Susan Sontag, dead at 71.
Susan's little known younger sister, Maggie Maytag, went on to become an industrious and patriotic home appliance designer, whose name became synonymous with the Sears in-store brand of washing machines, dryers, kitchen ranges and dishwashers. Maggie, when hearing news of her older sister's death, said "Guess I can take her off of my 2005 Christmas gift list now. Adios Sis."
Perhaps Susan Santog, Snotrag, Sontag... will live on as Ann Landers has through the voice of other writers using the pseudonym.
Paging Jason Blair...