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Bomeisler, Anne Kniffin         
BOMEISLER-Anne Kniffin, of NYC died Wednesday, October 13, in Greenwich, CT.
Survived by her husband Douglass M. Bomeisler, sons Douglass T. Bomeisler, of
Jensen Beach, FL, Stuart B. Bomeisler, of Cohasset, MA, sister Mary Huntington
Snyder, of NYC, stepmother Barbara Lapp, of Cedarhurst, LI, and four
grandsons. Services are private. Memorial contributions may be made to the
American Cancer Society, 19 West 56th St, NY, NY 10019.
Published in the New York Times from 10/14/2004 - 10/17/2004.

Rosenstein, Gertrude (Moore)         
ROSENSTEIN Gertrude (Moore). Beloved daughter of the late Dr. Harry and Bertha
Rosenstein, died October 6, 2004 in New York City at age 77. A graduate of
Barnard College, she was a devotee of theatre and opera who studied with
Gian-Carlo Menotti in Italy and The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the
Theatre. She was an assistant to George Ballanchine at the New York City
Ballet and assisted in the organization of her Barnard professor Minor
Latham's Drama Workshop. Professionally, she was a television director both as
an independent and at NBC where she was the first woman to direct a network
television series, a director of the game show ``Concentration,'' and
associate director of NBC's Opera Company Presentations. She was a governor of
the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and a member of its Emmy
Awards Committee; a member, Eastern Regional Board of the Director's Guild of
America; and member of the Board of Governors of the Cosmopolitan Club. She
will be remembered for her elegance, her gracious hospitality to visiting
diplomats and their families, and her professional dedication. A memorial
service will be held at the Cosmopolitan Club, 122 East 66 St., NY, NY at 4pm
on Wednesday November 3, 2004.
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Published in the New York Times from 10/15/2004 - 10/17/2004.

Webman, Harold             
WEBMAN-Harold. On October 14, 2004. Harold Webman, Co-Founder of H/B Webman &
Co. passed away. Beloved husband to Belle, loving father to Beverly, Marcia
and Dorothy, and treasured ``Papa'' to Kendall Mary, he valued friendship and
music above all else. Hal was a highly regarded member of the music community
for over 58 years. His legacy includes being: a reporter at Billboard Magazine
where he wrote a column called Blues & Rhythm Notes; Editor-inChief at
Downbeat Magazine; A&R man at Decca Records; business ventures with Benny
Goodman and Tom Littlefield, chart writer and grandson of Woody Herman. Hal
and his family also administer several music publishing catalogs which contain
over 1,900 pieces and include works written by Duke Ellington, Harry James,
Woody Herman, and Dick Hyman and performed by renowned artists such as Frank
Sinatra, Tom Jones, Dean Martin and Tony Bennett. In 1983 Hal began to
represent artists on royalty audits. Today his firm conducts audits for 70+
artists including many of the queens and kings of jazz such as Benny Goodman,
Rosemary Clooney, Harry James, Cab Calloway, Dinah Shore, Woody Herman, and
Billie Holiday. While consulting with Next Plateau Records and Salt-n-Pepa he
was dubbed ``Halman'', a name that captured his playful spirit. Hal was a
treasured friend to all he touched and left his family and friends with the
following instructions: ``The key to living correctly is friendship. Please
treat one another as good friends and love one another completelythe rest
should fall in place from there.'' The funeral will be held on Sunday, October
17 at 12 noon at Frank E. Campbell, 1076 Madison Ave, New York and interment
at Pinelawn Memorial Grounds. The family will receive visitors in their home
for the remainder of the day. Donations should be directed to the research
efforts of Dr. Harry Raftopoulos and Dr. David Posner, or to the VH1 Save the
Music Fund. For fund donations contact: 917.549.7037 or dw73@aol.com.
Published in the New York Times on 10/16/2004.