Katherine Thalberg, owner of Explore Booksellers in Aspen, Colo., died
last Friday at the age of 70 after a two-year battle with cancer, the Aspen Times [registration required] reported.
Thalberg was a Thalberg. The daughter of Hollywood mogul Irving Thalberg and actress Norma Shearer, she was born in Santa Monica, educated in the U.S., France and Switzerland, and graduated from UCLA. She moved to Aspen in 1973 and set up her store in 1975. She was a lifelong reader and lover of literature.
Her husband, Bill Stirling, a former mayor of Aspen, commented: "The most incredible accomplishment of her life was to create a bookstore that has become an institution in our town and has become world renowned." She was also what he called "a trailblazing restaurateur," having created the resort town's first vegan restaurant, the Explore Bistro.
Explore Booksellers will continue in business.
Thalberg was a Thalberg. The daughter of Hollywood mogul Irving Thalberg and actress Norma Shearer, she was born in Santa Monica, educated in the U.S., France and Switzerland, and graduated from UCLA. She moved to Aspen in 1973 and set up her store in 1975. She was a lifelong reader and lover of literature.
Her husband, Bill Stirling, a former mayor of Aspen, commented: "The most incredible accomplishment of her life was to create a bookstore that has become an institution in our town and has become world renowned." She was also what he called "a trailblazing restaurateur," having created the resort town's first vegan restaurant, the Explore Bistro.
Explore Booksellers will continue in business.