It was March 14, 1940 — 85 years ago today — that “Road to Singapore,” a musical comedy starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour, premiered in New York City. It would become a big hit and ...

Where: Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox, 1001 W. Sprague Ave. Cost: $10. Tickets available through foxtheaterspokane.org. In her book “The Star Machine,” film historian Jeanine Basinger writes about ...

Mike Connor (Frank Sinatra): I have heard, among this clan/ You are called the forgotten man. C. K. Dexter Haven (Bing Crosby): Is that what they’re sayin’? Well, did you evah?/ What a swell party ...

Near the beginning of the article, he states, “Some of my readers might not even recognize the name. But a few people still alive today can recall when Crosby was both the biggest pop singer in the ...