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(Patricia Ann Sheehan)
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| 7 September 31 |
is born in San Francisco, California. Her mother's maiden name is Larson.
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attends San Francisco's Marina Junior High
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is crowned "Miss San Francisco"
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is crowned "Miss Dairy Maid"
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marries Georg von Duuglas-Ittu, an actors agent
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| 21 October 51 |
her son Franz Nicholas Gregory von Duuglas-Ittu is born in San Francisco
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| February 56 |
is NBC's answer to Marilyn Monroe, the first glamour gal ever signed to a term contract by the TV network
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| March 56 |
is named "Queen of the NBC Comedy Hour"
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| April 56 |
promotes Art Linkletter's opening of the baseball season at NBC
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has a short affair with singer Bing Crosby. Actress Inger Stevens is furious over this last fling of Bing's.
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| May 56 |
takes drama lessons from actress Agnes Moorehead
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| 17 October 56 |
divorces Douglas-Ittu
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| May 57 |
she and Bing have become inseparable
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| July 57 |
is wooed by Bing Crosby at Hollywood's Villa Capri. There are rumors she and Bing date again.
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| August 57 |
shifts from Crosby to millionaire Bob Neal
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meets Dennis Crosby
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introduces Dennis' twin brother, Phillip, to fellow showgirl Sandra Drummond. She and Sandra are in the same show. Phillip Crosby will marry Sandra Drummond in 1958.
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| January 58 |
her mother, Gladys Sheehan, and Bing Crosby bless her upcoming marriage to Bing's son Dennis. The marriage will take place in two weeks either in the Good Shepherd Church in Beverly Hills or the Roman Catholic Church in Palm Springs.
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| February 58 |
there are complications to the upcoming marriage because she's a divorcee with a six-year-old son. If her first marriage is found to be valid, there's no chance of the second ceremony being performed by a priest.
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she and Dennis plan to marry on or about April 15
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| 4 May 58 |
marries Dennis M. Crosby, son of Bing Crosby and Dixie Lee, in a Protestant ceremony at the Gretna Green Wedding Chapel between her show performances at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas. She's 26; he's 23. The couple had dinner at a restaurant next door when they decided to marry immediately.
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| 7 May 58 |
25-year-old Hollywood brunette Marilyn Miller Scott files a paternity suit against Pat's husband concerning their mutual daughter, Denise, born in 1957. Neither Bing, nor Dennis, nor Pat will discuss the subject.
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| July 58 |
stays at home because she is expecting and doesn't feel well while her husband attends Jack Haley, Jr.'s welcome home party for Gary Crosby
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| December 58 |
Dennis adopts Gregory, her 7-year-old son from her previous marriage
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| 21 December 58 |
her second child, Dennis Michael Crosby, Jr., is born prematurely in California
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| July 59 |
she and Sandra Drummond, bride of Phillip Crosby, attend the Chicago opening of husband Dennis and his brothers at the Chez Paree
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| October 59 |
attends the Crosby boys' opening at the Moulin Rouge with actress Kathy Grant and Bing's mother, Kate
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| 28 December 60 |
a Los Angeles jury composed of nine mothers and three fathers decides that Dennis is the father of Marilyn Scott's daughter. Dennis shows no sign of emotion at the verdict. The 3-year-old girl will become TV actress Denise Crosby.
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| 30 December 60 |
her son Patrick A. is born in Los Angeles
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| December 62 |
her husband tries a trial separation from her. She says to be sure it's not serious, and they will get back together. She doesn't know where Dennis is.
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| 16 August 63 |
the Crosbys separate
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| August 63 |
hires an attorney to file for divorce after a five-year marriage. She's 31; he's 28.
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| September 63 |
files for divorce in Santa Monica, charging mental and physical cruelty
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| 3 July 64 |
divorces Crosby in Santa Monica, California. She claims that he was a bad father, a habitual drinker, and a neglectful husband. She will receive $800 monthly alimony for ten years, plus $700 per month child support and free use of the couple's Beverly Hills home. Crosby is an associate producer with his father's production company. He will marry Arleen Buell in 1965 and commit suicide with a gun in May 1991.
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resides in West Hollywood, California
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| 14 January 06 |
as Patricia A. Crosby, she dies at age 74 in Beverly Hills, California
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Sources:
Kirk Crivello, The Times Recorder, Appleton Post-Crescent, The Lima News, The Daily Register, The Post-Standard, The Coshocton Tribune, Council Bluffs Iowa Nonpareil, Burlington Daily Times-News, Syracuse Herald-Journal, Nevada State Journal, The Hammond Times, The New York Times, The News, The Vidette-Messenger, The Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, Lancaster Happenings, The Sheboygan Press, Newark Advocate, Two Rivers Reporter, The Lima News, www.Ancestry.com |
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