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Born on November 25, 1933 in Houston, Texas, United States, Kathryn Crosby was a singer and voice actor. Kathryn Crosby died on September 20, 2024, aged 90. Education on record includes University of Texas at Austin.
My Take
It would be easy to reduce Kathryn Crosby to the role of Bing Crosby's wife, but I think that does her a disservice. Texas-born and University of Texas educated, she built a screen career under the name Kathryn Grant before that marriage, and she returned to acting after his death rather than fading away. That second act tells me everything about her resilience. Hosting her own talk show, singing, acting, doing voice work, she carved out an identity on her own terms. When she passed in 2024 at ninety, I saw a life lived under her own name, not merely in someone's shadow.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kathryn Crosby
- Name (Japanese)
- キャスリン・クロスビー
- Reading
- きゃすりん・くろすびー
- Born
- November 25, 1933 – September 20, 2024
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rooster
- Origin
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Occupation
- singer / actor / voice actor
2. Background
- University
- University of Texas at Austin
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathryn%20Crosby
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q274169
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Kathryn Crosby born?
Born November 25, 1933.
When did Kathryn Crosby die?
Died September 20, 2024, aged 90.
Where was Kathryn Crosby from?
Kathryn Crosby was from Houston, Texas, United States.
What did Kathryn Crosby do?
Kathryn Crosby worked as singer, actor, voice actor.
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