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]

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.


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