Ellen Zoe Golden, Former Publicist for Billy Idol, Hall and Oates and Other Music Stars, Dies at 63
variety.comChris Willman Music WriterEllen Zoe Golden, a veteran record industry publicist whose clients over the years included Billy Idol, Daryl Hall and John Oates, and Russell Simmons’ Hip-Hop Summits, died at her home in Tamarindo, Costa Rica.
The cause of death was brain cancer, which Golden told friends she had been diagnosed with late last fall. She was 63.Golden’s career included stints at the Howard Bloom Organization and Universal Records, where she created the fledgling label’s media relations department in 1995 after shuttering her own independent EZG Media & Marketing.“I am deeply saddened to learn of Ellen Golden’s passing,” said Idol — a client she worked passionately as he scaled commercial peaks in the 1980s — in a statement to Variety. “Ellen worked closely with me for many years.
In fact, we lived across the street from each other in New York for a spell. She was on my publicity team during a period in my life when representing me wasn’t necessarily an easy task!
She always had my back and I’m forever grateful. My condolences go out to the entire Golden family. She will be missed.” Golden left the music business and moved to Costa Rica in the early 2000s, exploring her love of surfing and working as a travel agent and sales manager for Costa Rico Vacations, Best Western Tamarindo Vista Villas and the Bevy Marketing and Designs.
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