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Shirley Jones: Partridge Family
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Synopsis: Loosely inspired by the career of the real-life family singing group the Cowsills, the ABC sitcom The Partridge Family starred Shirley Jones as Shirley Partridge, widowed mother of five musically inclined children. Almost by accident, Shirley began singing with her kids during an impromptu garageRead More
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In 1999 Shirley starred in the family film "Ping." She was ... featured in a comic cameo for the teen horror-flick spoof "Shriek if You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th." Shirley just completed a motion picture titled "Manna From Heaven" which boasts an amazing Oscar winning cast of 3 Academy Award winning actresses, Shirley Jones, Louise Fletcher and Cloris Leachman.
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Alas, filmgoers preferred the nice Shirley, and it was back to goody-goody roles in such films as The Music Man (1962) and A Ticklish Affair (1963) -- though critics heartily praised Jones' performances in these harmless confections. It was again for Brooks that Shirley had her next major dramatic film role, in 1969's The Happy Ending, which represented one of her last movie appearances before her four-year TV stint as the glamorous matriarch of The Partridge Family.
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David Cassidy is Shirley's stepson and still an active entertainer today. The two were co-stars on the hit TV series The Partridge Family, which ran from 1970-74. Jones played the matriarch of a family that was ... a successful rock 'n' roll band. The story line was loosely based on the singing family The Cowsills, who were popular at the time. David played the heartthrob teen singing star.
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