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- She Passed Away at 89 from Alzheimer’S-Related Dementia
- She Started Her Career as A Roxyette in The Early 1940s
- She Was Married Three Times
- She Was A Broadway Actress
- David Cassidy Has Spoken Out About His Mother’s Illness in Past Interviews
Ward was 89 when she passed away from Alzheimers-related dementia. After her death, David became a spokesperson for the Alzheimer’s Association of America and helped raise awareness for Alzheimer’s and Alzheimer’s-related dementia. In an interview with Rockcellar Magazine, David spoke about his mother’s battle with the illness. “When you’re affecte...
Ward started off as just a teenager, dancing with The Roxyettes– today, the group is better known as The Rockettes. The “Roxyettes” were founded in St. Louis in 1925 and brought to NYC by Samuel Roxy Rothafel. They were renamed the Rockettes after opening at Radio City Music Hall.
Ward was married three times. Her first husband, actor Jack Cassidy, is David Cassidy’s father. Evelyn and Jack Cassidy married on June 28, 1948. They met while working on the Broadway musical “The Firebrand of Florence”. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1956, and Cassidy went on to marry actress Shirley Jones. Her second husband, Elliot Silverst...
Ward’s Broadway debut came in “Early to Bed”. Her other Broadway credits include “The Firebrand of Florence” (1945), “Spring in Brazil” with Milton Berle (1945), “Billion Dollar Baby” (1946), “Heaven on Earth (1948) and “Along Fifth Avenue” with Jackie Gleason (1949). In the world of regional theater, Ward appeared in “Show Boat,” “Where’s Charley?...
David has spoken about his mother in a number of interviews. In an interview just months before his mother’s passing, he told the Daily Mail, “As people are now living well into their 80s, the cases of dementia and Alzheimer’s are on the increase. My mother has been in 24-hour nursing care for seven years now, and I’m lucky to be able to afford it,...
Jan 3, 2013 · Actress Evelyn Ward, who appeared on Broadway as well as on TV and film frequently from the 1940s-1960s, died December 23 of Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 89.
Mar 19, 2014 · The woman in the photo was 23-year-old Evelyn McHale. Not much is known of her life, or of her final hours, although countless people have put enormous effort into uncovering as much...
Dec 23, 2012 · Former Broadway actress Evelyn Ward, first wife of Jack Cassidy and mother of David Cassidy, passed away on December 23, 2012, from Alzheimer's. She was 89. David Cassidy's The Rat Pack is Back...
Jan 17, 2013 · Evelyn Ward, an actress and singer with credits on Broadway, in nightclubs and on television and the mother of David Cassidy, died Dec. 23 in Los Angeles. She was 89 and suffered from Alzheimer...
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Dec 23, 2012 · Evelyn Ward was born on May 21, 1923 in West Orange, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for Mike Hammer (1958), The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) and Vacation Playhouse (1963). She was married to Al Williams, Elliot Silverstein and Jack Cassidy.
