Did you know that Jack Cassidy was incredibly abusive towards both wife Shirley Jones and first son David Cassidy during the filming of The Partridge Family, or did you think that their real-life relationships matched what was portrayed in the media? Shirley Jones and David Cassidy played a mother and son on The Partridge Family, and Shirley was David’s stepmother in real life. David’s father was Jack Cassidy, who was Shirley’s first husband. Prior to Shirley, Jack had been married to a woman by the name of Evelyn Ward, who was David Cassidy’s birth mother.
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Jack Cassidy was abused growing up by his father, who was an alcoholic that cheated on his mother. Similarly, Jack abused David Cassidy and cheated on David's mother. This soon became too much for Evelyn to deal with, and she divorced Jack in 1956. That same year, Jack married Shirley, whom he had fallen in love with while the two were performing together in a European touring production of Oklahoma! Jack would continue abusing David Cassidy while being married to Shirley Jones.
Shirley Jones and David Cassidy ended up starring together on the beloved 1970s series The Partridge Family, and David became the show’s breakout star. Jack became jealous of how much attention his son was getting and started to abuse him even more. Meanwhile, he cheated on Shirley Jones even more than he had cheated on Evelyn Ward. Unlike Evelyn, Shirley put up with the abuse because she was madly in love. Illicit substances fueled David's abuse of his family, and he passed these tendencies onto his first son. Join Facts Verse as we explore the tragic secrets of father-son duo Jack and David Cassidy.
Tragic Secrets of Father-Son Duo Jack & David Cassidy
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