--- description: It was not immediately clear what caused her death. title: Suzanne Crough, Youngest 'Partridge Family' Star, Dies at 52 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt37ce9cb95ed89aae/6987ed643c1639b796455c08/suzanne-crough1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Suzanne Crough, Youngest _Partridge Family_ Star, Dies at 52 by [NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 29, 2015 12:50 AM CUT  Suzanne Crough in 1970. Suzanne Crough in 1970.ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images by [NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 29, 2015 12:50 AM CUT Suzanne Crough, who starred as the youngest member of the “Partridge Family,” died Monday in her Nevada home, according to reports. Crough, 52, died suddenly, a family member [told TMZ.com](http://www.tmz.com/2015/04/28/suzanne-crough-dead-tracy-partridge-family-daughter-dies/#ixzz3YcbtA7L3 "undefined"). It was not immediately clear what caused her death, which was not independently confirmed by NBC News. Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg said an autopsy was scheduled for Wednesday, the Associated Press reported. Crough portrayed Tracy Partridge, the tambourine-playing redhead, during the classic sitcom’s 1970 to 1974 run. She had several guest-star appearances on shows after the show’s end. [Read the rest of the story from our partners at NBC News](http://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/suzanne-crough-youngest-partridge-family-star-dies-n349811 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3839568/suzanne-crough-partridge-family-star-dies/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3839568/suzanne-crough-partridge-family-star-dies/"},"headline":"Suzanne Crough, Youngest Partridge Family Star, Dies at 52","datePublished":"2015-04-29T00:50:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T06:46:05.151Z","description":"It was not immediately clear what caused her death","url":"https://time.com/3839568/suzanne-crough-partridge-family-star-dies/","keywords":["celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt37ce9cb95ed89aae/6987ed643c1639b796455c08/suzanne-crough1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"NBC News","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nbc-news/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt37ce9cb95ed89aae/6987ed643c1639b796455c08/suzanne-crough1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Suzanne Crough in 1970.","caption":"Suzanne Crough in 1970.","creditText":"ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3839568/suzanne-crough-partridge-family-star-dies/","name":"Suzanne Crough, Youngest Partridge Family Star, Dies at 52"}}]}] ```