He turned a run-down tavern into a drag cabaret that became a hub and a fund-raising powerhouse for the L.G.B.T.Q. community as well as a beloved Portland, Ore., institution.
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Walter Cole, Who Dazzled as Darcelle, the World’s Oldest Drag Performer, Dies at 92
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Yang Bing-yi, Who Brought Soup Dumplings to the World, Dies at 96
The New York Times – Business:Starting with a modest shop in Taiwan in 1958, he built Din Tai Fung into a global dumpling and noodle empire, earning a Michelin star along the way.
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Emily Fisher Landau, Patron of Contemporary Art, Dies at 102
The New York Times – Business:A jewelry heist in her Manhattan home spurred her to start one of America’s premier collections, shown in a private Queens museum and much of it donated to the Whitney.
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Gladys Kessler, Judge Who Curbed Deceptive Tobacco Ads, Dies at 85
The New York Times – Business:In a landmark case, she ruled that cigarette companies had been deceiving the public about the health hazards of smoking, violating racketeering laws.
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Bobbi Ercoline, Whose Hug Became a Symbol of Woodstock, Dies at 73
The New York Times – Music:Embracing her boyfriend, a blanket around them, she appeared on the cover of the ubiquitous soundtrack album of “Woodstock,” the 1970 documentary film about the music festival.
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Scott Johnson, Playfully Inventive Composer, Is Dead at 70
The New York Times – Music:In works like “John Somebody,” he mixed the structural rigor of classical composition with the ebullient sound and attitude of rock.
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Gordon E. Moore, Intel Co-Founder Behind Moore’s Law, Dies at 94
The New York Times – Business:His prediction in the 1960s about rapid advances in computer chip technology charted a course for the age of high tech.
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Gordon E. Moore, Intel Co-Founder Behind Moore’s Law, Dies at 94
The New York Times – Business:His prediction in the 1960s about exponential advances in computer chip technology charted a course for the age of high tech.
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Jacqueline Gold, Executive Who Tapped Into the Female Libido, Dies at 62
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:She made Britain’s Ann Summers shops a thriving source of lingerie and sex toys and became a role model for female entrepreneurs.
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Marisol Malaret, First Puerto Rican Miss Universe, Dies at 73
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Edging out Miss USA, Ms. Malaret — who was also the first winner from the Caribbean — brokered her fame to become a television host and magazine editor back home.
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Fuzzy Haskins, Who Helped Turn Doo-Wop Into P-Funk, Dies at 81
The New York Times – Music:As a teenager, he joined forces with George Clinton. Their vocal group, the Parliaments, morphed into Parliament-Funkadelic, one of the wildest acts of the 1970s.
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Virginia Zeani, Versatile and Durable Soprano, Dies at 97
The New York Times – Music:A noted Violetta in Verdi’s “La Traviata,” she had an equally noted second act as a singing teacher when her performing career ended.