From the Archives: Baby girl for Bing Crosby
Sept. 15, 1959: Singer Bing Crosby smiles for his first and only daughter, Mary Frances, held by nurse Sadie Neal at Queen of Angels Hospital in Los Angeles.
(Bruce H. Cox / Los Angeles Times)
Bing already had five sons, and in 1961 a sixth, Nathaniel, was born.
Mary Crosby grew up to become an actress, starring as Kristin Shepard in the TV series “Dallas.†The character of Kristin Shepard was revealed as the person who shot J.R. Ewing in the classic “Who Done It†episode that aired Nov. 21, 1980.
