Legend of San Francisco nightlife scene and LGBTQ advocate Harry Denton dead at 77

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Harry Denton, a legend of the San Francisco nightlife scene, often wearing exquisite outfits with a personality to match, has died at 77.

Denton owned multiple nightclubs including, most famously, the Starlight Room atop the historic Sir Francis Drake Hotel.
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His family says Denton died Sunday in Seattle, where he had been living under the care of his brother after a stroke years ago, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Denton was beloved by nearly everyone he came across, and a vocal defender of the city's LGBTQ community.

Harry Tom Denton was born Nov. 3, 1943 and raised in Kimberly, Idaho, outside of Twin Falls, according the Chronicle.
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A memorial service is pending.