Lizzie Grubman's Mom Dies

Aug. 2, 2001 -- Yvette Grubman, mother of an embattled New Yorkpublicist, died of ovarian cancer Wednesday. She was 58.

Grubman, already suffering from multiple sclerosis, was admittedto New York University Medical Center July 8 — one day after her30-year-old daughter, Lizzie, backed her father's sport utilityvehicle into a group of people at Conscience Point Inn, a trendySouthampton, Long Island nightclub.

The incident gained nationwide attention, leading to severalcivil lawsuits and criminal charges against Grubman's daughter.

Born in Brooklyn, Grubman graduated from Brooklyn College andbecame a teacher. Her husband, Allen, also a teacher, went on tobecome a successful entertainment lawyer, and Grubman left teachingto raise her two daughters. The couple divorced in 1988.

A funeral is scheduled for today.