'Verbier Vacation' Slim Aarons Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Caption: Holiday-makers take the sun on a mountain top in Verbier, 1964 Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Slim Aaro...
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Slim Aarons Jim Kimberley At Home With Car And Boats In Palm Beach c1974 Framed
By Slim Aarons
Located in Bristol, CT
Art Sz: 13"H x 10"W Frame Sz: 14 3/8"H x 11 1/8"W In custom gilt bamboo frame Original color page from Slim Aarons' iconic book "A Wonderful Time" published 1974
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Tania Mallet Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Tania Mallet 1961 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition 1961: Actress Tania Mallet relaxes on a red-curtained four poster in Eleuthera, in the Bahamas.
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Verbier View Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Verbier View 1964 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition 1961: Actress Tania Mallet relaxes on a red-curtained four poster in Eleuthera, in the Bahamas.
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Chalet Costi Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Chalet Costi 1968 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Skiers outside the Chalet Costi in Zermatt, 1968.
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Poolside Backgammon Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Poolside Backgammon 1972 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Guests at the Villa Nirvana, owned by Oscar Obregon, in Las Brisas, Acapulco, Mexico, 1972 unframed c t...
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Underwater Drink Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Underwater Drink 1972 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A woman drinking from a coconut underwater in the pool at Las Brisas Hotel in Acapulco, Mexico, February 1...
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Snowmass Gathering Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Snowmass Gathering 1968 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Two women, wearing brightly-coloured skiwear, stand in the foreground of a group of people attending a pa...
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Speedboat Landing Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Speedboat Landing 1973 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition August 1973:A Magnum motorboat belonging to Count Filippo Theodoli arrives at the private jetty of the Il...
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Poolside Gathering Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Poolside Gathering 1970 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition anuary 1970: The Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs, California, designed by Richard Neutra in 1946 fo...
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Catherine Wilke Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Catherine Wilke 1980 by Slim Aarons printed 2023 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Catherine Wilke joins the topless sunbathers – along with Elisabetta Catalano, Charlotte Ticken...
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Jean Serpieri Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Jean Serpieri 1961 by Slim Aarons printed 2023 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Madame Jean Serpieri sits in the ballroom of the Tour La Reine near Athens, wearing a gown that ...
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$4,200
Il Canille, 1980, Capri, Slim Aarons Estate Limited Edition Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Sunbathers lounge on the white-painted terrace of Il Canille, built into the rocks of Pizzolungo overlooking the waters off the coast of the island of Capri, Italy, in August 1980. I...
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Brunch At Brennans Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Sunday brunch at Brennan’s restaurant, New Orleans. A Wonderful Time – Slim Aarons unframed c type printed 2023 numbered in ink on the front Limited to 150 prints only – regardle...
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Slim Aarons 'Ursula Pacelli in Venice' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Ursula Pacelli 1957 (printed later) Chromogenic print Signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the Slim Aarons estate. Ursula Pac...
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The Carlton Hotel Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The Carlton Hotel 1955 by Slim Aarons printed 2023 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A Cadillac with Florida plates parked outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, circa 1955.
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Squaw Valley Snow Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Squaw Valley Snow 1961 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Snow covers the deserted cafe in Squaw Valley, California, January 1961.
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Beverly Hills Hotel Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Beverly Hills Hotel 1957 by Slim Aarons printed 2023 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Cars parked outside the Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in California, 1957 unfram...
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Poolside In Sotogrande Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Poolside In Sotogrande 1975 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Bathers round a pool in Sotogrande, Spain, August 1975.
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Saint-Tropez Boucherie Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Saint-Tropez Boucherie 1971 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A boucherie or butcher’s shop on Rue des Commercants in Saint-Tropez, on the French Riviera, August 1...
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Capote At Home Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Capote At Home 1958 by Slim Aarons printed 2023 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Author Truman Capote (1924 – 1984) relaxes with a book and a cigarette in his cluttered apartme...
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Keep Your Cool Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Keep Your Cool 1978 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Carmen Alvarez enjoying a game of backgammon with Frank ‘Brandy’ Brandstetter in a swimming pool at Acapulco ...
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Desert House Party Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Desert House Party 1970 by Slim Aarons printed 2023 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A poolside party at a desert house, designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J.
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Relaxing At Lake Tahoe Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Relaxing At Lake Tahoe 1959 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition A group of people relaxing by a pool near Lake Tahoe, California, 1959.
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Beauty and the Beast Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Beauty and the Beast 1959 by Slim Aarons printed 2023 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Lady Daphne Cameron (Mrs George Cameron) on a tiger skin rug in the trophy room at social...
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Slim Aarons 'Lech Ice Bar' Mid-century Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Skiers enjoy a drink by the Ice Bar at the Hotel Krone in Lech, Austria, 1960. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Framing options available.
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Slim Aarons Poolside Glamour At The Kaufmann Desert House In Palm Springs
By Slim Aarons
Located in Bristol, CT
Print Sz: 13" x 20 1/8" Frame Sz: 14 1/4" x 21 3/8" In gilt bamboo frame w/ UV glass *w/ centerfold double plate crease from book as published* Original double color plate from "...
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Slim Aarons x Bailey's Beach Club SRBA Newport, RI Surfing 1974 Color Plate
By Slim Aarons
Located in Bristol, CT
Print Sz: 13"H x 10"W Frame Sz: 14 3/8"H x 11 1/4"W In gilt bamboo frame w/ UV glass Freddie and Howard Cushing original color page featured in "A Wonderful Time" published 1974 ...
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Penthouse Pool, Estate Edition, framed
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Young women by the Canellopoulos penthouse pool, Athens, July 1961. Framed in white. Slim Aarons Penthouse Pool Chromogenic Lambda print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Edition Com...
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$2,400
Lord Of All I Survey, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Photograph is unframed Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. Collector will get the next number in the edition We are pleased to offer the entire archive...
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Cap Juluca Hotel, Anguilla, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Photograph is unframed Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. Collector will get the next number in the edition We are pleased to offer the entire archive...
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Cap Juluca Hotel, Anguilla, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Photograph is unframed Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. Collector will get the next number in the edition We are pleased to offer the entire archive...
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Cap Juluca Hotel, Anguilla, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Photograph is unframed Slide show includes a close-up of the Slim Aarons estate's stamp. Collector will get the next number in the edition We are pleased to offer the entire archive...
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Il Canille, 1980, Capri, Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Sunbathers lounge on the white-painted terrace of Il Canille, built into the rocks of Pizzolungo overlooking the waters off the coast of the island of Capri, Italy, in August 1980. I...
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Antigua, West Indies, 1960 (Unseen)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Families relaxing at a beach on Antigua in the West Indies, 1960. Antigua 1960 C print (Printed later) Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of...
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Backgammon on the beach at Biarritz, France
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Backgammon on the beach at Biarritz, France, 1960 Chromogenic print Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from the estate. Backgammon...
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Pop and Society 1968: Marianne Faithful, Desmond Guinness, and Mick Jagger
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Full title: Pop and Society 1968: Marianne Faithful, Desmond Guinness, and Mick Jagger at Leixlip Castle Ireland, 1968
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Pussyfooting (Dee Hartford), Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Slim Aarons Pussyfooting 1958, printed later Chromogenic Lambda Print Slim Aarons Estate Edition Complimentary dealer shipp...
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Fishing Boats - Limited Edition Italian Landscape Photograph, C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
The bright, simple colors of the wooden fishing boats capture the eye of the viewer. Slim Aarons composes this photograph by framing the unobservant fisherman in the background, ma...
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Lounging in Verbier, Swiss Alps, Estate Edition, Landscape Photograph Mountains
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This photograph is not framed. Slim Aarons Estate Edition Chromogenic Lambda print Modern printing from original transparency Captured 1964, printed later Certificate of Authentic...
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$5,400
Sunbathing in Antibes, Estate Edition Photograph: Hôtel du Cap Eden-Roc Poolside
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sunbathing in Antibes, 1976 (Printed Later) 60 x 40 inches Slim Aarons Estate Edition Framing options available Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916...
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Monte Carlo Swimwear, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Slim Aarons Monte Carlo Swimwear Slim Aarons Estate Edition Chromogenic Lambda print Photographed in 1970 Printed Later from...
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Monte Carlo Swimwear, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Slim Aarons Monte Carlo Swimwear Slim Aarons Estate Edition Chromogenic Lambda print Photographed in 1970 Printed Later from...
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Monte Carlo Swimwear, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Slim Aarons Monte Carlo Swimwear Slim Aarons Estate Edition Chromogenic Lambda print Photographed in 1970 Printed Later from...
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$3,900
Sunbathing in Antibes, Estate Edition Photograph: Hôtel du Cap Eden-Roc Poolside
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sunbathing in Antibes, 1976 (Printed Later) 60 x 40 inches Slim Aarons Estate Edition Framing options available Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916...
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$2,400
Lake Tahoe Trip, Estate Edition Photograph, Red, Green, White Canoes Zephyr Cove
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lake Tahoe Canoes / Lake Tahoe Trip Slim Aarons Estate Edition Printed Later Framing options available Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) po...
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Monte Carlo Swimwear, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Slim Aarons Monte Carlo Swimwear Slim Aarons Estate Edition Chromogenic Lambda print Photographed in 1970 Printed Later from...
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Monte Carlo Swimwear, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Slim Aarons Monte Carlo Swimwear Slim Aarons Estate Edition Chromogenic Lambda print Photographed in 1970 Printed Later from...
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$3,900
Monte Carlo Swimwear, Estate Edition: Classic midcentury French Riviera style
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Slim Aarons Monte Carlo Swimwear Slim Aarons Estate Edition Chromogenic Lambda print Photographed in 1970 Printed Later from...
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$4,200
Monte Carlo Swimwear, Estate Edition: Classic midcentury French Riviera style
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Slim Aarons Monte Carlo Swimwear Slim Aarons Estate Edition Chromogenic Lambda print Photographed in 1970 Printed Later from...
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$5,400
Monte Carlo Swimwear, Estate Edition: Classic midcentury French Riviera style
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Slim Aarons Monte Carlo Swimwear Slim Aarons Estate Edition Chromogenic Lambda print Photographed in 1970 Printed Later from...
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$3,000
Monte Carlo Swimwear, Estate Edition: Classic midcentury French Riviera style
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worldwide. Slim Aarons Monte Carlo Swimwear Slim Aarons Estate Edition Chromogenic Lambda print Photographed in 1970 Printed Later from...
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$3,900
Sunbathing in Antibes, Estate Edition Photograph: Hôtel du Cap Eden-Roc Poolside
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sunbathing in Antibes, 1976 (Printed Later) 60 x 40 inches Slim Aarons Estate Edition Framing options available Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916...
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$4,200
Sunbathing in Antibes, Estate Edition Photograph: Hôtel du Cap Eden-Roc Poolside
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sunbathing in Antibes, 1976 (Printed Later) 60 x 40 inches Slim Aarons Estate Edition Framing options available Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916...
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$1,800
Lake Tahoe Trip, Estate Edition Photograph, Red, Green, White Canoes Zephyr Cove
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lake Tahoe Canoes / Lake Tahoe Trip Slim Aarons Estate Edition Printed Later Framing options available Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) po...
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$3,600
Lake Tahoe Trip, Estate Edition Photograph, Red, Green, White Canoes Zephyr Cove
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lake Tahoe Canoes / Lake Tahoe Trip Slim Aarons Estate Edition Printed Later Framing options available Over the course of a career lasting half a century, Slim Aarons (1916-2006) po...
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American photographer Slim Aarons captured the 20th century’s international jet set — U.S. socialites, European royalty, Hollywood stars — at play in sun-kissed locales like Monaco, Saint-Tropez and Palm Beach, as well as other luxurious settings around the globe.
Committed to eschewing makeup and artificial lighting, Aarons created images that are at once candid and polished, combining the relaxed posture of his subjects, who trusted him to document their lives, with the visual sharpness of a seasoned art director. Having gotten his start taking pictures for the U.S. military magazine Yank during World War II, he contributed over the course of his career to Life, Town and Country and Holiday magazines and published several books.
Aarons was born in Manhattan in 1916. He joined the army at 18, shooting military maneuvers at West Point before serving as a combat photographer, for which he was awarded a Purple Heart. After the war, he moved to California and began snapping socialites and movie stars.
In the 1950s, Aarons opened a bureau for Life magazine in Rome, where he took pictures capturing the postwar scene. He was always able to win the trust of his elite subjects, who saw him as close to a peer, rather than a paparazzo.
In a 2002 interview with The Independent, Aarons remarked, ''I knew everyone. They would invite me to one of their parties because they knew I wouldn't hurt them. I was one of them.'' This access allowed him to document the rich and famous with their guard down, reading newspapers and magazines, talking on the phone, relaxing by the pool, and chatting with friends. The 1957 photograph The Kings of Hollywood, for example, which won him wide acclaim, shows Clark Gable, Van Heflin, Gary Cooper and Jimmy Stewart laughing together as they celebrate New Year’s Eve.
Many of Aarons’s best-known images involve games and sports. In the 1972 Poolside Backgammon, two young women play the board game of the title against the backdrop of a majestic Acapulco estate. In 1958’s Cannes Watersports, a couple attempts to glide across the Golfe de la Napoule on Jet Skis, one expertly and one hanging on for dear life. And in Penthouse Pool, shot in Athens in 1961, a young woman wearing a yellow bathing cap smiles coyly at the camera, surrounded by friends and brightly colored seat cushions, with the Acropolis faintly visible in the background.
Among Aarons’s books are 1974’s A Wonderful Time: An Intimate Portrait of the Good Life, and its 2003 sequel, Once Upon a Time. His final book, A Place in the Sun, was published in 2005, one year before his death.
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