After he learned he was H.I.V. positive, he began making art — often performing as his gown-wearing alter ego — that told stories about the condition. Source: New York Times
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Overlooked No More: Klaus Nomi, Singer With an Otherworldly Persona
By Gotham Rex on July 1, 2022
His sound and look influenced everyone from Anohni to Lady Gaga. He also sang backup vocals for David Bowie. Source: New York Times
Martin C. Dreiwitz, Who Took Student Musicians on World Tours, Dies at 91
By Gotham Rex on June 30, 2022
He combined his love for travel and music to turn the Long Island Youth Orchestra into a globe-trotting powerhouse. Source: New York Times
Jeffrey Escoffier, Health Official and Scholar of Gay Theory, Dies at 79
By Gotham Rex on June 25, 2022
He wrote extensively on gay identity and history, but New Yorkers knew a different side of his work: his campaigns on H.I.V. and other health issues. Source: New York Times
Lennie Rosenbluth, Who Led North Carolina to a Title, Dies at 89
By Gotham Rex on June 20, 2022
With a starting lineup of New Yorkers, the undefeated Tarheels beat a Kansas team led by Wilt Chamberlain in triple overtime to win the 1957 N.C.A.A. championship. Source: New York Times
Shauneille Perry Ryder, Pioneering Theater Director, Dies at 92
By Gotham Rex on June 15, 2022
As a Black woman, she blazed a path Off Broadway with an intuitive grasp of “how a story should be told, particularly a Black story,” Giancarlo Esposito said. Source: New York Times
Sharon Oster, Barrier-Breaking Economist, Dies at 73
By Gotham Rex on June 14, 2022
She was the first woman to win tenure as a professor at the Yale School of Management and the first woman to be named its dean. Source: New York Times
Lawrence D. Ackman, a Cityscape’s Financier, Dies at 83
By Gotham Rex on June 8, 2022
A behind-the-scenes power in New York, he helped the city’s leading developers fulfill their skyscraping ambitions. Source: New York Times
Charlotte Frank, Shaper of New York City Curriculums, Dies at 93
By Gotham Rex on June 7, 2022
She pushed for universal kindergarten, modernized sex education and barred textbook teaching of creationism. Source: New York Times
Paul Gunther, Keeper of a Cultural Flame, Dies at 65
By Gotham Rex on June 2, 2022
In New York City, he helped engineer behind-the-scenes rescues of monuments, murals and museums and the preservation of Times Square’s dazzling lights. Source: New York Times
E. Gerald Corrigan, Who Helped Ease ’87 Stock Crash, Dies at 80
By Gotham Rex on May 25, 2022
As president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, he favored flooding the financial system with cash to restore confidence among investors. Source: New York Times
Frank Gilbert, Preservationist in New York and Beyond, Dies at 91
By Gotham Rex on May 21, 2022
He fought to spare Grand Central Terminal from the fate that befell Penn Station. He also helped draft a landmarks preservation law that became a model across the country. Source: New York Times
Donald K. Ross, Leading Public Interest Lawyer, Dies at 78
By Gotham Rex on May 19, 2022
A Ralph Nader acolyte, he galvanized students in the 1970s and promoted social change through legislation, legal action and political pressure. Source: New York Times
Maria Marcus, Public Interest Lawyer and Professor, Dies at 88
By Gotham Rex on May 6, 2022
She argued before the Supreme Court six times representing New York State, took on civil rights cases for the N.A.A.C.P. and taught at Fordham for decades. Source: New York Times
George D. Gould, a Pillar in N.Y.’s Fiscal Rescue, Dies at 94
By Gotham Rex on May 4, 2022
As a Republican Wall Street financier recruited by Mayor Beame, he helped make the city’s effort to restore stability more credible. Source: New York Times