What happened to Bing Crosby’s family?

Legendary American singer and actor Bing Crosby was married twice and had seven children.

Dixie Lee, an actress and nightclub singer, was his first wife from 1930 until her death from ovarian cancer in 1952. Gary, twins Dennis and Phillip, and Lindsay were their four sons.

His second wife was actress Kathryn Grant and their children are Harry Lillis III (who played Bill in Friday the 13th), Mary Frances (best known for portraying Kristin Shepard on TV’s Dallas), and Nathaniel (the 1981 U.S. Amateur champion in golf).

What happened to Bing Crosby’s family?

Interestingly, his four sons from his first marriage were barred from inheriting until they reached the age of 65.

Only Phillip survived, dying of a heart attack at the age of 69. Gary died at the age of 62 from lung cancer. Dennis and Lindsay Crosby both committed suicide. Lindsay passed away in 1989, at the age of 51. Dennis passed away in 1991, at the age of 56.

Bing Crosby’s three children from his marriage to Kathryn are still alive: Harry, 54, Mary, 53, and Nathaniel, 51. According to reports, they all described their father as loving and kind.