death_date death_place birth_place nationality birth_date spouse article_title name
21 january 2015 greenwich , connecticut , u.s. new york , new york , u.s. italian american 4 june 1936 louise camuto vince camuto
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john vincent camuto -lrb- 1936 -- 2015 -rrb- was an american women 's footwear designer and shoe industry executive , best known for co-founding the women 's fashion brand nine west .
following the 1999 sale of nine west to jones apparel group for $ 900 million , camuto became ceo and chief creative officer of a new fashion company , camuto group , maker of the jessica simpson brand .
