3 minutes agoBiller Eli Broadway dies at 87
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Eli Broadway, the renowned billionaire charity and art collector who used his wealth to form the Los Angeles cultural landscape by playing a central role in building institutions such as Walt Disney, Concert Hall and the Museum of Contemporary Art, died at 87-year-olds after a long illness. [...]
“Broad died at the Cedars-Senai” Medical Center, according to a spokesman who did not give the cause of death.
With an asset valued by” Forbes” to $6.9 billion, he spent his fortune on a series of ambitious civil projects.
We join the city of Los Angeles to mourn the loss of Eli Broad. The city and nation have lost a” icon, the chief of” said in a statement. Los Angeles Times”, Patrick Soon-Sheong and Michelle's wife.
Eli's life story is an inspiration and a testimony to America's” possibilities, they added.
“Broadway support and leadership for cultural institutions have been transformative”, the couple said.
Broadway spent millions of dollars managing medical and scientific research programs including stem cell research at the University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, UC San Francisco and Harvard.
