Lindsay Crosby

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Lindsay Harry Crosby (5 January 1938-11 December 1989) was an American actor and singer.

[edit] Early life

Lindsay Crosby was born in California and named for his father's closest friend and Thoroughbred horse racing partner, Lindsay Howard. He was educated with his three brothers at Bellarmine Academy in Santa Clara. 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.

[edit] Family Life

• He was the fourth son of the actor and singer Bing Crosby and his first wife, the singer Dixie Lee.
• He was the nephew of the bandleader Bob Crosby.
• His elder brothers were Gary Crosby, Dennis Crosby and Phillip Crosby.
• His half-siblings were Harry Crosby, Nathaniel Crosby and Mary Crosby.

He was married three times:

• 1) Barbara Frederickson (1960-1962); one son David Crosby
• 2) Janet Schwartze (1965-1967); one son Sean Crosby
• 3) Susan Marlin (1969-1978); one son L.Chip Crosby Jr.

[edit] Family tragedy

The Crosby Boys had a promising start to life, but the pressures of showbusiness and their own inability to cope, blighted their lives. They were greatly affected by their mother's decline into alcoholism and a premature death from cancer. Heavy drinking and their emotional problems took their toll. On December 11, 1989, Lindsay committed suicide by a shotgun blast to his head. He was 51. His distraught brother Dennis never recovered from this trauma. He also committed suicide with a shotgun in May 1991, aged 56. Gary later died from cancer in 1995, aged 62 and Phillip died from a heart attack in 2004, aged 70.