She appeared in “The Phenix City Story Operation Mad Ball, The Big Circus and Anatomy of a Murder.

Kathryn Crosby who starred in movies as Operation Mad Ball, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad and Anatomy of Murder before she closed her acting career as spouse of Hollywood legend.

She was 90 Bing Crosby has died.

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Billed under her stage name Kathryn Grant made five features for famed movies noir director Phil Karlson The Brothers Rico, The Phenix City Story and Tight Spot.

She was born Olive Kathryn Grandstaff  in houston on Nov 25 1933 and raised in West Colombia, Texas

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After finishing runner up in Miss Texas beauty Pageant Kathryn left the University of Texas in 1952 to come to Hollywood with help of Roy Rogers Agent Art Rush Paramount signed her to contract after she screen tested with William Holden.

Crosby died Friday night surrounded by her family at her home in Hillsborough California a family rep. said.

She played the younger sister of Martha Hyer character in other movie