How Much Fred Astaire Was Worth When He Died

May 2024 ยท 1 minute read

Fred Astaire's career in showbiz spanned almost eight decades. In 1987, the man The New York Times called "the ultimate dancer" died of pneumonia at the age of 88. And all those years of fancy footwork really paid off. By the end of his life he had saved up a nice little nest egg for himself and his wife Robyn Smith, a jockey more than 40 years younger than he was. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Fred Astaire was worth $10 million when he died.

But that hefty stack of cash wasn't the only way his rug cutting paid off. Over the course of his career, he was awarded three Golden Globes, three Primetime Emmys, an Honorary Oscar, an American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award, and, of course, a shiny star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. After his death, Smith was very active in guarding the intellectual property he left behind. She took legal action several times to stop his image from being used without proper authorization. There was one exception, however, in 1997, when she gave permission for some of his clips to be used for an ad campaign for vacuum cleaners.

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