Suzanne Crough Explained

Suzanne Crough
Birth Date:6 March 1963
Birth Place:Fullerton, California, U.S.
Death Place:Laughlin, Nevada, U.S.
Yearsactive:1970–1980
Children:2
Occupation:Actress

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

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] She also voiced Tracy in the 1974 Saturday morning cartoon Partridge Family 2200 A.D. After The Partridge Family, she made several TV movies and made guest appearances on television shows, including Mulligan's Stew. Her last credited on-screen role was as Kate in the 1980 TV movie Children of Divorce.

Post-acting life

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

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

YearTitleRoleNotes
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 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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Suzanne Crough. CBS Interactive. TV.com.
  2. Web site: Rotten Tomatoes: Suzanne Crough. 2010-01-30. rottentomatoes.com.
  3. Web site: Suzanne Crough. TVGuide.com. TV Guide. 24 January 2020.
  4. News: Suzanne Crough, child star on 'The Partridge Family,' dies at 52. April 29, 2015. Los Angeles Times. AP. April 28, 2015.
  5. News: Kelly. Ray. Suzanne Crough, played Tracy Partridge on 'The Partridge Family', dead at 52. April 29, 2015. MassLive.com. April 28, 2015.
  6. Web site: Partridge Family Daughter Suzanne Crough Dies at 52. Raftery, Liz. TVGuide.com. TV Guide. 28 April 2015.
  7. News: Moyer. Justin. Suzanne Crough, Partridge Family's clutch tambourine player, is dead at 52. Washington Post. April 30, 2015. April 29, 2015.
  8. https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/%e2%80%98partridge-family%e2%80%99-star-suzanne-crough-died-of-rare-heart-ailment-coroner-says/ar-BBlHdRZ?ocid=ASUDHP Suzanne Crough died of rare heart ailment, coroner says
  9. https://www.thewrap.com/partridge-family-star-danny-bonaduce-on-suzanne-croughs-death-everyone-thought-id-be-the-first-partridge-to-go "Danny Bonaduce on Suzanne Crough's death: 'Everyone thought I'd be the first Partridge to go'"