Phillip Crosby
| Phillip Crosby | |
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The four Crosby brothers-(L-R) Dennis, Gary, Lindsay and Phillip in 1959.
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| Born |
Phillip Lang Crosby July 13, 1934 Los Angeles County, California U.S. |
| Died | January 13, 2004 (aged 69) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Phil Crosby |
| Education | Bellarmine College Preparatory, Washington State University |
| Occupation | Actor, singer |
| Spouse(s) | Sandra Jo Drummond (1958–1963) Mary Joyce Gabbard (1964–1966) Georgi Edwards (1967-1969) Peggy J. Compton (1972–1975) |
| Children | Dixie Lee (born May 6, 1959), Brian Patrick (born July 3, 1960, died August 19, 1978), Mary Elizabeth (born 1963), Bing (known as Flip) (born 1966?), Phillip Jr. (born September 27, 1972). |
| Parent(s) |
Bing Crosby Dixie Lee |
| Relatives |
Dennis Crosby (brother) Lindsay Crosby (brother) Gary Crosby (brother) |
Phillip Lang Crosby (July 13, 1934 – January 13, 2004) was an American actor and singer. He was one of four sons of Bing Crosby and Dixie Lee; the others were his older brother Gary, his twin brother Dennis, and his younger brother Lindsay. Phillip began his career singing alongside his three brothers and his father, Bing Crosby.
Crosby was born at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose in June 1952 and went on to Washington State College at Pullman with his twin brother Dennis for a three-year animal husbandry course. The twins might take over the running of their father's ranch in Elko, Nevada. It had been the custom for many years for Bing Crosby to take his sons to the ranch each summer for several weeks before going on to Hayden Lake, Idaho, prior to their return to school. As children, the twins were exposed to show business in a big way and appeared on Bing Crosby's various radio shows with their brothers Gary and Lindsay.
When he was 21 in 1955, Phillip inherited $200,000 from his late mother's trust.
Phillip began his national service with the Army in 1955 and was posted to West Germany in February 1956 to join his twin. They were part of the 24th Medical Detachment of the 10th Infantry Division at Schweinfurt.
After leaving the army, Phillip went into show business.
Phillip had sung with his brothers on their father's radio shows and they participated in a record with Bing in 1950 called "A Crosby Christmas" which charted at number 22 in the Billboard lists in December, 1950. After leaving the army, Phillip recorded four tracks for UPA-Chevron on July 29, 1958 including "Thanks" in which his father ad-libbed various comments. Phillip and Dennis had an amusing linking role on the Bing Crosby Show transmitted on ABC-TV on March 2, 1959. When Phillip's younger brother, Lindsay, was released from the Army, the four brothers decided to form a vocal group called The Crosby Brothers. They were featured on the cover of Life on September 15, 1958. An appearance on The Phil Silvers Show on November 14, 1958, followed, and they made their debut as a singing group at Tucson, Arizona in 1959. Moving on to the Chez Paree, Chicago, in June 1959, they earned a good review from Variety which said "CROSBY BROS. Chez Paree, Chicago. Songs 58 Mins. Bing Crosby’s four sons are launched on the cabaret scene in high style. The frères - Gary, Phillip, Dennis and Lindsay - have a superlative act that is likely to abash those skeptics who surmised the boys would trade merely on the lustrous family name." They continued to perform successfully at locations such as the Sahara in Las Vegas and the El Morocco nightclub in Montreal. However, after one of their performances at El Morocco in December 1959, the boys fought among themselves and Gary Crosby left the group.
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