On This Date in "Family Affair" History: "Buffy" Anissa Jones Overdosed & Died At 18 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 08-29-2010, 12:57 AM

On her 18th birthday in March 1976, Jones gained control of saved earnings from her work in Family Affair, about USD180,000 (roughly equal to $700,000 in 2009) which was being held in a trust fund and U.S. Savings Bonds. Jones and her brother Paul then rented an apartment together not far from their mother.

Five and a half months later, in the early morning hours of August 28, 1976 after partying all night in the beach town of Oceanside, California with her new boyfriend Allan (Butch) Koven and others, Jones was found dead in the bedroom of a house belonging to a 14-year-old friend named Helen Hennessey. The coroner's report listed her death as an accidental drug overdose. Cocaine, PCP, Quaaludes and Seconal were found in her body during an autopsy. The coroner who examined Jones reported she had died from one of the most severe drug overdoses he had ever seen.[3]

Jones had no funeral and was cremated. Her ashes were scattered over the Pacific Ocean on September 1, 1976. She left $63,000 in cash and more than $100,000 in savings bonds when she died.

In 1984 her brother John Paul Jones Jr. also died of a drug overdose

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anissa_Jones#Later_teens

Mr. Television · 08-29-2010, 01:14 AM

So sad. Family Affair was like the Full House of our generation. You just felt like all the characters were your friends. Family Affair aired quite a lot during the 1970's and I was still watching it when I heard that Anissa had died. It's so tragic. She never even liked being an actress. She was pushed into it. In my mind, she'll always be that sweet little girl who had that old doll called Mrs. Beasley. May she never be forgotten.

Marvo301 · 08-29-2010, 02:05 AM

Anissa's is a very sad story. She may have been pushed into acting but she did it very well. She was a bright, intelligent girl who made some bad choices and paid for them with her life. Sadly many other child stars have traveled that same path.

catlover79 · 08-29-2010, 02:14 AM

Anissa - you are still missed 34 years later.

Marvo301 · 08-29-2010, 02:26 AM

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So sad. Family Affair was like the Full House of our generation. You just felt like all the characters were your friends. Family Affair aired quite a lot during the 1970's and I was still watching it when I heard that Anissa had died. It's so tragic. She never even liked being an actress. She was pushed into it. In my mind, she'll always be that sweet little girl who had that old doll called Mrs. Beasley. May she never be forgotten.

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old grouch · 08-31-2010, 11:33 AM

Anissa's story is sad. She never really had a life or a childhood of her own. She was too busy being Buffy. Then when she finally got to be Anissa, she fell into the wrong crowd. I wonder what kind of person she would be like today had she lived.

08-29-2010, 12:57 AM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	On This Date in "Family Affair" History: "Buffy" Anissa Jones Overdosed & Died At 18 On her 18th birthday in March 1976, Jones gained control of saved earnings from her work in Family Affair, about USD180,000 (roughly equal to $700,000 in 2009) which was being held in a trust fund and U.S. Savings Bonds. Jones and her brother Paul then rented an apartment together not far from their mother. Five and a half months later, in the early morning hours of August 28, 1976 after partying all night in the beach town of Oceanside, California with her new boyfriend Allan (Butch) Koven and others, Jones was found dead in the bedroom of a house belonging to a 14-year-old friend named Helen Hennessey. The coroner's report listed her death as an accidental drug overdose. Cocaine, PCP, Quaaludes and Seconal were found in her body during an autopsy. The coroner who examined Jones reported she had died from one of the most severe drug overdoses he had ever seen.[3] Jones had no funeral and was cremated. Her ashes were scattered over the Pacific Ocean on September 1, 1976. She left $63,000 in cash and more than $100,000 in savings bonds when she died. In 1984 her brother John Paul Jones Jr. also died of a drug overdose http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anissa_Jones#Later_teens Attached Images
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08-29-2010, 01:14 AM	#2
Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,133	So sad. Family Affair was like the Full House of our generation. You just felt like all the characters were your friends. Family Affair aired quite a lot during the 1970's and I was still watching it when I heard that Anissa had died. It's so tragic. She never even liked being an actress. She was pushed into it. In my mind, she'll always be that sweet little girl who had that old doll called Mrs. Beasley. May she never be forgotten.
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Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,453	Anissa's is a very sad story. She may have been pushed into acting but she did it very well. She was a bright, intelligent girl who made some bad choices and paid for them with her life. Sadly many other child stars have traveled that same path.
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catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	Anissa - you are still missed 34 years later.
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08-31-2010, 11:33 AM	#6
old grouch Member Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2010 Location: montana Posts: 1,877	Anissa's story is sad. She never really had a life or a childhood of her own. She was too busy being Buffy. Then when she finally got to be Anissa, she fell into the wrong crowd. I wonder what kind of person she would be like today had she lived.