Pat Sheehan

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**Pat Sheehan**
Playboy centerfold appearance	October 1958
Birthplace	San Francisco, California
Birthdate	September 7, 1931
Date of death	January 14, 2006
Measurements	35" - 22" - 34"
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	120 lb (55 kg)
Preceded by	Teri Hope
Succeeded by	Joan Staley

Patricia Ann Sheehan, also known as Patricia Sheehan Crosby (born September 7, 1931 in San Francisco, California - died January 14, 2006 in Beverly Hills, California) was an American actress and model. She was Playboy magazine's playmate of the month for its October 1958 issue.

1 Early life
2 Early career
3 Fame
4 Later life
5 Notable Quotes
6 Magazines
7 Filmography
8 See also
9 External links
10 Gallery

[edit] Early life

Pat's father, Arthur Edmond Sheehan, was an automotive engineer and businessman and her mother, Gladys Anna Larson, worked at a hospital. Her parents had divorced in 1935 just a few years after she was born.

In 1942, her brother, Arthur Sheehan, a famous triple-A league pitcher, was drafted into the United States Army. Working as a gunner on a flying fortress, he was promoted to Staff Sergeant and died after his plane was shot down over Germany. Only two out of nine people survived. He was later added to the San Francisco Hall of Fame.

Her brother Ed is a Jehovah's Witness and was skilled soccer player in high school. He also played Professional Band and was even in the Band Core for WWII.

[edit] Early career

In 1949 she won the local Miss Milkmaid pageant which launched her career. Pat had her first chance at fame when she won first place in the Miss San Francisco Pageant of 1950: her prize was a diamond ring. She went on to sign a contract to be the Colgate Comedy Hour Skit Girl.

Pat dated and married George Duuglas Von-Ittu, a union official. They later divorced after a year of marriage. Shortly after the divorce, she participated in the Miss California Pageant of 1951. Two years later, in 1953, her father died of diabetes.

[edit] Fame

Pat was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for October 1958, tied-in with Mara Corday. Her centerfold was photographed by Sam Wu. She was later on the front covers of Parade 9/65, People Today 12/56 and 6/58, Modern Man '57 and 10/58 , Escapade 6/57, Tempo 4/57 and 7/58, and 7/58, Scene 12/60 and TV Fan 10/56. She also modeled for TV Guide 7/56, Eye '60, Life '58, Gala 3/58, and even Comedy 7/53.

She was in the movies Gigi, Kismet, The Adventures of Haji Baba, The French Line, Daddy Long Legs, Blondie, as well as The NBC Comedy Hour. Agnes Moorehead was her acting coach during this period. Pat also became one of the six Goldwyn Girls in 1955.

Shortly after Bing Crosby's wife, Dixie Lee died of Ovarian cancer, he started dating Pat. Their relationship became very serious. He would fly to San Francisco to do his radio show, then would stop by Pat's place to pick her up for their date. Eventually. Bing proposed to Pat. Although very flattered, Pat thought about the age difference and turned him down.

On 4 May 1958, she married Bing's son Dennis Michael Crosby in Las Vegas, Nevada. They had three children: Gregory Crosby, Dennis Crosby Jr, and Patrick Anthony Crosby. Pat and Dennis divorced in 1964; she never remarried.

After divorcing Dennis Crosby, Pat dated a wide variety of famous men. She went out with Australian actor Rod Taylor. Pat liked him, but explained that he would cuss quite often. Also, she began to suspect that he was cheating on her. They had an argument and then broke up. Later in the 60's, she dated Frank Sinatra. they even flew to New york City, and Pat atched him on the Game Show, What's My Line.

For a time, Pat dated Elvis Presley; once she flew with him to Memphis to see his mother. She had even gone to dinner with Howard Hughes. She had also modeled with actor Marlon Brando.

[edit] Later life

Pat's mother died in 1980 from pneumonia.

In her later years, Pat lived in Van Nuys, California with her son Gregory, a Hollywood producer and screenwriter, and his wife Spice Williams, an actress and stuntwoman.

She had started taking hormone pills, which caused her to develop breast and uterine cancer. Pat died from a heart attack on 14 January 2006 in Beverly Hills, California.

[edit] Notable Quotes

"Apearences Certainly do count. The gals who are the snappy dressers get hooked easy, once given the eye."- Eye Magazine August 1960

[edit] Magazines

Playboy- October 1958; Cover and Centerfold
Playboy (UK)- October 1958; Centerfold
Parade (UK)- September 1965; Cover
People Today- December 1956; Walk Down the Stage Slowly; Cover
People Today- June 1958; Dennis Crosbys Best Girl; Cover
TV Fan- October 1956; Most Gorgous Gal on TV; Cover
TV Guide- July 1956; On the Dotted Line;
Modern Man Quarerly- 1957; Cover
Modern Man- October 1958
Eye- August 1960
Scene- December 1960; Dennis Crosbys Blonde Bombshell; Cover
Gala- March 1958;
Escapade- January 1957; Cover
Tempo- 1958; Centerfold
Tempo- April 30 1957; Cover
Life- October 1958
Times- May 19 1958
Times- December 29 1958
Comedy- July 1953; Back Cover

[edit] Filmography

Gigi (1958) (uncredited) .... Blonde
"Blondie" (1 episode, 1957) The Other Woman (1957) TV Episode
"The NBC Comedy Hour" Episode #1.5 (1956) TV Episode, Herself, Blonde Actress
Kismet (1955) (uncredited), Harem Showgirl
Daddy Long Legs (1955) (uncredited), Blonde
"The Colgate Comedy Hour", Episode #5.19 (1955) TV Episode (uncredited) Pretty Blonde
The Adventures of Hajji Baba (1954) (uncredited) .... Handmaiden
The French Line (1954) (uncredited) Model
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956)