Dr. Ellis Ring; Dentist Pioneered Garden Apartments

Dr. Ellis Ring, 82, dentist-turned-developer who pioneered the concept of garden apartments. After 17 years as a practicing dentist in Rochester, N.Y., he traveled to California to recuperate after falling on a patch of ice. He later moved to Los Angeles and taught dentistry at UCLA and USC. In 1958 he and his brother, Selden, formed Ring Bros. Corp., a real estate development company. Their garden apartments emphasized lush landscaping and recreational facilities, typified by one of his favorite projects, Mariners Village in Marina del Rey. On Wednesday of kidney failure in Santa Monica.