Kathryn Crosby, 'The 7th Voyage of Sinbad' star and widow of Bing Crosby, dies at 90

Kathryn Crosby, the actress best known for "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, "Anatomy of a Murder" and "Operation Mad Ball" and the widow of iconic singer Bing Crosby, has died. She was 90.

Crosby died of natural causes on Friday at her home in Hillsborough, California while surrounded by her family, a spokesperson for the Crosby family confirmed to Fox News Digital.

Often credited under her stage name of Kathryn Grant, Crosby starred opposite Tony Curtis in 1957's "Mister Cory" in 1957 and Victor Mature in 1959's "The Big Circus."  

Crosby co-starred with Richard Kiley in 1955's "The Phenix City Story," Jack Lemmon in 1957's "Operation Mad Ball" and James Stewart in 1959's "Anatomy of a Murder."

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She made five movies with famed film noir director Phil Karlson, including "The Phenix City Story," 1955's "Tight Spot" and 1957's "The Brothers Rico," the latter of which she starred opposite James Darren.

Born Olive Kathryn Grandstaff on Nov. 25, 1933, in West Columbia, Texas, she earned a degree in fine arts from the University of Texas. After graduating from college, Crosby moved to Hollywood and launched her acting career in 1953.

The actress met Bing Crosby when he was filming "Little Boy Lost" in 1953. While working on the set of Bing's movie "White Christmas," Crosby interviewed the Academy Award winner for "Texas Girl," a weekly column that she wrote for her hometown newspaper.

She became Bing's second wife after the two married in 1957, when she was 23 and he was 54. The two shared sons Harry and Nathaniel and daughter Mary.

Following her marriage to Bing, Crosby mostly stepped away from her acting career, although she appeared frequently with Bing and their three children on his Christmas television specials and in Minute Maid orange juice commercials. 

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Crosby became a registered nurse in 1963. She appeared in a 1963 episode of "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theater" and guest-starred in an episode of "The Bing Crosby Show" in 1965.

In 1967, Crosby authored the memoir "Bing and Other Things," which she followed up with 1983’s "My Life With Bing" and 2002’s "My Last Years With Bing."

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In the 1970s, she hosted the morning talk show "The Kathryn Crosby Show" on KPIX-TV in Northern California. 

Crosy was married to Bing until the Hollywood legend died of a heart attack after golfing in Spain in 1977.

Following Bing's death, she appeared in stage productions of "Same Time, Next Year" and "Charley’s Aunt." Crosby co-starred with John Davidson and Andrea McArdle in the 1996 Broadway revival of "State Fair."

From 1985 to 2001, she hosted the Crosby National golf tournament in Bermuda Run, North Carolina.

She was married to Maurice Sullivan for 10 years before he died at the age of 85 in a 2010 car accident that seriously injured Crosby.

Crosby is survived by her children Harry, an investment banker and former actor, Mary, an actress known for the TV show "Dallas," and Nathaniel, a successful amateur golfer, as well as several grandchildren.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Walz roasted after making puzzling gaffe during rally: 'Four more years of this'

Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz appeared to misspeak at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, prompting social media conservative commentators to pounce on the apparent gaffe.

During his speech in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on Saturday afternoon, Walz was discussing gun violence when he became distracted by an audience member who appeared to need water. Walz, the running mate of Vice President Kamala Harris, strayed from his speech to call attention to the rallygoer. 

"Things like we did in Minnesota, to have enhanced background checks and red flag laws, to get guns out of there, to make a difference," Walz described.

"And I still got my guns to go shoot pheasants in a couple weeks….We need some water, can we get [a] check on him?" the candidate added, while pointing at the attendee.

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Around two minutes later, the Democrat brought attention back to the race and began criticizing former President Trump and his running mate JD Vance.

"I'll bring her home here quick, folks: Look, Kamala Harris made it clear these guys want to instill fear," Walz began. "They want to tell you that [you should] just get over it, it's a fact of life. This is the way it is."

"[Harris] simply has said it doesn't have to be this way," he added. "It doesn't have to be this way. We can't afford four more years of this."

Walz then segued into discussing Project 2025, which the Trump campaign has repeatedly disavowed.

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Although Walz may have been referring to gun violence or Trump's rhetoric when he cited "four more years" of an issue, the ambiguity of his statement led conservative commentators to roast the Minnesota governor on social media for what appeared to be a criticism of the Biden administration.

"Dude is campaigning for Trump now?" commentator Rita Panahi wrote on X.

"I’m with Him/Tim," Donald Trump Jr. jokingly replied.

Trump War Room, an X account run by Trump's presidential campaign, wrote, "WALZ FINALLY TELLS THE TRUTH: 'We can't afford four more years' of Kamala Harris."

Fox News Digital reached out to the Harris campaign for clarification on Walz's comments.

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