LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kathryn Crosby, who appeared in such movies as “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad”, “Anatomy of a Murder,” and “Operation Mad Ball” before marrying famed singer and Oscar-winning actor Bing Crosby, has died. She was 90.
She died of natural causes Friday night at her home in the Northern California city of Hillsborough, a family spokesperson said Saturday.
Appearing under her stage name of Kathryn Grant, she appeared opposite Tony Curtis in “Mister Cory” in 1957 and Victor Mature in “The Big Circus” in 1959. She made five movies with film noir director Phil Karlson, including “Tight Spot” and “The Phenix City Story,” both in 1955.
Her other leading men included Jack Lemmon in “Operation Mad Ball,” James Darren in “The Brothers Rico,” and James Stewart in “Anatomy of a Murder,” directed by Otto Preminger.
Born Olive Kathryn Grandstaff on Nov. 25, 1933, in West Columbia, Texas, she graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in fine arts. She came to Hollywood and began her movie career in 1953.
She met Bing Crosby while doing interviews for a column she wrote about Hollywood for her hometown newspaper. They were married in 1957, when she was 23 and he was 54.
She curtailed her acting career after the wedding, although she appeared often with Crosby and their three children on his Christmas television specials and in Minute Maid orange juice commercials. She became a registered nurse in 1963.
In the 1970s, she hosted a morning talk show on KPIX-TV in Northern California.
After Crosby's death at age 74 in 1977, from a heart attack after golfing in Spain, she appeared in stage productions of “Same Time, Next Year” and “Charley's Aunt.” She co-starred with John Davidson and Andrea McArdle in the 1996 Broadway revival of “State Fair.”
For 16 years ending in 2001, she hosted the Crosby National golf tournament in Bermuda Run, North Carolina.
She is survived by children Harry, Mary, an actor best known for the TV show “Dallas,” and Nathaniel, a successful amateur golfer. She was married to Maurice Sullivan for 10 years before he was killed in a 2010 car accident that seriously injured Crosby.
FILE - Kathryn Crosby, widow of Bing Crosby, poses for a photo in front of the original movie poster from Bing Crosby's 1953 film "Little Boy Lost," at her home in Hillsborough, Calif., April 7, 2003. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
FILE - Kathryn Crosby sits beside photo of her late husband, Bing Crosby in New York on Nov. 14, 1977. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)
FILE - Bing Crosby stands with his wife, Kathryn, left in New York on Dec. 8, 1976. (AP Photo/Carlos Rene Perez, File)
BREMEN, Germany (AP) — Michael Olise scored twice and Harry Kane scored his 10th club goal of the season as Bayern Munich brushed aside Werder Bremen 5-0 for its latest big win on Saturday.
Bayern has 20 goals in its last three games — of which Kane scored eight — after beating Holstein Kiel 6-1 last week and demolishing Dinamo Zagreb 9-2 in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Bayern's sixth win in six games in all competitions under new coach Vincent Kompany comes ahead of playing Bundesliga champion Bayer Leverkusen next week. Bayern has 16 goals and three conceded from its four Bundesliga games.
Olise has made a bright start since arriving from Crystal Palace and has five goals and three assists in six games for Bayern in all competitions.
Despite Bayern's free-scoring form, Kane raised concerns after the Zagreb game over how easily Bayern conceded two goals in quick succession, warning it could be a liability against better opposition. Bayern was much tighter at the back in its win over Bremen, which didn't record a single shot at goal.
Also on Saturday, Hugo Larsson and Omar Marmoush scored as Eintracht Frankfurt won its third game in a row by beating Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-0.
Vincenzo Grifo scored twice as Freiburg beat Heidenheim 3-0 for its third win in four league games. Union Berlin won 2-1 against Hoffenheim, which has lost three in a row.
Promoted Holstein Kiel earned its first top-division point when Shuto Machino's 89th-minute goal salvaged a 2-2 draw at Bochum.
On Sunday, Leverkusen hosts Wolfsburg, Stuttgart takes on Borussia Dortmund and Leipzig visits promoted St. Pauli.
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From left, Berlin's Kevin Vogt, Rani Khedira and Christopher Trimmel celebrate after the German Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Union Berlin and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Andreas Gora/dpa via AP)
Bochum's Felix Passlack, left, and Kiel's Tymoteusz Puchacz, right, challenge for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfL Bochum and Holstein Kiel in Bochum, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (David Inderlied/dpa via AP)
SC Freiburg's Ritsu Doan, left, and Heidenheim's Lennard Maloney, right, in action during the Bundesliga soccer match between FC Heidenheim 1846 and SC Freiburg in Heidenheim, Germany, Saturday Sept. 21, 2024. (Jan-Philipp Strobel/dpa via AP)
Munich's head coach Vincent Kompany gestures during the German Bundesliga soccer match between SV Werder Bremen and Bayern Munich in Bremen, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Sina Schuldt/dpa via AP)
Bayern's players celebrate after the German Bundesliga soccer match between SV Werder Bremen and Bayern Munich in Bremen, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Sina Schuldt/dpa via AP)
