Gary Evan Crosby (June 27, 1933 - August 24, 1995) was an American singer and actor. June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Born in Los Angeles, California, he was the son of renowned entertainer, Bing Crosby and his first wife, singer/actress Dixie Lee. He graduated from Stanford University but chose to follow in his father's footsteps. Griffith Observatory and the Downtown Los Angeles skyline. ... Bing wooed fans with a sensuous voice, wit, and good looks. ... For other meanings of Stanford, see Stanford (disambiguation). ...
In 1983, Crosby published his autobiography titled "Going My Own Way" in which he recounted his own alcoholism and a difficult upbringing as a result of his mother's alcoholism and his father's emotional and physical abuse. Alcoholism is an addictive dependency on alcohol characterized by craving (a strong need to drink); loss of control (being unable to stop); physical dependence and withdrawal symptoms; and tolerance (increasing difficulty of becoming drunk). ... Physical abuse is abuse involving contact intended to cause pain, injury, or other physical suffering. ...
A heavy smoker, Gary Crosby died of lung cancer in Burbank, California in 1995 and was interred in the Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. Smoking is cool. ... Lung cancer is a malignant tumour of the lungs. ... This article or section should be merged with Burbank, Los Angeles County, California This article is about the Burbank in Southern California. ... Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery is located at 6300 Forest Lawn Drive in Los Angeles, California, on the south edge of the San Fernando Valley by Burbank (and on the north side of the Santa Monica Mountains from Hollywood). ...
Gary Evan Crosby (June 27, 1933 - August 24, 1995) was an American singer and actor, who became far better known for a lacerating memoir of his father, entertainment legend Bing Crosby, than he was ever known for his own music and acting work.
But in 1983, Crosby published his autobiography, "Going My Own Way" in which he recounted his own alcoholism and a difficult upbringing as a result of his mother's alcoholism and his father's alleged emotional and physical abuse.
A heavy smoker, GaryCrosby died of lung cancer in Burbank, California in 1995 and was interred in the Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles.
He performed with his brothers Gary, Dennis and Phillip Crosby as the Crosby Boys during the late 1950s in nightclubs and on the "Ed Sullivan Show" on American television.
The Crosby Boys had a promising start to life, but the pressures of showbusiness and their own inability to cope, blighted their lives.
Gary later died from cancer in 1995, aged 62 and Phillip died from a heart attack in 2004, aged 70.
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