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In a lovely family parallel, actress Shirley Jones, 84, not only played Cassidy’s mother on the show, but she was actually his step-mother in real life too.
- Shirley Jones’ Role in The Show
- Jones’ Worked Well with Many Guest Stars on ‘The Partridge Family’
- Guests Jones Had Issues with A Few Guest Stars
Jones joined the show in 1970 after turning down a role on The Brady Bunch as Carol Brady, a role taken by her friend, Florence Henderson. Jones was picked by ABC to be Shirley Partridge on The Partridge Family. Her role as a young widow with a painted bus was well illustrated and made the show’s skyrocket ratings. She was able to display her comed...
The Partridge Familyhad several guest stars throughout its four-year run. Jones related well with some guests, but she didn’t like working with some of them. Jones admitted that she had some issues with a few of the guests who starred, but there were a few she enjoyed working with. Jodie Foster starred in the show at the age of 11 as the daughter o...
Ray Bogler appears on the show as one of Jones’s parents in some seasons of the show. Jones later admits that it was very difficult working with Bogler attributing the working issue to Bolger’s irritable nature, and how he wanted everything to go as per his wishes. Jones did not also like working with Dick Clark and Richard Pryor. Jones had a disli...
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Mar 2, 2010 · The series follows single mom Shirley Partridge (Shirley Jones) and her five children Keith (David Cassidy), Lori (Susan Dey), Danny (Danny Bonaduce), Chris (Jeremy Gelbwaks, later Brian...
Oct 24, 2020 · The show, a musical sitcom, starred Hollywood actor Shirley Jones as a widowed mother who takes her children on the road to perform songs for audiences around the United States.
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Nov 22, 2017 · In 1971, Jeremy, 56, left The Partridge Family and was replaced by Brian Forster because he and his family moved from LA to Virginia. After his one season stint on the series, the former child ...
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Sep 26, 2020 · From left: 'The Partridge Family' stars Shirley Jones, Jeremy Gelbwaks (replaced in season two by Brian Forster), Suzanne Crough (who died in 2015 at 52), Susan Dey, Danny Bonaduce and David...
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Shirley Mae Jones (born March 31, 1934) is an American actress and singer. In her six decades in show business, she has starred as wholesome characters in a number of musical films, such as Oklahoma! (1955), Carousel (1956), and The Music Man (1962).
