Why Shirley Jones Became Shirley Partridge
Original Airdates: May 10-13, 2024
TVC 647.4: From August 2013: Oscar winner and TV icon Shirley Jones tells Ed that playing Shirley Partridge on The Partridge Family appealed to her because it allowed her to play a single working mom while also allowing her to stay at home and raise her real-life sons. Other topics include how Dabney Coleman made Shirley feel at home when she joined the cast of The Slap Maxwell Story; how Shirley landed the role of Lulu Baines in Elmer Gantry as a result of a live TV appearance; and her favorite episode of The Partridge Family. Shirley Jones: A Memoir is available wherever books are sold.
AXS TV celebrated Shirley Jones and The Partridge Family this past Mother’s Day weekend with a special two-day mini-marathon featuring sixteen fan-favorite episodes of The Partridge Family, including “M is for the Many Things,” the famous episode in which Women’s Journal names Shirley Partridge as Mother of the Year.
