He then persuaded ABC to allow him to tape his shows. Mullin, he invested $50,000 in the California electronics company Ampex to build copies. After seeing a demonstration of a German broadcast quality reel-to-reel tape recorder brought to the United States by John T. films from 1940 to 1962.Ĭrosby influenced the development of the post World War II recording industry. He was also known for his collaborations with his friend Bob Hope, starring in the Road to. He is one of 33 people to have three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in the categories of motion pictures, radio, and audio recording. In 1963, Crosby received the first Grammy Global Achievement Award.

At his screen apex in 1946, Crosby starred in three of the year's five highest-grossing films: The Bells of St. He was the number one box office attraction for five consecutive years, 1944 to 1948. Mary's (1945), opposite Ingrid Bergman, becoming the first of six actors to be nominated twice for playing the same character. Ĭrosby won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Going My Way (1944) and was nominated for its sequel, The Bells of St. : 6 In 1948, Music Digest estimated that his recordings filled more than half of the 80,000 weekly hours allocated to recorded radio music in America. In 1948, American polls declared him the 'most admired man alive', ahead of Jackie Robinson and Pope Pius XII. Yank magazine said that he was 'the person who had done the most for the morale of overseas servicemen' during World War II. His early career coincided with recording innovations that allowed him to develop an intimate singing style that influenced many male singers who followed, such as Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Dean Martin, Dick Haymes, Elvis Presley, and John Lennon. He made over 70 feature films and recorded more than 1,600 songs. He was one of the first global cultural icons. He was a leader in record sales, network radio ratings, and motion picture grosses from 1926 to 1977. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, actor, television producer, television and radio personality and businessman.

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