O.T.: Al Hirschfeld dies, age 99

[Bapopik at AOL.COM]

   Artist Al Hirschfeld has died.  There's an extensive obituary in today's
NEW YORK TIMES.
   He was 99 years old and had celebrations planned for 100, but it wasn't to
be.
   I had cited from his 1932 book, MANHATTAN OASES, about New York's
speakeasies.  The obituary says that it will be reprinted.  Get yourself a
copy, although all of the places (except "21") are no longer in business.
   Perhaps "Nina" could be entered in some dictionary somewhere?