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Shirley’s personal life took many twists during her rise to fame. Her marriage to Jack Cassidy suffered as his insecurities about her success drove him into infidelity and alcohol. Tragically, Jack died in a fire at the young age of 49, leaving Shirley to pick up the pieces of a complicated love story. Even after their split, Shirley found it hard to distance her heart from the past, writing candidly in her memoirs about the heartache and the mixed emotions that lingered long after Jack’s passing.