Crosby, Bing

Cultural  

1. A twentieth-century American singer and actor. He appeared several times in films with Fred Astaire and with Bob Hope and received an Academy Award for his part in Going My Way in 1944. His most successful song recording was “White Christmas.”

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Example Sentences

Mr. Paul was drafted into the Army in his early 20s and found himself on the same base in Germany as a couple of famous show-business names: Elvis Presley and Gary Crosby, Bing Crosby’s son.

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2016

Paul was drafted into the military in his early 20s, and found himself on the same base in Germany with a couple of famous show business names, Elvis Presley and Gary Crosby, Bing Crosby's son.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2016

Paul was drafted into the military in his early 20s, and found himself on the same base in Germany with a couple of famous show business names, Elvis Presley and Gary Crosby, Bing Crosby’s son.

From Washington Times • Apr. 24, 2016