hiː dˈaɪd æt kˈælvɚɹi hˈɑːspɪɾəl ɪnðə bɹˈɑːŋks æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv ˈeɪɾi tˈuː ˌɔn ˈɔːɡəst θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn, ðə ɹɪzˈʌlt əvə stɹˈoʊk hiː hæd sˈʌfɚd tˈuː wˈiːks pɹˈaɪɚ.
He died at Calvary Hospital in The Bronx at the age of 82 on August 31, 2014, the result of a stroke he had suffered two weeks prior.