Vincent Sardi Jr. has passed away

[pab]

Posted: 1/4/07 at 5:46pm

"Vincent Sardi Jr., who owned and managed Sardi’s restaurant, his father’s theater-district landmark, for more than half a century and became, by wide agreement, the unofficial mayor of Broadway, died today at a hospital in Berlin, Vt. He was 91 and had lived nearby in Warren, Vt., since retiring in 1997.

The cause was complications of a urinary tract infection, said Sean Ricketts, a nephew and a manager of the restaurant.

Mr. Sardi inherited one of the world’s most famous restaurants, a Broadway institution as central to the life of the theater as actors, agents and critics. It was, the press agent Richard Maney once wrote, “the club, mess hall, lounge, post office, saloon and marketplace of the people of the theater.”"

Owner of Sardi’s Restaurant Dies at 91

Updated On: 1/4/07 at 05:46 PM

[best12bars]

Posted: 1/4/07 at 7:51pm

From his appearance in The Muppets Take Manhattan...





*heavy sad sigh*

[thirdrowcenter]

Posted: 1/4/07 at 8:33pm

He was a frequent patient of a doctor I worked for many, many years ago. He was always very polite, dignified and friendly. I'm glad he lived a long life. R.I.P. Mr. Sardi.