death_date death_place birth_place birth_date spouse article_title birth_name occupation
14 november 2013 new york city , new york , united states philadelphia , pennsylvania , united states 11 march 1928 wynn handman -lrb- 1950-2013 ; her death -rrb- barbara handman
 barbara ann schlein arts activist and preservationist , political consultant
barbara handman

barbara `` bobbie '' handman -lrb- march 11 , 1928 -- november 14 , 2013 -rrb- was an american political consultant and arts activist , known for her role in preserving historic broadway theater houses .
she was the executive vice-president and new york city office director of people for the american way from 1981 until 2003 .
born in philadelphia , pennsylvania , handman was the wife of stage director and teacher wynn handman .
in 1982 , she helped organize save the theatres , an organization that tried unsuccessfully to prevent the razing of the morosco , helen hayes , and bijou theaters .
in 1988 , the group succeeded in having 28 broadway houses designated as landmarks by the new york city board of estimate .
handman served on the board of the eleanor roosevelt foundation and on the franklin delano roosevelt memorial commission .
she was awarded the national medal of arts in 1998 for her work as an arts advocate .
handman 's daughter laura handman is married to harold m. ickes .
