Claudine Longet, French Singer-Actress Behind 'The Party,' Dies at 84

Claudine Longet, the French-born singer and actress known for her work in film and television and for the 1976 shooting of Olympic skier Spider Sabich, has died at 84. The obituary recounts her rise in entertainment, her marriage to Andy Williams, the Colorado incident in which Sabich was killed by a .22-caliber gun (she was ultimately convicted of criminally negligent homicide with probation and a fine), and the civil settlement with Sabich’s family; it also notes her later life, including a marriage to defense attorney Ronald Austin and three children, one of whom, Noelle, reportedly died in 2023.