How did Jack Cassidy really die?

How did Jack Cassidy really die?

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.

Was Jack Cassidy married to Shirley Jones when he died?

Cassidy, 49 years old, was formerly married to Shirley Jones and was the father, from a previous marriage, of David Cassidy, the pop singer.

Did Shirley Jones and David Cassidy get along?

David was equally fond of Shirley, 86, who married his father, actor Jack Cassidy, and played his mother on The Partridge Family. “She taught me so much about how to deal with fame and success,” he said.

Who said so much wasted time on their deathbed?

Cassidy died in a Florida hospital on Tuesday and his daughter Katie has revealed that the last thing he said was: “So much wasted time.” It was a sad but painfully honest assessment of a career that dazzled at first and later burnt out.

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.

How did Cassidy end up in the hospital?

But all is not well with Cassidy: Later in the episode, she goes for a drive and crashes into a pole. Kevin and Uncle Nicky rush to the hospital; thankfully, Cassidy is fine, but Kevin hangs back and waits for her to wake up.