Singer-Actress, Andy Williams Wife Was 84
The Hollywood Reporter • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Claudine Longet, the French-born singer and actress known for her 1976 trial after fatally shooting her boyfriend, Olympic skier Spider Sabich, has died at age 84; her death was announced by her nephew with no further details provided.
- Longet rose to fame in the 1960s as a singer for A&M Records and appeared on The Andy Williams Show, marrying the crooner in 1961 and having three children before their 1975 divorce.
- In 1976, Longet shot Sabich with a .22-caliber gun, claiming the shooting was accidental; she was convicted of criminally negligent homicide in 1977 and sentenced to probation, a fine, and 30 days in jail.
- Following the trial, Longet's career ended, and she agreed to a settlement with Sabich’s family, promising not to speak publicly about the case or publish a book about it.
- After the trial, Longet married one of her defense attorneys and lived in Aspen and later Hawaii; she was also known for her connection to Robert F. Kennedy, being present at key moments surrounding his assassination.