He was appointed an assistant district attorney in Queens in 1985 and later became counsel to a cosmetics company. He died of complications of Covid-19. Source: New York Times
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Carl Spielvogel, a Longtime Power in Advertising, Dies at 92
By Gotham Rex on April 21, 2021
A former newspaper columnist, he climbed the ladder at one big firm, founded his own, then rose again through mergers to the top of a global agency. Source: New York Times
Carol Prisant, Elegant Design Writer, Dies at 82
By Gotham Rex on April 15, 2021
She was a 51-year old former antiques dealer with no experience as a writer when she wrote to the editor of The World of Interiors magazine about a job. She was hired. Source: New York Times
Bernard Madoff, Architect of Largest Ponzi Scheme in History, Is Dead at 82
By Gotham Rex on April 14, 2021
His enormous fraud left behind a devastating human toll and paper losses totaling $64.8 billion. Source: New York Times
Martina Batan, New York Art Dealer Consumed by a Cold Case, Dies at 62
By Gotham Rex on April 9, 2021
Finding answers to the unsolved murder of her 14-year-old brother became a lifelong quest, ultimately chronicled in a documentary film. Source: New York Times
Peter Manso, Biographer of Brando and Mailer, Dies at 80
By Gotham Rex on April 9, 2021
His relationship with his subjects and critics could be tempestuous. His interview with Mayor Edward I. Koch for Playboy may have cost Koch the governorship Source: New York Times
Phyllis Marchand, Face of Disputed Deer-Culling Program, Dies at 81
By Gotham Rex on April 7, 2021
She gained national attention as mayor of Princeton, N.J., when deer overran her suburban town and she hired sharpshooters to control the population. Source: New York Times
Lois Kirschenbaum, the Ultimate Opera Superfan, Dies at 88
By Gotham Rex on April 7, 2021
In New York opera circles, an autograph request from her, the mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade said, was considered “a special type of approval.” Source: New York Times
Michael Friedlander, Urban Architect of Offbeat Designs, Dies at 63
By Gotham Rex on April 2, 2021
He was best known for the Spring Street Salt Shed, a crystalline structure that appears, with a little imagination, to form a coarse grain of salt. Source: New York Times
Daniel Laske, a ‘Social Justice Warrior,’ Dies at 21
By Gotham Rex on April 1, 2021
He wanted to combine his passions for medicine and politics to make the world a better place. Then he tested positive for the coronavirus. Source: New York Times
Paul Feinman, First Openly Gay Judge on N.Y. High Court, Dies at 61
By Gotham Rex on April 1, 2021
“I hope I add to the diversity of perspectives that the court considers,” he said before being unanimously confirmed to the Court of Appeals in 2017. Source: New York Times
Paul Laubin, 88, Dies; Master of Making Oboes the Old-Fashioned Way
By Gotham Rex on March 29, 2021
He learned the craft from his father and continued to make his instruments by hand. Laubin oboes are cherished for their dark and rich tone. Source: New York Times
Edith Prentiss, Fierce Voice for New York’s Disabled, Dies at 69
By Gotham Rex on March 28, 2021
She was passionate — and relentless — about making the city she loved navigable for everyone. Source: New York Times
Morris Dickstein, Critic and Cultural Historian, Dies at 81
By Gotham Rex on March 26, 2021
He had a passion for reading, and for writing about what he was reading. “Criticism,” he once said, “plays a very important role in keeping people honest.” Source: New York Times
Gail Slatter, Who Helped Make the Times Newsroom Run, Dies at 68
By Gotham Rex on March 26, 2021
For 40 years she was a guide and gatekeeper, working in “the morgue” (the article and photo archive) and on the photo and culture desks. She died of Covid-19. Source: New York Times