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June 20, 2021 Napa Valley Register Napa Valley, California
Shirley Jones, "The Partridge Family" (Amazon, Crackle): Jones was nine years removed from receiving her supporting actress statuette for "Elmer Gantry" when she took on the role of Shirley Partridge, the mother of the eponymous musical clan, in this 1970-74 ABC sitcom that was loosely based on the real-life '70s group the Cowsills. It was also one of the long list of TV roles she'd take on over the next 40-plus years.
