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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A recent father's day gift,
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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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Born Harlean Carpenter in Kansas City, in 1927 at the age of sixteen, Harlean eloped with a Chicago bond broker named Charles McGrew 2d, and the couple moved to Beverly Hills, California. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
terrorem clause, last codicil, residuary estate, following bequest, hereby ratify, will dated, sole executor, foregoing instrument, tangible personal property Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Los Angeles, United States, Beverly Hills, New Jersey, Marilyn Monroe, Dashiell Hammett, Clark Gable, New Mexico, Albert Einstein, Las Vegas, White House, Douglas Fairbanks, Henry Fonda, Howard Hughes, Norman Rockwell, Santa Monica, Bob Fosse, Jack Benny, Martha's Vineyard, New Orleans, Scott Fitzgerald, Carole Lombard, Cole Porter, Fifth Avenue New!
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Born Harlean Carpenter in Kansas City, in 1927 at the age of sixteen, Harlean eloped with a Chicago bond broker named Charles McGrew 2d, and the couple moved to Beverly Hills, California. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
terrorem clause, last codicil, residuary estate, following bequest, hereby ratify, will dated, sole executor, foregoing instrument, tangible personal property Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Los Angeles, United States, Beverly Hills, New Jersey, Marilyn Monroe, Dashiell Hammett, Clark Gable, New Mexico, Albert Einstein, Las Vegas, White House, Douglas Fairbanks, Henry Fonda, Howard Hughes, Norman Rockwell, Santa Monica, Bob Fosse, Jack Benny, Martha's Vineyard, New Orleans, Scott Fitzgerald, Carole Lombard, Cole Porter, Fifth Avenue New!
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- Mommie Dearest by Christina Crawford on page 20, page 21, and page 22
- Albert Einstein: Creator and Rebel (Plume) by Banesh Hoffman on page 221, and page 222
- Howard Hughes: The Untold Story by Peter Harry Brown on page 239, and page 240
- Mark Rothko (Museum of Modern Art) by Peter Howard Selz on page 198, and page 200
- Riverside County by Automobile Club of Southern California on page 121, and page 122
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- Groucho: The Life and Times of Julius Henry Marx by Stefan Kanfer in Back Matter
- At the Bar by David Margolick on page 59
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