#Paris

Sam Darling

Jul 19, 20174 min read

Anti-Asian racism

It’s this weird thing that my thoroughly continental childhood had a slight Asian flavor to it, although it’s not something I generally...

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Sam Darling

Mar 14, 20161 min read

Maria looking 60s glam

I do enjoy pulling the celebrity-style vintage photos from my family vault to share with you guys. These are from a photo shoot my mother...

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Vintage French theatrical posters of Daniel Crouet

Sam Darling

May 29, 20151 min read

Vintage French theatrical posters of Daniel Crouet

The items my performer parents accumulated in their long careers sometimes travel down to me in the form of mysterious poster tubes. I...

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Sam Darling

Apr 13, 20153 min read

Boys & genetic destiny

I grew up in a talented family that holds the idea that talent runs in a family as a form of destiny. My grandfather, Roger, was a cold...

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Sam Darling

Mar 27, 20151 min read

The Merry Widow

One of my fellow opera nerds made a joke by saying, “Meet you at Maxim’s” and I was transported to Art Nouveau Paris. Only, I could hear...

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Sam Darling

Dec 19, 20141 min read

Great Grandfather Gustave Arents

My paternal great-grandfather was a rakish fellow from near Brussels, Belgium. The bit of family lore we do know about him is that he was...

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Sam Darling

Aug 14, 20141 min read

Early 1900s – photos around France

The paternal grandfather and his family owned a factory outside of Paris and he and his siblings traveled the world selling their...

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Sam Darling

Apr 17, 20141 min read

Easter, Paris c. 1979

#Easterbunny #Paris #SamanthaChardin #Easter #creepyEasterbunny #SamChardin #1970sfashion #1970s

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Sam Darling

Sep 16, 20131 min read

French carousel

Governor’s Island, New York City hosted a vintage French carnival this summer. I rode a Vélocipèdes and took in the sights and sounds...

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Sam Darling

Jul 9, 20133 min read

Great aunt Marthe

Great aunt Marthe and the thoroughly modern controversy As part of the research for my memoir I’ve been in contact with family members...

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Sam Darling

Jun 27, 20133 min read

Josephine Baker

The French embraced jazz music very early. It may have been that there was a direct pipeline from the cradle of New Orleans to the...

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Sam Darling

Jun 18, 20131 min read

La vie parisienne

My diva mother cavorting around Paris in the 1970s. You can hear her singing a duet with Jean-Claude Calon in the link below. The images...

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