Pat Sheehan (model)
Pat Sheehan | |
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Playboy centerfold appearance | |
October 1958 | |
Preceded by | Teri Hope |
Succeeded by | Joan Staley |
Personal details | |
Born | Patricia Ann Sheehan September 7, 1931 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Died | January 14, 2006 Beverly Hills, California, U.S. | (aged 74)
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
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 and a contract player for NBC.
Early years
She was the daughter of Arthur E Sheehan Sr and Gladys A Larson. Her siblings were Arthur and Edward Sheehan. In October 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 take part in the 1951 Miss California Pageant where she placed 6th. Sheehan dated and married George von Duuglas-Ittu on January 9, 1951, in Carson City, Nevada. Her first son Franz Nicholas Gregory von Duuglas-ittu was born October 21, 1951 [1] They divorced on January 6, 1954.[2][3]
Career
Pat Sheehan began appearing on
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
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
Later life
In her later years, Sheehan lived in Beverly Hills, California with her friend Gloria Haley Parnassus (Jack Haley's daughter). She was employed with Gucci, and did her last interview in 1995 for The Playmate Book: Five Decades of Centerfolds. After surviving cancer, she died of a heart attack on January 14, 2006, in Beverly Hills, California, aged 74 and was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.[8][9] Her sons, Dennis and Patrick, died years later.
Legacy
In addition to being the first Playmate to tie for Playboy's Playmate of the Month, Pat Sheehan was the first bit player to be signed to a television contract. She was known as one of Hollywood's most beautiful women, often being labeled as "Television's
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1954 | The French Line | Model | uncredited |
The Adventures of Hajji Baba | Handmaiden | uncredited | |
1955 | Kismet | Harem Girl | uncredited |
Daddy Long Legs (film) | Jervis' Date | uncredited | |
Son of Sinbad | Harem Girl | uncredited | |
Guys and Dolls | one of the Hot Box Girls | Goldwyn Girl, uncredited[11] | |
Man with the Gun | Blonde | uncredited | |
1958 | Gigi | Blonde | uncredited |
2000 | Space Cowboys | Cameo |
Television
- Queen for a Day (recurring episodes, 1952-1953), Model
- The Bob Hope Show (recurring episodes, 1954) 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, 1955-1956), Dancer
- Inside Beverly Hills (1956) TV Episode, Self
- Salute to Baseball (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
- The George Gobel Show (1956) TV Episodes, Blonde
- Truth or Consequences (1956-1957) TV Episodes, Self
- People are Funny(1957) TV Episode, Miss Univac
- Blondie (1 episode, 1957) The Other Woman (1957) TV Episode Librarian,
See also
- List of people in Playboy 1953–1959
References
- ^ "Pat Sheehan - the Private Life and Times of Pat Sheehan. Pat Sheehan Pictures".
- ^ "Milestones, Dec. 29, 1958". Time. December 29, 1958.
- ^ "Dennis Crosbys Divorced". The New York Times. July 4, 1964.
- ISBN 978-0578682822.
- ^ "Pat Sheehan - the Private Life and Times of Pat Sheehan. Pat Sheehan Pictures".
- ^ "Milestones, Dec. 29, 1958". Time. December 29, 1958.
- ^ "Dennis Crosbys Divorced". The New York Times. July 4, 1964.
- ISBN 978-0786429332.)
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ "Pat Sheehan Profile". Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
- ISBN 0938728091.
- ISBN 1-55783-222-6.