Lavishly Packing Heat

Gerard Oury

One of Izzy’s favorite sections in his daily newspaper is the obituraries—as the saying goes, they’re the only news that stays news. While recently reading about the life of Gerard Oury, the director of some of France’s favorite comedy films, Izzy learned that after receiving a string of death threats, Oury

responded by carrying a pistol concealed in a Louis Vuitton bag.

Only a Frenchman could have made a Louis Vuitton bag très masculin.

One Response to “Lavishly Packing Heat”

  1. mywhimsey July 27, 2006 at 9:03 pm #

    That is a truly fantastic fact. So sad to see a man of such panache pass away.