1. Lindsay Harry Crosby was an American actor and singer.
12 Facts About Lindsay Crosby
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Lindsay Crosby was the youngest of four sons from Bing Crosby's first marriage to Dixie Lee, his older brothers being Gary and twins Phillip and Dennis.
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Lindsay Crosby was remembered by his friends for having a laid-back, clever wit like his father.
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Lindsay Crosby was born in Los Angeles, California and named after his father's closest friend and horse racing partner, Lindsay Howard.
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Lindsay Crosby was educated at Loyola High School, Los Angeles.
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Lindsay Crosby performed with his brothers Gary, Dennis, and Phillip Crosby as the Crosby Boys during the late 1950s and early 60s, in nightclubs and on television.
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However, after one of their performances at El Morocco in December 1959, the boys fought among themselves, and Gary Lindsay Crosby left the group.
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Phillip, Dennis, and Lindsay continued without Gary and they were given useful exposure on the Bing Crosby Show seen on ABC-TV on February 29,1960.
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On television, the Lindsay Crosby Brothers starred on several high-profile shows such as Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall, The Ed Sullivan Show and the Bing Lindsay Crosby Show.
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The Crosby Brothers act folded, when Lindsay Crosby had a breakdown in July 1962, in Juarez, Mexico.
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Lindsay Crosby, who was in Miami, suffered feelings of guilt which necessitated lengthy psychological treatment, including being hospitalized for some time.
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Lindsay Crosby died on December 11,1989, from a self-inflicted rifle shot to the head.