Susan Dey: Ex-Partridge

Here's a newspaper clipping from the summer of 1992 in which former Partridge Family co-stars Susan Dey and Danny Bonaduce weigh in on the possibility of a reunion. The simple answer: she says no and he says yes!

The next newspaper clipping comes from the summer of 1994 and features Susan Dey and another Partridge Family co-star, David Cassidy. David Cassidy had put out his autobiography and apparently Susan Dey didn't much care for some of things he said about her in the book. When asked how this would affect their relationship, Susan Dey responded "there is no relationship".

A little bit of press for Susan Dey in 1977

1977 was a big year for Susan Dey. She headlined her first feature film that year (First Love), starred in popular TV movie (Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night) and also returned to series television with her situation comedy Loves Me, Loves Me Not. So it's only fitting that Susan Dey get some press coverage that year...and here are two examples (you'll have to click the images to see them big enough to read them):

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Susan Dey stars in "Gift of Life"

The Gift of Life, Susan Dey's 1982 TV movie about surrogate motherhood, has already been the subject of two minor posts...here and here. Well, here is another minor post about the made-for-television project. This time it's a pair of newspaper clippings and after reading these, you should know a great deal more about the The Gift of Life!

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Susan Dey stages comeback in 1980

Here's a nice newspaper article about Susan Dey from 1980. As you may know, Susan Dey did not work between late 1978, following the making of Little Women and early 1980, when she co-starred with John Ritter in the TV movie The Comeback Kid. She did not work during this period because she was busy becoming a mother. That is the primary focus of this article, the combination of motherhood and an acting career.


This clipping is presented in it's original form, maintaining the same shape it had when it originally appeared in the Montreal Gazette. There are two images below and both can be clicked on if you want to see either piece full size.

Love & War era newspaper clippings

Here's a handful of press clipping from Susan Dey's time on the sitcom Love & War. This comedy series was supposed to keep Susan Dey in a regular television role following her departure from L.A. Law, but she left after just one season after having disagreements with creator/producer Diane English. Afterwards, Susan Dey focused her attention on TV movies, a format with which she had had much success with in the past.

Various Susan Dey newspaper articles from 1977

Here's a trio of newspaper clippings about Susan Dey, all published in 1977. She received a lot of publicity because she starred in her first feature film (First Love) that year.

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Grace Van Owen era newspaper clippings

Here's a handful of newspaper clippings from Susan Dey's time on L.A. Law. where she portrayed the legendary attorney Grace Van Owen.

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Susan Dey likes older men!

As some of you may have heard, Susan Dey has been married twice, both times to men older than her. Some have wondered what attracts her to men that are of a more advanced age. Well, in this newspaper clipping Susan Dey briefly explains her motives.

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Susan Dey newspaper articles (1984)

Here some press pieces from early 1984 about Susan Dey and her part on the television series Emerald Point N.A.S. Yes, these three articles all feature exactly the same content. However, each one has a different title and photo and I didn't seem the harm in putting up all three. Click on the second two to see them full size.

Ocala Star-Banner (January 25, 1984)

Middleboro Daily News (February 4, 1984)

The Rock Hill Herald (February 11, 1984)

Susan Dey newspaper clippings (1970-72)

Here are some newspaper clippings concerning Susan Dey's first three years on television. Due the success and popularity of The Partridge Family, Susan Dey received her fair share of press. Initially, articles about her focused on the fact that she had no acting experience, yet was pulled out of nowhere to star in a big TV show. As time went on, articles about Susan Dey generally regarded her as a star with a long career ahead of her.

1970:

Oxnard Press-Courier

August 27, 1970

1971:

Montreal Gazette (February 13, 1971)

The Deseret News (September 22, 1971)

Beaver County Times (October 19, 1971)

1972:

The Bryan Times (February 23, 1972)

Pittsburgh Press (March 5, 1972)