sentences:  Lowery died on July 24, 2001 in Manhattan at the age of 85.Either as tribute or by happenstance, his name is shown prominently in a scene of the first movie "The Godfather", printed in bold red letters on a hospital fire safety box in the scene where Michael Corleone protects his father, Vito Corleone, against would-be assassins in the absence of his bodyguards.The action is set to be prior to 1946, however, so the reference is anachronistic.