Mark Fleischman, who owned legendary New York nightclub Studio 54 in the 1980s, has died by assisted suicide in Switzerland, his former business partner has said. Mr Fleischman, 82, took over the club in 1980 and ran it until 1986.
Actress Raquel Welch, original Studio 54 co-owner Steve Rubell and Mark Fleischman at the club in 1981
he had trouble speaking, could not dress himself or put on his own shoes, and his wife Mimi had to help him in and out of bed.Mark Fleischman with actor Tony Curtis in 1983 "From the very first night we opened, in 1981, I was swept up in a world of celebrities, drugs, power and sex," he wrote."Every night, celebrities and stunning women made their way through the crowd, up the stairs to my office to sip champagne and share lines of cocaine using my golden straw or rolled-up $100 bills."He added:"I was the guy in control, the owner - the host of the party. It was my duty, my job, to make sure everyone had a good time.
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