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Jan 26, 2023 · According to Fabiosa, Phyllis Astaire died in 1956 from lung cancer. Naturally, Astaire was heartbroken and the passing of his first wife even threatened to derail his career, as he was so distraught with grief he nearly dropped out of filming "Daddy Long Legs."
Jun 23, 1987 · Mr. Astaire's first wife, Phyllis Livingston Potter, whom he had married in 1933, died in 1954. In 1980, at the age of 81, he married Robyn Smith, then 35 years old.
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.
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Her parents separated and her father remarried. At the age of ten, after her parents separation, Phyllis lived with her aunt and uncle, Maud Livingston and Henry Worthington Bull. He was a senior partner at Harriman and Company, New York.When she separated from her husband Eliphalet Potter, she began to date Fred Astaire. He was playing in The Band...
"California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPFT-5LR: 26 November 2014), Phyllis Baker Astaire, 13 Sep 1954; Department of Public Health Ser..."BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF6R-BGK : 1 July 2016), Phyllis Livingston Astaire, died 13 Sep 1954; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billio...Source: S-1732031451 Repository: #R-2145663130Title: United Kingdom and Ireland Obituary Collection Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations In...Repository: R-2145663130 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.comNote:Thank you to Jackie Overlandfor creating WikiTree profile Baker-8955 through the import of Munn-Overland Family.ged on Apr 15, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Jackie and others.
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- May 4, 1908
- Frederick Loltz (Austerlitz) Astaire
- September 13, 1954
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.
- May 4, 1908 in Boston, Massachusetts
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- Phyllis Livingston Baker Potter Astaire
Oct 17, 2023 · Death of Phyllis Potter. In 1954, Phyllis Potter was diagnosed with lung cancer. She underwent surgery and radiation therapy, but her condition worsened rapidly. She died on September 13, 1954, at the age of 46. Her death devastated Fred Astaire, who considered her his soulmate and best friend.
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Jun 22, 1987 · Fred Astaire, whose style, elegance and graceful approach to movement made him the most acclaimed dancer in motion picture history, died early today at Century City Hospital. He was 88 and had...
