He brokered celebrity divorces and recovered billions for victims of Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme. But he was proudest of helping to legalize interracial marriage.
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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George E. Johnson Dies at 99; Broke Market Barriers With Afro Sheen
Mr. Johnson’s hair-product company, a longtime sponsor of “Soul Train,” was the first Black-owned company listed on a major American stock exchange.
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David S. Doty, Judge Who Helped Shape the Modern N.F.L., Dies at 96
He presided over the 1993 agreement that led to free agency and the salary cap, and for years oversaw the league’s disputes with its players.
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Charles H. Townsend Dies at 82; Led Condé Nast During Digital Transition
By 2016, when he retired from the parent company of glossy magazines like Vogue, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, print was seriously struggling.
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Les Mills, Olympian Who Founded Fitness Chain, Dies at 91
A New Zealand Olympian, his small gym in Auckland grew into a worldwide chain.
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Philippe Stern, Heir to the Patek Philippe Watch Brand, Dies at 88
In an era of electronic timepieces, he marketed $40,000 handmade watches as status symbols, breathing new life into a struggling industry.
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Colette Shulman, Soviet Analyst With On-the-Ground Insights, Dies at 94
She arrived in Moscow in 1955, two years after Stalin’s death, and spent several years as a journalist covering major events and ordinary Soviet lives.
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Norma Yaeger, Barrier-Breaking Stockbroker, Dies at 96
Over her husband’s objections, she became a Wall Street broker in the 1960s. She later started two securities firms in the overwhelmingly male financial world.
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Donald E. Newhouse, Low-Profile Heir to a Media Empire, Dies at 96
He ran the newspaper division of Advance Publications, while his older brother, Si, ran the Condé Nast magazine operation.
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Toshifumi Suzuki, Who Made 7-Eleven a Giant in Japan, Dies at 93
He spent four decades building the convenience store chain into a cornerstone of daily life.