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| | Crosby, Harry Lillis ("Bing") - Dictionary of American Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) |
 | | Crosby, Harry Lillis ("Bing") (May 2, 1903 - Oct. 14, 1977), singer and actor, was born in Tacoma, Wash., the fourth of seven children of Harry Lowe Crosby, a bookkeeper, and Kate Harrigan. |
 | | As he matured, Crosby stayed with his natural baritone, avoiding the thinner, high end of his range and abandoning jazz mannerisms as a rule, although he continued to slur certain notes ("groaning," it was called, and he was sometimes called "the groaner"). |
 | | Crosby was one of the best-paid entertainers in the country and, despite the high taxes levied on earned income during the 1940's and 1950's, amassed a fortune. |
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