He is best known as being the owner of the world famous 1970s new york super club, studio 54. Steve rubell, who revolutionized new york night life with the studio 54 disco in the 1970s and with the palladium in the 1980s, died today at a manhattan hospital. Mens women vintage leather beret cap peaked hat newsboy. This year, however, schrager got a second chance when he was granted a presidential pardon. Barrys books formed the basis for a shortlived show about his life, daves world, and his novel big trouble was made into a film of the same name. Originally, he gained fame as coowner and cofounder of studio 54. Bob colacello, a special correspondent for vanity fair.
A history of studio 54, this time told by the quiet. In 1977 steve rubell and ian shrager bought a disused theatre on 254 w. As the proprietors of studio 54 in the late 1970s, steve rubell and ian schrager rode a disco beat to instant fame. Business partners became prisoncamp cell mates in the early 1980s, when they were convicted of evading federal income tax. Ian schrager, convicted with steve rubell of tax evasion, was conflicted about his club years. Mens women vintage leather beret cap peaked hat newsboy sunscreen. And for that, in 1980, ian schrager, a former coowner of the storied studio 54 disco, was sentenced to jail time following a conviction for federal tax evasion. Born in new york, rubell worked in the restaurant and office business before deciding to open the ultimate nightclub. Ne ratez pas les nouveaux rendezvous du live le mercredi. In 1977 with his partner, ian schrager, they rented a vacant theater and opened studio 54 on. But now he wants his family to know about that time, via a new film. Ian schrager is an entrepreneur, hotelier, and real estate developer associated with the creation of boutique hotels. Ian schrager born july 19, 1946 is an american entrepreneur, hotelier and real estate developer, often associated with cocreating the boutique hotel category of accommodation. Photofest over the years i was hoping to forget it, says ian schrager in his brooklyn rasp, between bites of chopped salad and.
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