Pat Sheehan

Patricia Ann Sheehan (September 7, 1931 – January 14, 2006), also known as Patricia Sheehan Crosby, was an American actress and model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for October 1958.

Early life

She was the daughter of Arthur E Sheehan Sr and Gladys A Larson. In 1942, her brother, Arthur, was drafted into the United States Army. He was a Staff Sergeant and died after his plane was shot down over Germany. In 1949, she won the local Miss Milkmaid pageant, which launched her career. Sheehan was Miss San Francisco of 1950, having performed a monologue. Her prize was a Gensler Lee diamond ring. She took honors for Miss San Francisco and flew to Santa Cruz, California to be on Jim Davis's KCBS Radio Show and take part in the 1951 Miss California Pageant. Sheehan dated and married George von Duuglas-Ittu on January 9, 1951 in Carson City, Nevada. George von Duuglas-Ittu was a union official, studio agent and assistant director. Her first son Franz Nicholas Gregory von Duuglas-ittu was born October 21st, 1951 They divorced on January 6, 1954.

Career

Pat Sheehan began appearing on Queen for a Day and the Colgate Comedy Hour in the early 1950's, as well as modeling for various magazines. She was discovered by Howard Hughes who signed her for his films The French Line and Son of Sinbad. She posed for magazines such as TV Fan, and People Today, and TV Guide.

She was in the movies such as Kismet, Man with the Gun, Daddy Long Legs, and The Adventures of Hajji Baba.

She was signed to NBC in February 1956, starring in The NBC Comedy Hour, with appearances on The Milton Berle Show, The Jimmy Durante Show, and The Chevy Show. Agnes Moorehead was her acting coach during this period. She appeared in an episode of Blondie and Matinee Theater. Comedian Jonathan Winters said of her, "Pat Sheehan? Lovely, yes lovely."

She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for October 1958, tied with Mara Corday. Her centerfold was photographed by Sam Wu. Her centerfold was in Space Cowboys. Gigi was her last movie, in 1958.

She dated Frank Sinatra, Phillip Lambro, and Rod Taylor. Shortly after Bing Crosby's first wife, Dixie Lee, died of ovarian cancer, he started dating Sheehan. Eventually, Crosby proposed to her. On May 4, 1958, she married Crosby's son, Dennis Crosby in Las Vegas, Nevada. They had two children: Dennis Jr. and Patrick Anthony, and Franz Nicholas Gregory who Dennis adopted from the previous marriage in December of 1958, rechristened Gregory Crosby. They divorced in 1964.

Later life

In her later years, Sheehan lived in Van Nuys, California with her son Gregory, a Hollywood producer and screenwriter, and his wife Spice Williams, an actress and stuntwoman. She died of a heart attack on January 14, 2006 in Beverly Hills, California, aged 74.

Television

• Queen for a Day (recurring episodes, 1953), Model
• The Bob Hope Show (recurring episodes) Dancer
• Place the Face (1955) TV Episode
• The Colgate Comedy Hour, episodes #5.19 and 6.7 (1955) TV Episodes, Mildred
• The NBC Comedy Hour 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.10, and 1.17 (5 episodes, 1956) TV episode, Herself
• The Milton Berle Show (recurring episodes, 1956), Dancer
• The Jimmy Durante Show (recurring episodes, 1956), Dancer
• Inside Beverly Hills (1956) TV Episode, Self
• Home (May 24, 1956) TV Episode, Self
• The Chevy Show (1956) TV Episode, Dancer
• Matinee Theater (March 1956 and April 12, 1956) TV Episodes, Bohemian Artist
• People are Funny (1957) TV Episode, Miss Univac
• Blondie (1 episode, 1957) The Other Woman (1957) TV Episode Librarian,