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- Birth nameIris Bazel
- Iris Cantor was born on February 13, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. Iris was a producer, known for Rodin, the Gates of Hell (1982). Iris was married to Bernard Gerald Cantor, Husband #1 and Husband #2. Iris died on February 22, 2026 in Palm Beach, Florida, USA.
- SpousesBernard Gerald Cantor(1977 - July 3, 1996) (his death)Husband #1 (divorced)Husband #2 (divorced)
- Funded the creation of College of the Holy Cross' Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery.
- Grew up in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York.
- Sat on the board of trustees of New York-Presbyterian Hospital from 1989. Her other board memberships included Exploring the Arts and the dean's committee of the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.
- Received a National Medal of Arts awarded by President Bill Clinton in 1995.
- Funded the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Exhibition Hall, the B. Gerald Cantor Sculpture Galleries, and the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden, with gifts of $11.5 million.
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