Pat Sheehan (model)
Patricia Ann Sheehan, also known as Patricia Sheehan Crosby, was an American actress and model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for October 1958 and a contract player for NBC.
Early years
She was born to Arthur E. Sheehan Sr. and Gladys A. Larson. She had two brothers, Edward Sheehan and Arthur Sheehan Jr. In October 1949, she gained public attention by winning the local Miss Milkmaid pageant, which helped launch her career in public appearances and pageantry.In 1950, she was crowned Miss San Francisco after performing a dramatic monologue. As part of her prize, she received a Gensler Lee diamond ring. She later competed in the 1951 Miss California Pageant in Santa Cruz, California, where she placed sixth.
On January 9, 1951, she married George von Duuglas-Ittu in Carson City, Nevada. Their son, Franz Nicholas Gregory von Duuglas-Ittu, was born on October 21, 1951. The couple divorced on January 6, 1954.
Career
Pat Sheehan began appearing on Queen for a Day and the Colgate Comedy Hour in the early 1950s, 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, People Today, and TV Guide.She was in movies such as Kismet, Man with the Gun, Daddy Long Legs, and The Adventures of Hajji Baba.
She was signed to NBC in January 1956, starring in The NBC Comedy Hour, with appearances on The Milton Berle Show, Texaco Star Theater, and The Chevy Show. Agnes Moorehead was her acting coach during this period, while Meredith Willson was her vocal coach. Her co-star, Jonathan Winters said of her, "Pat Sheehan? Lovely, yes, lovely." She appeared in an episode of Blondie and had a dramatic role in an episode of Matinee Theater.
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 at The Tropicana Hotel where she was a showgirl. They had two children: Dennis Jr. and Patrick Anthony, and Franz Nicholas Gregory who Dennis adopted from the previous marriage in December 1958, rechristened Gregory Crosby. They divorced on July 3, 1964.