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She went on to marry Astaire on June 24, 1980, at the Astaire home in Beverly Hills, California. At the time of their marriage, Astaire was 81 and Smith was 35. After Astaire's death in 1987, Smith became embroiled in a series of legal battles over the use of her late husband's image.
When Ginger Rogers received a Kennedy Center Honor in 1992, Robyn Smith, widow of Fred Astaire, withheld all rights to clips of Rogers' scenes with Astaire, demanding payment. The Kennedy Center refused and Rogers received her honor without a video display of the retrospectives in question.
She became the first woman to win a major race in the USA. At 5' 7", she was taller and heavier than most jockeys. She retired from racing in 1980. That same year, she married former actor and famed dancer extraordinaire Fred Astaire. She was 45 years his junior. She remained married to Astaire until his death in 1987.
Jun 9, 1988 · In 1980, Fred Astaire, who had been a widower since 1954 and who had just turned 81, married Robyn Smith, who was 35 and one of the first and most successful woman jockeys in the country.
Nov 22, 2022 · Robyn Smith is an American jockey. She has won stakes race in 1973. She was previously married to Fred Astaire. They remained married for seven years until Fred died in 1987. As of 2021, she holds a net worth of $2 Million.
Aug 17, 1997 · Astaire says she was born in San Francisco and spent much of her youth in Los Angeles. But when Sports Illustrated profiled her at the peak of her fame as a jockey, the magazine could find no birth...
Jun 22, 1987 · “I just got in bed with him and put my arms around him and he died,” said Astaire’s widow, former jockey Robyn Smith, at a hospital news conference. “He had a very complete and full life ...
Apr 17, 2000 · On Jan. 1, 1973, at Santa Anita, Smith was preparing for her first mount of the year when a friend introduced her to Fred Astaire, 46 years her senior. Astaire asked whether he should put...
Jun 23, 1988 · Then he met Robyn Smith, a lithe, young jockey who had broken the sex barrier in thoroughbred racing. They were married June 24, 1980, when he was 81 and she was 35. The marriage astonished Hollywood and appalled Fred's sister, Adele, and daughter, Ava. But it endured.
American jockey who was the first woman to win a stakes race. Name variations: Melody Dawn Miller; Caroline Smith; Robyn Caroline Smith; Robyn Astaire. Born Melody Dawn Miller in San Francisco, California, on August 14, 1942; daughter of Constance Miller; married Fred Astaire (the actor and dancer), in 1980 (died 1987).
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