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Champion married director Boris Sagal in 1977. He died four years later on May 22, 1981, in a helicopter accident during the production of the miniseries World War III . [29] [30] She became stepmother to Boris' five children including Katey , Jean , Liz , and Joey .
Oct 23, 2020 · Boris Sagal died in an on-set accident while making the miniseries “World War III” in 1981; his other son (her stepson), Blake, died in a car accident in 1987. Champion choreographed many ...
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Oct 22, 2020 · Her third husband, the television and film director Boris Sagal, whom she married in 1977, died in a helicopter accident in 1981. Her 25-year-old son, Blake, was killed in a car crash in 1987....
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Personal life. Sagal was Ukrainian-Jewish. [6] He was the father of Katey, Joey, David, Jean and Liz with his first wife, Sara Zwilling, who died in 1975. His second wife was Marge Champion, to whom he was married from January 1, 1977, until his death.
- Helicopter accident
- 1955–1981
- Director
- May 22, 1981 (aged 57), Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Oct 22, 2020 · They divorced in 1973 and in 1977 she married the TV and film director Boris Sagal. Marge choreographed the dances in The Day of the Locust (1975) and Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981).
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May 24, 1981 · Mr. Brady said Mr. Sagal suffered head and shoulder injuries. He was flown 60 miles to Emanuel Hospital in Portland, where he died after emergency surgery. Mr. Sagal's wife, Marge...
Oct 21, 2020 · October 21, 2020 8:00pm. Marge Champion and Gower Champion in 'Give a Girl a Break.' Photofest. Marge Champion, who served as the real-life model for Snow White, then teamed with her...