Word: binges
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...last-place Pittsburgh Pirates, who have not won a National League pennant since 1927, were sold last week for about $2,250,000. The buyer: a syndicate which included Crooner Bing Crosby. The sale put Crosby in the same game, but not the same league, with his old running mate, Comedian Bob Hope, who two months ago bought a chunk of the Cleveland Indians...
Hottest program news of all: after many a song & dance about it, Bing Crosby had decided to sign with Philco. Last week he sent them his terms, probably the steepest in radio history: 1) $35,000 for a weekly half-hour program; 2) the right to transcribe some shows. The reason: he might want to be somewhere else at broadcast time,* could record the program in advance...
...other news of Bing, see SPORT...
This was a fair estimate of the golden lure that had led so many high-salaried (and high-taxed) stars-e.g., Gary Cooper, Paulette Goddard, Bing Crosby-into the ranks of the independents...
...Chestnut. The hub of this hubbub has a soft speaking voice, crew-cut brown hair, a shy smile and stands 5 ft. 10 in a Brooks Brothers suit. He traces his comic ancestry to Frank Fay (for sharpness and restraint) and Bing Crosby (for relaxation and affability). But his thoughtful, economical comedy style is probably more aptly compared with Chaplin...