He played a role in producing more than 100 plays and musicals. And while he kept an eye on the bottom line, he could be seduced by sheer artistry. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Deaths (Obituaries)”
Karen Killilea, 80, Dies; Turned Disability Into Triumph
By Gotham Rex on December 19, 2020
She refused to be limited by her cerebral palsy. Her story was the subject of two widely read books and became an inspiration to many. Source: New York Times
Lawrence Byrne, Former Lawyer for New York Police, Dies at 61
By Gotham Rex on December 12, 2020
His younger brother, a police officer, was assassinated by a drug gang at 22, a key moment in the city’s crack epidemic of the 1980s. Source: New York Times
Elizabeth J. McCormack, Innovative Educator, Dies at 98
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2020
A former nun, she transformed Manhattanville College as its president before becoming a philanthropic adviser to major foundations and the Rockefellers. Source: New York Times
William Aronwald, Target of a Botched Mob Hit, Dies at 79
By Gotham Rex on December 5, 2020
He was a prominent prosecutor in the 1970s. A blunder by hit men left his father dead. Source: New York Times
Cliff Joseph, Artist, Activist and Therapist, Dies at 98
By Gotham Rex on December 4, 2020
After agitating for the inclusion of Black artists in New York museums, he helped introduce a multicultural perspective to the field of art therapy. Source: New York Times
Miguel Algarín, Force Behind Nuyorican Cafe, Dies at 79
By Gotham Rex on December 4, 2020
His Lower East Side performance space has been an incubator for poets, playwrights and other artists, many of them not initially embraced by the mainstream. Source: New York Times
Betsy Wade, First Woman to Edit News at The Times, Dies at 91
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2020
In a 45-year Times career, she also became the first woman to lead the Newspaper Guild of New York and fought a sex discrimination case against the paper. Source: New York Times
Dr. Mary Fowkes, 66, Dies; Helped Science Understand the Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on November 26, 2020
She performed autopsies in New York that found blood clots in vital organs, suggesting how much the virus spreads through the body. Source: New York Times
Reaction to David Dinkins's Death
By Gotham Rex on November 24, 2020
Rudolph Giuliani said on Twitter that Mr. Dinkins, his predecessor as New York City’s mayor, had given “a great deal of his life in service to our great City.” Source: New York Times
David N. Dinkins, New York’s First Black Mayor, Dies at 93
By Gotham Rex on November 24, 2020
Mr. Dinkins, who served in the early 1990s, was seen as a compromise selection for voters weary of racial unrest, crime and fiscal turmoil. The racial harmony he sought remained elusive during his years in office. Source: New York Times
Arthur Imperatore, Founder of a Critical Ferry Service, Dies at 95
By Gotham Rex on November 21, 2020
He steered New York Waterway through financial straits. He also reveled in moments of glory, notably when his boats rode to the rescue on Sept. 11, 2001. Source: New York Times
Archie Spigner, ‘Godfather of Politics’ in Queens, Dies at 92
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2020
He launched the careers of fellow Black leaders and was a force on the New York City Council for decades, focusing on his home turf. Source: New York Times
Sheldon H. Solow, Manhattan Real Estate Mogul, Dies at 92
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2020
He built an empire from scratch, changing the skyline with high-end residential and office towers but leaving his crowning project unfinished. Source: New York Times
Pearl Chin Dies at 71; Her Knitting Store Was a Haven and a Hub
By Gotham Rex on November 12, 2020
Knitty City was more than a Manhattan supply shop for yarn; it was an urban sanctuary and a springboard for social activism (or, as she and others called it, “craftivism”). Source: New York Times