Personal Life
Robbins was married three times, his first wife being his high school sweetheart.
He spent a great deal of time on the French Riviera and Monte Carlo until his death on October 14, 1997 from respiratory heart failure at the age of 81 in Palm Springs, California. He is buried nearby at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Cathedral City.
Robbins has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6743 Hollywood Boulevard.
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