Janet Wolfe, 101

December 27, 2015 10:19 PM

So. About Janet.
posted by the man of twists and turns (11 comments total)

gosh that's a great obituary.
posted by Conrad-Casserole at 11:45 PM on December 27, 2015 [4 favorites]

That's one hell of a human being there. What a great life -- all of her contributions, and all of the fun she had putting them all together, and all of the fun she had any-old-way.

Great post, OP.

.
posted by dancestoblue at 1:02 AM on December 28, 2015

The documentary about Janet mentioned in the obit.
posted by rorgy at 4:19 AM on December 28, 2015 [3 favorites]

.
posted by Cash4Lead at 4:26 AM on December 28, 2015

She seemed to be only one degree of separation away from everyone who was anyone, numbering among her friends and acquaintances the likes of Eartha Kitt, Shelley Winters, Farley Granger, Max Roach, Luciano Pavarotti, Mario M. Cuomo and Edward I. Koch.

"What is the best dinner party ever, Alex?"
posted by Etrigan at 4:58 AM on December 28, 2015 [2 favorites]

.
posted by lalochezia at 5:06 AM on December 28, 2015

Paywalled out, alas.
posted by kinnakeet at 5:08 AM on December 28, 2015

.
posted by bunderful at 5:20 AM on December 28, 2015

That was fantastic.
posted by Mchelly at 5:55 AM on December 28, 2015

I like to tell people I was named after this woman. If only that were true.
posted by JanetLand at 6:10 AM on December 28, 2015

This quote is the best quote: "On the plane to Cannes from Paris, I sat next to a nice Fascist from Monaco. He liked Nixon, so I let him pay for the wine."
posted by Kattullus at 1:42 PM on December 28, 2015