Jones fatally overdosed on a combination of drugs including cocaine, angel dust, Seconal, and Quaaludes at the age of 18. Life is wonderful, but life is difficult. Brian Keith had the same deal with Don Fedderson that Fred MacMurray had on My Three Sons, he explains, which is the show would not be named after them so they wouldnt have to be the center of every episode. But most of all it meant she could finally get rid of that stupid Mrs. Beasley doll that the producers insisted she continue to play with even though was now thirteen years old. Many of them walk away with almost no education or any idea of how to make a bed or fry an egg, do a spreadsheet on a computer or type or anything having to do with real life. "The night Anissa died was wierd. Many think that Jones' troubles started when she was very young and only escalated as she got older. Visit the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website or contact SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357). Described Edmund to The Valley Times in 1966, Its three Midwestern kids in wonderland. "Family Affair" premiered on CBS in September 1966 and tells the story of Bill Davis (Brian Keith), who has to raise his dead brother's children 15-year-old Cissy (Kathy Garver), and 5-year-old twins Buffy (Anissa Jones) and Jody (Johnny Whitaker). I had 50 baby frogs and four other pets two kittens and their mother and a parakeet, she explained. The Heartbreaking Story Of Family Affair Star Anissa Jones And Her Untimely Death. Her father, John Paul Jones, was, at the time of her birth, an engineering graduate and faculty board member at Purdue University. Shortly after she and her family relocated to California, her parents divorced. During the circumstances and how many drugs she took, and she was little that was just too much for her little body to handle.. 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You have stars like Corey Haim, Drew Barrymore, Amanda Bynes, Macaulay Culkin so many kids went through their own private hell after being tossed aside by the same industry that made them who they were.Many of these young stars not only had their innocence robbed from them but they also were robbed of appropriate compensation for their hard work and sacrifices.Anissa fell into the same trap that claimed the lives of so many other child actors. And anyone who knows anything about drugs, would have been watching her behavior and would have known. Her father was an aerospace engineer and former professor. But that didnt really happen. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Advertisement Born on March 11, 1958, to parents John Jones and Mary Tweel in West Lafayette, Indiana, the family moved to Playa del Rey, California when Anissa was still very young. Her father, who was an engineer, got a job at the University of Southern California and at the Hughes Aircraft Company, so the family relocated to The Golden State. In four or five months.. Anissa Jones' drug use intensified when she gained access to her wealth. New York Fan. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. But if you wanted to talk about poetry, Steinbecks Of Mice and Men (Anissa named her dog Lynny after Lenny) or just about anything else and she was a great listener then you had a chance of making a new friend. Anissa clearly had fun with her generosity. Her father, who was an engineer, got a job at the University of Southern California and at the Hughes Aircraft Company, so the family relocated to The Golden State. Life is advocating for oneself. Mary Anissa Jones /nis/[a] (March 11, 1958 August 28, 1976) was an American child actress known for her role as Buffy Davis on the CBS sitcom Family Affair, which ran from 1966 to 1971. Life is making decisions and making changes when its necessary. Anissa was declared dead from what the coroner would reportedly call one of the most massive overdoses hed ever seen. On August 28, 1976, while at a friends house party, Anissa took a cocktail of barbiturates, phencyclidine, cocaine, and methaqualone. Anissa, Geoffrey adds, was not taught how to be anything more than Buffy. She moved to Austin, Texas at a young age, where she attended Austin Public Schools.She married Ronald. Try again later. Sebastian Cabot died of a stroke in 1977, and Brian Keith died by suicide in 1997. Her body would be taken to McCormick Funeral Home in Inglewood and then to the Pacific Crest crematory in Redondo Beach for cremation. Her official cause of death was listed as "barbiturate, phencyclidine, cocaine and methaqualone poisoning," per Autopsy Files. She graduated from Oberlin College, where she earned a double degree in American History and French. But upon her release, Anissa again began hanging out at the beach, drinking and using drugs. Anissa would play Buffy for the shows entire run. Her life was not only short-lived but it was also full of tragedy, heartbreak, and controversy.Like this content? Anissa was born in Lafayette on March 11, 1958. She was only 18 years old. And she bought drugs, lots of drugs. She was a darling little girl and a lovely teenager, and I dont think she would have taken her own life, Garver said. [8] According to a Torrance Police Department report, Moshos was writing over 100 prescriptions per day. One can see from some of her later performances that she was not as happy as in the first years the show was filmed, Garver wrote. . Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. But away from the series, the studio and her career, Anissa could pass for a typical 9-year-old; somewhat precocious, but very natural and unaffected by her show business activities., In that interview, Anissa talked about her love of art and the fact that she used to have 54 pets, which caused her mother to raise an eyebrow in response. But in June of 1969, Anissas hard work would pay off. Six days after Jones's death, Dr. Don Carlos Moshos was arrested at his office in Torrance and charged with illegally prescribing Seconal to Jones,[10] among other drugs-for-profit charges from a concurrent undercover criminal investigation. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. The weather was warm and dry. Her first exposure to acting was in a breakfast cereal commercial when she was only six years old. Then, in 1971, CBS decided to cancel Family Affair. Anissa then went and bought herself a brand-spanking new Ford Pinto and her brother a loaded Camaro that cost twice as much as her own car. [1] Early life [ edit] This section relies largely or entirely on a single source. Find the obituary of Kenneth Jones (1955 - 2019) from Springville, UT. She had an abundance of talent and liked making friends with the guests who appeared.. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Plant trees. Family Affairstar Anissa Jones was one of the many who lost her life after several years of stardom, beginning when she was just four years old. But she never returned home. Anissa and her brother eventually moved in with their father. However, Jones' family also blamed her doctor Dr. Don Carlos Moshos for her death. Said the Sacramento Bee in 1973, The shows cancelation after a six-year run represented a chance for its then 14-year-old leading lady to finally be herself free from the psychological burden of submerging her personality inside a screen character who never grew older.. And she was as smart as anyone you ever met.. Anissa Jones was just eighteen years old. Not only did Jones struggle professionally, but her family life had become a source of stress as well. Muses Geoffrey, She had been dealing with so much: bad parents, crazy shooting schedule and production people who froze the children the way they did so that there was no character growth for them. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4285/anissa-jones. She received a little less than $200,000, which she blew almost immediately. Mary Anissa Jones was a child actress in the mid-20th century. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. 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Please enter your email and password to sign in. I get the theological background to it, but . She acted alongside Johnny Whitaker as her twin brother Jody, Kathy Garver as her older sister Cissy, Brian Keith as her Uncle Bill, and Sebastian Cabot as Uncle Bills butler. It was Anissa Joness last, as well as the moment when she inherited the money shed earned from Family Affair. Anissa Jones was just eighteen years old. She was done: she had quit show business, Garver wrote. She wanted to make the move to the big screen, but didnt find many people willing to take a chance on her or the image of her that had been created. It was by 1970 that Anissa was doing a lot of public appearances, which allowed her very little private time. New York Fan. Copyright 1999 2023 GoDaddy Operating Company, LLC. Mary Anissa Jones her middle name meaning "Little Friend" in Arabic entered the world on March 11, 1958, in Lafayette, Indiana. Read more on Wikipedia. She left $63,000 in cash and more than $100,000 in savings bonds when she died. This has led to many calling the comedy show cursed, and with only two cast members still alive, one recently answered that question. After that, she moved in with her friend instead of living with her mother. Helen Slagle Smith Ward She was arrested and spent a few months in a juvenile detention center. Tragically, Anissa Jones wasnt the only Family Affair cast member to suffer an untimely death. Their time by contract belonged to the production company and the network. Anissa Jones started acting at a really young age, after her parents moved from Indiana to California. She had her whole life left to live but sadly she never got that opportunity. Please reset your password. She wasn't being very social. 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