Stewart made his tenth and final appearance on the Crosby show on March 12, 1953. A publicity photo for the show was taken showing Crosby and Stewart with their scripts: At least one newspaper, the Portsmouth Times, Portsmouth, OH, used this photo in an ad for the program. Other newspapers ran previews of the show…
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Jimmy Takes Over the Bing Crosby Show
On November 1, 1952, Bing Crosby’s wife, Dixie, died. Unable to do the show scheduled for November 6th, Jimmy Stewart was called upon to fill in for him. Most newspapers simply listed “Bing Crosby” in their radio listings for the day. At least one paper, the Oakland Tribune, Oakland, CA, did print a short preview…
