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- Born at St. Judes Hospital at 8:45 am, in Fullerton, California, Suzanne Crough is the youngest of eight children. Her sibling's names are Lynda, Trudy, Kathleen, Loyleen, Gail, Timothy, and Patrick. She appeared in several commercials before she was cast as Tracy Partridge. After "The Partridge Family", Suzanne played Stevie Friedman on the short-lived drama "Mulligan's Stew" on NBC in 1977. She also appeared in "Teenage Father" (a short film that won an Academy Award), several television movies, television pilots, commercials, and a stage production of "The Bad Seed".
Suzanne Jesse Crough was born in Fullerton, California on March 6, 1963. Her parents are Joseph Wilfred Crough and Anne O'Malley Crough. She is of Scottish and Canadian descent. Her two brothers are also actors. Suzanne began her acting career at the age of 5 1/2. Her oldest brother was in "The Andy Griffith Show" as one of Opie's friends. That is kind of what convinced her mother into letting Suzanne try acting, too. The producer would lock her in the fake jail cell to take a nap. He told Suzanne's mother to get her in acting. He thought Suzanne was funny, and she was not shy. Suzanne wanted to try acting. Her mother thought she was too young at first. Her brothers were eight years older than she was. Her mom finally gave in to the pressure from Suzanne consistently asking. Suzanne's early roles include commercials for Kraft and a Mattel Kiddles commercial (which was the first thing she ever auditioned for). She landed the role of Tracy Partridge on The Partridge Family after three callbacks and four interviews total. While on The Partridge Family, Suzanne did about 30 commercials during that time. She also auditioned for the western movie "Shoot Out" with Gregory Peck and got the role, but sadly "The Partridge Family" producers wouldn't let her do it, so the role went to Dawn Lyn.
While on set, Suzanne attended school with Danny Bonaduce and Brian Forster. While filming The Partridge Family, she was able to work a total of eight hours, with three of them in school. When she wasn't needed during the season, Suzanne went to school on the set. When The Partridge Family was on break, she went to public school. She recalls trying to be normal but couldn't. The kids would follow her all over the playground. Some were nice, and some were mean. She took her friends to the set a couple of times, but they weren't used as extras in the show. Her friends from school thought it was cool she was on TV. They wanted to go with her to the set and they couldn't understand why she wasn't in love with David. She said he was more like a brother than anything else.
Suzanne also had a friendship with Brian Forster while filming. She remembered the day Jeremy Gelbwacks left the show and was replaced by Brian Forster. She showed up for work and was told "Suzanne, this is Brian. He is playing Chris." Onset, Suzanne and Brian came up with this idea for a 'junior marriage' as a joke. There was an ice cream truck on set that they would have, and they would ride their bikes around together. She also had a passion for horses growing up. Suzanne got her first horse when she was about 9 or 10. She took riding lessons during her days on "The Partridge Family" and showed horses and had them up till the age of 18.
After 'The Partridge Family', she made several TV movies and made many guest appearances on television shows like 'Goober and the Ghost Chasers', 'The Partridge Family 2200 A.D.', 'Mulligan's Stew', 'Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway', 'Fred Flintstone and Friends', 'The New Adventures Of Wonder Woman' and 1980's 'Children of Divorce' which would be her last on-screen role. After her acting career, she graduated from Pierce College and would go on to own and operate a bookstore in southern California. She still owned both tambourines that Tracy played and many of The Partridge Family albums used in the show.
Sadly, on April 27, 2015, Suzanne passed away at her home in Laughlin, Nevada. She was survived by her husband William Condray, and two daughters, Samantha and Alexandra. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Suzanne and her husband were going to celebrate their 30th anniversary in July 2015. Crough's cause of death was arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, a rare form of cardiomyopathy. To many, she is forever known as the adorable, freckled-faced Partridge. - Cinematographer
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- Actor
Andrew Lesnie was an Australian cinematographer who frequently worked with Peter Jackson. He did the photography for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies. He also did the photography for Babe, King Kong, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, I Am Legend and The Lovely Bones. He passed away in April 2015 due to a heart attack.- Gene Fullmer was born on 21 July 1931 in West Jordan, Utah, USA. He was an actor, known for The Devil's Brigade (1968), Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (1944) and Wednesday Night Fights (1955). He was married to Karen Davey, Dolores Holt and Karen Fullmer. He died on 27 April 2015 in Taylorsville, Utah, USA.
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An amateur and professional wrestling legend, Verne Gagne's career covers the entire period of wrestling from the "real" to "fake" to "entertainment" eras. Gagne won two NCAA wrestling championships while at the University of Minnesota, and was a member of the 1948 Olympic Wrestling team for the United States. He soon turned pro and became champion of the new American Wrestling Association (AWA). He was a nine-time heavyweight champion in the AWA, winning his first title in 1960, and retiring as champion in 1981. In between he also was a four-time AWA Tag-Team champion with various partners. One of the most beloved "scientific" i.e. "good guy" wrestlers in the AWA, Gagne had some legendary feuds with some of the greats in the sport including The Crusher, Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon (both of whom he later teamed with to win the tag-team belts), "Wicked" Nick Bockwinkel, Gene Kiniski, Mr. M, and Doctor X. Gagne was never flamboyent, but he didn't really need to be as he let his wrestling do the talking. After his career, he took over the promotion of the AWA, staying in that capacity until the league folded in 1990.- Nicholas Kallsen was an actor, known for Say Anything (1989), The Seventh Coin (1993) and Glory Days (1990). He died on 27 April 2015 in Thailand.
- Hideo Inamura was born on 26 July 1926 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Varan the Unbelievable (1962), I Spy (1965) and The Wild Wild West (1965). He was married to Takako (Taxie). He died on 27 April 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Daya Alwis was born in 1944 in Payagala, Ceylon. He was an actor, known for Jullietge Bhoomikawa (1998), Water (2005) and Nil Diya Yahana (2008). He died on 27 April 2015 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Marty Napoleon was born on 2 June 1921 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Glenn Miller Story (1954), Follow That Music (1947) and BBC Show of the Week (1965). He was married to Marie (Bebe) Giordano. He died on 27 April 2015 in Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Harvey Miller was born on 1 March 1933 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Ruth. He died on 27 April 2015 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Simião Martiniano was born on 6 February 1932 in União dos Palmares, Alagoas, Brazil. He was a director and actor, known for A Moça e o Rapaz Valente (1999), O Herói Trancado (1989) and Conceição (2000). He died on 27 April 2015 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.- Additional Crew
Guy Leblanc is known for Le ruffian (1983). He was married to Shirley. He died on 27 April 2015 in Canada.- Actor
Henryk Kurek was born on 10 April 1932. He was an actor. He died on 27 April 2015.- Abraham Rotstein was born on 10 April 1929 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was married to Diane Louise Whitman. He died on 27 April 2015 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Randy Bennett was born in 1964 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He was married to Lesley. He died on 27 April 2015 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
- Actress
- Writer
Oya Sensev was born on 1 January 1930 in Samsun, Turkey. She was an actress and writer, known for Sönen gözler (1955), Günahsizlar (1944) and Tuzak (1948). She died on 27 April 2015 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Additional Crew
Vivienne Newport is known for Macbeth (2002), Le Sacre du printemps (1978) and An A to Z of Wagner (1995). She died on 27 April 2015 in Berlin, Germany.- Morris Freedman was born on 6 October 1920 in New York City, New York, USA. Morris was a writer, known for Meet Millie (1952), The People's Choice (1955) and The Ray Milland Show (1953). Morris was married to Roxanne Charleston and Charlotte Kopelman. Morris died on 27 April 2015 in Takoma Park, Maryland, USA.