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Ulf Andersen/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Author Patricia Highsmith, who was known for her psychological thrillers including 1950 s Strangers on a Train and the Tom Ripley series, believed that life “didn’t make sense without crime in it.” Throughout her career, she published nearly two dozen novels and several short stories, many of which have been adapted for other mediums. Highsmith s works are still widely read and appreciated today because of their uniquely “modern feel,” making other writers’ works appear dated in comparison. Here are a few interesting facts about Patricia Highsmith, who was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on January 19, 1921. ....
In a candyfloss-coloured dress with matching opera gloves and a clutch bag, Mrs Eisenhower âis an example of the homemaker in chiefâ, says DuBois Shaw. âShe is all about wearing the Dior new look, with cinched waists and full skirts, and putting pink doilies all over the White House. She is kind of a regressive antidote to the liberated work-empowered women that had come out of the war years; itâs a way to get women back in the kitchen. She models that for working-class and middle-class white women. A shade called Mamie pink became really popular in fashion in the 1950s.â ....