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Died. Mrs. Julia Columbo, 78, mother of the late famed Bing Crosby-style crooner, Russ Columbo; in Los Angeles. When Russ Columbo was killed in 1934 by the accidental discharge of an antique dueling pistol, his mother was too ill with heart trouble to be told of his death, soon after began losing her eyesight. For ten years the family kept Russ's death secret from her, explained he was having great success in England, read her affectionate weekly letters signed "Russ," inclosing the monthly $398 insurance annuity he had taken out in her favor...
...Bing Crosby, in England on a U.S.O. tour, was mobbed by London admirers. He escaped into a restaurant, appeared in an upper window, stopped all traffic by singing Pennies from Heaven...
...Named Joe, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, Lassie Come Home, The Story of Dr. Wassell, Destination Tokyo, Lady in the Dark, Guadalcanal Diary, See Here Private Hargrove, The White Cliffs of Dover. ¶Men stars draw better than women. Gary Cooper, Gary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, Spencer Tracy, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Walter Pidgeon still pack them in, provided the picture is palatable. Tops among women are Greer Garson, Betty Grable, Bette Davis, Jean Arthur. Clark Gable may be the biggest draw of all, if & when he makes the picture currently scheduled...
Going My Way (Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald; TIME...
Going My Way (Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald; TIME...