A New York City legend is gone.
Zelda Kaplan, 95, known for her seemingly never-ending presence in Manhattan's nightlife and arts scene died Wednesday after collapsing at a show during New York Fashion Week.
NBC New York reports Kaplan was sitting front row at the Joanna Mastroianni show at Lincoln Center when she collapsed. She was pronounced dead at Roosevelt Hospital. Hospital spokeswoman Elizabeth Dowling could not provide a cause of death.
Kaplan was profiled by both The New York Times and the Village Voice among others, and was the subject of a 2004 documentary film, "Her Name is Zelda." The film described Kaplan as "a beloved and eccentric creature of New York nightlife."
According to the Times, Kaplan was sitting next to Ruth Finley, publisher of The Fashion Calendar. "She flopped over in my lap," Finley said. "The show was just starting. I thought she fainted."
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