Claudine Longet

Biography

Although French chanteuse Claudine Longet documented some bewitchingly ethereal albums that are very much revered by today’s aficionados of clean, advanced ’60s pop, among everyone her career like a performer was ultimately dwarfed from the events of her personal life, most regrettably the 1976 shooting which killed her boyfriend, skiing star Spider Sabich. Longet was created in Paris on January 29, 1942; based on an excellent content in the journal Girlyhead, she relocated towards the U.S. at age group 19, settling in NEVADA and getting the business lead dancer within the Folies Bergère present. There she fulfilled crooner Andy Williams, with whom she’d previous crossed pathways while still a kid in Paris. These were wedded in 1961, even though 14-calendar year difference within their age range was the foundation of very much controversy among Williams’ supporters. Through the early years of her relationship to Williams, Longet place her profession on hold to start out a family group; resurfacing in 1964, she made an appearance as a visitor star on tv series including Fight!, Hogan’s Heroes, Work for YOUR DAILY LIFE, as well as the Rat Patrol. And in addition, she was also frequently featured over the Andy Williams Display. Longet agreed upon to A&M Information in 1966, credit scoring a minor strike with her debut one “Deep breathing.” Her initial LP, Claudine, made an appearance the next calendar year, attaining moderate airplay for “Hello, Hello” along with a cover from the Beatles’ “Right here, There and All over the place.” THE APPEARANCE of Love made an appearance afterwards in 1967, and in 1968, Longet released Love Can be Blue; that same yr, she co-starred opposite Peter Sellers within the strike film The Party. Also in 1968, Longet released her fourth recording for A&M, Colors. After one last work for the label, 1970’s Operate Wild, Run Free of charge, she jumped to Williams’ fresh Barnaby imprint for We’ve ONLY Begun a yr later on — an ironic name considering that the couple’s relationship had ended simply months previous, although she and their three kids continued showing up on his annual tv Christmas specials for a long time to check out. Let’s Spend the night time Collectively, from 1972, was Longet’s last official launch, although she documented an album’s well worth of tracks to get a suggested follow-up (finally constructed in 1993 beneath the name Sugars Me). As Longet’s music profession faded, she became romantically associated with Olympic snow skiing champ Spider Sabich, in 1974 shifting with him to Aspen, CO, a getaway for the wealthy and popular where their neighbours included famous brands Jack port Nicholson and John Denver. For the morning hours of March 21, 1976, Sabich was shot and wiped out when his Lüger pistol proceeded to go off in Longet’s hands; around Aspen, many demonized the tragedy like a case of cold-blooded murder — gossips regarding the couple’s souring love swirled endlessly — even though resulting trial discovered Longet guilty just on costs of criminal carelessness, that she served thirty days in prison. Upon her launch, she wedded her defense lawyer, Ron Austin, and continued to be in Aspen, although within the years to check out she appeared in public areas only rarely.

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1	Daughter of Danielle Longet.
2	In 1960, she was the lead dancer of the Folies Bergere revue at the Tropicana Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
3	Appeared on "People Weekly" magazine's first crime cover (24 January 1977).
4	The Rolling Stones wrote and recorded a song, "Claudine", about her murder trial and acquittal. The widely bootlegged song remains unreleased due to fears of possible litigation.
5	Shot her lover, Olympic skier Spider Sabich, on 21 March 1976 at his Aspen, CO, home after he had told her to move out because she and her three children were "cramping" his lifestyle. At the sensational trial that followed, Longet claimed the gun had discharged accidentally as Sabich was showing her how it worked. She was convicted of criminal negligence and sentenced to 30 days in jail, which she served following a vacation with her defense attorney, Ron Austin, whom she later married. In 1978 she signed a confidentiality agreement with Sabich's parents after they agreed to drop a $1.3-million civil suit against her.
6	Three children by singer Andy Williams: daughter Noelle Williams, sons Christian Williams and Bobby Williams, who was named for Robert F. Kennedy, a good friend of the Williamses.



Actress

Actress

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond	1975	TV Movie	Marie Antoinette
The Streets of San Francisco	1973	TV Series	Michelle Carl
How to Steal an Airplane	1971	TV Movie	Michelle Chivot
Alias Smith and Jones	1971	TV Series	Michelle Monet
Love, American Style	1970	TV Series	Susan (segment "Love and the Minister")
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers	1969	TV Series	Suzanne Rockford
The F.B.I.	1969	TV Series	Danielle Chabrol
The Name of the Game	1968	TV Series	Lianne Jevret
Massacre Harbor	1968		Marianne
The Party	1968		Michele Monet
Run for Your Life	1966-1967	TV Series	Nicole
Combat!	1964-1967	TV Series	Babette / Claudette
The Rat Patrol	1966-1967	TV Series	Marianne Bertaine
Hogan's Heroes	1966	TV Series	Michelle
12 O'Clock High	1965-1966	TV Series	Liane Golet / Suzanne Arnais
Mr. Novak	1965	TV Series	Sharhri Javid
Kraft Suspense Theatre	1964	TV Series	Marie Ange
McHale's Navy	1964		Andrea Bouchard
Dr. Kildare	1963	TV Series	Mme. Dupres
McHale's Navy	1963	TV Series	Yvette Gerard

Soundtrack

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status	Character
Lolo	2015	"Small Talk"
Pineapple Express	2008	performer: "Love is Blue"
The In-Laws	2003/I	performer: "A Man and a Woman Un Homme et Une Femme"
The Kid Stays in the Picture	2002	Documentary performer: "Wanderlove"
Gilmore Girls	2001	TV Series performer - 1 episode
How to Steal an Airplane	1971	TV Movie performer: "Sadness of a Happy Time"
A Flea in Her Ear	1968	performer: "A Flea in Her Ear"
The Party	1968	performer: "Nothing to Lose" 1968

Writer

Writer

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Andy Williams Christmas Show	1974	TV Movie
The Andy Williams Christmas Special	1973	TV Movie

Self

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Biography	2003	TV Series documentary	Herself
Good Morning America	1977	TV Series	Herself
The Andy Williams Christmas Show	1974	TV Movie	Herself - Singer
The Merv Griffin Show	1974	TV Series	Herself
The Andy Williams Christmas Special	1973	TV Movie	Herself - Singer
Dean Martin Presents: The Bobby Darin Amusement Co.	1972	TV Series	Herself
The Andy Williams Christmas Show	1971	TV Movie	Herself
Monsanto Presents Mancini	1971/II	TV Special	Singer / Host
The Andy Williams Show	1969-1970	TV Series	Herself
This Is Tom Jones	1969	TV Series documentary	Herself
The Andy Williams Magic Lantern Show Company	1969	TV Movie	Herself
The Andy Williams Christmas Special	1968	TV Movie	Herself - Singer
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	1968	TV Series	Herself - Guest
The Andy Williams Christmas Show	1967	TV Movie	Herself - Singer
Love, Andy	1967	TV Movie	Herself
The Andy Williams Show	1963-1967	TV Series	Herself
The Jack Benny Program	1964	TV Series	Herself
The Joey Bishop Show	1964	TV Series	Herself

Archive Footage

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Power, Privilege & Justice	2006	TV Series documentary	Herself
City Confidential	2003	TV Series documentary	Herself

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