You know cath, when I saw the documentary, he was featured briefly and I didn’t make the connection. Seeing his name in print triggered something. At one time he had a big presence here in L.A. He had a restaurant called Citrus (on Melrose) in the late 80’s. I was young, but remember it being a big deal.
There is an odd place off Melrose that is either owned by him or is an ode to him. Anyway, Angelenos should recognize these logos.
Did eater.com miss this? Hmmm.