Gary Evan Crosby (June 27, 1933 â€" August 24, 1995) was an American
singer and actor. His parents were Bing Crosby, of whom he wrote a
highly critical memoir, and the singer and actress Dixie Lee.Gary
Crosby was born in Los Angeles and dropped out of Stanford University.
He entered the entertainment business and performed in a harmony
singing group, The Crosby Boys, with his three brothers, Philip,
Lindsay, and Dennis, during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. As a
teenager, he duetted with his father on two songs, "Sam's Song" and
"Play a Simple Melody", which became the first double-sided gold
record in history. He also recorded duets with Louis Armstrong and at
least one 45-single with Sammy Davis Jr.. He also performed on several
variety programs, including ABC's The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom and
NBC's The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford.In the mid-1950s,
he had his own radio program, the Gary Crosby Show on CBS. The musical
variety program debuted June 6, 1954, as a summer replacement for Bing
Crosby's show.As an actor, Crosby appeared in many television
programs. On March 20, 1955, he appeared on the Jack Benny Program
Season 5, Episode 13. Later, he was briefly under contract to 20th
Century-Fox in the late 1950s. He appeared in a number of supporting
roles for the studio, normally comedies in which Crosby played a
soldier: Mardi Gras (1958) with Pat Boone; Holiday for Lovers (1959),
as Carol Lynley's love interest; A Private's Affair (1959), with Sal
Mineo; The Right Approach (1961) with Frankie Vaughan.
singer and actor. His parents were Bing Crosby, of whom he wrote a
highly critical memoir, and the singer and actress Dixie Lee.Gary
Crosby was born in Los Angeles and dropped out of Stanford University.
He entered the entertainment business and performed in a harmony
singing group, The Crosby Boys, with his three brothers, Philip,
Lindsay, and Dennis, during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. As a
teenager, he duetted with his father on two songs, "Sam's Song" and
"Play a Simple Melody", which became the first double-sided gold
record in history. He also recorded duets with Louis Armstrong and at
least one 45-single with Sammy Davis Jr.. He also performed on several
variety programs, including ABC's The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom and
NBC's The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford.In the mid-1950s,
he had his own radio program, the Gary Crosby Show on CBS. The musical
variety program debuted June 6, 1954, as a summer replacement for Bing
Crosby's show.As an actor, Crosby appeared in many television
programs. On March 20, 1955, he appeared on the Jack Benny Program
Season 5, Episode 13. Later, he was briefly under contract to 20th
Century-Fox in the late 1950s. He appeared in a number of supporting
roles for the studio, normally comedies in which Crosby played a
soldier: Mardi Gras (1958) with Pat Boone; Holiday for Lovers (1959),
as Carol Lynley's love interest; A Private's Affair (1959), with Sal
Mineo; The Right Approach (1961) with Frankie Vaughan.
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