“Mike can get it done”
These were among the last words of the legendary actor and filmmaker, spoken to his son Michael, in the days before his death. They refer to his support for Michael Bloomberg in the 2020 presidential campaign.
Kirk Douglas died at his home in Beverly Hills, surrounded by family, he was 103 years of age.
“I am dead. How are you? I’ll see you soon … I would call and tell you what this is like, but there is no reception up here […]Cut. New scene, new setup, new heavenly location. I have finally got the part that I have been rehearsing for all my life. God gave me the part. This is the end of the road I have been touring on all my life.”
Carrie Fisher left behind this after-death note, writing as if she was dead, which her brother Todd later discovered.
The actress and writer, most well known for playing the role of Princess Leia in Star Wars, died at the UCLA Medical center in Los Angeles, four days after suffering a heart attack on a flight from London. She was 60 years old.
“Bernadette”
This was the Queen of Soul’s final word spoken in a phone conversation with a friend just days before her death. “Bernadette” was her favorite song by The Four Tops.
Aretha Franklin died aged 76 at her home in Detroit, surrounded by family and friends. The cause of death was malignant pancreatic tumor.
“When it looks like I may live longer than five minutes I’ll drop cigarettes like a hot potato.”
The actor and producer, a heavy smoker, spoke these last words shortly before his death at the age of 57 from pancreatic cancer. Patrick Swayze died at his home in Los Angeles with family by his side.
“My kidneys are victims of my not realising that my high blood pressure should have been treated with conventional medicine. I have put myself in great danger by refusing to face the reality that I need daily, lifelong therapy with medication. For far too long I believed that my body was an untouchable and indestructible bastion.”
The Queen of Rock n Roll made this final post on social media just days before her death. Tina Turner died at her home in Switzerland, following years of illness, she was 83 years old.
“He was the love of my life, the lamp of my soul. We were one soul in two halves. He was the only person who ever loved me unconditionally. I am lost in the bardo without him.”
Singer songwriter and activist, Sinéad O’Connor made this final tweet just days before she died, talking about her deceased son Shane. She died in her apartment at the age of 56, the cause of death was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchial asthma.
“The legacy of the movies is that my children’s generation will show them to their children. So you could be watching in 50 years’ time. I’ll not be here sadly, but Hagrid will.”
The actor and comedian, most famous for playing the role of Hagrid in the Harry Potter movies, spoke these words in a documentary shortly before his death. Robbie Coltrane died in hospital from multiple organ failure aged 72.
“I will dream of you. Have a good life.”
The poignant final words from his final movie role, of the actor and horror icon Christopher Lee. He died from heart failure in hospital at the age of 93.
“Redmond”
Repeating the name of her only child Redmond these are the final words of the glamorous actress and Charlie’s Angels star. Farrah Fawcett died of terminal cancer at the age of 62, by her side was partner Ryan O’Neal, the father of her son.
“Surprise me.”
The actor and entertainer, on his deathbed, jokingly answered wife Dolores after she asked him where he wanted to be buried. These were his last words, and Bob Hope died of pneumonia at his home in California, at the ripe old age of 100.
