Raised in Alabama, he made his fortune in New York and became a banker, civic leader and developer. Source: New York Times
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Bill McCreary Dies at 87; Blazed Trail for Black Journalists on TV
By Gotham Rex on May 11, 2021
He was hired at what became the Fox flagship station in New York in 1967, when there were few Black faces on the air, and became an Emmy-winning anchor. Source: New York Times
Pat Bond, a Sexual-Subculture Pioneer, Dies at 94
By Gotham Rex on May 11, 2021
Mr. Bond was a 44-year-old music teacher when he founded an organization for masochists. After a few meetings, sadists were also invited. Source: New York Times
Martin Bookspan, Cultured Voice of Lincoln Center Telecasts, Dies at 94
By Gotham Rex on May 8, 2021
The longtime announcer for “Live From Lincoln Center,” he said he wanted his audience “to become involved, to love what they’re hearing.” Source: New York Times
Pamela Kraft, 77, Dies; Arts Magnet and Champion of Indigenous Rights
By Gotham Rex on May 7, 2021
She immersed herself in New York’s creative underground, then shifted to globetrotting activism for decades as the founder of Tribal Link. Source: New York Times
Nancy Lassalle, Longtime Promoter of Ballet, Dies at 93
By Gotham Rex on May 4, 2021
In 1941 she studied at George Balanchine’s fledgling dance academy. She was not destined to be a ballerina, but she dedicated her life to Balanchine’s legacy. Source: New York Times
Jacques d’Amboise, 86, Dies; Early, Charismatic Star of City Ballet
By Gotham Rex on May 3, 2021
A product of Washington Heights, he embodied an all-American style, combining the nonchalance of Fred Astaire with the nobility of a classic male dancer. Hollywood came calling, too. Source: New York Times
Patrick O’Connell, 67, Dies; Raised Awareness of AIDS With Art
By Gotham Rex on May 3, 2021
As the founding director of Visual AIDS, he helped develop campaigns including “Day Without Art” and, most notably, the ubiquitous red ribbon. Source: New York Times
Fred Jordan, Publisher of Taboo-Breaking Books, Dies at 95
By Gotham Rex on May 2, 2021
At Grove Press, he and Barney Rosset challenged censors as they popularized D.H. Lawrence, Henry Miller, William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg and others. Source: New York Times
Valerie Cirillo-Bunch, a Child-Care Sage, Dies at 41
By Gotham Rex on April 28, 2021
She worked with preschoolers, infants and their parents, “the mom that other moms looked up to.” She died of Covid-19. Source: New York Times
Theodore Lambrinos, Baritone With a Zest for the Road, Dies at 85
By Gotham Rex on April 27, 2021
Mr. Lambrinos sang performances at the Metropolitan Opera and was a stalwart of New York Grand Opera. He died of Covid-related pneumonia. Source: New York Times
Helen Weaver, Chronicler of an Affair With Kerouac, Dies at 89
By Gotham Rex on April 26, 2021
She was a respected translator from French and a writer on astrology, but her magnum opus was a memoir of her time with Kerouac and the Beats. Source: New York Times
Bob Fass, Pioneer of Underground Radio, Dies at 87
By Gotham Rex on April 25, 2021
His provocative “Radio Unnameable,” long a staple of the New York station WBAI, offered a home on the FM dial to everyone from Abbie Hoffman to Tiny Tim. Source: New York Times
Nick Springer, Paralympic Gold Medalist, Dies at 35
By Gotham Rex on April 23, 2021
A quadruple amputee, he was a relentless defender on the United States’ wheelchair rugby team, which won a gold medal at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing. Source: New York Times
Allon Schoener, 95, Dies; Curator Caught in Furor Over ‘Harlem’ Show
By Gotham Rex on April 23, 2021
His “Harlem on My Mind” exhibit at the Met museum in 1969 drew protests for not including works by Black artists. But since then it’s been reconsidered. Source: New York Times