CNN.com Asked for my Thoughts on David Cassidy’s Passing

by Ann Moses on November 22, 2017

Ex-Tiger Beat editor: I watched fame take its toll on young David Cassidy

CNN Editors Note:  Ann Moses was the editor of Tiger Beat magazine in the late ’60s and early ’70s. She is the author of “Meow! My Groovy Life with Tiger Beat’s Teen Idols.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.

(CNN)For a certain segment of pre-teen and young teen girls In the early 1970s, David Cassidy was bigger than Elvis and the Beatles, combined. He was what we called a “number one fave” at Tiger Beat, the teen magazine where I worked as editor, after David went from being an up-and-coming young actor to the world’s biggest pop star, almost literally overnight.

 

 

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Marilyn Lukas February 24, 2020 at 7:39 am

I remember seeing your name all over Tiger Beat in the early 70’s. I remember being so jealous of you for having such an awesome job!

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