Happy Birthday ; Mary Crosby, 48
She is the daughter of the singer and actor Bing Crosby, from his
second marriage to the actress Kathryn Grant. She graduated from high
school at 15. She then entered the University of Texas at Austin where
she became a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority, but dropped out of
the University before graduating. She is fluent in Spanish.
Crosby may be best remembered for her role as Kristin Shepard (Sue
Ellen Ewing's scheming sister) on the TV series Dallas from 1979 to
1981. Her character is best remembered for her role in the cliffhanger
ending of the 1979-1980 season of Dallas. In that highly watched
episode, J.R. Ewing, (played by Larry Hagman) was shot by an unknown
assailant. Viewers had to wait all summer (and most of the fall due to
a Hollywood actors' strike) to learn whether J.R. would survive, and
which of his many enemies was responsible. During the summer of 1980,
the question, "Who shot J.R.?", was being asked in everyday
conversations across America.Ultimately, Kristin Shepard (Crosby) was
revealed to have been the person who pulled the trigger in the classic
"Who Done It?" episode that aired on November 21, 1980. It was one of
the highest-rated episodes of a TV show ever aired.
Crosby's character, Kristin Shepard, later crossed over to the TV
aeries Knots Landing in the 1980-81 season, and returned to Dallas in
1981, where she was found drowned in the Southfork Ranch swimming
pool.
Shalom,
--- Prof. Leland Milton Goldblatt
http://www.prof.faithweb.com
http://drgoldblatt.blogspot.com/
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