By Annabella Ramirez
FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS
Susan Hallock Dey (born December 10, 1952) is an American retired actress, known for her television roles as Laurie Partridge on the sitcom The Partridge Family from 1970 to 1974, and as Grace Van Owen on the drama series L.A. Law from 1986 to 1992. A three-time Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Award nominee, she won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Series for L.A. Law in 1988.
Dey was mentioned in Shirley Jones‘s memoir as the only cast member who “consistently refused” to take part in Partridge Family reunions.
In 1972, Dey was credited as the author of a book titled Susan Dey’s Secrets on Boys, Beauty and Popularity.
During the production of The Partridge Family, Dey had romantic feelings for co-star David Cassidy. They eventually pursued a relationship when the show ended, but Cassidy broke it off as he did not share her feelings. In 1994, Cassidy disclosed details of his relationship with Dey in his autobiography C’mon, Get Happy … Fear and Loathing on the Partridge Family Bus; he presumed this led to her severing contact with him.
Dey was married to Leonard “Lenny” Hirshan from 1976 to 1981. They have one daughter. Dey has been married to television producer Bernard Sofronski since 1988.
She serves as a board member of the Rape Treatment Center at UCLA Medical Center, and co-narrated a documentary on campus rape with former L.A. Law co-star Corbin Bernsen. She suffered from anorexia during the run of The Partridge Family.
TODAY’S ALMANAC
Question of the Day
What can you tell me about Halcyon Days?
Halcyon Days, which have come to mean any time of happiness and contentment, are actually the 14 days around the winter solstice. The halcyon, or kingfisher, builds its floating nest at that time, during which the gods had promised calm seas for the nesting and hatching time. Learn more about the Halcyon Days here.
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Born
- Melvil Dewey (librarian) –
- Susan Dey (actress) –
- Michael Clarke Duncan (actor) –
- Kenneth Branagh (actor) –
- Raven-Symoné (actress & singer) –
Died
- Alfred Nobel (chemist, engineer, and the inventor of dynamite. In his last will, he used his enormous fortune to institute the Nobel Prizes.) –
- Otis Redding (singer) –
- Ed Wood (filmmaker) –
- Armand Hammer (industrialist) –
- Alice Tully (philanthropist) –
- Richard Pryor (comedian & actor) –
Events
- Mississippi was admitted as the 20th state –
- The Nobel Prizes were awarded for the first time –
- President Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize –
- Duke Ellington recorded “Mood Indigo” –
- Ralph Bunche became the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize –
- William Faulkner accepted his Nobel Prize in literature which was awarded to him in 1949 –
- Colonel John P. Stapp attained 632 mph on rocket sled –
Weather
- Bend, Oregon, had 28 inches of snow within 24 hours –
- The temperature reached 70 degrees F in New York City –
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