Jack Cassidy and Shirley Jones were married for almost two decades. I don't think I would have brought the same understanding to either of these parts, though, if I had not been married and secure as a wife and mother. [4], Jones says that many people have incorrectly assumed that her middle name was named after vaudeville and film legend Mae West, but Jones was actually named after her aunt. 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Was going to attend Centenary College in Hackettstown, NJ, to become a veterinarian. With Shirley Jones, David Cassidy, Susan Dey, Danny Bonaduce. Was a spokesperson for the popular California-based Ralphs Supermarkets in the 1980s. She revealed that the actor and singer taught her . I just played an alcoholic nightclub singer on. They divorced in 1956 and in the same year Cassidy married singer and actress Shirley Jones. Received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame on Valentine's Day, 1986. Jones sang the songs "Oklahoma!" As a little boy, his sweet sensitivity, and wicked sense of humor were already on display, and I will treasure the years we spent working and growing together. Shirley Mae Jones (born March 31, 1934) is an American actress and singer. World News; Gossips; . 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The fact that he could make jokes about himself and that he didn't take himself that seriously made him interesting and exciting. Jones was devastated when Suzanne Crough died on April 27, 2015; Crough played one of her TV daughters on The Partridge Family. She starred in the unsuccessful TV series Shirley (197980) and played recurring characters on The Slap Maxwell Story (198788), The Drew Carey Show (19952004), and Raising Hope (201014), and in 2008 she appeared in a story arc on the soap opera Days of Our Lives. The acclaimed songstress's career skyrocketed in the 1970s after she landed the part of Shirley Partridge in "The Partridge Family." He attracted everybody. Her grandson, Jack, was a contestant on the singing competition television show The Voice in 2017. Meanwhile, Jones is all about having a good time and enjoying life to the fullest. Her father owned the local brewery. He's got to work, got to contribute. After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a pass at me, and my maid hit me up for a raise. "Jack had a breakdown. In her film career, she has worked with some of Hollywood's icons: Jimmy Stewart, Gene Kelly, Marlon Brando, James Cagney, Henry Fonda, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and director John Ford.[5]. In the entirety of her lifetime, Jones, now 87 years old, walked down the aisle twice. Jones divorced Cassidy in 1975. She auditioned in New York City for Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, who were so impressed that they signed her to a seven-year contract. 2023 Variety Media, LLC. Within months, Jones and her co-stars were pop culture television icons. After the show ended, Shirley would spend the rest of the 70's in the land of television movies. [19] They had three sons, Shaun, Patrick, and Ryan. Shirley Jones on June 9, 2019 in New York City | Photo: Getty Images. They married in 1977. Jones said of Crough's death on Hollywood Life: I am so devastated to hear of the sad and sudden loss of Suzanne. The 1950s star confirmed his wife's death to People, saying they'd shared "a wonderful . He had this charisma that, when he walked in the room, not only women fell all over him, but men did too. With regard to David Cassidy's alcohol abuse and legal problems, Jones once shared her family's related concerns: We are just scared to death that we are going to wake up one morning and find out that he is dead on the floor. I also make coleslaw, which he likes. Ryan Cassidy, Shirley Jones and Marty Ingels on June 17, 2015 in Hollywood, California | Source: Getty Images, At the moment, Shirley is still active in the entertainment industry. "The Partridge Family" star had only good things to say about the late director in response to the interviewer. She was a very good role model for me, watching the way, you know, she dealt with people on the set, and watching people revere her. When we were first married and lived in a New York apartment, we used to collect all of the stragglers from out of town and I'd cook a big Christmas dinner for all of us. In 1958, she gave birth to son Shaun Cassidy, followed in 1960 by Patrick Cassidy and Ryan Cassidy in 1966. Abraham Beame (uncle-in-law) Martin Ingerman (March 9, 1936 - October 21, 2015), known professionally as Marty Ingels, was an American actor, comedian, comedy sketch writer and theatrical agent, who is best known as the co-star of the 1960s television series I'm Dickens, He's Fenster . Tony Fontana . Within a year, she would be in Hollywood to appear in her first film Oklahoma! She was his real-life stepmother throughout the entire run of The Partridge Family. She was married twice, and her first marriage was to Jack Cassidy. (1955). So just how wealthy Jones guest-starred on ABC Family's short-lived show Ruby & The Rockits as David and Patrick's mother. After being married for 19 years, Jones and Cassidy finally got divorced. After that, Shirley returned to Broadway for the stage production of "Oklahoma!" Shortly after their meeting, the former couple began their relationship, and it was a match made in heaven. Shirley Jones and Jack Cassidy in the 60s | Photo: Getty Images, DAVID'S THOUGHTS ON HIS FATHER'S LIFESTYLE. I was able to teach Shaun that stardom was really a business of fantasy - a business for children - and the wonderful part, when one realizes the realities of it, is that it is fine to be another character for 12 hours, and then go home and face reality. Jones is more focused on her life, as she counts her multiple blessings. Shirley Jones. She's a very warm, open, sweet, good human being. During their time as a couple, Jones and Cassidy were one of the most talked-about celebrity lovebirds. That same year, "I Think I Love You" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 music chart, making Jones the second person, after Frank Sinatra, and the first woman to win an acting Oscar and also have a number-one hit on that chart, an achievement only matched by Cher and Barbra Streisand (Cher had already topped the singles chart with I Got You Babe in 1965, but did not win her Oscar until 1987). In 1977, Shirley married comedian Marty Ingels. When she was 20, she went to New York with her parents and, within a week, became the first and only actor signed to a personal contract by Rogers and Hammerstein. In 1974, after years of abuse, Shirley divorced Jack. Shirley Jones gained so much recognition in her career as an entertainer. [11] Her real-life 20-year-old stepson David Cassidy, who was an unknown actor at the time, played Shirley Partridge's eldest son Keith and became a teen idol. Shirley Jones is an American actress and singer who was born in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, the United States as Shirley Mae Jones. He would show up late for work on Mondays, and keep the whole crew waiting, you know, for hours, and not to my liking or anybody else's. In Jones's 2013 memoir titled "Shirley Jones," she made it known that she was a small-town girl when she met Cassidy. She was the baby of the show. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Strangely enough, we were when we were performing together than on a day to day basis. Coincidentally, the first star Jones ever met was West, who was performing at the Twin Coaches supper club in Rostraver around 1954.[5]. When Mother Gets Married: Directed by Ralph Senensky. All three of her sons were delivered via Cesarean section. The couple lived a very peaceful and harmonious life from their marriage. The popular show, which sees some of the nation's sharpest armchair . (Reuters) BO DEREK REFLECTS ON GIVING BACK TO AMERICAN VETERANS: 'THERE'S JUST SO MUCH WE DON'T DO. Jones divorced Cassidy in 1974 and went on to marry Marty Ingels on November 13, 1977. The rest of the cast also celebrated the 25th, 30th, and 35th anniversaries of The Partridge Family (although Cassidy was unavailable to attend the 25th anniversary in 1995 owing to other commitments). [citation needed], In 1979, Jones tried her hand at television for the second time, starring in the NBC show Shirley,[11] which, like The Partridge Family, featured a family headed by a widowed mother, but the show failed to win ratings and was cancelled toward the middle of the season. Shirley Jones', Come On, Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story, The Magical World of Disney: The Adventures of Pollyanna, View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro, Oscar Winning Roles in the Same Movie (Part 1). You just don't" - on why she withdrew her divorce petition against. 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