[Dixielandjazz] Kathryn Crosby recovering from accident

[Robert Ringwald]

Kathryn Crosby recovering from accident

Bing Crosby's Widow Recovering After Traffic Crash
Associated Press, December 2, 2010
RENO, Nev. -- Bing Crosby's widow, Kathryn Crosby, is recovering from major injuries
suffered in a deadly traffic crash in the Sierra Nevada.
Kathryn Crosby, 77, was hurt and her husband, Maurice William Sullivan, 85, was killed
in the Nov. 4 single-vehicle wreck on U.S. 50 east of Placerville, Calif., California
Highway Patrol spokesman Dan Stark said Thursday.
The former actress, who has homes in Genoa and Hillsborough, Calif., was flown to
Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno and has since been discharged.
Sullivan was westbound when his vehicle left the roadway, struck a large boulder
and rolled many times, ejecting him, Start said. The cause of the crash has not been
determined, and an investigation continues.
"We may do some follow-up with her (Kathryn Crosby) to determine the events that
led up to the accident," Stark said, adding he had no details on her injuries or
update on her condition.
Kathryn Crosby's family did not return phone calls seeking comment.
She and the crooner, best known for "White Christmas" and the "road" movies he made
with Bob Hope, were married for nearly 20 years before his 1977 death at age 74.
She was his second wife.
In recent years Kathryn Crosby has staged a cabaret act in which she sang Bing Crosby
hits, and has appeared in a "Legendary Bing Crosby" documentary shown on PBS stations
across the country.
Bing Crosby was one of the most popular entertainers of the 20th century, a huge
star on stage, radio, movies and television. His recording of "White Christmas" was
for decades the biggest-selling single of all time.
Kathryn Crosby and Sullivan married in 2000.


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