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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.
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 ...
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.
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...
Jun 22, 1987 · “I just got in bed with him and put my arms around him and he died,” said Astaire’s widow, former jockey Robyn Smith, at a hospital news conference. “He had a very complete and full life.
Aug 31, 1997 · 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 mounting her first horse...
Oct 4, 1975 · Robyn C. Smith, the model who turned jockey in 1969, scored the first riding triple of her career at Belmont Park yesterday, turning in the feat in consecutive faces for a perfeet afternoon....
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