CROSBY BING: (1903-1977) & SONS
CROSBY BING: (1903-1977) American singer and actor, Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1944 for his role as Father Chuck O’Malley in Going My Way. An unusual, large vintage signed 14 x 11 photograph of the dapper Crosby standing outdoors in a full-length pose, wearing a straw boater, accompanied by his four sons from his first marriage to Dixie Lee, comprising Gary Crosby (1933-1995), Dennis Crosby (1934-1991), his twin brother Phillip Crosby (1934-2004), and Lindsay Crosby (1938-1989), all of whom were also actors and singers. Each of the four boys appear in uniforms and stand with their father at the side of a sleek motor car. Signed by all five in fountain pen inks to lighter areas at the base of the image. Rare in this form. Some light surface creasing, and a few small tears to the edges, G
Provenance: The present photograph was previously part of the collection of M. Wesley Marans and is illustrated (occupying a full page) within his book Sincerely Yours (1983) which showcases Marans´s remarkable collection of signed portraits of the famous. In his caption to the Crosby photograph, Marans notes ´In 1982 [Crosby´s] second wife, Kathryn, auctioned off many of his personal possessions - one of which was this autographed photo.....´.
CROSBY BING: (1903-1977) American singer and actor, Academy Award winner for Best Actor in 1944 for his role as Father Chuck O’Malley in Going My Way. An unusual, large vintage signed 14 x 11 photograph of the dapper Crosby standing outdoors in a full-length pose, wearing a straw boater, accompanied by his four sons from his first marriage to Dixie Lee, comprising Gary Crosby (1933-1995), Dennis Crosby (1934-1991), his twin brother Phillip Crosby (1934-2004), and Lindsay Crosby (1938-1989), all of whom were also actors and singers. Each of the four boys appear in uniforms and stand with their father at the side of a sleek motor car. Signed by all five in fountain pen inks to lighter areas at the base of the image. Rare in this form. Some light surface creasing, and a few small tears to the edges, G
Provenance: The present photograph was previously part of the collection of M. Wesley Marans and is illustrated (occupying a full page) within his book Sincerely Yours (1983) which showcases Marans´s remarkable collection of signed portraits of the famous. In his caption to the Crosby photograph, Marans notes ´In 1982 [Crosby´s] second wife, Kathryn, auctioned off many of his personal possessions - one of which was this autographed photo.....´.
