The entertainment world is mourning the loss of a beloved figure. Kathryn Crosby, the widow of the iconic Bing Crosby, has passed away. Her loss will be deeply felt by fans and loved ones alike.
Kathryn Crosby, beloved actress and widow of Bing Crosby, has passed away at 90. Kathryn left this world peacefully at around 9 p.m. on Friday, September 20, surrounded by her family at her Hillsborough, California, home. Per her family representative, her death was attributed to natural causes.
The actress was born Olive Kathryn Grandstaff in West Columbia, Texas, in 1933. Her journey to Hollywood began like something out of a classic movie. After winning a beauty contest, she found herself with an opportunity most could only dream of—a screen test with none other than William Holden.
Kathryn launched her acting career under the name Kathryn Grant in 1953, just after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin. From the start, she appeared in small but memorable roles, including a part in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rear Window.”
But fate had more than just an acting career in store for her. While working as a columnist for her hometown newspaper, Kathryn landed an interview on the set of “White Christmas” in 1954. That’s where she first crossed paths with Bing, sparking a love story that would soon become the stuff of Hollywood legend.
The couple married in 1957, but their journey to the altar wasn’t without its quirks. “We kept meeting each other, and then we’d plan to get married, and he would have a kidney stone or something dreadful like that,” Kathryn humorously recalled in a 2014 interview.
