Obituary for Phillip John Smith, Sr Goad Funeral Home
Each month she'll take you inside some of our most infamous incidents, notorious offenders and behind the scenes of high profile trials and events to show you what’s really happening in your backyard. Mr. Smith, who lived in Manhattan, was vice chairman of the Actors Fund and a trustee of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. In 2011, he received a Tony Award for lifetime achievement. In 2015, he was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame and named by the New York Landmarks Conservancy as a Living Landmark. A second marriage, in 1999, to Tricia Walsh, ended in divorce in 2008. In addition to his daughters, from his first marriage, he is survived by five grandchildren and a brother, Joseph. Named Shubert’s executive vice president in 1979, Mr. Smith became the architect of the organization’s computerized ticketing and seating system, which was made available to all Broadway theaters. They were widely credited with reviving a moribund Broadway — and Shubert too — in the 1970s with hi...
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