Robert Wagner was spotted on a rare public outing while celebrating his 94th birthday on Saturday.
The Hart To Hart star, known for her classic looks and soft style, looked elegant as she celebrated the occasion with a birthday dinner at Italian restaurant Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, California, where Rihanna often dine.
The film and television legend appeared stylish in a pair of black pants and a pale yellow sweater with a multi-hued scarf.
The Austin Powers franchise star stayed warm in the cold night air in a navy blue puffer vest with rainbow stripes.
He brushed his gray hair away from his face and smiled as he chatted with his wife, 83-year-old actress Jill St. John.
Robert Wagner was spotted on a rare public outing while celebrating his 94th birthday on Saturday with his wife Jill St. John, 83, and friends.
Wagner is best known for starring in the television series Hart To Hart with Stefanie Powers.
The Diamonds Are Forever actress looked chic in black and white, choosing a white blouse with a ruffled collar and sleeves and a large bow around the neck under a black jacket with large gold buttons.
The Trip star showed off her fit figure in a pair of black cut-out pants and a pair of high-heeled Mary Janes to show off her toned legs.
Her red layered bob had loose curls and her makeup looked natural.
The Player star accessorized with large emerald and diamond earrings.
A family friend photographed at the gathering looked handsome in a black suit, black shirt and black and white scarf.
Robert and Jill married in 1990 after eight years of dating. The two had known each other since the 1950s and were good friends of the actor and his late wife, Natalie Wood, who died in a boating accident off the coast of Catalina Island in November 1981.
The couple had been drinking with Natalie’s Brainstorm co-star Christopher Walken, 80, and the actress went to bed before the men. Her body was discovered the next day.
Although the actor was considered a ‘person of interest’ in the case, he was never arrested, although there was much speculation, without evidence, that the Splendor in the Grass star had somehow orchestrated his wife’s death.
The star looked stylish in a pair of black pants and a pale yellow sweater with a multi-hued scarf. The Austin Powers franchise star stayed warm in the cold night air in a navy blue, rainbow-striped quilted vest (pictured with an unidentified friend)
Jill looked chic in black and white, choosing a white blouse with a ruffled collar and sleeves and a large bow around her neck under a black jacket with large gold buttons. She showed off her fit figure in a pair of black slit pants and a pair of high-heeled Mary Janes.
Robert and Jill married in 1990 after eight years of dating. The two had known each other since the 1950s and were good friends of the actor and his late wife, Natalie Wood.
At the time, the coroner ruled his death an accidental drowning, but after the case was reopened in 2011, the death certificate was changed to reflect “drowning and other undetermined factors.”
Robert was officially cleared as a person of interest in 2022.
His daughter, Natasha Gregson Wagner, 53, has fiercely defended her father amid all the speculation.
In her 2020 book, More Than Love, An Intimate Portrait of My Mother, Natalie Wood, wrote: “No one in my world questioned my father’s love for my mother or his utter despair at her loss. We will never be able to know with complete certainty how my mother ended up in the water.
Instead, the still-grieving daughter has chosen to “focus on the things I do know. My father would never have hurt my mother or failed to save her if he had known she was in danger,” writes Natasha, who had only 11 years old when his mother died.
The actor was the subject of salacious speculation that he was somehow involved in the drowning of Natalie Wood in 1981, but no evidence of foul play was discovered. He was eventually declared a person of interest in 2022.
Robert’s daughter, Natasha Gregson Wagner, 53, fiercely defended her father in the 2020 book, More Than Love, an intimate portrait of my mother, Natalie Wood. “My father would never have harmed my mother nor would he have failed to save her if he had known she was in danger,” she wrote.
In December, Robert posted a photo from his 1957 wedding to the West Side Story actress, expressing his continued love for her.
“And I focus on my love for my mother, my father, my family,” Natasha said.
‘My mother was not a tragic, doomed person. Her life was dedicated to her art, her children, her husband and her heart.’
Robert and Natalie married twice, between 1957 and 1962, and walked down the aisle again in 1972.
In December, Robert posted a photo from his 1957 wedding to the West Side Story actress, expressing his continued love for her. 66 years ago, on December 28, 1957, Natalie was my little girl and now she was my wife. Happy anniversary, Nat. More than love.’