Frederic Henry (Kormann) Terry (1909 - 1993)

Born 7 Mar 1909 in San Francisco, California, USA

Husband of Lucille Fay (LeSueur) Crawford — married 21 Jul 1942 (to 25 Apr 1946) in Ventura, Ventura, California, United States

Died 23 Feb 1993 at age 83 in Santa Barbara, California, USA

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Biography

Frederic Henry Kormann was born March 7, 1909 in San Francisco county, California, USA. He was the son of Frederic Kormann and Ida Voll.^[1]

Known professionally as "Phillip Terry", he was Joan Crawford's third husband. While married, they adopted a son whom they originally named "Phillip Terry Jr". After Phillip and Joan divorced, she changed their son's name to "Christopher Crawford".

He was an actor and played leading roles in a number of B-movies and occasionally supporting roles in some A productions. He is best remembered for his portrayal of 'Wick Birman' in "The Lost Weekend." (1945)

He died February 23, 1993 and was cremated, his ashes scattered in the Pacific off the coast of Santa Barbara.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGQ6-VLS : 27 November 2014), Frederic H Kormann, 07 Mar 1909; citing San Francisco, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 July 2020), memorial page for Phillip Terry (7 Mar 1909–23 Feb 1993), Find A Grave: Memorial #10072439, ; Maintained by Find A Grave Cremated, Ashes scattered, who reports a Ashes Scattered in the Pacific off the coast of Santa Barbara.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV2S-KMG : accessed 29 July 2020), Fred Kormann in household of Fred A Kormann, Oakland Ward 1, Alameda, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 80, sheet 11A, family 213, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 69; FHL microfilm 1,374,082.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCFL-NS4 : accessed 29 July 2020), Fred H Karmann in household of Frederick Karmann, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 960, sheet 17B, line 90, family 482, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 127; FHL microfilm 2,339,862.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K978-V5L : 25 May 2020), Frederick H Kormann, Tract 387, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19-63, sheet 10B, line 67, family 315, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 222.