Claudine Longet

Claudine Georgette Longet was born in Paris, France on January 29, 1942. Although known as an actress and singer, her career still is overshadowed by being known as a former wife of 'Andy Williams' (qv) as well as shooting boyfriend, ski legend 'Spider Sabich' (qv) in 1976. After a number of roles in episodes of high profile TV programs such as _Combat! (1962)_ (qv), _Hogan's Heroes (1965)_ (qv), _Dr. Kildare (1961)_ (qv), _Mr. Novak (1963)_ (qv), and _12 O'Clock High (1964)_ (qv), Claudine landed the role of Michele Monet in the 'Blake Edwards' (qv) film _The Party (1968)_ (qv). As a recording artist, Claudine was signed by 'Herb Alpert' (qv)'s A&M Records. She released a string of albums in the late 60s ("Claudine", "The Look of Love", "Love is Blue", "Colours", and "Run Wild, Run Free") covering songs from the Bee Gees and 'Donovan' (qv) among others. She had four hits reach the US top 100 singles chart including "Love is Blue" and "Hello Hello". After switching to the Barnaby label, she released another two albums, "We've Only Just Begun" and "Let's Spend the Night Together". A third album, "Sugar Me", recorded in 1974, had to wait almost 20 years before it was finally released. Standout songs included the title track, a cover of the 'Lynsey de Paul' (qv) hit, as well as "Guess Who I Saw in Paris" by 'Buffy Sainte-Marie' (qv).::L. Haun