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SUZANNE CROUGH HAS DIED AT 52

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Suzanne J. Crough (March 6, 1963 – April 27, 2015)

Accoprding to TMZ, Suzanne Crough, who played Tracy on the sitcom
"The Partridge Family," died on Monday. 

Crough played the youngest Partridge daughter from 1970 to 1974. A
family member said she died suddenly in her Nevada home.

After her role on "The Partridge Family," Crough appeared in several
TV shows including "Mulligan’s Stew." Her last on-screen role was in
the 1980 film "Children of Divorce."

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JAYNE MEADOWS HAS PASSED AT 95

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Jayne Meadows (Jane Meadows Cotter; September 27, 1919 – April 26, 2015)

Jayne Meadows Allen, award winning stage and screen actress, died peacefully of natural causes in her Encino, Calif. home Sunday night at age 95.

Jayne — who was born in Wuchang, China to missionary parents — enjoyed more
than six decades in the entertainment industry, from Broadway roles like "The
Gazebo" in 1958 to her Emmy-nominated role on CBS’ "High Society" in 1995.

Jayne was also a regular panelist on the CBS hit program, "I’ve Got a Secret” and
During her run on the show, she was the highest rated actress on CBS, second
only to Lucille Ball.

Jayne’s husband of 46 years, Steve Allen — the first host of "The Tonight Show" — passed away in 2000.

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Jane Meadows with husband Steve Allen circa 1980s

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RECAPPING PAST NEWS EVENTS

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RECORD RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1957

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Ricky Nelson (Eric Hilliard Nelson) (May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985)

The song "A Teenager’s Romance" written by David Gillam reached #2 on
the Billboard Top 100 in 1957. It was ranked #25 on Billboard magazine’s
Top Hot 100 songs of 1957. The records A-side, "I’m Walkin’", reached
#4 on the Billboard chart and #10 on the
R&B chart.

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NEWS SPECIAL AIRED ON THIS DAY IN 1967

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"Inside Pop – The Rock Revolution” was a CBS News special hosted by Leonard Bernstein. It was one of the first examples of pop music being examined as a
‘serious’ art form. The show featured many scenes shot in Los Angeles in late
1966, including interviews with Frank Zappa and Graham Nash, as well as a now legendary Brian Wilson solo performance of "Surf’s Up."

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