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Partridge Family's David Cassidy Dead at 67

He had been suffering from organ failure

(Newser) - David Cassidy of The Partridge Family fame has died at age 67. Publicist JoAnn Geffen released a statement Tuesday evening saying Cassidy had died "surrounded by those he loved," per the AP . No further details were immediately available, but Geffen said on Saturday that Cassidy was in a...

David Cassidy Says He Is Battling Dementia

He's decided to stop touring

(Newser) - Sad news from '70s teen idol David Cassidy: The 66-year-old star says he is battling dementia, as his mother and grandfather did before him. "I was in denial, but a part of me always knew this was coming," Cassidy tells People . He says he watched his mother...

Partridge Family Daughter 'Tracy' Dead at 52

Suzanne Crough found in her home in Nevada

(Newser) - The youngest daughter of TV's Partridge Family is dead, reports TMZ . The body of 52-year-old Suzanne Crough, who played tambourine-playing Tracy, was found last night in her home in Laughlin, Nevada, near Vegas. The cause is unclear, and an autopsy is scheduled. Crough was married with two children, one...

Memoir Reveals Mrs. Partridge's Threesome, and More

Shirley Jones shows sexual side in new autobiography

(Newser) - She played the Partridge Family's Mrs. Partridge, the Music Man's Marian the librarian, Oklahoma!'s farm girl Laurey ... but a decidedly raunchier side of Shirley Jones is revealed in her new self-titled autobiography, out today. The 79-year-old, who co-wrote the memoir, spends quite a bit of time...

Partridge Family Mom May Pose for Playboy at 75

Husband thinks Shirley Jones nude shoot would be 'sensational'

(Newser) - Shirley Jones may have perfected the wholesome mom type on The Partridge Family, but her next gig might be a bit naughtier. The 75-year-old is considering posing nude for Playboy, her husband/manager tells the New York Post. “She’s still drop-dead gorgeous,” he opined. “I think it...

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