Living Happily Ever After Couples Talk about Lasting Love

by Collier, David; Wagner, Laurie; Rausser, Stephanie

• ISBN13: 9780811808651
• ISBN10: 0811808653
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-11-01
• Publisher: Chronicle Books

Summary

Following on the success of Chronicle Books'Mothers and Sons, Living Happily Ever Afterexplores the lives of 30 American couples who have been together for 30 years or longer. In personal, intimate interviews and charming vintage and contemporary photographs, these pairs reveal their private experiences of couplehood. From Helma and Benno Schneider, who came together in a concentration camp and survived to marry and raise a family, to Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, women who met in the 1950s and have stayed together for over 40 years, these couples have lived extraordinary lives. Yet their experiences consecrate the ordinary, as they discuss buying a house, raising children, surviving affairs, aging, and the ups and downs of everyday life. A perfect gift for weddings, anniversaries, or any loving occasion,Living Happily Ever Afteris a thoughtful, beautiful look at real-life commitment.

Author Biography

David Collier is the producer of the Academy Award nominated For Better or For Worse, the documentary film on which this book is based. He lives in Berkeley.

Laurie Wagner is a San Francisco Bay Area writer who collarborated with David Collier on For Better of For Worse.

Stephanie Rausser is a San Francisco Bay Area photographer. Her photgraphs have appeared in Health, Conde Nast Traveler, Glamour, and other magazines.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 7
Foreword	p. 8
Helma and Benno Schneider	p. 12
Fredda and Harris Meisel	p. 17
Tomas and Elme Bermejo	p. 22
Leslie and Mort Gerson	p. 27
Howard and Cecil Waite	p. 32
John Burnside and Harry Hay	p. 37
Norm and Fran Grant	p. 42
George and Bertha Miller	p. 48
William and Mazie Price	p. 53
Bob, Vera, Al, and Verna Murray	p. 58
George and Eva Low	p. 62
Ada and Lee Spanier	p. 67
Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon	p. 72
Tony and June Giambalvo	p. 77
Dona and Frank Irvin	p. 82
Gil and Becky Johnson	p. 87
Paul and Inez Jones	p. 91
Mildred and Alden Wagner	p. 95
Daniel and Violet Chu	p. 100
Sylvia and Emmanuel Siegel	p. 105
Bruhs Mero and Gean Harwood	p. 110
Dan and Sophie Trupin	p. 115
Irene and John Goyena	p. 120
Dolores and Martin Fusich	p. 124
Peggy and John Law	p. 129
David and Marnie Wood	p. 134
Frank and Margaret Cruz	p. 139
Tandy Beal and Jonathan Scoville	p. 144
Mel and Lenore Lefer	p. 149
Alice and Ancil Johnson	p. 155
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