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The following is a list of last words uttered by notable individuals during the 20th century (1901-2000). A typical entry will report information in the following order: Last word(s), name and short description, date of death, circumstances around their death (if applicable), and a reference.
Both Eastern and Western cultural traditions ascribe special significance to words uttered at or near death, [4] but the form and content of reported last words may depend on cultural context. There is a tradition in Hindu and Buddhist cultures of an expectation of a meaningful farewell statement; Zen monks by long custom are expected to ...
Namiko's dying words have been described as "without a doubt among the most famous lines of Meiji popular fiction" [1] and "penetrated into the Japanese collective memory." [ 3 ] William Johnston, however, has recently suggested that there was a sharp decline in the novel's cultural prevalence after the 1950s, as tuberculosis disappeared from ...
The dreamer is defeated in battle and captured alive. Brought before the enemy general, he chooses death over capitulation. However, he requests to look one last time on the woman he loves before dying. The enemy general gives him until daybreak, when the cock crows, to summon his woman.
The last words she ever got to say to him were, “I love you, Jack. I love you,” according to Anderson, although Jackie herself recalled it slightly differently in a 1963 interview, as reported ...
When he died, Walt Disney left behind a multi-million dollar franchise. But one small note changed everything.
The following post contains major spoilers for Tuesday’s episode of The Cleaning Lady. Proceed with caution. Three months after The Cleaning Lady star Adan Canto passed away, his on-screen alter ...
Last words of Julius Caesar; Last Words of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, an 1844 painting; Sayings of Jesus on the cross, also known as The Seven Last Words; Last Words of the Executed, a 2010 book by Robert K. Elder; The Last Words of Dutch Schultz, an unproduced screenplay by William S. Burroughs; The Last Words of David, a 1949 choral work by ...