Blog #6

I read an article from the Star Tribune by the Associated Press called "Life after Brady". The article was about Maureen McCormick, who played Marcia Brady on the show "The Brady Bunch". The show debuted on ABC when she was 14 and she played a role as a sunny Miss Perfect girl. Off camera, Maureen struggled with anxiety and insecurity, whose father abused and cheated on their mother. This led Maureen downward into depression and a drug addiction. Now, she writes about her struggles in a memoir titled "Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brday and Finding My True Voice". It discusses her romance with Barry Williams (Brady Bunch sibling played as Greg), Michael Jackson and Steve Martin. It also describes the parties at the Playboy Mansion and Sammy Davis Jr.'s home she attended causing an unwanted pregnancy and sex for drugs. But, Maureen pulled herself together, and became sober in 1985. She married Michael Cummings and they have a daughter named Nataile. She was also featured on the shows "Gone Country" and "Outsider's Inn" for her singing ablility. She even became the winning contestant of VH1's reality show called "Celebrity Fit Club". After all Maureen's struggles and addictions, she will still be Marcia Brady to those of us who watched The Brady Bunch.