Jarvis Astaire

Jarvis Joseph Astaire, OBE, (born 6 October 1923 in London) is a British sports executive, former boxing promoter and film producer.[1]

Career

He was the leading boxing promoter in the United Kingdom from the 1950s to the 1980s. He co-promoted with Harry Levine and matchmaker Mickey Duff. Astaire produced Agatha.[2] He has been Consultant to the Sport Division of First Artist Corp. plc since February 2009.[3]

His nephew is the writer, film producer and media advisor Simon Astaire.[4][5]

References
  1. "Astaire's war dance over Wembley". The Independent. March 7, 1999.
  2. ""Jarvis Astaire - 1983" from the gallery Former Chief Barkers". Variety. October 9, 2019.
  3. "Jarvis Astaire". Bloomberg. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  4. https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2002/apr/25/features11.g2
  5. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/can-a-pr-prince-win-us-round-to-princess-pushy-rvssdqbr0vf


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