Verdon held her husband in her arms as he suffered a fatal heart attack at the Willard Hotel while a 1987 run of his show , Sweet Charity was beginning nearby .
By 1971 Verdon and Fosse were separated , however , they never divorced .
Verdon held her husband in her arms as Verdon suffered a fatal heart attack at the Willard Hotel while a 1987 run of Verdon 's show , Sweet Charity was beginning nearby .
By 1971 Verdon and Fosse were separated , however , they never divorced .