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Jarvis Joseph Astaire, OBE (6 October 1923 – 21 August 2021) was a British sports executive, boxing promoter, and film producer. Life and career. Astaire was born in London in October 1923. He was the leading boxing promoter in the United Kingdom from the 1950s to the 1980s.
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Aug 23, 2021 · Hall of Fame promoter Jarvis Astaire, who was a member of the group of promoters that has a stranglehold over British boxing from the 1960s until the 1990s, has died at the age of 97. Astaire was ...
Aug 27, 2021 · Jarvis Astaire married, first, in 1948, Phyllis Oppenheim, who died in 1974. In 1981 he married, secondly, Nadine Hyman, who died in 1986. He is survived by a son and daughter from his first marriage.
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Hall of Famer Jarvis Astaire, one of Great Britain’s most influential promoters and managers, died this weekend at age 97. Born Jarvis Joseph Astaire October 6, 1923 in London, the son of a hatmaker was one of a select few who staged boxing events as a teenager, for at age 19 he put together charity bouts during World War II.
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Jarvis Astaire obituary Colourful boxing promoter and wheeler-dealer who dabbled in property, fashion, films and racing Monday September 06 2021, 12.01am , The Times
Aug 21, 2021 · Born Jarvis Joseph Astaire on October 6, 1923. The son of a hat maker, Astaire's introduction to the sport of boxing came as a 19-year old staging charity bouts during WW II. As a manager, he guided the careers of British and Commonwealth featherweight champion Evan Armstrong, British and European lightweight champion Billy Thompson, British ...
