He died of natural causes in Los Angeles, California on December 18, 2000 at age 90, a week after attending the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Performing Arts Center named for Los Angeles politician Nate Holden which was built on the site where the Ebony Showcase stood.
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He and his wife, Edna Stewart, also founded Los Angeles' Ebony Showcase Theatre, which provided a venue for numerous black performers, including John Amos, Nichelle Nichols and Isabel Sanford.
Rod Stewart | James Stewart | Martha Stewart | Nick Cave | Jon Stewart | David A. Stewart | Stewart Copeland | Nick Drake | Nick Lowe | Dave Stewart | Nick Clegg | Charles Stewart Parnell | Stewart Lee | Stewart Granger | Patrick Stewart | Nick Hornby | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | Stewart Brand | Nick Nolte | Nick Fury | Nick Jr. | Tony Stewart | Nick Saban | Nick Griffin | Kristen Stewart | John Stewart | Jackie Stewart | Nick Zedd | Nick Miles | Nick Kamen |
Always prominent in the African American community, the neighborhood has been home to many famous residents including, Dorothy Dandridge, Juanita Moore, Dorothy Donegan, Nick Stewart, Evelyn Freeman, and Lucius Allen.