It is so exciting for me because the whole family is involved. From 1961-2000 she resided in a mansion in Beverly Hills, CA. Overall, the moments they shared were happy. SHIRLEY JONES'S EXPERIENCE WITH THE DANCER, JEAN. She also revealed that it was a great experience, visiting all the stars she worked with during her career that spanned over six decades. In 1977, Shirley married comedian Marty Ingels. 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But by this time, musicals were a dying art and she would have a few lean years. Here is a glimpse inside her marriage to her unfaithful husband, Jack Cassidy. Shirley Jones (born September 22, 1953) is an American R&B singer best known as a member and lead vocalist of The Jones Girls, who were a trio of sisters that had a number of hit singles in late 1970's and early 80's. Shirley went on to have a solo career after the group disbanded in 1984. . Jones was devastated when Suzanne Crough died on April 27, 2015; Crough played one of her TV daughters on The Partridge Family. In 1956, only one year after their first meeting, they tied the knot. Strongly considered for Roberta Hertzel in, When asked which of her musicals was her favorite, she has said it was, Best known by the public for her starring role as Shirley Partridge on, After she had refused an offer of reconciliation from, Before she was a successful television actress, she worked with, Was the producers' first and only choice for the lead role of. He was known to make frequent calls to Variety editors and reporters with story pitches. The former lovebirds' marriage lasted for almost two decades before they went their separate ways. She made appearances in several top-rated movies, including "The Happy Ending," "The Courtship of Eddie's Father," "The Music Man," and many more. WE have two delightful boys-, Shuan who is four and Patrick who is one, and all we need now is a little girl. She was the baby of the show. [16], In 2014, Jones guest-starred on an episode of General Hospital as Mrs. The mother of three also gave a detailed explanation of her marriage to Cassidy and all of its problems. Please fill in your e-mail so we can share with you our top stories! In addition, she performed in the film Grandmas Boy (2006) as well as the TV movie The Irresistible Blueberry Farm (2016). Fortunately, Marty and Shirley reconciled and are still one of Hollywood's happiest married, if not odd couple, around. Shirley Jones, in full Shirley Mae Jones, (born March 31, 1934, Charleroi, Pennsylvania, U.S.), American actress who was a musical star in the 1950s and early 60s before becoming better known for her role as Shirley Partridge, the matriarch of a family singing group, in the television sitcom The Partridge Family (197074). She revealed that the actor and singer taught her . (on how winning an Oscar changed her life. Unfortunately, Jones said she spotted her husband walking in with his arm around a beautiful young girl from the cafe. I know I would never have divorced him if he had not wanted it. He called him a monkey in a cage. In February 1986, Jones unveiled her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Vine Street just around the corner from Hollywood Boulevard. After the show ended, Shirley would spend the rest of the 70's in the land of television movies. David Cassidy on August 8, 2009 in Pasadena, California | Photo: Getty Images. According to the actress, her first husband was determined to explore every aspect of the Swinging Seventies with or without her, and despite the fact that she knew it, she preferred to turn a blind eye. Jones won the Miss Pittsburgh contest in 1952. Sadly, he passed away in 2017 from liver problems, which doctors believed resulted from his carefree lifestyle during his younger days. [6], Her first audition was for an open bi-weekly casting call held by John Fearnley, casting director for Rodgers and Hammerstein and their various musicals. Marty said: When we got married, Shirley got flowers, and I got death threats. Graduated from South Huntingdon High School in Ruffs Dale, Pennsylvania, in 1952. She added: I never was attracted to your sort of nice guy with the pipe and slippers that comes home every night for dinner. Jones impressed Rodgers and Hammerstein with her musically trained voice, and was cast as the female lead in the film adaptation Oklahoma! Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). As a result, her awareness of his multiple infidelities did not quench her love for him. Advertisement. She did not mention her stepson, David, because he, unfortunately, died of liver failure in November 2017. While the success of the show would do more for her stepson, teen idol David Cassidy, it would keep her name and face in the public view for the four years that the series ran. David has not had a relationship with anyone in the family for years. (Reuters) BO DEREK REFLECTS ON GIVING BACK TO AMERICAN VETERANS: 'THERE'S JUST SO MUCH WE DON'T DO. From then on, she would always be considered David Cassidy's mother. A coroner's spokesman made it known that the singer died in his penthouse apartment after being engulfed by fire and smoke. I said, 'What are you doing here?' 2023 Variety Media, LLC. Ing together, and for a while he was reluctant to marry a girl in show business- you know, two careers in the same family and all that. When she was in school, the only subject she hated was math. The marriage took place on August 5, 1956, and produced three sons, but they had a fourth child, a boy from Jack Cassidy's previous relationship. The actress, who played the 1970s teen hunk's mum in The Partridge Family, has opened up about her in-car sex romps with Cassidy's dad - her husband Jack Cassidy - and other salacious stories in. [8] Fearnley was so impressed, he ran across the street to fetch Richard Rodgers, who was rehearsing with an orchestra for an upcoming musical. She is most widely known to be a very private lady. She would work on television in programs like Playhouse 90 (1956). [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. In addition to Jones, Ingels survivors include three stepsons, Shaun, Patrick and Ryan Cassidy, Jones sons from her marriage to actor Jack Cassidy; a niece, Lauren Ingerman; and 12 grandchildren. Her first marriage was to American Actor, Singer, and Director Jack Cassidy in 1956. Jack died in an apartment fire in December of 1976. CRR, Other Works After her demise, he believes they will be together and looks forward to their reunion. The actor's son knew about Cassidy's bisexuality and also once confirmed his affair with the composer. And the boys take after me in this department. Jones wrote that the late actor was attracted to men, too, and was a heavy alcoholic. He thought by doing what David was doing, that he would end up exactly as he ended up. Robert Preston had played the role on Broadway and his performance along with Shirley was magic. In 1958, she gave birth to son Shaun Cassidy, followed in 1960 by Patrick Cassidy and Ryan Cassidy in 1966. Not to mention he was as handsome as he was. Jack likes the mincemeat: the lemon is my favorite. In her six decades in show business, she has starred as wholesome characters in a number of musical films, such as Oklahoma! 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Received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree from Point Park College (Pittsburgh, PA). Shortly after their meeting, the former couple began their relationship, and it was a match made in heaven. We believe that every person's story is important as it provides our community with an opportunity to feel a sense of belonging, share their hopes and dreams. "And as I realized later, I wanted him. Her grandson, Jack, was a contestant on the singing competition television show The Voice in 2017. Shirley Jones is also known for working on the sitcom The Partridge Family between 1970 and 1974. It wasn't until I met Jack that I found someone who understood me and the problems and inequities of the business. Take a look at Jones and Cassidy's romance. Jones landed the role of a lady who fell in love with the professor in Fluffy (1965). All this took less than a week! The show also spawned a number of albums and singles by The Partridge Family, performed by David Cassidy and Shirley Jones. In 1960, she would be cast as the vengeful prostitute in the Richard Brooks dramatic film Elmer Gantry (1960). But the public wanted the good Shirley so she was cast as "Marion", the librarian, in the successful musical The Music Man (1962). (In 1970): At first, my folks felt that Jack was just an infatuation, but when they realized I'd really made up my mind, they didn't stand in my way. In later years he worked as an agent and as a voice artist in cartoons, in addition to producing. With a screen image comparable to peaches-n-cream, Shirley wanted a darker role to change her image. He can't stand inactivity or hanging around the house doing nothing but waiting. That was never my attraction. Please fill in your e-mail so we can share with you our top stories. A lot of married couple don't, you know. David loved having fun and exploring various aspects of life, even as a child. After that, Shirley returned to Broadway for the stage production of "Oklahoma!" [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. Obviously I'm attracted to men with a sense of humor! Shirley Mae Jones was born on 31 March 1934, in Charleroi, Pennsylvania USA, to parents Marjorie and Paul Jones. In the subsequent years following their marriage, the pair welcomed three children: Shaun, Ryan, and Patrick. The boy, David Cassidy, is also an actor and appeared with Shirley Jones as the leading actor in The Partridge Family. Her hobbies are singing, dancing, politics, philanthropy, spending time with her family, swimming and traveling. Much as I love Marty and have a wonderful relationship - I'd say this with Marty sitting here, I'm not sure is Jack were alive I'd be married to Marty. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Take a look at Jones and Cassidy's romance. Within a year, she would be in Hollywood to appear in her first film Oklahoma! She also acted in Brookss melodrama The Happy Ending (1969) and in Gene Kellys western comedy The Cheyenne Social Club (1970), where she played the operator of a brothel, and she appeared in such TV movies as But I Dont Want to Get Married! Shirley Jones married David Cassidy's father when David was six years old. Shirley Jones and Jack Cassidy attending the Academy Awards, 1962 | Photo: Getty Images. Jones was born on March 31, 1934,[1] in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, to Methodist parents Marjorie (ne Williams), a homemaker, and Paul Jones, owners of the Jones Brewing Company. Her favorite television series to date was, The reason she turned down the lead role in. [11] She was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild award for the same film but lost to Helen Mirren for Elizabeth I. Jones sang the songs "Oklahoma!" Every summer her parents would take her to New York for her summer vacation. Here are 10 facts about her: Late Husband - Jerry Van Dyke Ann was married to Jerry for 42 years since their marriage back on the 21st of December, 1977. He had this charisma that, when he walked in the room, not only women fell all over him, but men did too. Dear God take care of my baby.[25]. (1955), the film version of the smash-hit Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical. Jones said of Crough's death on Hollywood Life: I am so devastated to hear of the sad and sudden loss of Suzanne. She then played an ingnue opposite Richard Widmark in the John Ford western Two Rode Together (1961) before returning to her roots with a winning performance as Marian, the librarian, in the musical The Music Man (1962). Omissions? "[15], Cassidy appeared on many shows alongside his stepmother, including A&E Biography, TV Land Confidential, and The Today Show, and he was one of the presenters of his stepmother's Intimate Portrait on Lifetime Television, and the reality show pilot In Search of the Partridge Family, where he served as co-executive producer. But Cassidy's infidelity episodes were nothing new to the actress. When we were on stage we were the couple on the wedding cake. Shirley Mae Jones (born March 31, 1934) is an American actress and singer. [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. She came back to make Carousel (1956), originally cast with Frank Sinatra in the male lead but later recast with Gordon MacRae, her costar in Oklahoma! She says the secret to happiness is laughter. Official Sites. Strangely enough, we were when we were performing together than on a day to day basis. In his later years, Ingels was relentless in promoting various TV, film and stage projects he sought to get off the ground as a producer. Shirley Jones is a 88 year old American Actress. Shirley Jones, now 86, reflects on the show and its impact on her life. She became the first and only singer to be put under personal contract with the songwriters. Taken by Shirley's beautifully trained voice, Shirley was signed as a nurse in the Broadway production of "South Pacific". Full name, Shirley Mae Jones; born March 31, 1934, in Charleroi, PA; raised in Smithton, PA; daughter of Paul (owner of a beer manufacturing company) andMarjorie (maiden name, Williams) Jones; married Jack Cassidy (an actor), August 5, 1956 (divorced, 1975); married Marty Ingels (an actor and agent), November 13, 1977 (filed for divorce, 2002); children: (first marriage) Shaun (anactor, writer . That's the terrible part. There were always nightclubs, but Shirley would be remembered by another generation as "Shirley Partridge" in the television series The Partridge Family (1970). Years after the Grammy award-winning singer died, Jones made a surprising revelation. She said, 'I'm the mother!'" He wanted him to be an actor. 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). . Shirley Jones on June 9, 2019 in New York City | Photo: Getty Images, Jones and Cassidy's union was the envy of many, and people often talked about it. She was also in the dramatic project There Were Times, Dear, in which she played a loyal wife whose husband is dying of Alzheimer's disease; she was nominated for an Emmy Award for this work. Officials did not determine the cause of the fire immediately. And then I fell in love with his Irish humor- and with him. You just don't" - on why she withdrew her divorce petition against. - on the cancellation of, He came to respect me, he loved me, and vice-versa. 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. Shirley Jones' steady rise in the entertainment industry began in the 1950s when her beautifully trained voice got her a part in the Broadway production of "South Pacific.". David said, "At the auditions, they introduced me to the lead actress [Shirley Jones] 'cause they had no idea, they had no idea. I've tried to bring all the things I loved about Christmas into my children's Christmases. But love won out and we've been married since 1956. How fleeting life is. Updates? The series was notable from the get-go, since, when it premiered, Jones was married to David Cassidy's father, singer . All three of her sons were delivered via Cesarean section. She was convinced that the combination of music and comedy would be a surefire hit. We collect and tell stories of people from all around the world. Frank Sinatra had originally been cast, but dropped out during the first days of filming because each scene had to be shot twice, once in CinemaScope 55 (a wider-than-usual, 55-mm, 6-track stereo system) and once in 35-mm CinemaScope. 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. Start your FREE search now! They divorced in 1956 and in the same year Cassidy married singer and actress Shirley Jones. Shirleys second husband was actor and comedian Marty Ingels. We collect and tell stories of people from all around the world. She couldn't have thawed it for methe coldness and the iceany more than she did. However, they believed the house was engulfed in flames after a cigarette was left on the couch, probably from a party the night before. By the 1970s, Ingels turned to working behind the scenes doing voice-over work on hundreds of commercials and cartoon series. And I wanted him. [3] She was named after child star Shirley Temple. We are sick over it![26]. When David was about 10, his mother moved to California from . However, away from the spotlight, her personal life was filled with sad moments. The actress used the popular saying opposites attract to refer to her relationship with Marty because she wouldnt like to be married to someone like her. She was married twice, and her first marriage was to Jack Cassidy. During this period Ingels also launched his own talent rep firm, Ingels Inc., which specialized in booking TV commercials for notable actors such as John Wayne, Cary Grant and Orson Welles. 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. We collect and tell stories of people from all around the world. Jones is the grandmother of ten: Caitlin, Jake, Juliet, Caleb, Roan, Lila, and Mairin Cassidy by son Shaun; Cole and Jack by son Patrick; and Meghan Mae by son Ryan Cassidy. Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. 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I just played an alcoholic nightclub singer on. (1955) as Laurey, the farm girl in love with cowboy Gordon MacRae. She was very blunt about the numerous infidelity issues that haunted her long marriage to the talented actor. She once noted that after her divorce from Cassidy, the actor still wanted to work things out with her. She was born in Charleroi, PA, but her family moved to Smithton, PA, in 1937, when Shirley was three. During their time as a couple, Jones and Cassidy were one of the most talked-about celebrity lovebirds. I never did. For me, that was the least of it. (1955), Carousel (1956), and The Music Man (1962). She says it was she who convinced MacRae to take the part as Billy Bigelow in Carousel, where they worked together for a second time. Picture of Shirley Jones and her husband Jack Cassidy | Photo: Getty Images. [19] David Cassidy was Jack's son from his first marriage, to actress Evelyn Ward, and became her stepson. The Happy Ending star married the Tony Award-winning actor in August 1956. ), He was a very, very strong force in my life. Although in many ways she's like her wholesome public image, she does have another side to her personality, which shows in her liking books on true crime. Shirley meets an old friend and goes on a date with him. The show still plays in reruns. Jones was in awe of Cassidy. The . Much as I love Marty and have a wonderful relationshipI'd say this with Marty sitting hereI'm not sure if Jack were alive I'd be married to Marty." [10], During its first season, it became a hit and was screened in over 70 countries. The director, Richard Brooks, had originally fought against her being in the movie, but after seeing her first scene, told her she would win an Oscar for her performance. They were in a loving relationship between 1977 and 2015 when he passed away from a stroke in California on October 21, 2015, aged 79. The husband of singer-actress Shirley Jones died Wednesday following complications from a stroke. She had a small part (195354) in the Broadway musical South Pacific (194954) and was catapulted into national fame when she played the role of Laurey in Oklahoma! "[21], Jones was friends with her co-star Gordon MacRae and his ex-wife Sheila, and he was named godfather to her first son, Shaun. Filed a libel suit in 1985 against the National Enquirer after it wrote that she was "drinking vodka like it was water"; won a retraction and a settlement. He taught her everything about life, parties, drinking, and design. JACK CASSIDY'S UNFAITHFULNESS IN MARRIAGE. I also make coleslaw, which he likes. Featured performer at the 1988 Republican National Convention. 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. The actor was Jones's first love and the love of her life. He was anxious for my happiness and realized that my personal achievement was part of it. Shirley Jones' second husband, Marty Ingels, was an American actor and comedian who hailed from New York and was active in the media spotlight from 1958 to 2015. Shirley Jones, singing star of the films "Oklahoma" and "Carousel," and Jack Cassidy, leading man in one of her first stage shows, have disclosed they plan to be married on August 6 at Cambridge . 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