Mario Oliver Dies: Prominent L.A. Nightclub Owner And Restaurateur Found Dead In Dominican Republic At 71
deadline.comMario Oliver, one of the kings of the Los Angeles nightlife scene when he ran the clubs Vertigo and The Gate and elegant restaurants like Tryst, Le Petit Four, and Linq, has died at age 71.
On Wednesday, authorities found his body inside a villa in Las Terrenas, Samaná in the Dominican Republic. Initial reports indicate he was choked to death and gagged when criminals broke into his home and took a safe-deposit box, several watches Rolex, and other valuables.
A report in Dominican Today indicates the National Police, the DICRIM, certified that the death was brought on by head trauma and manual compression of the neck (hanging).
Born in France, Mario Jacques Oliver Jutard shortened it when he began modeling in Paris. He soon became a fixture on the Paris nightclub scene, working everything from the door to DJ’ing.
Read more on deadline.com
