Edith Shain dies at age 91

<p>http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/06/23/wwii-nurse-famous-kiss-photo-dies-aged/</p>

<p>Well, for those of us who remember VJ Day and seeing "The Kiss" in the Movietone newsreels, it's meaningful. Rest in peace, Edith Shain...</p>

<p>She lived a long life, but it saddens me to think how few remain of the WWII generation.</p>

<p>I photographed her in 2007 when she appeared in a St. Patrick's Day Parade in San Diego. Along with the hundreds of others who probably photographed her that day, I can say that I photographed the same woman as Alfred Eisenstadt. </p>

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<p>RIP...</p>

<p>The sailor lives near me and I interviewed him last year (Time Life denies knowing that he is the sailor, perhaps because they would owe a lot of money in royalties - the other photos Eisenstadt took of the kiss have his wife of more than 60 years standing behind them as he kisses the nurse - very clear shots of his wife laughing at them...) and his stories of the war are amazing (he was on the Sullivans in the Pacific) It was really a neat feeling to talk to a living bit of history, and he even gave me a photo of the kiss that he signed. Time marches on...<br>

Mark</p>

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<p>The sailor lives near me and I interviewed him last year (Time Life denies knowing that he is the sailor, perhaps because they would owe a lot of money in royalties...</p>

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<p>I never heard Life paid Ms Shain any royalties. Why would they owe any to the sailor?</p>

<p>Henry Posner<br /><strong>B&H PHoto-Video</strong></p>

<p>Henry; a fellow claiming to be the sailor sued back in 1987; see Mendonça in the link below:</p>

<p>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V–J_day_in_Times_Square</p>