The rich and famous have always commanded a special fascination, alive or dead. Here is a collection of weird, quirky, and fascinating wills of over 60 celebrated individuals. Readers will discover: what the famous Howard Hughes "Dummar Will" consisted of; who Orson Welles gave most of his estate to (and it wasn't his wife!); and much more. Advertising in People magazine.
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This review is from: Wills of the Rich and Famous: A Fascinating Glimpse at the Legacies of Celebrities (Hardcover)
This reprint of an earlier edition contains more current demises and devises, including the wills of Elvis, Jerry and Diana. These peeks at how the glitterati and the grandees shuffled off their mortal coils and bequeathed their worldy possessions is revealing, amusing, sometimes noble and heartening and other times demeaning and peevish. These wills may not be for you, but they remind you that we all enter and leave this plane in a similar, if not identical fashion and the stuff, such as it is, that we accumulate in this realm, is no more than what dreams are made of, but, in our society, must be attended to. This is a snapshot of how some of us attend to that chore.
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I recently gave several of these books as father's day gifts and had wonderful responses. The book created quite a few heated discussions about philosophies of inheritance,charity, greed and personal expression after death. The book was entertaining to read while at the same time educational in exposing the simple errors many famous people have made in creating faulty wills.
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There is nothing quite like a will to reveal someone's true feelings. It was surprising to read how the rich and famous disposed of their property and used their wills to settle old scores and reward friends and relatives. Makes wonderful summer reading
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"When dashing John F. Kennedy Jr.'s single engine Piper Saratoga II HP private airplane plummeted him to his instantaneous death in the cold waters off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, the whole world lost one of its favorite sons." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
scrimshaw set, hereby delete, beneficiary under this will, entire residuary estate, terrorem clause, first codicil, last codicil, other tangible personal property, following bequests, cash bequests, hereby ratify, subscribe our names, probate papers, real property situated, successor executor, disposing mind, federal estate tax purposes, estate outright, executor shall, hereby nominate, undistributed income, witnesses thereto, foregoing instrument, such beneficiary, sole executor Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Los Angeles, United States, Beverly Hills, Frank Sinatra, New Jersey, Allen Ginsberg, Doris Duke, Rudolf Nureyev, Marilyn Monroe, State of California, Babe Ruth, Danny Kaye, Martha's Vineyard, One Hundred Thousand Dollars, Fifth Avenue, Rancho Mirage, Albert Einstein, Clark Gable, Dashiell Hammett, Henry Fonda, New Mexico, North Carolina, Personal Representative, Sammy Davis New!
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"When dashing John F. Kennedy Jr.'s single engine Piper Saratoga II HP private airplane plummeted him to his instantaneous death in the cold waters off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, the whole world lost one of its favorite sons." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
scrimshaw set, hereby delete, beneficiary under this will, entire residuary estate, terrorem clause, first codicil, last codicil, other tangible personal property, following bequests, cash bequests, hereby ratify, subscribe our names, probate papers, real property situated, successor executor, disposing mind, federal estate tax purposes, estate outright, executor shall, hereby nominate, undistributed income, witnesses thereto, foregoing instrument, such beneficiary, sole executor Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Los Angeles, United States, Beverly Hills, Frank Sinatra, New Jersey, Allen Ginsberg, Doris Duke, Rudolf Nureyev, Marilyn Monroe, State of California, Babe Ruth, Danny Kaye, Martha's Vineyard, One Hundred Thousand Dollars, Fifth Avenue, Rancho Mirage, Albert Einstein, Clark Gable, Dashiell Hammett, Henry Fonda, New Mexico, North Carolina, Personal Representative, Sammy Davis New!
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