Trivia

Fatally shot her boyfriend, Olympic skier Spider Sabich, on 3/21/76 at his Aspen, Colorado, home after he had reportedly 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. However, ballistics showed that the gun's trigger had been pulled more than once. 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.

In 1960, she was the lead dancer of the Folies Bergère revue at the Tropicana Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

Three children by singer Andy Williams: daughter Noelle Williams, son Christian Williams, and son Bobby Williams, who was named for Robert F. Kennedy, a good friend of the Williamses.

The Rolling Stones wrote and recorded a song, "Claudine", about her murder trial and acquittal. The widely bootlegged song was unreleased due to fears of possible litigation, but now exists on the bonus CD for the reissue of their album Some Girls.

Appeared on "People Weekly" magazine's first crime cover (24 January 1977).

After she shot and killed ski champion Spider Sabich, the original Saturday Night Live (1975) cast had a short film/skit with footage of actual skiers falling/wiping out following the sound of an added off-screen gunshot: all taking place in the fictional "Claudine Longet Ski Championship".

Her first appearances as an actress on television were in two 1963 episodes of McHale's Navy (1997). She also acted in the 1964 theatrical feature film of the same title.

Former sister-in-law of Bob Williams, Dick Williams, and Don Williams.

Her career breakthrough occurred in 1966. She guest-starred in the season-one finale of the series Run for Your Life (1965) starring Ben Gazzara. In the episode The Sadness of a Happy Time (1966), she performed her English-French bilingual rendition of Antonio Carlos Jobim's bossa nova song "Meditation" ("Meditação"). The episode was broadcast on May 16, 1966. A&M Records co-founder Herb Alpert was among the viewers whom Longet charmed with her performance of "Meditation". When Alpert met Longet at a club in New Orleans in 1966, he offered her a recording contract with his company. Longet recorded singles, and five albums, for A&M Records between 1966 and 1970.

Claudine Longet was a French singer and actress who was popular during the 1960s and 1970s.