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== Life and career ==
Born Olive Kathryn Grandstaff in [[West Columbia, Texas]], she graduated from the [[University of Texas at Austin]] with a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] degree in 1955. Two years later she became [[Bing Crosby]]'s second wife, being more than thirty years his junior. The couple had three children, [[Harry Crosby (businessman)|Harry]], [[Mary Crosby|Mary Frances]], and [[Nathaniel Crosby|Nathaniel]].
Crosby largely retired from acting after her marriage, but did have featured roles as Princess Parisa in ''[[The 7th Voyage of Sinbad]]'' (1958), and in the courtroom drama ''[[Anatomy of a Murder]]'' (1959). She also played the part of "Mama Bear" alongside her husband and children in ''[[Goldilocks (TV)|Goldilocks]]'' and co-starred with [[Jack Lemmon]] in the comedy ''[[Operation Mad Ball]]'' (1957), with [[Tony Curtis]] in the drama ''[[Mister Cory]]'' (1957) and as a trapeze artist in ''[[The Big Circus]]'' (1959). In the mid-1970s, she hosted ''The Kathryn Crosby Show'', a 30-minute local talk-show on [[KPIX-TV]] in San Francisco. Husband Bing appeared as a guest occasionally. Since Bing Crosby's death in 1977, she has taken on a few smaller roles and the lead in the short-lived 1996 Broadway musical ''[[State Fair (musical)|State Fair]]''.
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