October 14: On This Day in World History … briefly
In his autobiography Don't Shoot, It's Only Me! (1990), Bob Hope wrote, "Dear old Bing. As we called him, the Economy-sized Sinatra. And what a voice. God I miss that voice. I can't even turn on the radio around Christmas time without crying anymore."
1977: Crooner Bing’s last swing
Much-loved entertainer Bing Crosby collapses and dies after completing a round of golf near Madrid at the age 73.
Hollywood was quick to exploit Crosby’s vocal talent and in 1940 he began an association that would last 20 years with Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour in the Road films.
One of his most successful films was ‘High Society’ with Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra. Crosby’s records have sold more than 400 million copies.
Most notable historic snippets or facts extracted from the book ‘On This Day’ first published in 1992 by Octopus Publishing Group Ltd, London, as well as additional supplementary information extracted from Wikipedia.
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