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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.
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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.
Fred Astaire, the musical-comedy actor, and Mrs. Phyllis Livingston Potter, who made her debut in New York society seven years ago, were married late yesterday afternoon by Supreme Court...
In 1931, Astaire met and soon fell in love with Phyllis Livingston Potter, a woman who came from one of Boston's most aristocratic families and who had never seen him on the stage; they were married in July 1933 and had two children: Fred Jr., born in 1936, and Ava, born in 1942.
Astaire married for the first time in 1933, to Phyllis Potter (née Phyllis Livingston Baker, 1908-1954), a Boston-born New York socialite and former wife of Eliphalet Nott Potter III (1906-1981).
