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They had three children: Harry Lillis III, who played Bill in Friday the 13th, Mary Frances, best known for portraying Kristin Shepard on TV's Dallas, and Nathaniel, the 1981 U.S. Amateur champion in golf. [115] Particularly during the late 1930s and the 1940s, Crosby's domestic life was dominated by his wife's excessive drinking.
Frank Sinatra in 1947. A crooner is a singer who performs with a smooth, intimate style that originated in the 1920s. The crooning style was made possible by better microphones that picked up quieter sounds and a wider range of frequencies, allowing the singer to access a greater dynamic range and exploit the proximity effect.
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Williams with wife Claudine Longet in 1972. Williams met French-born Claudine Longet in Las Vegas when her car broke down and he offered help. She was a dancer at the time at the Folies Bergère. They married on December 15, 1961, and over the next eight years, they had three children—Noelle, Christian (died 2019), [34] and Robert. [35]
Gary Crosby was born in Los Angeles, California, and graduated from Stanford University. [1] [2] He entered the entertainment business and performed in a harmony singing group, The Crosby Boys, with his three brothers, Philip, Lindsay, and Dennis, during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.
Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry [2] (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998), [3] nicknamed the Singing Cowboy, was an American actor, musician, singer, composer, rodeo performer, and baseball team owner, who largely gained fame by singing in a crooning style on radio, in films, and on television for more than three decades, beginning in the early 1930s.
Hubert Prior Vallée (July 28, 1901 [1] – July 3, 1986), [2] known professionally as Rudy Vallée, was an American singer, saxophonist, bandleader, actor, and entertainer.He was the first male singer to rise from local radio broadcasts in New York City to national popularity as a "crooner".
Separated from his wife and with his band dissolved, he traveled to New York City for corrective surgery. [ 5 ] With diminished success in Britain, he toured regional theatres and recorded as often as possible to make a living, moving from orchestra to orchestra, working with people like Sydney Lipton , Geraldo , and Ken "Snakehips" Johnson . [ 5 ]