NEW YORK, N.Y. – Theater producer, nightclub founder and famous ex-wife Sybil Christopher has died in New York City at 83.
Her death Thursday was announced by the Bay Street Theater on Long Island.
The Welsh-born Christopher was Sybil Burton when her first husband Richard Burton left her for Elizabeth Taylor.
She left California for New York where she opened a nightclub in 1965 with backing from famous friends like Julie Andrews and Leonard Bernstein.
The club, called Arthur, became a celebrity hangout and turned Christopher into a post-divorce success story.
She married Jordan Christopher, the lead singer of the club’s house band, in 1966.
Christopher founded the Bay Street Theater in 1991 with two partners and was its artistic director for 22 years.
She’s survived by three daughters, including the actress Kate Burton.
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