How did Jack Cassidy died?

Death. On December 11, 1976, Cassidy invited his ex-wife, Shirley Jones, to his home, an apartment in West Hollywood, California, for drinks, but she declined. In the early morning of December 12, 1976, Cassidy lit a cigarette and fell asleep on his Naugahyde couch. Asleep, he dropped the cigarette, igniting the couch.

What happened to Shirley Jones and Jack Cassidy?

On August 5, 1956, Jones married actor and singer Jack Cassidy. They had three sons, Shaun, Patrick, and Ryan. David Cassidy was Jack’s son from his first marriage to actress Evelyn Ward, and became her stepson. Jones divorced Cassidy in 1975.

What were Cassidy last words?

— — David Cassidy passed away Tuesday at the age of 67, surrounded by his loved ones. And now his daughter is revealing the “Partridge Family” star’s final words. “My father’s last words were ‘so much wasted time,'” Katie Cassidy revealed on Twitter Friday.

Who did Jack Cassidy sleep with?

On their wedding night, Cassidy tried on Jones’ sheer black lace negligee and heels. 2 That same husband also experimented with Cole Porter. Though he said he wasn’t gay, Cassidy confessed to Jones that he’d slept with Cole Porter in exchange for a job.

Why was Cassidy unhappy?

His very public decline into multiple divorces, estranged family, bankruptcy, alcohol abuse and dementia was awful to see. He was so bitter about what happened during the Partridge years, and so determined not to end up like his mother who suffered for a long time with dementia before she died.

Why did Cassidy cut daughter out of will?

He didn’t want his only biological daughter, Katie, to get anything after his death. The singer, who died in Fort Lauderdale last month of organ failure, had reportedly recently reconciled with the actress, but didn’t change the will.