Larry Rosen Dies: ‘The Partridge Family’ Producer Was 84

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Larry Rosen, an Emmy-nominated producer who worked on programs including The Partridge Family and The Mike Douglas Show, died Sept. 14 in Los Angeles of complications from pancreatic cancer, his family announced.