Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman, also called A Woman Destroyed, is a 1947 American drama film with elements of film noir that tells the story of a rising nightclub singer who marries another singer and
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Dixie Lee was an American actress, dancer, and singer. She was the first wife of singer Bing Crosby.
Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman
…the film contains a story similar to that of A Star Is Born, it was rumored to be a cryptic biography of Bing Crosby and his stormy first marriage to Dixie Lee. A scene that has been popular with critics and fans is the violent slapping and hair-pulling fight between rivals Hayward and Hunt in the ladies…
Lee in 1935
Dixie Lee with Bing Crosby and their first son Gary Crosby, 1933
The Crosby Brothers, sons of Dixie Lee and Bing Crosby, 1959
Dixie Lee, 1935