Howard Rubenstein, PR Strategist and Spokesman for Moguls, Dies at 88

Stephanie Seymour, 52, and Peter Brant Sr.’s youngest son, Harry Brant, has died. Harry’s family released a heartbreaking statement announcing Harry’s sad death at the age of 24 on Jan. 18. He was found dead the day before on Jan. 17.

Hart of Dixie sadly left Netflix in December when its five-year streaming deal with the platform came to an end. Its departure left a Bluebell-sized hole in our hearts, at least when it comes to watching the show without commercials.

Philip J. Smith, who as the longtime chairman of Broadway’s Shubert Organization was one of the most influential and powerful forces in American theater, died today in New York City of complications of Covid-19. He was 89.

Sylvain Sylvain, songwriter and founding guitarist with punk icons the New York Dolls, died Wednesday following a battle with cancer. He was 69.

New York Dolls guitarist Sylvain Sylvain has died, aged 69. He was receiving treatment for cancer.“As most of you know, Sylvain battled cancer for the past two and a half years”, reads a statement on his Facebook page this morning.

Sylvain Sylvain, a punk guitar icon best known for his work with the New York Dolls, died Wednesday from cancer, according to a Facebook post by his wife.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSylvain Sylvain, cofounder and rhythm guitarist of legendary early 1970s proto-punk quintet the New York Dolls, has died after a battle with cancer, according to a social media post by his wife and multiple media reports. He was 69.While often lambasted in their era — either as Rolling Stones knock-offs or for their shocking-at-the-time androgynous look — the Dolls were one of the key influences on punk rock, on both sides of the Atlantic.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorRay Brady, a longtime CBS News correspondent who focused on business and the economy, died Jan. 12 at his home in Manhattan.

AnnaRose King, the writer-director known for American Viral and Good Enough and the daughter of King World Production’s Roger King, has died.

Neil Sheehan, a Pulitzer Prize winner and the New York Times journalist who obtained the Pentagon Papers, has died.

Lee Breuer, a cofounder of New York’s groundbreaking experimental theater company Mabou Mines and writer of Broadway’s Pulitzer Prize finalist The Gospel at Colonus, died Sunday at his home in New York. He was 83.

Star of That ’70s Show, A View to a Kill, and Charlie’s Angels star Tanya Roberts died from unknown causes on Sunday. She was 65.

Joan Micklin Silver, the pioneering independent female director behind Hester Street and Crossing Delancey, among many other titles, who fought to bring Jewish stories to the silver screen, has died. She was 85.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorJoan Micklin Silver, who forged her own way as a female director in the 1970s and ’80s and helmed seven features including “Crossing Delancey” and “Hester Street,” died Thursday in Manhattan. She was 85.Her daughter, Claudia Silver, told the New York Times the cause was vascular dementia.The 1975 independent film “Hester Street” was the story of a Jewish immigrant couple in the 1890s.

Howard J. Rubenstein, the public relations guru who helped protect the image of New York's rich and famous including the likes of Donald Trump, Rupert Murdoch and George Steinbrenner, has died.

Howard Rubenstein, the public relations expert who guided the paths of high-profile clients like George Steinbrenner, Rupert Murdoch and Donald Trump, has died at his home in Manhattan.

NEW YORK -- Roger Berlind, a producer of more than 100 Broadway plays and musicals and the winner of 25 Tony Awards, has died. He was 90.He died Dec.

Artie Siccardi, a backstage legend of Broadway who worked on dozens of shows, from Annie, Ain't Misbehavin' and Sweeney Todd to Children of a Lesser God, Cats, Brighton Beach Memoirs and The Color Purple, has died. He was 89.