Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-186) and index.
Contents:
Introduction. Bing Crosby--nothing is what it seems / Gary Giddins -- Theoretical perspectives on Crosby. Analogies of ignorance in Going my way / David E. White ; Going my way? : Crosby and Catholicism on the road to America / Eric Michael Mazur ; Saint Bing : apatheia, masculine desire, and the films of Bing Crosby / Elaine Anderson Phillips ; Bing on a binge : casting-against-type in The country girl / Linda A. Robinson -- Cultural perspectives on Crosby. Bing Crosby : rock 'n' roll godfather / John Mark Dempsey ; American archetypes : how Crosby and Hope became Hollywood's greatest comedy team / Walter Raubicheck ; Crosby at Paramount : from crooner to actor / Bernard F. Dick ; Bing Crosby, Walt Disney, and Ichabod Crane / M. Thomas Inge ; A couple of song and dance men : Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire / Jeanne Fuchs ; Rivalries : the mutual mentoring of Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra / Samuel L. Chell ; From crooner to American icon : caricatures of Bing Crosby in American cartoons from the 1930s to the 1950s / Stephen C. Shafer -- Historical perspectives on Crosby. Not just "the crooner" : Bing Crosby's research and business endeavors in World War II / Deborah Dolan ; Bing's entertainment and war bond sales activities during World War II / Malcolm Macfarlane ; Bing Crosby's magnetic tape revolution / Martin McQuade and Pete Hammar ; The Bing Crosby fan clubs / F.B. (Wig) Wiggins ; Conclusion : Bing Crosby--architect of twentieth-century style / Will Friedwald -- Personal comments. Sing, Bing, sing / Kathryn Crosby ; Thoughts on relationships : father, son, grandson / Steven Crosby ; The real Bing Crosby / Ken Barnes.
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