Bing Crosby Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (; May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor. The first multimedia star, Crosby was a leader in record sales, radio ratings, and motion picture grosses from 1931 to 1954. His early career coincided with recording innovations such as the microphone. This allowed him to develop an intimate singing style that influenced many male singers who followed him, including Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Dick Haymes, and Dean Martin. "Yank" magazine said that he was the person who had done the most for American soldiers' morale during World War
Thomas Francis Lillis He delivered the prayer at the second session of the 1928 Republican National Convention. In 1933 he drafted a resolution signed by his fellow Catholic bishops in an effort to end lynchings. In 1935 he was appointed an Assistant at the Pontifical Throne by Pope Pius XI. He served at Kansas City for twenty-five years, until his death at age 77. Thomas Francis Lillis Thomas Francis Lillis (March 3, 1861 – December 29, 1938) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Leavenworth, Kansas (1905–1910) and Bishop of Kansas City, Missouri (1913–1938). One of