Jack Gilardi, an agent for for Smith’s widow, Ann-Margret, confirmed the news to the Associated Press, saying the actor died at a Los Angeles hospital Sunday after battling a terminal illness. Amazingly, Ann-Margret returned to the stage almost completely normal again. Roger Smith, the actor known for his role as the suave detective Jeff Spencer on the TV show 77 Sunset Strip, has died. During that time, she was on a liquid diet and Smith insisted friends carry wire cutters anytime she went out with them-in case of an emergency, they could cut the wires. She couldn't work for 10 weeks the facial reconstructive surgery she'd undergone required wiring her jaws shut. Coming to her rescue, Smith piloted a stolen plane from Burbank, California, and rushed her to surgeons at a UCLA medical center. Smith is a professor in occupational science and technology. After a debilitating illness ended his days as an actor, he managed his wifes career. 11-year-old Rian shows distinctly unfeminine. A year later, while performing in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, she fell from an elevated platform on stage and broke her left arm, cheekbone, and jawbone. Roger Smith, ’77 Sunset Strip’ Star and Husband of Ann-Margret, Dies at 84. Roger Smiths Historical Fiction Series: Book 1 of Rian Kriegers Journey: The Conductor. (They have no children together.)Īround the time Ann-Margret was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in 1971's Carnal Knowledge, she was dependent on pills and alcohol, unable to distinguish fantasy from reality, she told the New York Times. Over their decades together, the business and marital partners have leaned on each other during trying times marked by substance abuse, life-altering injury, and chronic illness.
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