The Bing Crosby Show (1964 TV series)
| The Bing Crosby Show | |
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Beverly Garland
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Directed by | James Sheldon |
| Starring |
Bing Crosby Beverly Garland Carol Faylen Diane Sherry Frank McHugh |
| Theme music composer |
Sammy Cahn Jimmy Van Heusen |
| Opening theme | "There's More to Life Than Just Living" |
| Ending theme | "It All Adds Up" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Steve Gethers |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Bing Crosby Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | Black and white |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release | September 14, 1964 – April 19, 1965 |
The Bing Crosby Show is a 28-episode sitcom television program starring crooner, film star, iconic phenomenon, and businessman Bing Crosby and actress Beverly Garland as a married couple, Bing and Ellie Collins, rearing two teenaged daughters during the early 1960s. In the format, Crosby portrayed a former entertainer turned architectural designer with a penchant for singing, and each episode usually contained at least one song. Produced by Crosby's own company, affiliated with Desilu Studios and subsequently CBS Paramount Television, the series aired on ABC from September 14, 1964, to April 19, 1965. Rebroadcasts continued until June 14.
The roles of the daughters Janice and Joyce Collins were played by Carol Faylen and Diane Sherry, respectively. Top Warner Bros. character actor Frank McHugh appeared as Willie Walters, the Collins's live-in handyman. Pamela Austin appeared twice on the program, as Clarissa Roberts.
This was one of the few times Crosby portrayed a happily married man, having often portrayed bachelors, widowers, divorcees, or priests. (Note: The Star Maker was one film in which he was happily married. He also portrayed a married man in the films Dixie and Blue Skies but there were problems in the relationships.)
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