The Tragic Story of Dennis Crosby – Bing Crosby's Son Lost to Alcohol

On May 3, 1991, Dennis Crosby called his former wife, Arleen. Their divorce had been final for about two weeks, but they still spoke nearly every day. Dennis told her he was hurting and said he finally understood how his late brother Lindsay had felt. The next day, Dennis died by suicide. Alcoholism had shaped much of his adult life, but alcohol poisoning was not the cause of his death. This documentary follows the pressures, losses, and private struggles behind Bing Crosby’s famous family. This is the untold story of Dennis Crosby, Bing Crosby’s son and a troubled member of one of Hollywood’s most famous families. Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:39 The matching clothes 3:12 The family picture 6:17 Twenty years old 8:23 Alcohol enters the story 11:01 The Crosby Brothers 15:11 Behind the camera 17:16 If I start crying 21:02 Two versions of a father 24:03 Four brothers 25:55 Lindsay 28:40 The final call 32:41 The man in the photograph The narration is based on contemporary newspaper reports, archival records, and published biographical accounts of Bing Crosby and the Crosby family. Where sources disagree, the narration says so. Archival images are in the public domain or used for commentary and historical documentation. Photo credits (Wikimedia Commons): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pe... (CC BY-SA 4.0, Kashif wasim) #DennisCrosby #BingCrosby #HollywoodHistory