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| * 16.02.1925 in Trenton, NJ Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika | |||
| + 11.01.2011 in Miami, FL Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika | |||
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Todesursache: pneumonia |
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| Best known as a generous patron of the arts in South Florida, Dolores Barwell Ziff played many other roles in life -- farmer, benefactor to numerous charities, U.S. Navy servicewoman, accomplished cook, horse-breeder, actress, gunnery instructor, art teacher, skin diver, author, antiques dealer and rally-car racer. The role Ziff cherished most, however, was family woman. ``She loved her family,'' said her husband, Sanford L. Ziff, 85, ``and always had a beautiful relationship with her four boys.'' Dolores Ziff died of complications from pneumonia Tuesday at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, surrounded by family members and friends. She was 85. Married for 15 years, Sanford and Dolores Ziff are synonymous with South Florida philanthropy. The Ziffs have given to local colleges, the Camillus House homeless shelter, the Linda Ray Center, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami and numerous other local institutions. The Ziff name also adorns a number of edifices, from the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Family College of Education building at Florida International University to, perhaps most prominently, the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House at Miami's performing arts center. The couple have been inseparable staples at countless galas, arts performances, fundraisers and other social events. ``You know, with Dolores and I, there are two things we always heard,'' Sanford Ziff said. ``The party never started until we got there, and, `When we grow up, we want to be like you and Dolores.' '' Born in New Jersey, Dolores Ziff tried her hand at many vocations, said her son, Barwell Keator, 57, of Fort Lauderdale. ``She was very active very early on,'' Keator said. ``She wasn't afraid to try something.'' Ziff enlisted in the U.S. Navy WAVES -- Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services -- in 1944, and spent time stationed in Japan with her first husband before they were transferred to Hawaii, where she learned to fly planes and served as a gunnery instructor, Keator said. During her second marriage, Dolores Ziff -- then named Dolores Keator -- lived in Jamaica, from 1957 to 1969, where she worked as an art teacher, antiques dealer and actress, and landed a small role in the first James Bond movie, 1962's Dr. No. She played the role of Mary Trueblood, secretary to the character Commander Strangways, and her home, a mountaintop estate, served as Strangways' house in the film. ``She made good money,'' Keator said. While in Jamaica, Ziff also learned the antiques and art-dealing business, Keator said, and she learned to cook by reading books from the French chef Jacques Pepin. From Jamaica, Ziff brought her sons to Miami, where they settled, Keator said. Dolores Ziff also spent time farming and raising Morgan horses in Vermont, and later owned a 3,000-tree apple orchard in the mountains of North Carolina. |
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