрын

@@SenorZorrozzz TO BAD BING HAD FAME. HE DID NOT DESERVE IT.

@robertmofford395 3 жыл бұрын

My heart really goes out to her.

@janettrim7587 3 жыл бұрын

I was in radio for a while but I always knew ego could get out of control. I made sure I was always centered as a mother first. I never let any of it go to my head. I always knew it could end just as fast as it started. Your audience is fickle and styles changeable. It was always a danger of getting too serious about yourself. I focused on the under-dog and avoided the egomaniacs. I also found other avenues of interests and took some college courses to redirect my thinking. Law Enforcement became my secondary focus.

@janettrim7587 3 жыл бұрын

This quote comes to mind - from James 1:27 "Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this: To "visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep thyself unspotted from the world." Now THAT is a mouthful! Achievable? I don't know, I am still trying!

@jodihepler6202 3 жыл бұрын

I met Kathryn Crosby back in the 90s when I worked at US Air frequent flyer program. We were located in Winston-Salem, NC because we used to be Piedmont Airlines. Kathryn loved Piedmont, so when she had one of Bings golf tournaments, she had to stop by and see us. She is such a sweet person. I honestly thought she was deceased. Nice to find out she isn't.

@janicedubose3055 3 жыл бұрын

I was supposed to meet Kathryn Crosby back in 1978,I met her father.

@troylegros5598 3 жыл бұрын

My husband meet her he said she was the sweetest lady ever meet and she painted a picture of him and gave him an autograph book

@gracecatz3996 3 жыл бұрын

❤

@lorettashields7263 3 жыл бұрын

I’ll keep the family in my prayers, I’m so sorry about the first Mrs. Crosby may she Rest In Peace. God Bless her four boys, I hope they’re all doing well by the Grace of God. Mr . Bing Crosby may he Rest In Peace , God Bless them All .

@Virginia_Cayne 2 жыл бұрын

The four older sons are all deceased.

@cindyguillard216 Жыл бұрын

Two of of Them Committed Suicide. Very, Very Sad Upbringing! 😱

@lindaseymourberthel328 3 жыл бұрын

You forgot to mention that Bing Crosby also had a daughter by his 2nd wife named, Mary Catherine Crosby !!

@paulk9985 3 жыл бұрын

Yes... and more important to note: SHE shot J.R.

@leeslonestargirl1 3 жыл бұрын

@@paulk9985 OMG!! I lost it when I read your reply!!! That is so HILARIOUS!!! 😭😭😭😭 I had totally forgot that, that's who she was!!! Thanks for the laugh & reminding me of that info!!! Can't give you a 5 👍 up on your reply but I just did here!!!

@paulk9985 3 жыл бұрын

@@leeslonestargirl1 LOL... glad you enjoyed it. Here is a trivia question: J.R. was shot on more than that one occasion. How many times, in total, was he shot, and by whom each time?

@harperstacey9604 3 жыл бұрын

@@paulk9985 who cares how many times j.r. was shot. That was over forty years ago.

@paulk9985 3 жыл бұрын

@@harperstacey9604 And who asked you? My comment was directed to someone else. So eff off.

@beverlydwyer5162 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like my father very cold Prim and proper....Old Irish, you don’t wear your heart on your sleeve.

@4bridgesrealestate858 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you have a pretty good father.

@Lori79Butterfly 3 жыл бұрын

He wasn’t just Irish. Plus not all Irish fathers are cold, crappy fathers. All ethnic groups have horrific parents.

@rickknutson6540 3 жыл бұрын

Daddy Dearest?

@harperstacey9604 3 жыл бұрын

Bing Crosby was physically abusive to his four sons. Two of his son's committed suicide.

@janeyd5280 3 жыл бұрын

@@harperstacey9604 omg!! That's sad

@harperstacey9604 3 жыл бұрын

@@janeyd5280 in bing crosby s will, it stated that his son's won't inherit anything until age 80. None of the four sons made it til 80.

@flyingmonkey1342 3 жыл бұрын

Men of that era didn"t tell their kids they loved them I didn't hear it from my father until I was 50 and he had been diagnosed with Cancer . It was a different time for sure

@deniseroe5891 3 жыл бұрын

I have no desire to be famous or come from a famous family. Good thing because I an not. I can’t understand how people behave like that. My parents were born in 1923 & 1924. My mom’s mother died when she was 18 months old and wound up with a abusive step mother and my dad’s family didn’t show much love. My mom always made sure I knew she loved me, I did the same with our son and our new granddaughter. When I talk to my mom in law I always tell her I love her. My husband’s dad was a preacher, yet didn’t show much love towards him, the middle child and only son. I don’t doubt they loved him, but you need to hear it.

@BedfordFalls7 3 жыл бұрын

Why is nothing mentioned about his daughter with Katherine. She has had some tough words about her father as well. He seems to me to be an egotistical jerk in truth.

@mitzymoo3151 2 жыл бұрын

Obviously you didn't read correctly. Mary Crosby spoke about her and her father's relationship openly and honestly but never in tough terms. She spoke about the misinformation that she moved in with her boyfriend straight after Bing's passing and against his wishes. She said it never happened that quickly and despite Bing being strict about living together she thought they would have worked it out because of their great love for one another. She has been a huge vocal supporter of her much loved father.

@mitzymoo3151 2 жыл бұрын

Read about Bing, he was one of the least egotistical entertainers ever, which has been noted by many who knew and worked with him. He was old fashioned yes....but he was adored by his three kids with Kathryn...one being Mary.

@madelinetramantano8302 3 жыл бұрын

NEVER LIKED HIM OR HIS VOICE.

@judithmitchell4667 3 жыл бұрын

Why would they headline Dixie Lee's tragic death but use the second wife's picture for the thumbnail? Do they not have an editor or anything? Is Kathryn even deceased? I don't know but the story was about the first wife, Dixie. P.S. That duet with David Bowie is one of my favorite Bing Crosby songs. 🎵🙂

@bluecollarlit 9 ай бұрын

She is alive.

@judithmitchell4667 9 ай бұрын

@@bluecollarlit I thought so. Thank you.

@bluecollarlit 9 ай бұрын

@@judithmitchell4667 you're welcome

@gemmalouiserowledge545 3 жыл бұрын

Feeling for he's wife and children but temptation is always gonna put its self infrunt the person but logically if they really value one another there's only one to choice respect each other.

@annajorgensen1627 3 жыл бұрын

How can a man not tell your kids that you love them?✝️🕊️🙏✌️💟🇺🇲❤️

@maryschneider2759 3 жыл бұрын

my dad never did. it was his actions that told me he love me. when he did die 7 years ago He said I love you. I said to him I know.

@eileendouvarjo176 3 жыл бұрын

Easy..

@jameswalton3930 11 ай бұрын

@@maryschneider2759 same here, I never doubted it, he was a product of the Great Depression, and people were less outly expressive then. As a matter of fact, I never heard him say a loving salutation to my mother, his wife; but I know they loved each other. Come to think about it; she never reciprocated those words herself. What can you say?, Family dynamics. Never bothered me; maybe my siblings, but they never expressed it, at least not to me.

@ala2721 2 жыл бұрын

I LOVED TO HEAR HIM SING !

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

Us too! Thank you for sharing your thoughts. What other types of videos would you like to see on our channel?

@jodylebouton9436 3 жыл бұрын

No. I never wanted to be a star. I had a hard life but it was mine and I made it through.

@zoe1972 3 жыл бұрын

I hated that dingy look in his eyes. I thought he looked goofy. And those ears! 🤣😲

@carriedillmann4455 3 жыл бұрын

NO ! I am very content with my “ normal life “😀

@joananderson3328 3 жыл бұрын

you never mentioned that Big Crosby did a Christmas song With David Bowie.

@sandrasmith8518 3 жыл бұрын

Love that duet

@ellamaeloftus3493 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't know. Must have been good

@christophers.o622 3 жыл бұрын

During the Little Drummer Boy duet between the late Bing Crosby & the late David Bowie, Bing Crosby wouldn't even look at David Bowie-Bing Crosby was very rude to him-classless.

@joandondero1736 3 жыл бұрын

I’m only interested in seeing good movies by great actors. Then their personal lives appear in the news. How can we ever miss that?

@renee27962 3 жыл бұрын

Sadly, a lot of the men of that generation, like my Grandfather, grew up in tough circumstances- he was one of 10- most of them didn't have much formal education- they were self made, working hard to make a living- no time for sentimental things like love, crying, holding your kids- it was their upbringing- not manly to do all that - "real men" didn't express themselves that way- they provided for their families- that was their form of love- marriage was functional- sex, kids- traditional roles- those men felt"i'm out working, providing for you"- you(wife, kids) should be happy with that- you have a good life"- but as we can see from the videos, there was no love- you can have a lot of money, but is no substitute for being there for your family, and letting them know you love them- and you can see the tragic consequences in these stories, and in our own lives- my family as well- it has nothing to do with fame- it has to do with the people and their issues already there before they became rich and famous

@godhams 3 жыл бұрын

Life starts out with such hopes & dreams in soo many cases & eventually everything just falls flat on its face...maybe we need to warn our children so that their perpared! But we don't because we want them to look forward to what's in front of them..ever hopeful!

@crystalemeralddiamond9571 3 жыл бұрын

This is just one opinion of Bing. He was also beloved by many people back in his time but it hasnt been talked about here. Back in Bing's time it wasn't totally common to tell your kids you loved them. My Father never, ever told me he loved me which sounds bad but would you think again if you knew that after my husband and I moved to a place miles away he wrote to me regularly. I still have his and my letters together in a photo album. How did I get my letters? After he died and our family got together to sort through his things I found he'd kept every single one of my letters. He was a single parent after Mum died and he raised all four of us. We all have happy memories of our childhood and didn't need him to tell us in words that he loved us. We felt it everyday.

@eileendouvarjo176 3 жыл бұрын

Never heard my parents say..I love you..never

@user-nx8je2ew3y 3 жыл бұрын

Your channel is wonderful👍😍, I hope to reach your level to serve people the benefit of science and knowledge🧠, not with pettiness and pranks..and I am proud of that👑

@eamestv 3 жыл бұрын

'High Society' is still one of my favorite films and his musical interlude with 'Pops' is delightful. Some people particularly stars shouldn't have kids. There are exceptions.

@theresachiorazzi4571 3 жыл бұрын

I gotta say though bings recording of white Christmas will live forever it’s a classic no one can do it like he did

@FactsVerse 3 жыл бұрын

We agree, Theresa!

@gloriaramirez4145 3 жыл бұрын

"All that Glitters is NOT GOLD"! Thank GOD for "normal lives AWAY from Hollywood Pretend Characters!

@OLWC 3 жыл бұрын

At 80 years old I'm very happy with my lif6

@SomebodysGrandmother 3 жыл бұрын

It was well known that he was cruel man to his children and wife, his children spoke about it when they were grown.

@mitzymoo3151 2 жыл бұрын

How was he cruel to either wife, both who adored him. Seven kids and only one spoke negatively about him...same son later reinterviewed....read some of his answers.

@johnhetherington8830 3 жыл бұрын

According to you everyone had a tragic death

@m.f.richardson1602 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@mdturnerinoz 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to be totally anonymous; well, outside of KZfaq commenting that is!

@j.w.groves7314 3 жыл бұрын

Dean patterned his style after the mills brothers he has said this multiple times threw the yrs. And he had the mills brs. On his show many times and praised the brothers styles influence on his style

@MsMercury 3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t want to be famous. No privacy.

@pamfeist5462 3 жыл бұрын

I deffinately could not live in the spot light

@annajorgensen1627 3 жыл бұрын

Dixie Lee❤️Bing Crosby ❤️ Blow❤️🕊️✝️🕊️🙏✌️🇺🇲❤️.

@williamriker4889 3 жыл бұрын

Good times.

@johnkeating362 3 жыл бұрын

I remember when I was growing up the Bing Crosby Christmas special every year. Other than that, I really never saw his movies. Whenever I saw him on talk shows of that time, I always thought he was somewhat of a jerk. I was never really impressed with him. Now, the only thing I can say that was surprising, was the beautiful home he built in the early 30’s. I would never had thought he would live in such an elegant home. Then to lose it all in a fire. Why didn’t he just rebuild it and continue to live there. Then the awful way he treated his first wife and sons, it all seems such a shame.

@mitzymoo3151 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry how did he treat his beloved Dixie badly....

@pamt7740 3 жыл бұрын

No person or parent is perfect but it's sad when the dirt is dished out. I rarely heard 'I love you' from my parents, but I didn't write a tell it all to bring them down. It was what it was, get over it! Life is never promised to be easy. It makes you or breaks you.

@janetflier6192 3 жыл бұрын

You’re right! As my mother used to say, “Who ever told you life was fair??”

@tessmolloy2388 3 жыл бұрын

I can understand why Gary wrote that tell all. He and his brothers were abused mentally, physically and emotionally, while his dad was made out to be a saint. Living your life under the magnifying glass of Hollywood and never being good enough to please his abuser takes it’s toll. The abuse went well beyond not hearing “I love you,” “I’m proud of you,” etc. Sour grapes? Perhaps. Nightmare childhood? Probably.

@CashelOConnolly 3 жыл бұрын

,David Bowie out sung Crosby on 🎵Little Drummer Boy🎵 I AM A STAR,WE’RE ALL STARS IN OUR OWN UNIQUE WAY ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️❤️❤️❤️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

@FactsVerse 3 жыл бұрын

We agree, THIS IS NOT A HAPPY HOUSE!

@denicesanders4586 3 жыл бұрын

David Bowie was also quite a bit younger.

@celiagorleski2716 3 жыл бұрын

Why show his second wife when the tragic death in the story was his first wife?

@vahneb7260 2 жыл бұрын

It was the times we lived in. We had a stricter code to live by. I’m not saying it was right or wrong but doing an analysis of it with today’s way of life it’s good.

@jsull6430 3 жыл бұрын

I don't think that the fact that he was a star or celebrity made Bing Crosby that way. There are a lot of non-celebrities that are like that with there families. Especially from that generation

@mistychenoweth9716 Жыл бұрын

Still alive. So much for “facts”.

@setlik3gaming80 3 жыл бұрын

If things transpired differently as a thespian, I shutter to think that my relationship with my children could have been sacrificed.

@MRO1970 3 жыл бұрын

If I can avoid all the crap attached to the spotlight,, sometimes I wonder what it would be like to be in the spotlight but I don't have any children and I'm no attached to anything.

@FactsVerse 3 жыл бұрын

We wonder about that too, Michael

@avehaddon3211 3 жыл бұрын

So sad rip

@alfredbonnabel7022 2 жыл бұрын

Being married to Bing, with his catting around, she sought solace in the bottle.

@deborahbaker4770 3 жыл бұрын

You never hear anything about his daughter.....MARY FRANCES CROSBY I saw her in TV movie’s and TV show’s but that was a long time ago she was very pretty.

@JudgeJulieLit 3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunate that lightly educated young mother Dixie Lee likely had no idea that her alcohol drinking could harm her unborn babies. It seems she inwardly was torn, regretted the stardom she might have had, had she not married and begat four children (sons, no "mini me"s to girl talk to). As Bing's star rose, hers lay in cinders. And his career continually paired him with the era's most glamourous stars, some he had affairs with. So she must have felt chronic deep despair. Bing the hollow man nonempath (about whom there were at least three suicides: two of his sons, and actress Inger Stevens after he refused to marry her) just kept his mood shallow and light, and glided on ... buh buh buh boom.

@FactsVerse 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this, JudgeJulieLit!

@cindyguillard216 Жыл бұрын

I'll Never Forget What Bing Said In "The Barbara Walter's Interview, Referenced In This Video. It Was Conducted About The Same Time His Daughter, Mary Crosby, ( From His Second Marriage) Was Starring in The TV Hit Show *Dallas''. Apparently, She Must Have Been Involved in a Story Line Where She Was Unmarried; However, She Had Become Pregnant. Barbara Asked Him How He Would, As Her Father, Have Actually Handled That if it Had Happened in " Real Life ". With No Hesitation, Whatsoever; He Said---- *" I Would Disown Her, & Never Speak To Her Again"!! I was Absolutely Both Shocked & Appalled. 😫 As, I Have Worked Most of My Career, As a Social Worker, Investigating & Working With Abused Children, Believe Me, To This Day, I Feel Ill If I Happen to See Him in a Movie or Interview! Not A "Warm, Loving Person, At All. 😱😵😱

@chester_re 3 жыл бұрын

FAME IS A DEMON 👿 WHO WILL ASK FROM U A DEAR AND BELOVED PRICE!

@MsRoss-xv3nx 2 жыл бұрын

I think the book was truthful & the 2nd wife with family got his money. They felt Gary was lying because Bing was different with them. A narcissist always will be different for each family.

@theresachiorazzi4571 3 жыл бұрын

Dixi was very pretty I never really seen her that much It’s so sad she had a drinking problem she probably was the love of her life

@FactsVerse 3 жыл бұрын

It's really sad, Theresa

@mikedarfus44 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry about that! ! I'll go to bed tonight with no dinner!!

@TadSanDiego 3 жыл бұрын

Bing Crosby’s second wife Kathryn Crosby is still alive at age 87. The headline is about his first wife Dixie.

@paulsharp6559 3 жыл бұрын

That’s the price you pay for fame. That’s reason most marriages doesn’t work in the entertainment field. As far as Dean Martin goes he was a star in his own right, he never had to copy anybody.

@Savannahtyyy 3 жыл бұрын

Bet the Devil told Bing, "Going my way. Not asking".

@michaelmcgee8543 Жыл бұрын

My info about Dixie Lee's marriage to Bing Crosby was in 1930, not right after 1920.

@mariocisneros911 3 жыл бұрын

Wow , sad that he couldn't tell his children he loved them. I'm glad I had a papa who was just the opposite. He loved children.

@marilyntaylor9577 3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of Henry Fonda

@FactsVerse 3 жыл бұрын

Same here, Marilyn

@Leyla7292 3 жыл бұрын

Very sad & tragic, she died way 2 young 😔 One thing i did not understand, the ovarion cancer, did she get that becuse of alcohol addiction? Some Dr:s tell people that some of all cancer type, is caused of the lifestyle. I don't wanna judge, i am only wondering 🙏

@NYVoice 2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes the most creative-and groundbreaking-artists are the most complex and complicated. Bing was low key, intensely private. But he also demanded order and careful planning, a mandate which he extended to his family. In those days, the 40s and 50s, you could lose your career if some personal reached the press. Balancing that with trying to maintain normal household is difficult. Tough as Bing was to his first four sons, they became grown men and were responsible for themselves. Alcohol was a problem, yes. But they also received much financial support from their dad. So come on.

@tommoclement 3 ай бұрын

There are so many sad/appalling stories out there. What we should have been doing is looking after those in need. Bing made money/decisions that possibllity weren't the best. Yes he could sing. However, I suspect he wasn't a vary caring man.

@ediekoller1144 3 жыл бұрын

I liked some of Bing Crosby's songs ..when he sang I am dreaming of a White Christmas and a few other songs. But I was not a fan of his movies though I do have Bing Crosby and Bob Hope road movies which were sort of dumb. My father use to deliver milk to bob hopes house in Toluca Lake back in the very early 1960's but I met Bob Hope at a USO show when I was a wave in the US Navy in 1968. I think Bing was talented but over-rated. I liked perry como better.

@conradeddie3776 3 жыл бұрын

All stars do not turn out to be lousy people like Bing Crosby obviously was! That being what it may ... He should rest in peace!

@janetflier6192 3 жыл бұрын

That’s right. For instance, opera singer, Renée Fleming, appears to be a genuinely nice person with successful daughters!

@bettymccauley7720 2 жыл бұрын

Crosby's second wife was from West Columbia, Texas

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

Fun stuff, thanks for sharing this information. What other types of videos would you like to see?

@shellycassidy5473 3 жыл бұрын

Great actor and singer rest in peace

@andywinslow9638 3 жыл бұрын

He inspired me to sing and act

@shellycassidy5473 3 жыл бұрын

@@andywinslow9638 that's awesome I love his movies and songs me and my mom watch his on turnerclassic channel

@andywinslow9638 3 жыл бұрын

@@shellycassidy5473 Thanks

@shellycassidy5473 3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome don

@lanibloom30 3 жыл бұрын

I’m earlier than Tony Lopez to daycare

@harperstacey9604 3 жыл бұрын

What are you talking about?

@anitaannabellanapiwockiast4307 3 жыл бұрын

I thought Bing Crosby had a daughter. I loved all his Road to..movies with Bob Hope.

@harperstacey9604 3 жыл бұрын

Mary Crosby is his daughter. She's the one that shot j.r. on Dallas.

@anitaannabellanapiwockiast4307 3 жыл бұрын

@@harperstacey9604 It's just that they didn't mention her in the video. I remember her from Dallas. Was she from his second wife?

@harperstacey9604 3 жыл бұрын

@@anitaannabellanapiwockiast4307 she's from his second marriage to kathryn Crosby.

@MediaWatchDawg 3 жыл бұрын

Lindsay, Dennis Crosby.

3 жыл бұрын

Frank Sinatra Dean Martin Nat king Cole and Tony Bennett are my favorites singers

@jamesstuartbrice420 2 жыл бұрын

Many bad fathers and husbands do not even have great talent. That says something for him at least.

@sonyaritchie8099 3 жыл бұрын

I like the video I felt like They were not happy Be cause Bench of money Does not make you happy

@ruthbashford3176 3 жыл бұрын

Dixie Lee signed a contract with Fox in 1920 when she was 10?