Some here may have heard the name Bernard Slade. He was an actor, but was best known as a prolific writer and producer for a slew of U.S. TV shows, after cutting his teeth at the CBC. Among the St. Catharines native's credits: writing 17 episodes of Bewitched and creating the Partridge Family, after becoming intrigued by the real life story of The Cowsills. 

The show made a star out of David Cassidy and became something of a 70s touchstone. 

He also has numerous well known film and play credits to his name, but it's "Partridge" that defined his career. 

Slade was 89.

Bernard Slade Passes Away at 89