Kathryn Grant on 'What's My Line' (1958)

From classicvideostreams.com Mrs. Bing Crosby is the mystery guest on 'What's My Line' which aired on December 14, 1958. Panelists included: Dorothy Kilgallen, Tom Poston, Arlene Francis & Bennett Cerf. The Moderator is John Charles Daly.

[@waynebrasler]

Kathy was a very bright, strong young lady and just what Bing needed. She gave him beautiful children and a beautiful life.

[@13loomisst]

Crosby was a fascinating man. I cannot recommend highly enough Gary Giddins' biography of him. Thanks very much.

[@waynebrasler]

Bing's first marriage alas was unhappy. The lovely Dixie Lee suffered from numerous emotional problems which at that time were difficult to address. Kathy by comparison was the very picture of stability, predictability and common sense. She gave Bing and his second family a lovely family life, the kind that comes with a wife and mother who is a solid rock. She never claimed to be perfect, but her children speak volumes to the kind of parent she was.

[@rickcharles191]

Extremely beautiful.

[@sky0725]

Man! I was hoping that Bing was backstage and he would come out and make an appearance.

[@tomservo56954]

About 30 years ago a school friend was obliged to join her parents at a road-show production of GUYS AND DOLLS with Kathryn playing opposite Hugh "Wyatt Earp" O'Brien. She--and the audience--were none too pleased.

[@akaninyang3291]

Awesome beauty

[@tomservo56954]

@44032 Goodson-Todman had a peripheral connection to that film. A contestant on the original PRICE IS RIGHT won a walk-on role in I WANT TO LIVE! as a bonus prize when they filmed it earlier that year (at the time it was still titled THE BARBARA GRAHAM STORY).

[@RRaquello]

For all the BS about being known as "somebody's wife", anyone married to Bing Crosby would have been known as Bing Crosby's wife. At the time Bing Crosby was one of the most famous men in the world. For instance, Gary Crosby, who had a brief fling with stardom, was always knows as "Bing Crosby's Son" and Bob Crosby, who had a long as successful career in showbiz was known forever as "Bing Crosby's brother".

[@jon_s]

Back in the 50s when men and women naturally got along just fine. No artificial indoctrination of "partriarchy", "toxic masculinity", "sexual harassment", "mansplaining", "abuse" etc..

[@dabsavage3163]

Beautiful

[@Juliaflo]

@waynebrasler She was also a registered nurse.

[@Coupal1]

Tom Poston is sooooo young!

[@tomservo56954]

@13loomisst I'm still waiting for the second volume!

[@soulierinvestments]

GSN broadcast this episode in late January 1958. It featured an odd incident in which someone other than a star appeared walking right to left in the entryway when Tom Poston walked through the entry. Who?? The episode featured a real Duke who owned a race track and a New Jersey manufacturer of dog galoshes. Yes, Dog Galoshes. Tom Poston is not only very cute at this stage but very amusing, and his questions are good as well. That lucky guy Bing.

[@zgreggz83]

Mrs. Bing Crosby, which is the principal role she plays...if only USA society was still like that we would be better off.

[@robertdiotalevi2882]

You got away with that crack 8 years ago and nobody challenged you on it? This crowd is slow!

[@SueBeaWho]

I love that little curl or whatever you want to call it on Kathryn!

[@44032]

Just guessing who Bennett was guessing when he made reference to the guest "coming to a bad end" in a picture: Susan Hayward? ("I Want to Live!")

[@tomitstube]

@JeanneRousseau ~ is that what is? i was thinking it was something weird with her hair.

[@ShawDAMAN]

agreed

[@soulierinvestments]

To paraphrase that famous observation made by Gracie Allen: everyone says what a smart girl she is for marrying Bing Crosby. I thought of marrying Bing Crosby years ago. She certainly turned out to be less of a headache than his first wife was.

[@deboraholsen2504]

Based on what people have reported, Bing was a smart man for marrying HER.

[@el7jake]

Yes, and thank God for that! Women back then were expected to totally lose their original identify and think of themselves only as "Gary's mother" or "Bing''s wife--did you notice that John Daly said that "the principal part she plays" was that of being Crosby's wife nicely (!) diminishing her career. Would he have said that the principal part that Crosby played in life was as a husband??!!

[@UDIETHATWAY]

Beautiful....but what with that tuft of hair? ick

[@Onlymusical]

Der Bingle's trophy wife.