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Celebrity Death, Former Child Actor: Anissa Jones

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Anissa Jones was an American child actress best known for her role as Buffy on the CBS sitcom Family Affair. After finally receiving a good amount of royalties from her family, Jones sank into a life of drugs and alcohol. She died from overdose of barbiturates, phencyclidine, cocaine, and methaqualone on August 28, 1976 at the age of 18.

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