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7 unusual facts about Shirley Jones


Calder v. Jones

The plaintiff, actress Shirley Jones (represented by Paul Ablon), sued the defendants, the National Enquirer, its distributor, the writer of the article, and Calder, the editor-in-chief of the magazine, over an October 9, 1979 article in which the Enquirer alleged that Jones was an alcoholic.

Harry Watters

He has performed across the United States with many jazz artists including Al Hirt, Pete Fountain, Shirley Jones, and many others.

Lynn Carlin

Carlin appeared in several other TV movies, providing a strong supporting turn in Silent Night, Lonely Night, starring Shirley Jones and Lloyd Bridges.

Marty Ingels

Ingels has been married since 1977 to the actress and singer Shirley Jones.

Phat Cat Swinger

With their rise in popularity Phat Cat Swinger has toured the country, crossed over to Europe in 2010, and performed shows alongside Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Royal Crown Revue and even alongside Shirley Jones.

Suzanne Crough

On March 2, 2010, during a reunion interview with her co-stars from The Partridge Family (excluding former actress Susan Dey and former actor Jeremy Gelbwaks as well as actress Shirley Jones) on NBC's The Today Show, she stated that she is a manager at an Office Max in Bullhead City, AZ.

The Partridge Family discography

David Cassidy supplied lead vocals and Shirley Jones performed as a background vocalist along with session musicians.


Partridge Family 2200 A.D.

(During a February 2, 2008 New York radio interview with Mark Simone on WABC's Saturday Night Oldies show, Shirley Jones, who played mother Shirley Partridge on the live-action series, apparently was never even told of the show's existence and had no recollection of any animated version of the series ever being produced.)

Raising Genius

Raising Genius (2004) is a comedy starring Justin Long, Wendie Malick, Ed Begley, Jr., Stephen Root, Danica McKellar, Mark DeCarlo, Tippi Hedren, Shirley Jones, Clint Howard, and Sam Huntington about the mother of a teenage genius who locks himself in the bathroom for three months to work out his formulas.


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