A nurse famously photographed being kissed by an American sailor in New York's Times Square in 1945 to celebrate the end of World War Two has died at the age of 91, her family said on Tuesday.

“二战”经典照片《胜利日之吻》女主角的家人于本周二称，这位65年前与一名美国水兵在时代广场拥吻以庆祝“二战”胜利结束的女护士日前去世，享年91岁。

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Happy sailor kissing nurse in Times Square during impromptu VJ Day celebration following announcement of the Japanese surrender and the end of WWII.

The V-J Day picture of the white-clad（穿衣的，覆盖的） Edith Shain by photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt captured an epic²（史诗的） moment in US history and became an iconic image marking the end of the war after being published in Life magazine.

The identity of the nurse in the photograph was not known until the late 1970s when Shain wrote to the photographer saying that she was the woman in the picture taken on August 14 at a time when she had been working at Doctor's Hospital in New York City.

The identity of the sailor remains³ disputed and unresolved.

From then on the photograph also made its mark on Shain's life as the fame she garnered⁴（获得） led to invites to war related events such a wreath（花冠） layings, parades（游行） and other memorial events.

"My mom was always willing take on new challenges and caring for the World War II veterans energized⁵（激励） her to take another chance to make a difference," her son Justin Decker said in a statement.

Shain, who died at her home in Los Angeles on Sunday, leaves behind three sons, six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.