Claudine Longet, Entertainer Who Shot Olympian Boyfriend, Dies at 84 [View all]
Source: New York Times
Claudine Longet in a 1963 episode of the television show “Dr. Kildare.” Everett Collection
Claudine Longet, Entertainer Who Shot Olympian Boyfriend, Dies at 84
A singer and actress, she drew wide attention for the fatal 1976 shooting of Spider Sabich. She was convicted of negligent homicide.
By Trip Gabriel
May 15, 2026
Updated 6:28 p.m. ET
Claudine Longet, a French-born singer and actress who recorded a hit album of easy-listening music and starred opposite Peter Sellers onscreen, but drew even wider attention for fatally shooting her boyfriend, the Olympic skier Spider Sabich, has died. She was 84. ... Her death was announced by Bryan Longet, a nephew, who provided no details about when or where she died.
A former Las Vegas showgirl, Ms. Longet was known for her dark good looks and sexy-whispery voice on albums including “Claudine”; for an early marriage to the “Moon River” crooner and TV variety show star Andy Williams; and, after the 1976 shooting, which set off tabloid headlines like bottle rockets, for being the subject of a tasteless skit on “Saturday Night Live.”
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That skit was on the first episode of SNL I watched. I was not impressed.
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