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Jul 30, 2023 · She was born 1908, died September 13, 1954, was a Boston born New York socialite and former wife of Eliphalet Nott Potter III (1906–1981). Phyllis's death from lung cancer, at the age of 46, ended 21-years of a blissful marriage and left Astaire devastated.
- Female
- May 4, 1908
- Frederick Loltz (Austerlitz) Astaire
- September 13, 1954
Jan 26, 2023 · Phyllis Baker Potter, later Phyllis Astaire, was a New York socialite, and the happy couple would go on to have two children together, Fred Jr. and Ava. Throughout this period came some of Fred Astaire's most well-known films, as he seemingly translated domestic bliss to on-screen happiness in movies like "Carefree" (1939).
Astaire married 25-year-old Phyllis Potter in 1933 (formerly Phyllis Livingston Baker [1908–1954]), a Boston-born New York socialite and former wife of Eliphalet Nott Potter III (1906–1981), despite the objections of his mother and sister.
Mar 10, 2024 · Phyllis Potter, later known as Phyllis Astaire after marrying Fred, died in 1954 at just 46 years old from lung cancer. Her sudden death after over 20 years of marriage deeply grieved Fred Astaire, who nearly quit the film he was working on at the time.
- May 4, 1908 in Boston, Massachusetts
- None known
- Phyllis Livingston Baker Potter Astaire
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Jun 23, 1987 · Mr. Astaire's first wife, Phyllis Livingston Potter, whom he had married in 1933, died in 1954. In 1980, at the age of 81, he married Robyn Smith, then 35 years old.
In 1933 Astaire married Phyllis Livingston Potter and shortly afterward went to Hollywood. He had a featured part in Flying Down to Rio (1933). The film was a hit, and it was obvious that Astaire was a major factor in the success.
September 13, 1954 (46) Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA, United States. Immediate Family: Daughter of Harold Woods Baker, MD and Caroline "Pussy" Stevenson. Wife of Fred Astaire. Ex-wife of Eliphalet Potter, III. Mother of Private; Private and Private. Sister of Kathleen Frederick. Half sister of Private.
