Ramon L. Posel [SEP] cause of death
Ramon L. Posel
Ramon L. Posel, art-cinema proponent and real estate developer. He was born August 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; he died June 23, 2005, in New York City, from pancreatic cancer.
Background.
Posel was born to Russian immigrants in Philadelphia, next to the Lyric Theater, one of seven movie houses owned by his father, Leo. Posel grew up watching movies in his family's theaters, starting with janitorial work and eventually working his way up to usher, and then
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