BRADY, DIAMOND JIM. Financier and philanthropist, the most flamboyant of the Broadway characters at the turn of the 20th century; b. New York, New York, ; d. Baltimore, Maryland, .
Diamond Jim Brady
, dubbed King of the Great White Way,
is the symbol of the Gay 1990s. A constant companion to singer and actress
Lillian Russell
and a great gourmand, Brady was known for his largesse and largeness. Brady frequented the great lobster palaces of Broadway with...