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CELEBRITY DEATHS

FAMOUS LAST WORDS
MISCELLANEOUS

(37 Entries)

1)
Archimedes of Syracuse (298-212 B.C.)
"Wait 'till I have finished my problem!"

2)
Astor, John Jacob, IV (1864-1912)
"The ladies have to go first. . . . Get in the lifeboat, to please me. . . . Good-bye, dearie. I'll see you later."

3)
Barnum, Phineas Taylor (1810-1891)
"How were the circus receipts in Madison Square Gardens?" P.T. Barnum was the most famous American showman of all time.

4)
Bell, Alexander Graham (1847-1922)
"No." Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish inventor who worked in the United States for most of his life. While he is most famous for creating the telephone, Bell also held an appointment as a professor of vocal physiology at Boston University. There, he fell in love with and married one of his deaf students, Mabel Hubbard. After forty-five years of marriage, Bell was stricken with a fatal illness. As he lay dying, Mabel whispered to him, "Don't leave me." In response, Bell signed the word, "No."

5)
Bouhours, Dominique (1628-1702)
"I am about to--or I am going to--die; either expression is used." Dominique Bouhours was a preeminent French Jesuit grammarian who worked endlessly to promote a high standard of correctness and purity in the French language

6)
Brown, John (1800-1859)
"I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood!"

7)
Burbank, Luther (1849-1926)
"I don't feel good." Luther Burbank was an American horticulturist who developed hundreds of new fruit, vegetable, and flower varieties.

8)
Cassanova (de Seingalt), Giacomo (1725-1798)
"I have lived as a philosopher and die as a Christian." Cassanova was a Venetian clergyman, soldier, musician, and alchemist who was arrested for performing magic in 1750. After escaping the following year, he began a twenty year circuit of European society where--by his own accord--he infamously seduced a prodigious number of women. Eventually tiring of his nomadic life, Cassanova settled in Duchov, bohemia, where he served the Count of Waldstein as librarian until his death in 1798.

9)
Cavell, Edith (1865-1915)
"I expected my sentence and believe it was just. Standing, as I do, in the view of God and eternity I realize that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness to anyone." Edith Cavell was the Senior Matron of a British Red Cross Hospital stationed in Brussels during the first months of World War One.

10)
Chavez, Georges (Jorge Chavez Dartnell) (1887-1910)
"Higher. Always higher." Georges Chavez was a Peruvian aviator who had been born in Paris.

11)
Comte, Auguste (1798-1857)
"What an irreparable loss!" Auguste Comte was a French philosopher who developed a scientific method for studying social structures that forms the basis of modern sociology. He also created a philosophy-religion, known as positivism, that worships humanity instead of the supernatural.

12)
Cuvier, Leopold Chretien Frederic Dagobert "Georges" (1769-1832)
"Nurse, It was I who discovered leeches have red blood." Georges Cuvier was the preeminent biologist of his time and is the recognized father of vertebrate paleontology.

13)
Dubroff, Jessica (1989-1996)
"Mom, do you hear the rain? Do you hear the rain? Mom, I just want to take off in the plane." Jessica Dubroff was a four foot two inch, 42 lb, seven year old child who had been encouraged by her parents to set a record as the youngest person to fly across the United States.

14)
Earhart, Amelia (1897-1937)
"KHAQQ calling Itasca. We must be on you, but cannot see you. Gas is running low." Amelia Earhart was the first women to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and holds many other aviation "firsts" as well. In 1937, she attempted an around-the-world flight along the equator with her co pilot, Frederick J. Noonan. Her plane mysteriously disappeared after taking off from New Guinea. Despite a large scale naval search, the plane was never found

15)
Eastman, George (1854-1932)
"My work is done, why wait?" George Eastman, the American inventor.

16)
Edison, Thomas A. (1847-1931)
"It's very beautiful over there."

17)
Euler, Leonhard (1707-1783)
"I die." Leonhard Euler was the most prolific mathematician in history producing over 850 books and articles.

18)
Freud, Sigmund (1856-1939)
"My dear Schur, you remember our first talk. You promised to help me when I could no longer carry on. It is only torture now, and it has no longer any sense."

19)
Frohman, Charles (1860-1915)
"Why fear death? Death is only a beautiful adventure." Charles Frohman was the preeminent American theatrical manager between 1890 and 1915. He happened to be aboard the British passenger ship, Lusitania, when it was sunk by a German submarine in 1915. Nearly 1200 of the ship's 1900 passengers were drowned. Frohman was last seen trying to encourage a group of passengers, shouting, "Why fear death? Death is only a beautiful adventure." If the phrase sounds familiar, it may be that you recognize it from J. M. Barrie's children's play, Peter Pan: "To die will be an awfully big adventure."

20)
Gilbert, Sir Humphrey (1539?-1583)
"We are as near to heaven by sea as by land." Gilbert Humphrey was an English soldier, navigator, and explorer. The half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh, he is best remembered for landing in Newfoundland in 1583 and claiming it for England.

21)
Green, Joseph Henry (1791-1863)
"Congestion. Stopped." Joseph Henry Green was a distinguished 19th century British surgeon. On his deathbed he is said to have remarked, "Congestion," after taking an especially raspy breath. He then checked his own pulse, announced "Stopped," and died

22)
Haller, Albrecht von (1708-1777)
"My friend, the artery ceases to beat." Albrecht von Haller was a Swiss physician, scientist, and poet. He was instrumental in the founding of the University of Gottengin where he served as the chairman of botany, surgery, and anatomy. Haller's last words have also been recorded as "It's beating--beating--beating--it's stopped."

23)
Hill, Joe (alias Joe Hillstrom, Joel Haaglund) (1879-1915)
"Don't mourn for me. Organize!" Joe Hill , a Swedish immigrant to the United States, was an itinerant laborer, hobo, and songwriter who joined the International Workers of the World (the Wobblies) around 1910. Some of his organizing songs, including Casey Jones, became world famous. In 1914, he murdered a Salt Lake City store owner, was convicted, and sentenced to death. He became an cause celebre among communists, socialists, and international unions, but that didn't stop the State of Utah from executing him. His last words became a rallying cry for radical labor.

24)
Hilton, Conrad N. (1887-1979)
"Leave the shower curtain on the inside of the tub." Conrad Hilton was born in San Antonio, New Mexico, and began his career by renting out rooms in his adobe home. He took a job as a local bank cashier and was so successful that he soon purchased a bank of his own. He assumed control of a small hotel in Cisco, Texas, in 1919 and over the next sixty years built an international hospitality empire. On his deathbed just before he died, Hilton was asked if he had any last words of wisdom for the world.

25)
Holliday, John Henry (Doc) (1851-1887)
"This is funny." Doc Holliday was a famous U.S. gunfighter who is best known for his friendship with Wyatt Earp and his brothers. Holliday, a former dentist, suffered from tuberculosis. On 8 November 1887, he awoke clear-eyed after 57 days of delirium. He asked for a glass of whisky, drank it down, and spoke his last words. After over 15 years of gunfighting, Doc Holliday died in bed.

26)
Ker, William Paton (1855-1923)
"I thought this was the most beautiful spot in the world, and now I know it." William Ker was a British scholar and professor of English at University College, London, for over thirty years. He was an accomplished mountain hiker and returned to the Italian alps in 1923. As he was walking up the the Pizzo Bianco at Macugnaga, he turned to his companions, uttered his last words, and suffered a fatal heart attack.

27)
Leary, Timothy (1920-1996)
"Why not? Why not? Why not? Why not? Yeah." Timothy Leary, a Harvard psychologist who was fired after supplying students with drugs, was one of the most controversial personalities of the 1960s. Leary advocated the widespread use of LSD and urged American youth to "Turn on, tune in, and drop out."

28)
Merrick, John Cary (?-1890)
"The heart beats . . . . Nothing ever dies." (from the movie, The Elephant Man - actor, John Hurt) John Merrick suffered from an incredibly disfiguring neurological disease. He was rescued from a freak show by a British surgeon, Frederick Treves. Inexplicably, Michael Jackson became fixated on purchasing Merrick's remains in the late 1980s.

29)
Oates, Lawrence Edward Grace, Captain (?-1912)
"I am just going outside and may be some time." Captain Oates was a member of Captain Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated expedition to the South Pole in 1911-12.

30)
Rhodes, Cecil John (1853-1902)
"So little done, so much to do." Cecil Rhodes emigrated to South Africa from England for health reasons and made a fortune from gold and diamond mining. He died from heart disease, beset by personal scandals and discredited for his role in the Boer War. A colleague, sitting at his bedside, heard Rhodes murmur his last words.

31)
Scott, Robert Falcon, Captain (1868-1912)
"Had we lived, I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance, and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman. These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale, but surely, surely, a great rich country like ours will see that those who are dependent on us are properly provided for. R. Scott" Captain Scott was a famous British explorer who led an ill-fated expedition to the South Pole.

32)
Vanderbilt, William H. (1821-1885)
"I have had no real gratification or enjoyment of any sort more than my neighbor on the next block who is worth only half a million." William Vanderbilt was the son of the famous railroad tycoon, Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt. At the time of his death in 1885, Vanderbilt's fortune was about $200,000,000

33)
Bruce, Lenny (Leonard Schneider) (1925-1966)
"Do you know where I can get any shit?" Lenny Bruce was the original obscene comedian. Darling of the pseudo-intelligencia and enemy of the establishment, Bruce's shows were repeatedly closed by local authorities. Some critics attribute all that is good (or bad, depending upon your perspective) with American stand-up comedy today to Bruce. A heavy drug user, Lenny Bruce was found naked and dead of an overdose on his bathroom floor with a hypodermic needle stuck in his right arm. The man who found Bruce, John Judvich, claimed to have turned down his friend's request for a fix several hours before.

34)
Duncan, Angela "Isadora" (1878-1927)
"Farewell, my friends. I go to glory." Isadora Duncan was an American dancer who, although never very popular in the United States, entertained throughout Europe, performing shows featuring a new style of dance she invented that was based on the figures found on Greek vases. She flaunted traditional mores and morality, and her private life was subject to considerable scandal, especially following the tragic drowning of her children in the Seine River. One evening after a party in Nice, Duncan hopped into a Buggati with a new male friend and shouted farewell to her friends standing nearby. She did not notice that her trade-mark long scarf had fallen under one of the vehicle's rear wheels. As the driver sped off, the cloth simultaneously tightened around her neck and wrapped around the axle. Duncan was yanked violently from the car and drug for several yards before the driver noticed what had happened. She died almost instantly of a broken neck.

35)
Hubbock, Chris
"And now, in keeping with Channel 40's policy of always bringing you the latest in blood and guts, in living color, you're about to see another first--an attempted suicide." Chris Hubbock was an American newscaster who killed herself during a live broadcast in Sarasota, Florida in the early 1970's.

36)
O'Neill, Eugene (1888-1953)
"Born in a hotel room--and God damn it--died in a hotel room." Eugene O'Neill, thought by many critics to have been the most important American dramatist, earned one Nobel and four Pulitzer Prizes during his lifetime.

37)
Ziegfeld, Florenz (1869-1932)
"Curtain! Fast music! Lights! Ready for the last finale! Great! The show looks good. The show looks good." Florenz Ziegfeld was a famous Broadway producer whose musical reviews featured fantastic sets and beautiful women. He died hallucinating that he was directing one last show.