Editing Suzanne Crough

{{short description|American actress (1963–2015)}}
{{Infobox person
|name= Suzanne Crough 
|image= The Partridge Family Suzanne Crough 1970.jpg
|caption= Crough, c. 1970
|birthname= 
|birth_date= {{birth date|1963|3|6}}
|birth_place= [[Fullerton, California]], U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|2015|4|27|1963|3|06}}
|death_place = [[Laughlin, Nevada]], U.S.
|yearsactive= 1970–1980
|spouse= {{marriage|William Condray|1985|2015}}
|children = 2
|occupation= Actress}}

'''Suzanne J. Crough'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/suzanne-crough/person/6612/summary.html|title=Suzanne Crough|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=TV.com}}</ref> (March 6, 1963 – April 27, 2015) was an American [[child actor|child actress]] best known for her role as Tracy Partridge on ''[[The Partridge Family]]''.<ref name="rottentomatoes">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/suzanne_crough|title=Rotten Tomatoes: Suzanne Crough|accessdate=2010-01-30|work=rottentomatoes.com}}</ref>

==Career==
[[File:Partridge Family first cast 1970.JPG|thumb|left|''The Partridge Family'', season 1. L-R: [[Shirley Jones]], Jeremy Gelbwaks, Suzanne Crough, [[Susan Dey]], [[Danny Bonaduce]] and [[David Cassidy]].]][[File:The Partridge Family Cast 1972.jpg|150px|left|thumb|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]].<ref name=TVGuide>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/suzanne-crough/credits/190988/|title=Suzanne Crough|website=TVGuide.com|publisher=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=24 January 2020}}</ref> 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 during the 1970's, including ''[[Mulligan's Stew]]''.<ref name=TVGuide /> Her last credited on-screen role was as Kate in the 1980 TV movie ''Children of Divorce''.<ref name=TVGuide />

==Post-acting life==
Crough graduated from [[Los Angeles Pierce College]] and until 1993 owned and operated a [[Bookselling|bookstore]]. She married William Condray in July 1985; the couple had two daughters.<ref name=APLaTimesObit>{{cite news|title=Suzanne Crough, child star on 'The Partridge Family,' dies at 52|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-suzanne-crough-partridge-family-dies-20150428-story.html|accessdate=April 29, 2015|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|agency=[[Associated Press|AP]]|date=April 28, 2015}}</ref>

On March 2, 2010, during a reunion interview with several co-stars from ''The Partridge Family'' on ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|The Today Show]]'', she stated she was a manager at an [[OfficeMax]] in [[Bullhead City, Arizona]].<ref name=MassLiveObit>{{cite news|last1=Kelly|first1=Ray|title=Suzanne Crough, played Tracy Partridge on 'The Partridge Family', dead at 52|url=http://www.masslive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/04/suzanne_crough_played_tracy_pa.html|accessdate=April 29, 2015|work=[[MassLive.com]]|date=April 28, 2015}}</ref>

==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.<ref name=MassLiveObit/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/suzanne-crough-dies-partridge-family/|title=Partridge Family Daughter Suzanne Crough Dies at 52|author=Raftery, Liz|website=TVGuide.com|publisher=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=28 April 2015}}</ref> 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".<ref name=WPObit>{{cite news|last1=Moyer|first1=Justin|title=Suzanne Crough, Partridge Family's clutch tambourine player, is dead at 52|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/04/29/suzanne-crough-partridge-familys-clutch-tambourine-player-is-dead-at-52|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|accessdate=April 30, 2015|date=April 29, 2015}}</ref> According to the coroner of Clark County, Nevada, Crough's cause of death was [[arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia]], a rare form of [[cardiomyopathy]].<ref>[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], msn.com; accessed October 27, 2015.</ref>

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."<ref>[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'"], thewrap.com; accessed October 27, 2015.</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | 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 || ''[[The Partridge Family#Reunion special|Thanksgiving Reunion with The Partridge Family and My Three Sons]]'' || Herself || TV special
|-
| 1978 || ''[[Wonder Woman (TV series)|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==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0189476|name=Suzanne Crough}}
* {{find a Grave|145718315}}
* {{cite web |url= http://www.cmongethappy.com/interviews/sc/index.html |title= An Interview with Suzanne Crough |date= March 2000 |publisher= C'mon Get Happy |work= Fan site }}

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[[Category:Deaths from cardiomyopathy]]
[[Category:Los Angeles Pierce College alumni]]
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