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Jack Cassidy
Actor + Director
Male
Born
Mar 5, 1927
Died
Dec 12, 1976
John Joseph Edward “Jack” Cassidy was an American actor of stage, film, and television. His frequent professional persona was that of an urbane, super-confident egotist with a dramatic flair, much in the manner of Broadway actor Frank Fay. Cassidy perfected… Read More
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Jack Cassidy
d.1976
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Cincinnati Bell Congratulates Taft On Second Consecutive "Excellent" Rating ... Market Watch (Press Release)Google News - Aug 26, 2011
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Champs 'N' Charity Classic: No Looking Back For Hopson's/J&P Auto Delaware County Daily TimesGoogle News - Aug 21, 2011
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Stormy Start To Daily Times/Exelon Charity Tournament Delaware County Daily TimesGoogle News - Aug 20, 2011
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Patrick Cassidy Makes Work Into A Family Affair San Francisco ExaminerGoogle News - Aug 19, 2011
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1927
Birth
Born on March 5, 1927.
TWENTIES
1956
29 Years Old
Cassidy was married twice. His first wife was actress Evelyn Ward. Together they had a son, David Cassidy. After divorcing in 1956, Jack married actress Shirley Jones. David and Shirley later starred together in the sitcom The Partridge Family. Jack and Shirley had three sons, Shaun, Patrick, and Ryan, and divorced in 1974.
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FORTIES
1967
40 Years Old
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Although Cassidy had played a similar buffoonish character in the 1967-68 sitcom He & She, he turned down the role, feeling that it was not right for him; and the part went to Ted Knight.
1971
44 Years Old
Cassidy later appeared as a guest star in a 1971 episode as Ted's highly competitive and equally egotistical brother, Hal.
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In 1974, his neighbors were shocked to see him watering his front lawn naked in the middle of the afternoon.
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1976
49 Years Old
In 1976, Cassidy was living alone in an apartment in West Hollywood, California.
FIFTIES
1976
50 Years Old
In the early morning hours of December 12, 1976, he lit a cigarette and fell asleep or passed out on a couch, which then caught fire, and the flames spread throughout the apartment.
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