Remember Rueben Kincaid, the Partridge Family’s manager? A while ago I read David Cassidy’s memoir (C’mon, Get Happy) and discovered that Dave Madden, the comedian and comic actor who played Rueben, was a really sweet, generous person. Among his good works was his extra-kind treatment of Danny Bonaduce (Danny Partridge), spending time with him outside of work hours to help him escape an abusive home environment.

Anyway, earlier today I was talking about a funny “Partridge Family” episode with one of my daughters and wondered if Madden was still alive. He’s not, but in the course of checking his Wikipedia article, I found this interesting bit of information. Karma?

A recommendation from Frank Sinatra! What a kind thing for that gentleman to do, and what a turnaround for someone like Madden, who had struggled unsuccessfully to “make it” for the two years prior. Now I guess I should read up on Danny Bonaduce to see if he’s kept the kindness chain going in some way. I hope so❤️

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