The longtime couple tied the knot in 1990, nine years after they reconnected following the death of Wagner's former wife, Natalie Wood
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NEED TO KNOW
- Robert Wagner and Jill St. John reconnected in 1981 after Natalie Wood’s tragic death and began dating soon after
- The couple, who first met in the 1950s, have been married since 1990 and now live in Aspen, Colo.
- Jill St. John is best known as the first American Bond girl in the James Bond franchise
Robert Wagner is celebrating 36 years of love with his wife, Jill St. John!
On Tuesday, May 26, the Hart to Hart star, 96, shared a sweet photo of himself and his longtime wife St. John, 85, on Instagram to commemorate their anniversary. In the photo, Wagner could be seen planting a kiss on his wife's cheek, who could be seen wearing a white shirt and black tie.
"36 years of love and laughter with my beautiful Jill. Happy Anniversary, my love 💕," Wagner wrote in his caption.
Wagner and St. John tied the knot in 1990, nine years after the two reconnected following the death of the actor's wife Natalie Wood.
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Wagner and St. John — who is best known for playing Tiffany Case, the first American Bond girl in the James Bond movie franchise — initially met in the 1950s, when they were both contract players at Fox.
Their decades-long romance was first fostered in November 1981 after St. John sent Wagner flowers and a sympathy note after the tragic drowning death of his actress wife, Natalie Wood, during a boat trip to California’s Catalina Island. St. John had known Wood since childhood.
Two months after Wood's death, St. John and Wagner crossed paths at a dinner party and reconnected. Their relationship grew quickly from there.
“That was it,” St. John’s friend and business partner Jayne Smith recalled to PEOPLE in 1982. “[Wagner] just started calling. They started dating and have been ever since. She’s really in love.”
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At the time, St. John told PEOPLE, "I am very, very happy."
Wagner and St. John married in April 1990 and in 2007, they left Los Angeles behind for a quieter life in Aspen, Colorado. The actor is dad to three daughters — Kate, 61, from his first marriage to actress Marion Marshall, and Courtney, 51, shared with Wood. He also adopted Wood's daughter Natasha Gregson Wagner, 55, from the actress' marriage to Richard Gregson.
Last year, Wagner celebrated his 35th wedding anniversary to St. John, calling every day a "blessing" by her side.
"35 years of love, laughter and partnership with my beautiful Jill. Every day by your side has been a blessing. Happy Anniversary, my love. 💕🍾," he wrote in an Instagram post alongside a montage of photos of the pair from over the years.
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