Famous Last Words: Celebs and the Words They Left Us With

Published on 01/08/2017
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Winston Churchill

Perhaps one of the most influential people in Great Britain during the early 1900s until 1965, he is famous for inspiration quotes. Perhaps, you have even quoted his, “You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.”

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

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At age 90, he suffered a stroke and slipped into a coma. However, before falling into a coma, he last said something a bit different than the public was used to, saying, “Oh, I am so bored with it all.”

Joseph Wright

So Joseph Wright was a linguist who actually edited the English Dialect Dictionary. I know, right? His last word? “Dictionary.” How fitting. Sadly, he passed away from pneumonia in 1930.

Joseph Wright

Joseph Wright

Apparently, he was a big influence for author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings series, J. R. R. Tolkien. He tutored Tolkien at Oxford University.

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