What a Swell Party This Is

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Before Elvis, Bing Crosby was the best-selling, reigning star of popular music. Making a name for himself in radio, film, and television, he was a fixture in American popular culture from the 1930s through the 1960s. We’ll hear from Mrs. Kathryn Crosby, Bing’s widow, and from Crosby historian Martin McQuade, about the film retrospective “What a Swell Party This Is!” at The Film Society of Lincoln Center.

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