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    In memory – Lois Duncan Steinmetz Arquette (1934 - 2016)

Lois Duncan, the prolific writer of young adult suspense novels whose most personally written book detailed the unsolved homicide of her own daughter, died in her home June 15, 2016. She was 82.

This photograph of her (above) is a beautiful remembrance -- she is radiant! The photograph below is the Florida Memory photograph I think of when I think of Lois Duncan Steinmetz Arquette ;) She learned to play the accordion from her mom!

Photographer's daughter Lois Duncan Steinmetz playing the accordion during an excursion aboard the shantyboat "Lazy Bones" c.1947.
Photograph by her dad, Joseph Janney Steinmetz

Lois is survived by her husband, Don; daughters Robin Arquette Burkin and Kerry Arquette; and sons Brett Arquette and Donnie Arquette.

There's an article in today's Albuquerque Journal.

You can look at many other awesome photographs of Lois Duncan in the Florida Memory collection.

beauties!!!!!!!!!! such class back then, wish I could get a vintage bathing suit like this!

I have a photo, apparently from the same photoshoot, of these girls which I scanned from a 1950 edition of Saturday Evening Post:

Steven Martin Thanks! Steinmetz's work appeared in numerous publications from the 1930s to the 1980s.

Sexy Ladies

Lois Duncan Steinmetz (1934-2016) was the daughter of photographers Lois Duncan (née Foley) and Joseph Janney Steinmetz. She was born in Philadelphia and grew up in Sarasota, Florida. She has written more than 300 articles published in magazines such as Ladie's Home Journal, Redbook, McCall's, Good Housekeeping, and Reader's Digest. In 1965 she married Don Arquette; they had two children. Duncan is best known for her novels of suspense for teenagers. Some of her works have been adapted for the screen, the most famous example being the 1997 film I Know What You Did Last Summer, adapted from her novel of the same title. [1] Paula Mae (Polly) Gaines (1934-1996) graduated from Sarasota High School and later married Frank Bradley. [2] [3]

Very nice!

Talk about a time warp image. Nice photo almost doesn't look real.