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Singer Claudine Longet

She did nice cover versions of The Beatles' "Good Day Sunshine," (which KFWB used to play shortly before it went all news in 1968) and "Love Is Blue." (She was one of at least three different artists who had minor chart hits with vocal versions of the Paul Mauriat #1 instrumental from 1968.) I'll have to check but I think she outlived her ex-husband Andy. RIP Claudia!
 
Weiserguy said:
Andy Williams died back in 2012. (Per Wikipedia.) So yes, she outlived him by almost 14 years.
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After I wrote that comment, I thought that I should have been clearer. I knew that Andy died before Claudine did, but I was wondering if she had a longer lifespan than him. (Keep in mind that she was quite a bit younger than Andy when they were married.) Therefore, after I read your comment, I went back and checked the Wikipedia article on Andy Williams, and it turns out that both of these people lived until the ripe old age of 84, making the question of one outlasting the other virtually moot.
 
She recorded seven albums that received some critical acclaim at the time, and have since enjoyed cult status. Herb Alpert signed her to her to first recording contact on his A&M record label. Alpert, 91, is currently on tour.
 
wibgradio99 said:
She was in a few episodes of Combat spoke french in some played serious roles in those shows and played very different characters….
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and McHale's Navy as well.

She was famously tried for the shooting death of her boyfriend, Olympic skier Spider Sabich in 1976. She ended up being convicted of a rather minor negligent homicide charge and served 30 days. Her ex, Andy Williams, attended the trial and served as a character witness. She would go on to marry her defense attorney.
 


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