Mary catherine crosby biography

American actress (1933–2024)

For the woman crowned Miss Alabama 2003, see Catherine Crosby.

Olive Kathryn Crosby (néeGrandstaff; November 25, 1933 – September 20, 2024) was an American actress and singer who performed in films under the stage names Kathryn Grant and Kathryn Grandstaff.^[1]

Early life and education

Born Olive Kathryn Grandstaff on November 25, 1933, in West Columbia, Texas, to Delbert Emery Grandstaff Sr.

and Olive Catherine Grandstaff (née Stokely).^[2] Kathryn had four siblings. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1955. Two years later, she married widower Bing Crosby, 30 years her senior.

The couple had three children: Harry, Mary Frances, and Nathaniel.^[3]

Career

Kathryn's film career began in 1953.^[4] She had featured roles such as Princess Parisa in The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) and in the courtroom drama Anatomy of a Murder (1959