Wasserstein

Lola, Wasserstein's mother, is often cast as the villain in this book.

Wasserstein was not supposed to succumb to complications of lymphoma. She was meant to keep holding up a mirror to her peers.

Only later did Wasserstein learn that she had another brother, Abner, stashed away in a mental institution.

But even in death, Mr. Wasserstein seems to have flouted any such worries.

The next generation Bruce Wasserstein wants to run a hedge fund, not be a banker.

Wasserstein remained productive until the end, delivering speeches, writing essays and churning out a novel, published after her death.

Wasserstein's estate received $188 million from restricted stock units that vested upon his death.

even investment bank dresdner kleinwort wasserstein has warned not to " equate money with happiness . "

Terrence McNally, another playwright and close friend, describes Wasserstein's "charismatic star quality" .

Her brood included Bruce Wasserstein, a Wall Street financier, and Sandra Wasserstein Meyer, a pioneering marketing executive.

Wasserstein's work moved in tandem with her life, and her characters navigated the same confusing, changing times.

A jumble of ego, smarts and audacity, Mr. Wasserstein boasted in 1987 of his plans to 'transform Wall Street. '

To be sure, Jacobs took over as CEO in only November, following Wasserstein's death.

Wasserstein made her way to the prestigious Yale programme, studying with Meryl Streep, Christopher Durang and Sigourney Weaver.

Wasserstein also had secrets of her own.

It was only in 1977, with "Uncommon Women and Others" , that Wasserstein started getting noticed.

Wasserstein was not supposed to succumb to complications of lymphoma.

Wasserstein never planned for a career in the theatre.

'The model today is the faceless brand, ' said one former Wasserstein confidante.

WHEN Wendy Wasserstein died in 2006, aged 55, a generation of baby- boomers mourned the loss.