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Jack Cassidy
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Actor Born: March 5, 1927 in Richmond Hill, Queens, NY Death: December 12, 1976 in West Hollywood, CA Biography:Handsome, blond, and suave entertainer "Jack Cassidy" was the star of many Broadway musicals during the '50s and '60s. He also played supporting roles in films and on television. He first appeared as a dancer on the Great White Way at age 15 in "Something for the Boys". In television, he guest starred on many shows and was a co-star on the short-lived sitcom "He & She" in 1967. In film he is best remembered for his portrayal of "John Barrymore" in "W.C. Fields and Me" (1976). Sadly, it was his final film role -- that year he was burned to death when his Los Angeles apartment caught fire. He had apparently fallen asleep while smoking a cigarette in bed. At the time, he was married to actress "Shirley Jones". "Cassidy" is the father (by first marriage to actress "Evelyn Ward") of singer/actor "David Cassidy" -- who became a teen idol appearing on the sitcom The Partridge Family in the '70s and went on to... Full Biography
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