NEW YORK — Mark Fleischman, the man who operated the favorite club of celebrities in the early 1980s at Studio 54, died Wednesday from assisted suicide. He was 82.
Fleischman had reportedly been in poor health for several years. He was unable to walk or take care of himself, according to the BBC.
After the first owners got sent to prison for tax evasion, Fleischman took over ownership in 1980 and managed the club until 1996.
