Suzanne Crough

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Suzanne Crough
Suzanne Crough, c. 1970
Born(1963-03-06)March 6, 1963
DiedApril 27, 2015(2015-04-27) (aged 52)
OccupationActress
Years active1970–1980
Spouse
William Condray
(m. 1985⁠–⁠2015)
Children2

Suzanne J. Crough[1] (March 6, 1963 – April 27, 2015) was an American child actress best known for her role as Tracy Partridge on The Partridge Family.[2]

Career[edit]

Crough (bottom right) at age 9. She is seen here with fellow cast members of The Partridge Family in 1972

On The Partridge Family, a musical sitcom TV show which ran from 1970 to 1974, Crough played Tracy Partridge, the youngest Partridge sibling, who played the tambourine.[3] After The Partridge Family, she made several TV movies and made guest appearances on television shows, including Mulligan's Stew.[3] Her last credited on-screen role was as Kate in the 1980 TV movie Children of Divorce.[3]

Post-acting life[edit]

Crough graduated from Los Angeles Pierce College and until 1993 owned and operated a bookstore. She married William Condray in July 1985; the couple had two daughters.[4]

On March 2, 2010, during a reunion interview with several co-stars from The Partridge Family on The Today Show, she stated she was a manager at an OfficeMax in Bullhead City, Arizona.[5]

Death[edit]

Crough died while sitting at her dining room table at her home in Laughlin, Nevada, on April 27, 2015, at the age of 52.[5][6] The cause of death was not immediately reported, but Las Vegas police issued a statement that it was due to a "medical episode" and was "not suspicious".[7] According to the coroner of Clark County, Nevada, Crough's cause of death was arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, a rare form of cardiomyopathy.[8]

Several of Crough's Partridge Family co-stars paid tribute to her, including Shirley Jones and Danny Bonaduce. Bonaduce lamented, "Everyone thought I'd be the first Partridge to go. Sadly it was little Tracy. Suzanne was a wonderful lady and a good mom. She will be missed."[9]

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1970–74 The Partridge Family Tracy Partridge 96 episodes
1973 Goober and the Ghost Chasers Tracy Partridge (voice) 8 episodes
1974–75 Partridge Family 2200 A.D. Tracy Partridge (voice) 16 episodes
1976 Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway Runaway TV film (uncredited role)
1977–78 Fred Flintstone and Friends Tracy Partridge (voice) Segment: The Partridge Family in Outer Space
1977 Mulligan's Stew Stevie Freedman 7 episodes
1977 Thanksgiving Reunion with The Partridge Family and My Three Sons Herself TV special
1978 The New Adventures of Wonder Woman Girl #2 Episode: "My Teenage Idol Is Missing"
1978 Teenage Father Teenager mother Short film
1980 Children of Divorce Kate TV film

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Suzanne Crough". TV.com. CBS Interactive.
  2. ^ "Rotten Tomatoes: Suzanne Crough". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  3. ^ a b c "Suzanne Crough". TVGuide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Suzanne Crough, child star on 'The Partridge Family,' dies at 52". Los Angeles Times. AP. April 28, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Kelly, Ray (April 28, 2015). "Suzanne Crough, played Tracy Partridge on 'The Partridge Family', dead at 52". MassLive.com. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  6. ^ Raftery, Liz. "Partridge Family Daughter Suzanne Crough Dies at 52". TVGuide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  7. ^ Moyer, Justin (April 29, 2015). "Suzanne Crough, Partridge Family's clutch tambourine player, is dead at 52". Washington Post. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  8. ^ Suzanne Crough died of rare heart ailment, coroner says, msn.com; accessed October 27, 2015.
  9. ^ "Danny Bonaduce on Suzanne Crough's death: 'Everyone thought I'd be the first Partridge to go'", thewrap.com; accessed October 27, 2015.

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