Richard Sylvan Seltzer Tribute

The inventor of the famed "Worst Dressed List" passed away Sunday after suffering complications from an intestinal infection, according to his publicist, Harlan Boll.

His death comes more than two months after he collapsed at his Los Angeles home in August and fell into a coma. He regained consciousness a few days later and was put on antibiotics to treat an unspecified illness.

The star - real name Richard Sylvan Seltzer - began his career as an actor in the 1930s, But it was his Worst Dressed List that he became most noted for, and his scathing reviews have been published every year since its inception in 1960.

In his latter years, Blackwell suffered from ill health and was diagnosed with Bell's palsy in 2001.

Thankfully he's no longer in pain.

Mr. Blackwell died at the age of 86.

He is survived by his longterm partner Robert Spencer.

From Perezhilton