Gary Crosby
Gary Evan Crosby (born June 15, 1933 in Los Angeles , † August 24, 1995 in Burbank , California ) was an American actor who was temporarily active as a jazz singer .
Life
The eldest son of Dixie Lee and actor, singer and entertainer Bing Crosby , who was named after his friend Gary Cooper , made his feature film debut in Star Spangled Rhythm at the age of eight .
At 16, he appeared regularly with his father on the radio show The Bing Crosby Show . This was followed by joint recordings such as Play a Simple (by Irving Berlin ), On Moonlight Bay .
Nevertheless, the relationship between Gary Crosby and his father was not harmonious, but rather characterized by constant tension. He started drinking and dropped out of Stanford University at age 21 to accept a radio contract with CBS . When he was on tour in Australia with Louis Armstrong in 1956 , he received his draft notice and had to do his military service near Frankfurt am Main .
In 1958 he got a film contract with the 20th Century Fox Studios, where he played similar roles as his father earlier in light comedies such as Holiday For Lovers , Mardi Gras and A Private's Affair . For a short time he tried a stage show with his brothers Dennis, Lindsay and Philip Crosby, but it was only moderately successful. Two of the brothers, Dennis and Lindsay, later committed suicide.
In 1962 Gary Crosby appeared as an entertainer in Los Angeles, where he met his future wife, the dancer Barbara Corsentino. He successfully fought his alcohol problems and got more offers for film and television productions, as well as Elvis Presley in Girl Happy .
In 1983 Gary Crosby published his autobiography, Going My Own Way , in which he painted a negative image of the Patriarch Bing.
Filmography (selection)
- 1945: Duffy's Tavern
- 1958: Holiday for Lovers
- 1959: It's only available in America ( A Private's Affair )
- 1961: Battle of the blood Coast ( Battle at Bloody Beach )
- 1961: The Right Approach
- 1965: Girl Happy
- 1965: Morituri
- 1970: Which Way to the Front?
- 1987: The Night Stalker
Discography
- Gary Crosby Big Band, with Ack and Jerry van Rooyen , Bob Cooper , Bud Shank , Attila Zoller , Gary Peacock and Ruud Pronk (Decca, 1958)
Web links
- Gary Crosby in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ This date gave u. a. Ronald Bergan in the obituary "Blue Moonlight Bay" (Guardian, September 14, 1995). The imdb lists June 27th.
- ↑ Ronald Bergan, "Blue Moonlight Bay," in: Guardian, September 14, 1995.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Crosby, Gary |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Crosby, Gary Evan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 15, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | los Angeles |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 24, 1995 |
| Place of death | Burbank , California |