| Peter Boyle | |
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| Born | Peter Lawrence Boyle October 18, 1935 Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died | 12 December 2006 (aged 71) New York, New York, USA |
| Years active | 1966-2006 |
| Spouse(s) | Loraine Alterman (1977-2006) |
Peter Lawrence Boyle (October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006)[1][2] was an Emmy Award-winning American actor known for his role as Frank Barone on the 1996-2005 CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond and as a singing and dancing Frankenstein's Monster in the writer-director Mel Brooks' film spoof Young Frankenstein (1974). Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Norristown is a home rule municipality in Montgomery County Pennsylvania, 6 miles (10 km northwest of the city limits of Philadelphia, on the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works This is a list of Fictional characters from Everybody Loves Raymond, an Emmy SAG WGA winning and Golden Globe nominated American sitcom CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Everybody Loves Raymond is an Emmy Award -winning American Television sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 13 Frankenstein's monster (or Frankenstein's creature) is a Fictional character that first appeared in Mary Shelley 's novel Frankenstein or Mel Brooks (born Melvin Kaminsky; June 28, 1926) is an American director, Writer, Composer, Lyricist Young Frankenstein is a 1974 Comedy film directed by Mel Brooks, starring Gene Wilder as the title character Boyle, who won an Emmy Award in 1996 for a guest-starring role on the science-fiction drama The X-Files, won praise in both comedic and dramatic parts following his breakthrough performance in the 1970 film Joe. Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. The X-Files is a Peabody, Golden Globe and Emmy Award -winning American Science fiction television series created by Chris Carter The year 1970 in film involved some significant events Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian
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Boyle was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania of Irish descent, the son of Alice and Peter Boyle, Sr. Norristown is a home rule municipality in Montgomery County Pennsylvania, 6 miles (10 km northwest of the city limits of Philadelphia, on the Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánach are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in Ireland. He moved with his family to nearby Philadelphia. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə [3] His father was a Philadelphia TV personality from 1951-1963 who, among many other things, played the Western-show host Chuck Wagon Pete, and hosted the afterschool children's program Uncle Pete Presents the Little Rascals, which showed vintage Little Rascals and Three Stooges comedy shorts and Popeye cartoons. Western fiction is a genre of literature set in the American Old West between the years of 1860 and 1900 Children's television series are Television programs designed for and marketed to Children normally broadcast during the Morning and Afternoon "The Little Rascals" redirects here For other uses see The Little Rascals (disambiguation. The Three Stooges were an American Vaudeville and Comedy act of the early to mid–20th century best known for their numerous Short subject films Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and Short subject is a format description originally coined in the North American Film industry in the early period of cinema. Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional hero famous for appearing in comic strips and animated films as well as numerous TV shows The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames [4]
Boyle attended St. Francis de Sales school and West Philadelphia Catholic High School For Boys. St Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, founded in 1890 is a Catholic church in University City, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, part of the After high school Boyle spent three years as a novice of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, or De La Salle Brothers, a Catholic teaching order. The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (also known as the Christian Brothers, the Lasallian Brothers, the French Christian Brothers He lived in a house of studies with other novices and earned a BA from La Salle University in Philadelphia in 1957, but left the order because he did not feel called to religious life. For the university in Manila Philippines see De La Salle University. [5][6] While in Philadelphia, he worked as a cameraman on the cooking show Television Kitchen, hosted by Florence Hanford. Florence P Hanford (nee O'Hara (1909 - 1 July 2008 was a home economist who was best known for her television cooking show Television Kitchen, which [7]
After graduating from Officer Candidate School in 1959, he was commissioned as an ensign in the United States Navy, but his military career was shortened by a nervous breakdown. Officer Candidate School or Officer Cadet School ( OCS) are institutions which train civilians and enlisted personnel in order for them to gain a commission An ensign is a distinguishing Flag of a ship or a military unit or a distinguishing token emblem or badge such as a symbol of office Mental breakdown (also known as nervous breakdown or snapping) is a non-medical term used to describe a sudden acute attack of Mental illness such as [8]
In New York City, Boyle studied with acting coach Uta Hagen while working as a postal clerk and a maitre d'. The City of New York Uta Thyra Hagen ( June 12, 1919 – January 14, 2004) was a German -born American actress and acting teacher The maître d' (short for maître d'hôtel literally "master of the hotel" in a suitably staffed Restaurant or Hotel is the person [9] He went on to play Murray the cop in a touring company of Neil Simon's The Odd Couple, leaving the tour in Chicago, Illinois and joining The Second City improv comedy ensemble there. Marvin Neil Simon (born July 4, 1927 in The Bronx, New York City) is an American Playwright and Screenwriter The Odd Couple was a 1965 Broadway play by Neil Simon, followed by a successful film and television series as well as other derivative works and spin offs Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Improvisational theatre (also known as improv or impro) is a form of Theatre in which the Actors use Improvisational acting techniques [9] He had a brief scene as the manager of an indoor shooting range in the critically acclaimed 1969 film Medium Cool, filmed in Chicago. See also Shooting range There are many shooting ranges in the United States open to the public both indoor and outdoor The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support Medium Cool ( 1969) is a Film directed by Haskell Wexler and starring Robert Forster, Verna Bloom, Peter Bonerz
Boyle gained acclaim for his first starring role, playing the title character, a bigoted New York City factory worker, in the 1970 movie Joe. The City of New York The year 1970 in film involved some significant events Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian The film's release was surrounded by controversy over its violence and language. It was during this time that Boyle became close friends with the actress Jane Fonda, and with her he participated in many protests against the Vietnam War. Jane Fonda (born December 21 1937 is an American Academy Award winning Actress, Writer, political activist, former Fashion Opposition to US involvement in the Vietnam War is significant because domestic protest in the U The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia After seeing people cheer at his role in Joe, Boyle refused the lead role in The French Connection (1971),[10] as well as other movie and TV roles that he believed glamorized violence. For other uses see The French Connection. The French Connection is a 1971 Hollywood Crime film directed His next major role was as the campaign manager for a U.S. Senate candidate (Robert Redford) in The Candidate (1972). In Representative democracies, Electoral campaigns larger than a few individuals generally include a campaign manager, either Paid or Volunteer The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Charles Robert Redford Jr (born August 18 1936) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, Actor, The Candidate is an American film released in 1972, starring Robert Redford. He also played an Irish mobster opposite Robert Mitchum in The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973). The Irish Mob is one of the oldest Organized crime groups in the United States, in existence since the early 19th century Robert Charles Durman Mitchum ( August 6, 1917 &ndash July 1, 1997) was an Academy Award nominated American film The Friends of Eddie Coyle is a 1973 Crime film starring Robert Mitchum and Peter Boyle.
Boyle had another hit role as Frankenstein's monster in the 1974 Mel Brooks comedy Young Frankenstein, in which, in an homage to King Kong, the monster is placed onstage in top hat and tails, grunt-singing and dancing to the song "Puttin' on the Ritz". Frankenstein's monster (or Frankenstein's creature) is a Fictional character that first appeared in Mary Shelley 's novel Frankenstein or The year 1974 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released Mel Brooks (born Melvin Kaminsky; June 28, 1926) is an American director, Writer, Composer, Lyricist Young Frankenstein is a 1974 Comedy film directed by Mel Brooks, starring Gene Wilder as the title character King Kong is the name of a fictional giant ape from the fictional Skull Island, who has appeared in several works since 1933 " Puttin' on the Ritz " is a popular song written and published in 1929 by Irving Berlin and introduced by Harry Richman in the musical Boyle said at the time, "The Frankenstein monster I play is a baby. He's big and ugly and scary, but he's just been born, remember, and it's been traumatic, and to him the whole world is a brand new alien environment. That's how I'm playing it". [9] Boyle met his wife, Loraien Alterman, on the set of Young Frankenstein while she was there as a reporter for Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published He was still in his Frankenstein makeup when he asked her for a date. [11] Through Alterman and her friend Yoko Ono, Boyle became friends with John Lennon, who was the best man at Boyle and Alterman's 1977 wedding. born in Tokyo on February 18 1933 is a Japanese Artist and Musician. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born [12] Boyle and his wife have two daughters, Lucy and Amy.
Boyle received his first Emmy nomination for his acclaimed dramatic performance in the 1977 television film Tail Gunner Joe, in which he played Senator Joseph McCarthy. The year 1977 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1977. Tail Gunner Joe was a 1977 Television movie dramatizing the life of Senator Joseph McCarthy. Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14 1908 – May 2 1957 was an American politician who served as a Republican U Yet he was more often cast as a character actor than as a leading man.
His roles include the philosophical cab driver "Wizard" in Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976), starring Robert De Niro; the attorney of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson (played by Bill Murray) in Where the Buffalo Roam (1980); a corrupt space mining-facility boss in the science-fiction film Outland (1981), opposite Sean Connery; Boatswain Moon in the 1983 pirate comedy Yellowbeard, also starring Cheech and Chong, Madeline Kahn, and members of the comedy troupe Monty Python's Flying Circus; a mental patient who belts out a Ray Charles song in the comedy The Dream Team (1989), starring Michael Keaton; the title character's cab driver in The Shadow (1994), starring Alec Baldwin; the father of Sandra Bullock's fiancee in While You Were Sleeping (1995); the hateful father of Billy Bob Thornton's prison-guard character in Monster's Ball (2001); and Old Man Wickles in the comedy Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004). Taxi Driver is a film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader. Robert Mario De Niro Jr (born August 17 1943 is a two-time Academy Award -winning American Film Actor, director and producer "Gonzo" redirects here For other uses see Gonzo (disambiguation Gonzo journalism is a style of Journalism which is written Hunter Stockton Thompson ( July 18, 1937 &ndash February 20, 2005) was an American Journalist and Author, most For the British actor see Billy Murray (actor. William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Where the Buffalo Roam is a 1980 Comedy film based on a number of semi-biographical stories written by author Hunter S Outland is a British 1981 Science fiction movie written and directed by Peter Hyams. Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25 1930) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and BAFTA Award -winning Scottish A boatswain or bosun /ˈbosn̩/ is an unlicensed member of the Deck department of a Merchant ship. Piracy is Robbery committed at sea or sometimes on shore without a commission from a sovereign Nation (as distinct from Privateering Yellowbeard is a 1983 Comedy film by Graham Chapman, along with Peter Cook, Bernard McKenna and David Sherlock Cheech & Chong are a Comedy duo, consisting of Richard "Cheech" Marin and Tommy Chong, who found a wide audience in the 1970s and 1980s for their Madeline Kahn ( September 29, 1942 – December 3, 1999) was an American actress, known primarily for her comedic roles Monty Python’s Flying Circus (also known as Flying Circus or during the final series just Monty Python) is a BBC Sketch comedy Ray Charles Robinson ( September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) known by his Stage name Ray Charles, was an American The Dream Team is a 1989 Comedy film starring Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle, Stephen Furst Michael John Douglas (born September 9 1951 better known by the stage name Michael Keaton, is an American Actor, known for his early comedic roles in Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III (born April 3 1958 is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy - and Golden Globe Award -winning American Sandra Annette Bullock (born July 26 1964 is a Screen Actors Guild Award-winning and two-time Golden Globe Award-nominated American - German While You Were Sleeping is a 1995 Romantic comedy Film directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring Sandra Bullock, Bill William Robert Thornton (born August 4 1955 Monster's Ball is an Academy Award winning 2001 Romantic drama Film directed by Marc Forster and written Scooby-Doo 2 Monsters Unleashed is a 2004 film the 2nd and to date last picture in the series and sequel to 2002's Scooby-Doo. In cameo roles, he can be seen as a tough police officer in Malcolm X (1992), and as a drawbridge operator in Porky's Revenge (1985). Malcolm X is a 1992 Biographical film directed by Spike Lee about the African-American activist and Black nationalist A drawbridge is a type of Movable bridge typically associated with the entrance of a Castle. Porky's Revenge is the 1985 third and final installment to the Porky's movie Trilogy. In 1992, he starred in Alex Cox's Death and the Compass, an adaptation of Jorge Luis Borges' La Muerte y la Brujula. Alexander Cox (born December 15, 1954) is a British Film director and sometime Actor, notable for his idiosyncratic style and approach Death and the Compass is British director Alex Cox 's second Mexican feature (the first was El Patrullero "Death and the Compass" (original Spanish title "La muerte y la brújula") is a Short story by Argentine writer and poet However, the film was not released until 1996. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)
His New York theater work included playing a comedian who is the object of The Roast, a 1980 Broadway play directed by Carl Reiner. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Also in 1980 he co-starred with Tommy Lee Jones in an Off-Broadway production of playwright Sam Shepard's acclaimed True West. Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - Screen Actors Guild - and Emmy Award -winning Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City. Sam Shepard (born November 5, 1943) is an American artist who worked as an award-winning Playwright, Writer and Actor. True West is a play by American playwright Sam Shepard. The play is a more traditional narrative than the type of plays that Shepard had written Two years later, Boyle played the head of a dysfunctional family in Joe Pintauro's less well-received Snow Orchid, at the Circle Repertory.
In 1986, Boyle played the title role of the acclaimed but short-lived TV series Joe Bash, created by Danny Arnold. Joe Bash was an American Television series that ran on the ABC network from March 28 to May 9 1986 Danny Arnold ( 23 January 1925 - 19 August 1995) was a double Emmy Award winning producer, writer, Comedian The comedy-drama followed the life of a lonely, world-weary, and sometimes compromised New York City beat cop whose closest friend was a prostitute, played by actress DeLane Matthews. Comedy-drama, also called dramedy and dramatic-comedy, is a style of Television and movies in which there is an equal or nearly equal balance A police officer (also known as a policeman or policewoman) is a warranted employee of a Police force. DeLane Matthews is an American actress who was born August 7, 1961, in Rockledge, Florida. [13]
In 1990, Boyle suffered a stroke that rendered him speechless for six months. A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain After recovering, he went on to win an Emmy Award in 1996 as Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his appearance on The X-Files. The X-Files is a Peabody, Golden Globe and Emmy Award -winning American Science fiction television series created by Chris Carter In the episode, "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose", he played an insurance salesman who can see selected things in the near future, particularly others' deaths. " Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose " is the fourth episode of the third season of television series The X-Files. Insurance, in Law and Economics, is a form of Risk management primarily used to hedge against the Risk of a contingent loss Boyle also guest starred in two episodes as Bill Church in Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. Lois & Clark The New Adventures of Superman (often called Lois & Clark or The New Adventures Of Superman) is a Live-action American He appears in Sony Music's unaired Roger Waters' music video "Three Wishes" (1992) as a scruffy genie in a dirty coat and red scarf, who tries to tempt Waters at a desert diner. Sony Music Entertainment is a major global Record label controlled by the Sony Corporation of America, being one of the "big four" record companies George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey) is an English rock musician GEnie (General Electric Network for Information Exchange was an online service A diner is a prefabricated Restaurant building characteristic of North America, especially on Long Island; in New York City; in [14][15]
Boyle was perhaps most widely known for his role as the deadpan, cranky Frank Barone in the popular CBS television sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, which aired from 1996 to 2005. This is a list of Fictional characters from Everybody Loves Raymond, an Emmy SAG WGA winning and Golden Globe nominated American sitcom CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Everybody Loves Raymond is an Emmy Award -winning American Television sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 13 The show was shot in Los Angeles, to which Boyle commuted from his New York City home. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West He was nominated for an Emmy seven times for this role, but never won (beaten out multiple times in the Supporting Actor category by his co-star Brad Garrett), though fellow co-stars Garrett, Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton, and Boyle's TV wife Doris Roberts won at least one Emmy each for their performances. Brad Garrett (born April 14, 1960) is an Emmy Award winning American television/ voice Actor and Stand-up comedian. Raymond "Ray" Romano (born December 21 1957) is an American Actor, Writer and Stand-up comedian, best known Patricia Helen Heaton (born March 4, 1958) is an Emmy Award -winning American Actress best known for playing lead character and Doris May Roberts (born November 4, 1930) Her father deserted the family when Roberts was a child and her mother raised Doris with the help of her Russian
In 1999, he had a heart attack on the set of Everybody Loves Raymond. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Everybody Loves Raymond is an Emmy Award -winning American Television sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 13 He soon regained his health and returned to the series. In 2001, he appeared in the Academy Award winning feature Monster's Ball as the bigoted father of Billy Bob Thornton's character. Monster's Ball is an Academy Award winning 2001 Romantic drama Film directed by Marc Forster and written William Robert Thornton (born August 4 1955
Introduced by comedian Carlos Mencia as "the most honest man in show business", Boyle made guest appearances on three episodes of the Comedy Central program Mind of Mencia — one of which was shown as a tribute in a segment made before Boyle's death — in which he read hate mail, explained the "hidden meanings" behind bumper stickers, and occasionally told Mencia how he felt about him. Ned Arnel Mencía (born October 22, 1967) better known by his Stage name Carlos Mencia, is a Comedian, Writer, and Comedy Central is an American Cable television and Satellite television channel that carries predominantly Comedy programming Mind of Mencia is an American Television Comedy series on the cable channel Comedy Central.
Starting in late 2005, Boyle and former TV wife Roberts appeared in TV commercials for the 75th anniversary of Alka-Seltzer, reprising the famous line, "I can't believe I ate that whole thing!" Although this quote has entered into popular culture, it is often misquoted as, ". A television advertisement or television commercial (often just commercial or advert (US or ad (UK is a span of television programming produced Alka-Seltzer is a name owned by the German Bayer Corporation for a line of Medications sold over the counter and taken by means of rapidly . . the whole thing. "[16] Boyle had a role in all three of The Santa Clause films. The Santa Clause ( 1994) is a Christmas Film released by both Walt Disney Pictures and Hollywood Pictures, starring In the original, he plays Scott Calvin's boss. In the sequels, he plays Father Time. Father Time (known as Pakiž in some countries is a Personification of Time.
On December 12, 2006, Boyle died in New York City at New York Presbyterian Hospital after suffering from multiple myeloma and heart disease; he was 71. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is a prominent University hospital in New York City, composed of two medical centers Columbia University Medical Center Multiple myeloma (also known as MM, myeloma, plasma cell myeloma, or as Kahler's disease after Otto Kahler) is a type of Heart disease is an Umbrella term for a variety for different diseases affecting the Heart. At the time of his death, Boyle had completed the film All Roads Lead Home and was scheduled to appear in Chatham. All Roads Lead Home is a feature film due to be released on September 26, 2008. Chatham is a Romantic comedy, set on Cape Cod in 1905 about three 70-year-old retired sea captains who try to lure an attractive middle-aged woman The end credits of The Santa Clause 3 include a dedication to his memory. The Santa Clause 3 The Escape Clause is a 2006 American film the sequel to The Santa Clause and The Santa Clause 2.
On October 18, 2007, which would have been Boyle's 72nd birthday, his friend Bruce Springsteen, during a Madison Square Garden concert with the E Street Band in New York, dedicated "Meeting Across the River", segueing into "Jungleland", in memory of Boyle, stating: "An old friend passed away a while back — we met him when we first came to New York City. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. The E Street Band is a musical group that has periodically toured and recorded with Rock musician Bruce Springsteen since 1972 " Meeting Across the River " was the seventh track on Bruce Springsteen 's breakthrough 1975 album Born to Run; it also appeared as the " Jungleland " is an almost ten-minute long epic closing song on Bruce Springsteen 's classic 1975 album Born to Run, and tells a tale . . Today would have been his birthday. "
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| NAME | Boyle, Peter |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Norristown, Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 12, 2006 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | New York City |