“I don’t age. I level up.”
The martial artist and actor posted this humorous birthday message on Instagram just nine days before passing away at the age of 86. Chuck Norris was hospitalized in Hawaii after experiencing a sudden medical emergency and shortly afterwards died peacefully surrounded by his family.
“Kiss me… hug me tight.”
The pioneer of heavy metal music and lead vocalist for the band Black Sabbath said these final words to wife Sharon on his deathbed. John Michael “Ozzy” Osbourne died from a heart attack at his home in Buckinghamshire with family by his side, he was 76 years old.
“It’s time.”
These were the poignant last words of the iconic Country musician, who passed away from diabetes complications while hospitalized at the Baptist Hospital in Nashville Tennessee. Johnny Cash was 71 and his death came less than four months after wife June’s.
“Of course I know who you are. You’re my girl. I love you.”
In a moment of lucidity as he lay dying from stomach cancer, John Wayne spoke these last words to his daughter Aissa, who asked him if he knew her.
The iconic actor, best known for his roles in Western movies, passed away aged 72 at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles with family by his side.
“Sleep is all I want now”
Widely regarded as the greatest movie actor of all time, Marlon Brando whispered these final words on his deathbed. Aged 80 he died from respiratory failure at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by family.
“I’m ready.. it’s been a while.”
These were the actor’s last words from his final public Instagram post. Val Kilmer died in his sleep of pneumonia at home in Los Angeles, he was 65 years old.
“This isn’t Hamlet, you know. It’s not meant to go in the bloody ear.”
Laurence Olivier couldn’t resist a Shakespeare reference among his last words, when he rebuked a nurse for accidentally spilling juice on his ear. The 82 year old actor and director died at his home in the village of Ashurst from cancer and kidney failure.
“Where the hell are the parachutes?”
The iconic trombonist and musician was boarding a flight to take him from England to France, when he jokingly spoke these ironic last words to Colonel Baesell. Glenn Miller’s plane was lost over the English Channel, the exact cause of the disappearance remains a mystery, and no wreckage was ever found.
“I think I’ll be more comfortable.”
According to some reports, these were the last words of the comedian and actor – asking a nurse to change his position in bed, just before suffering a fatal heart attack. Lou Costello died in Doctors Hospital Beverly Hills, he was aged 52.
“Leave me alone, I’m fine”
These were Barry White’s dying words, stoically spoken to a nurse in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles. The iconic singer and songwriter died from kidney failure at the age of 58.
