Veteran actor Kathryn Crosby has died, aged 90

Veteran 1950s actor Kathryn Crosby has died, aged 90.

She died of natural causes on Friday night (September 20), per a Forbes report.

She typically performed under the stage names Kathryn Grant and Kathryn Grandstaff prior to marrying singer and actor Bing Crosby in 1957. Bing died in 1977 at the age of 74.

Kathryn Crosby made her acting debut in 1953, playing several uncredited roles in films such as So This Is Love, Arrowhead and Forever Female. She would take on more uncredited roles throughout 1954 and 1955, before finally lading the role of Jo-Anne in Cell 2455 Death Row and Ellie Rhodes in The Phenix City Story.

After marrying Bing Crosby in 1957, Kathryn began landing larger roles, starring in films such as Operation Mad Ball, The Brothers Rico, The 7th Voyage Of Sinbad, Anatomy Of A Murder, The Big Circus and more. She mostly retired from acting in the ’60s, joining The Bing Crosby Show in 1965 as a co-host. In the ’70s, she made her return to acting, but mainly for TV.

Her late husband Bing Crosby died at the age of 74 in 1977 after collapsing following a massive heart attack. Kathryn married Maurice William Sullivan in 2000, who died in 2010 after the two were involved in a traffic accident, that left her seriously injured.

Kathryn Crosby is survived by her three children: Dallas actress Mary and Harry and Nathaniel Crosby.

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