▁ ▁At ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁those ▁parties , ▁she ▁offered ▁a ▁to ast : ▁" I ▁look ▁ahead . ▁I ▁always ▁have . ▁I ▁don ' t ▁cont em plate ▁life , ▁I ▁live ▁it . ▁And ▁I ' m ▁having ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁my ▁life ." ▁ ▁She ▁wrote ▁two ▁mem oir s , ▁The ▁S ands ▁Ce ased ▁to ▁Run ▁( 1 9 4 7 ) ▁and ▁The ▁Time ▁of ▁My ▁Life ▁( 1 9 8 7 ). ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁" G ert ie : ▁The ▁fab ul ous ▁life ▁of ▁Get ru de ▁San ford ▁Leg endre , ▁He ir ess , ▁Explorer , ▁Social ite , ▁Sp y " ▁( 2 0 1 9 ) ▁and ▁A ▁Gu est ▁of ▁the ▁Reich '' ▁( 2 0 1 9 ) ▁ ▁She ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 7 , ▁at ▁Med way , ▁on ▁March ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁and ▁month ▁of ▁Sid ney ' s ▁death . ▁Her ▁as hes ▁were ▁buried ▁beside ▁his ▁grave ▁in ▁the ▁plant ation ▁c emetery . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Ger tr ude ▁San ford ▁Leg endre ▁Pap ers ▁at ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Char l eston ▁ ▁Category : American ▁sp ies ▁Category : World ▁War ▁II ▁prisoners ▁of ▁war ▁held ▁by ▁Germany ▁Category : American ▁prisoners ▁of ▁war ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Category : 1 9 0 2 ▁birth s ▁Category