Her Manka’s Inverness Lodge drew actors and writers who dined at Ms. Grade’s farm-to-table restaurant and reveled in her eccentric flair.
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Joe Camp, Filmmaker Behind ‘Benji’ Franchise, Dies at 84
He defied the odds to turn “Benji,” a live-action film series from a dog’s perspective, into a smash hit, and turned the film industry on its head in the process.
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Serge Raoul, Whose SoHo Bistro Glittered With Stars, Dies at 86
Raoul’s, which he founded, was a celebrity magnet and a neighborhood institution in the 1970s and ’80s. But he had never planned on a life in the restaurant business.
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Sydell L. Miller, Self-Made Eyelash and Hair Care Mogul, Dies at 86
She and her husband, Arnold, made it big in the beauty industry by giving new skills, products and dignity to the workaday salon hairdresser.
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Ira M. Millstein, Corporate Lawyer With Public Impact, Dies at 97
He crusaded for stronger corporate governance by company boards, advised New York City on avoiding bankruptcy and helped put Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the federal bench.
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Len Sirowitz, Whose Bold, Offbeat Ads Captured an Era, Dies at 91
An award-winning agency art director, he brought a striking visual touch to campaigns for the Volkswagen Beetle, Sara Lee and Sony in the ’60s as well as to the antiwar and antinuclear movements.
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Karl Wallinger, Who Sang With World Party and the Waterboys, Dies at 66
As a songwriter and instrumentalist as well, he blended pop and folk influences into music that helped define college radio in the 1980s and ’90s.
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Eric Carmen, Raspberries Frontman and ‘All by Myself’ Singer, Dies at 74
He sang on the power-pop pioneers’ 1972 breakout hit, “Go All The Way,” before launching a successful solo career as a soft rock crooner.
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Paolo Taviani, Half of a Famed Italian Filmmaking Duo, Dies at 92
He and his brother Vittorio made films, including “Padre Padrone,” that mixed neorealism with a lyrical, almost magical sense of storytelling.
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William Whitworth, Revered Writer and Editor, Is Dead at 87
After writing memorable character sketches and fine-tuning others’ copy at The New Yorker, he spent two decades as editor in chief of The Atlantic Monthly.
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Max Hardy, 40, Dies; Helped Bring Chef-Driven Cuisine to Detroit
With his unique blend of Lowcountry and Caribbean influences, he ranked among the best of a new generation of Black culinary wizards.