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Maria Cooper Janis

Howard Kissel | Posted 03.14.2012

Howard Kissel

A dozen years ago Maria wrote about her father in Gary Cooper Off Camera: A Daughter Remembers. The book had extensive photographs of the Coopers' private life. She keeps the voluminous photographs her mother saved in huge portfolios under a plush sofa in the living room.

Is There Such a Thing as Hospital Etiquette for Visitors?

Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted 11.17.2011

Lisa Mirza Grotts

Two weeks ago today, my husband and I drove to Palm Springs from San Francisco for a golf vacation. We were following the sun to escape the rainy Bay ...

Steeped in GM: My Fascination with a Fallen Icon

Jill Schlesinger | Posted 05.25.2011

Jill Schlesinger

Apparently the story of a mother who staged a fake kidnapping and went to Disney to celebrate was more important than my segment on the GM bankruptcy.