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She went on to marry Astaire on June 24, 1980, at the Astaire home in Beverly Hills, California. At the time of their marriage, Astaire was 81 and Smith was 35. After Astaire's death in 1987, Smith became embroiled in a series of legal battles over the use of her late husband's image.
- Robyn Smith Astaire
- 110 lb (50 kg)
- 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
- Jockey
Times Arts Editor. In 1980, Fred Astaire, who had been a widower since 1954 and who had just turned 81, married Robyn Smith, who was 35 and one of the first and most successful woman jockeys...
Nov 22, 2022 · Robyn Smith is an American jockey. She has won stakes race in 1973. She was previously married to Fred Astaire. They remained married for seven years until Fred died in 1987. As of 2021, she holds a net worth of $2 Million.
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She became the first woman to win a major race in the USA. At 5' 7", she was taller and heavier than most jockeys. She retired from racing in 1980. That same year, she married former actor and famed dancer extraordinaire Fred Astaire. She was 45 years his junior. She remained married to Astaire until his death in 1987.
- August 14, 1944
Sep 5, 1997 · Is Robyn Astaire the greedy ogre her critics contend, condemning her husband's image to obscurity in her misguided craving for money?
Aug 17, 1997 · “We joked around a lot,” says Robyn Astaire, 52. “We’d do this, da-duh, da-duh, da-duh-duh-uuh-boom. Fred danced up until a couple of weeks before he died. He was so alive. I’m not a great...
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...
