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Aug 17, 1997 · From Ace Jockey to Fred’s ‘Baby’. By Irene Lacher. Aug. 17, 1997 12 AM PT. Robyn Smith Astaire was always a woman without a past, so for years she invented one, she says. There was something ...
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). Robyn Smith, the most famous woman jockey in the United States during the 1970s, has been reluctant to divulge details about her past.
Apr 17, 2000 · Robyn Smith, Trailblazing Jockey July 31, 1972 - Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com. Deborah Moss. TABLE OF CONTENTS. ORIGINAL LAYOUT. Robyn Smith doesn't like doing things halfway. When she...
Aug 31, 1997 · By Irene Lacher. August 30, 1997 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. HOLLYWOOD -- Robyn Smith Astaire was always a woman without a past, so for years she invented one, she says. There was something about...
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.
Jul 31, 1972 · Robyn Smith, the jockey, invented herself a few years ago so that she could succeed in that role. Few athletes have forfeited more than she has to chase after a dream, to try to live out a...
Jan 26, 2023 · In 1980, he married Robyn Smith. According to Biography, Robyn Smith was 45 years younger than Fred Astaire when they met and got married, and the couple enjoyed golf and watching movies together. Fred Astaire's second marriage would last up until Astaire's death in 1987 from pneumonia.
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