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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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“Kentucky Opportunity Coalition understands the applicable reporting regulations,” group treasurer Caleb Crosby wrote.
Mystery Man Buys Kentucky for the GOP|Center for Public Integrity|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A “friend” reports from Washington state: Yes, the legal pot is of the (ba-da-bing) highest quality.
Quality Bud, but Like, Whoa, The Prices|Kelly Williams Brown|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I remember my sister being mindblown that Bing Crosby and David Bowie were singing “The Little Drummer Boy” together.
How Questlove Is Bringing Music Back to Television|Kevin Fallon|July 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sunai accuses the military of “grab[bing] power with very lame justification.”
Thailand’s Non-Coup Coup|Lennox Samuels|May 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The stars kept coming: Bing Crosby, Gary Cooper, Merle Oberon.
The Rise of the Malibu Movie Colony|Michele Willens|April 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Crosby Hall originally occupied far more ground than is indicated by that part of it which stands to-day.
Milton's England|Lucia Ames Mead
A little to the left of Crosby Hall, through a low gateway, the sightseer passes from the noisy thoroughfare into a quiet court.
Milton's England|Lucia Ames Mead
Bing tea grows on a different shrub, the leaves of which are thicker and larger than those of other kinds.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts
At last an old sailor said, "There's a little boat a-bob-bing up and down out there, and I think it has two little chaps in it."
Toots and his Friends|Kate Tannatt Woods
The executors of Sir John Crosby also contributed freely out of the funds they held in trust towards the same object.
Bygone London|Frederick Ross

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