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discussed in biography

  • Irving Berlin with his hands on a piano's keyboard. In Irving Berlin: Scores for stage and screen

    …introduced the touching ballad “White Christmas,” which became one of the most popular songs ever recorded.

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“Holiday Inn”

  • In Mark Sandrich

    …Irving Berlin’s Oscar-winning song “White Christmas.” That film starred Bing Crosby as an entertainer who retires and opens an inn; Astaire was cast as his former stage partner.

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Oscar for best song, 1942

performance by Crosby

  • Bing Crosby In Bing Crosby

    …musical Crosby first sang “White Christmas.” His recording of the Irving Berlin ballad became one of the most popular songs of the century, exceeded in record sales only by his “Silent Night.” Crosby then won an Academy Award for best actor for his portrayal of Father O’Malley in the…

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