The former boxer transformed American cooking, and himself, with an appliance that remains a cultural touchstone.
He claimed a world title in his 20s and again in his 40s, and then made millions selling grills.
The Ontological-Hysteric Theater, which he founded in 1968, presented more than 50 of his plays, among them “My Head Was a Sledgehammer” and “Permanent Brain Damage.”
New York theater’s elder statesman of the avant-garde brings “Suppose Beautiful Madeline Harvey” to the stage, hist first new work in over a decade.