Free Celebrity Wills

Download a free copy of the Last Will of Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), the leader of the Nazi Party and dictator of Germany from 1934 to 1945. (His name is spelled 'Adolph' in the Will.)

• Hitler was a decorated veteran of World War I. Following his imprisonment after a 1923 coup attempt in Bavaria, he gained support by promoting German nationalism, anti-semitism, anti-capitalism, and anti-communism with charismatic oratory and propaganda.
• He was appointed chancellor in 1933 and established the Third Reich, a single-party dictatorship based on the totalitarian and autocratic ideals of national socialism.
• Unbelievably to modern sensibilities, he was named TIME magazine's Man of the Year in 1938.
• In the final days of WWII, at the fall of Berlin in 1945, Hitler married his long-time mistress Eva Braun and, to avoid capture by Soviet forces less than two days later, the two committed suicide.

Source of information: Wikipedia

Download this free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Alfred Nobel (1833-1896).

• Nobel was born in 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden. His family was descended from Olof Rudbeck, the best-known technical genius of Sweden's 17th century era as a great power in northern Europe.
• Nobel invented dynamite in 1866.
• In 1895, Nobel signed his last will providing for the establishment of the Nobel Prize. He died in San Remo, Italy on December 10, 1896.

Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Anna Nicole Smith (Vickie Lynn Marshall) (1967 - 2007).

• Anna Nicole was many things during her brief life - model, Playboy Playmate, reality TV celebrity and widow of oil billionaire J. Howard Marshall.
• Her death in February 2007 from an accidental drug overdose caused a media frenzy, compounded by the paternity battle over her baby daughter Dannielynn between her lawyer, Howard K. Stern and her ex-boyfriend Larry Birkhead, who was ultimately shown through DNA testing to be the child's father.

Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of George Herman Ruth (1895-1948) (aka Babe Ruth, the Sultan of Swat).

• Babe Ruth was one of American professional baseball's most popular figures. He originally broke into the major leagues with the Boston Red Sox as a starting pitcher, but after he was sold to the New York Yankees in 1919, he converted to a full-time right fielder and subsequently became one of the league's most prolific hitters.
• Ruth was a mainstay in the Yankees' lineup that won seven pennants and four World Series titles during his tenure with the team.
• After a short stint with the Boston Braves in 1935, Ruth retired.
• In 1936, Ruth became one of the first five players elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Biographical material taken from Wikipedia.com.

Download a free copy of the last will and testament of Benjamin Franklin.

• Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was an American statesman, inventor, philosopher, author, soldier, scientist and political activist. He is credited, among other things, with inventing the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove. He established the first public library and the first fire department in the United States. F
• ranklin became a newspaper editor, printer, and merchant in Philadelphia and became very wealthy writing and publishing Poor Richard's Almanack and The Pennsylvania Gazette.
• From 1775 to 1776, Franklin was the Postmaster General under the Continental Congress and from 1785 to 1788, the President of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania.
• Toward the end of his life, Benjamin Franklin became one of the most prominent figures endorsing the abolition of slavery.

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Download a free copy of the Last Will of C S Lewis (1898-1963).

• Clive Staples Lewis ('Jack' to his friends) was an Irish-born British novelist best known for writing The Chronicles of Narnia, The Screwtape Letters, and The Space Trilogy.
• Lewis was a close friend of J. R. R. Tolkien, and both authors were leading lights in the English faculty at Oxford University and members of the literary group known as the Inklings.
• Lewis severed ties with the Church of Ireland in his youth, but due in large part to the influence of Tolkien and other friends, Lewis returned to Christianity at age 32. His newfound faith had a profound influence on his work, as is quite obvious from the Narnia Chronicles.
• C.S. Lewis died on November 22, 1963 - the same day that John F. Kenedy was assassinated, so news of his death was largely ignored by the media.
• Lewis's works have been translated into more than 30 languages and have sold millions of copies. The Chronicles of Narnia have been his most popular works and have been adapted to stage, TV, radio, and cinema.

Source: Wikipedia.org

Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933).

• John Calvin Coolidge was the 30th president of the United States, from 1923 to 1929.
• Coolidge became president after the death of Warren G. Harding while in office.
• Coolidge died in 1933 from a heart attack as he finished a jigsaw puzzle of George Washington.
• This is undoubtedly one of the shortest wills on record.

Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Captain James Cook (1728-1779).

• James Cook was an English explorer, navigator and cartographer, who was the first to map Newfoundland before embarking on several voyages to the South Pacific during which he became the first European to make contact with the eastern coast of Australia and Hawaii, and the first to land on and circumnavigate New Zealand.
• Cook charted many areas and recorded several islands and coastlines on European maps for the first time. His achievements are the result of a combination of fine seamanship, superior surveying and cartographic skills, courage in exploring dangerous locations (such as traveling Antarctic waters and face-to-face dealings with Maori warriors), an ability to lead men in adverse conditions, and a willingness to exceed the orders given him by the Admiralty.
• Cook died in Hawaii in a fight with Hawaiians during his third exploratory voyage in the Pacific in 1779.

Source: Wikipedia.org

Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Charles Darwin (1809-1882).

• Charles Darwin was an English naturalist who determined that all species of life on Earth descended and evolved from common ancestors, and proposed the scientific theory that this pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection. He published his evidence for this theory in an 1859 book called On the Origin of Species.
• In modified form, Darwin's discovery is today the unifying theory of the life sciences, explaining the biodiversity found on our planet.
• Darwin is buried in Westminster Abbey, close to John Herschel and Isaac Newton, clearly exemplifying his status and importance as a scientist, and the esteem in which he was held in his own lifetime.

Enjoy reading this copy of the Last Will of the great English novelist, Charles Dickens (1812-1870).

• Charles Dickens was responsible for creating some of English literature's most iconic characters, including Ebenezer Scrooge, Oliver Twist, Fagin, David Copperfield, and Tiny Tim. He was the most popular writer of his day and remains one of the most popular of all time.
• Dickens' work touched upon many of the problems of Victorian London and often carried a message of social reform. Many of his novels were serialized in magazines.
• Unlike other authors who would complete an entire novel before serializing it, Dickens often created the episodes as they were being serialized. He would often end the episode with a cliffhanger situation which created an air of anticipation from his public as they awaited the next instalment.
• His work is still popular today, and his novels and short stories have never been out of print.

Source: Wikipedia.org.

Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Charles II of Spain (1661-1700).

• Charles II was the last Habsburg King of Spain and the ruler of large parts of Italy, the Spanish territories in the Southern Low Countries, and Spain's overseas Empire, stretching from Mexico to the Philippines.
• Charles was noteworthy for his extensive physical, intellectual, and emotional problems - which contributed to his ineffectual rule - as well as his role in the developments preceding the War of the Spanish Succession.
• Historians Will and Ariel Durant wrote that Charles II was "short, lame, epileptic, senile, and completely bald before thirty-five, he was always on the verge of death, but repeatedly baffled Christendom by continuing to live."
• Towards the end of his life Charles became increasingly strange, at one point demanding that the bodies of his family be exhumed so he could look upon their corpses.

Source of biographical information: Wikipedia.org.

Download this free copy of the Last Will of actor Clark Gable.

• (William) Clark Gable (1901-1960), an American screen legend, was known as 'The King of Hollywood' in his heyday.
• In 1999, the American Film Institute named Gable seventh among the greatest male stars of all time.
• Gable's most famous role was that of Rhett Butler in the 1939 Civil War epic film Gone with the Wind, in which he starred with Vivien Leigh. His performance earned him his third nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor; he won for It Happened One Night (1934) and was also nominated for Mutiny on the Bounty (1935).
• Later performances were in Run Silent, Run Deep, a submarine war film, and his final film, The Misfits (1961), which paired Gable with Marilyn Monroe in what turned out to be the last screen appearance for both of them.

Biographical material taken from Wikipedia.com.

Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Darius I (550BCE-486BCE), king of Persia.

• Darius I (also known as Darius the Great) was the third king of kings of the Achaemenid Empire. Darius held the empire at its peak, then including Egypt, and parts of Greece. The decay and downfall of the empire commenced with his death and the coronation of his son, Xerxes I.
• Darius ascended the throne by assassinating his predecessor Gaumata with the help of six other Persian noble families; Darius was crowned the following morning. The new emperor met with rebellions throughout his kingdom, and quelled them each time.
• A major event in Darius' life was his expedition to punish Athens and Eretria and subjugate Greece - an attempt which failed.
• Darius expanded his empire by conquering Thrace and Macedon, and invading the Saka, Iranian tribes who had invaded Medes and even killed Cyrus the Great.
• Darius organized the empire by dividing it into provinces and installing governors to govern each region. He organized a new monetary system, and made Aramaic the official language of the empire. Darius also worked on construction projects throughout the empire, particularly in Susa, Babylon, and Egypt. Darius created a codification of laws for Egypt.

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Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of David Packard (1912-1996).

• Packard, an American electrical engineer and entrepreneur, was a co-founder of the computer giant, Hewlett-Packard.
• The majority of his holdings were donated to the David and Lucille Packard Foundation, which provides grants to nonprofit organizations.

Download this free copy of the Last Will and Testament of heiress Doris Duke.

• Doris Duke (1912-1993) was an American heiress, horticulturalist, art collector and philanthropist.
• When Doris was just 12 years old, her father died and left her a fortune estimated at about $100 million. At the age of 14, she took her mother to court and successfully prevented her from selling the family's 2,700 acre estate.
• When Duke came of age, she used her wealth to pursue a variety of interests, including extensive world travel and the arts. During World War II, she worked in a canteen for sailors in Egypt, taking a salary of one dollar a year. She apparently spoke nine languages.
• In 1945, Duke began a short-lived career as a foreign correspondent for the International News Service, reporting from different cities across the war-ravaged Europe. After the war, she moved to Paris and wrote for the magazine Harper's Bazaar.
• While living in Hawaii, Duke became the first woman to take up competition surfing. A lover of animals, in particular her dogs and pet camels, in her later years Duke became a wildlife refuge supporter, an environmental conservationist, and a patron of historic preservation.

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Elizabeth Edwards (1949-2010), best-selling author and US health care activist, was also the wife of North Carolina Senator John Edwards. This is a copy of her Last Will and Testament.

• Elizabeth obtained a law degree from UNC and practiced law until 1996.
• Edwards was well known for her support of universal health care and gay marriage, and her opposition to the war in Iraq, which were points of disagreement between her and her husband. She was a staunch advocate for women's health, especially cancer patients.
• Senator Edwards' revelations about his extramarital affair caused many Americans to rally around in support of his wife. She separated from him in 2010, and died of cancer later that year.

Download this free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Elvis Aaron Presley, the King of Rock and Roll (1935-1977).

• Elvis dominated the popular music charts for decades, until the coming of the Beatles in the 1960s. His unique blend of blues, country and folk combined with his smooth sexy delivery and pelvic gyrations made him a superstar.
• Elvis' first single, 'Heartbreak Hotel' released in 1956, was also his first number 1 hit. He went on to have a string of hits, accompanied by television appearances before swooning audiences of screaming crazed female fans.
• Elvis made his film debut in 1956's Love Me Tender.
• After his army stint, he returned to recording and making movies. In 1968 he returned to live performance with a highly successful television special, a long-standing Las Vegas stint and numerous tours.
• Presley was the first to broadcast a concert globally via satellite, the 'Aloha from Hawaii' special broadcast in 1973.
• Elvis' death as a result of prescription drug abuse robbed us of one of the most important cultural icons of the 20th century. He remains the best-selling solo artist in the history of pop music. Today, millions of Elvis fans still mark the anniversary of his death with candlelight vigils at his mansion at Graceland.

Biographical information taken from Wikipedia.com.

This is a copy of the Will of Epicurus (341 BC-270 BC).

• Epicurus founded one of the major philosophies of ancient Greece, helping to lay the intellectual foundations for modern science and for secular individualism.
• Many aspects of his thought are still highly relevant some twenty-three centuries after they were first taught in his school in Athens, called 'the Garden.'
• Epicurus's philosophy combines a physics based on an atomistic materialism with a rational hedonistic ethic that emphasizes moderation of desires and cultivation of friendships.
• His world-view is an optimistic one that stresses that philosophy can liberate one from fears of death and the supernatural, and can teach us how to find happiness in almost any situation.
• His practical insights into human psychology, as well as his science-friendly world-view, gives Epicureanism great contemporary signficance as well as a venerable role in the intellectual development of Western Civilization.

The above taken from www.epicurus.net

Download a free copy of the Last Will of American novelist Ernest (Papa) Hemingway (1899-1961).

• The works of Ernest Miller Hemingway are considered classics of American literature. His writing style, known as the iceberg theory, was characterized by economy and understatement, and it influenced many other 20th century writers. His characters exuded authenticity, which reverberated with his public.
• In his younger years Hemingway worked as a reporter until World War I when he became an ambulance driver in Italy. This experience formed the basis for A Farewell to Arms.
• After the war he worked in Paris as a foreign correspondence, which led to him covering the Spanish Civil War, after which he wrote For Whom the Bell Tolls. During World War II he was present at D-Day and the liberation of Paris. In the midst of all this, he found time to get married four times.
• Hemingway's public persona was that of a hard drinking, hard living adventure seeker. After publishing The Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway went on safari to Africa and was almost killed in a plane crash, which left him in ill health for most of the rest of his life.
• He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954.
• Hemingway committed suicide at his home in 1961.

Source: Wikipedia.org

Download a copy of the Living Trust of Farrah Fawcett (1947-2009). This copy is the third amendment and complete restatement of the Trust Deed.

• Farrah Fawcett was an American actress best know for her role as Jill Munroe in the TV series "Charlie's Angels".
• Fawcett later appeared in numerous critically acclaimed TV movies (including The Burning Bed and Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story), and was nominated several times for Golden Globes and Emmy Awards.
• Fawcett became an international sex symbol after the release of her iconic poster, showing off her great figure and signature hairstyle, which was emulated by millions of young girls and women throughout the 1970s.

Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Frank Sinatra.

• Francis Albert (Frank) Sinatra (1915-1998), whose nicknames include "Old Blue Eyes" and "the Chairman of the Board", was an American singer and actor who began his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey. During the 1940s he launched a solo career and became a teen idol. In the 1950s, he found new fame as an actor, especially after he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for From Here to Eternity.
• Frank Sinatra founded Reprise Records and recorded a number of very successful albums, touring internationally. He was a founding member of the so-called Rat Pack (which included Dean Martin and Peter Lawford), and fraternized with celebrities and presidents, including President John F. Kennedy. Sinatra turned 50 in 1965, recorded the retrospective September of My Years, starred in the Emmy-winning television special Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music, and scored hits with "Strangers in the Night" and "My Way".
• Sinatra attempted to weather the changing tastes in popular music, but with sales of his music dwindling, and after appearing in several poorly received films, he retired in 1971. Coming out of retirement in 1973, he recorded several albums; scored a Top 40 hit with "(Theme From) New York, New York" in 1980; and toured both within the United States and internationally until a few years before his death in 1998.
• Sinatra also forged a career as a dramatic actor, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in From Here to Eternity, and he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in The Man with the Golden Arm. He also starred in such musicals as High Society, Pal Joey, Guys and Dolls and On the Town.
• Frank Sinatra was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1985 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1997. He was also the recipient of 11 Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Trustees Award, Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Biographical material taken from Wikipedia.com.

Download a copy of Gary Coleman's Advance Health Care Directive (1968-2010).

• Gary Coleman was best known for his role as Arnold Jackson in the TV series "Diff'rent Strokes".
• His Advance Directive names his ex, Shannon Price as his agent.
• You can also download a free copy of Gary Coleman's will.

Source: TMZ.com.

Download a copy of the Last Will of Gary Coleman (1968-2010).

• Gary Coleman was an American child actor best known for his role as Arnold Jackson in "Diff'rent Strokes".
• After a successful acting career as a child, Coleman struggled professionally and financially as an adult. In 1989, he won a lawsuit against his parents and former business advisor over misappropriation of his assets.
• Gary suffered from a congenital kidney disease which stopped his growth at a young age. He attained the height of 4 ft 8 in. and retained a childlike appearance throughout his life. The condition also left him in poor health, resulting in two kidney transplants, regular dialysis, heart surgery and illness.
• Coleman's acting career in later years never took off. He appeared in a few low-budget movies and was a semi-regular on reality TV. His personal life was also a struggle, including several brushes with the law, accidents and apparent suicide attempts. He divorced his ex-wife in 2008, but according to her, they were living together at the time of his death.
• You can also download a free copy of Gary Coleman's Advance Medical Directive.

Source: Wikipedia.org

Download this free copy of the Codicil to baseball great George Steinbrenner's Last Will and Testament.

• A Codicil allows you to make changes to your Will without making a completely new Will. Mr. Steinbrenner amended his Last Will by adding this Codicil to it.
• You can find a copy of Mr. Steinbrenner's Last Will and Testament here.

Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of baseball legend George Steinbrenner (1930-2010).

• George M. Steinbrenner III, aka 'The Boss', was the principal owner and managing partner of the New York Yankees for 37 years. During that time, the Yankees won 7 World Series and 11 pennants.
• Steinbrenner was free-spending as far as contracts went, and was notorious for hiring and firing managers and coaches.
• You can also download a copy of a Codicil to Mr. Steinbrenner's Will.

Download this free file to read the Last Will & Testament of George Washington (1732-1799).

• George Washington was an American general and commander in chief of the colonial armies in the American Revolution (1775-83) and first president of the United States.
• Dissatisfied with the Articles of Confederation, he presided over the Philadelphia Convention that drafted the United States Constitution in 1787.
• Washington became President of the United States in 1789 and established many of the customs and usages of the new government's executive department.
• Washington is seen as a symbol of the United States and republicanism in practice. His devotion to civic virtue made him an exemplary figure among early American politicians.
• When Washington died in 1799, in his funeral oration, Henry Lee said that of all Americans, he was "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen."
• Washington has been consistently ranked by scholars as one of the greatest U.S. Presidents.

The foregoing biographical material quoted from Wikipedia.com.

Download a free copy of the Last Will of fantasy horror author H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937).

• Howard Phillips Lovecraft was an American fantasy, horror and science fiction novelist best known for the Cthulhu Mythos.
• He was born into a wealthy family but their financial prospects changed drastically after his grandfather passed away and his mother was institutionalized.
• Lovecraft's works advanced the theories of cosmicism and the decline of civilization
• Sadly, he never achieved any measure of literary success during his lifetime. His work only became popular during the latter half of the 20th century and he is now considered one of the most important writers of supernatural horror.

Biographical information courtesy Wikipedia.org.

Download this free copy of the Will of New York billionaire Harry Helmsley (1909-1997).

• Helmsley was one of the most successful real estate magnates in America.
• In his will, Harry Helmsley leaves an estate estimated at $1.7 billion. A few of his vast holdings included the Empire State Building, and posh hotels in New York.
• Helmsley died of pneumonia in 1997 at a hospital in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was survived by his wife Leona, who was known as the 'Queen of Mean'.

Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Heath Ledger (1979-2008).

Download this free copy of the Last Will and Testament of actor Henry Fonda.

• Henry Jaynes Fonda (1905-1982) was an American film and stage actor, best known for his roles as plain-speaking idealists.
• Fonda made his Hollywood debut in 1935 and received his first Academy Award nomination for his performance as Tom Joad in 1940's The Grapes of Wrath.
• Throughout six decades in Hollywood, Fonda cultivated a strong, appealing screen image in such classics as The Ox-Bow Incident, Mister Roberts and 12 Angry Men. Later, Fonda moved toward both more challenging, darker epics as Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West and lighter roles in family comedies like Yours, Mine and Ours with Lucille Ball.
• Henry Fonda was the patriarch of a family of famous actors, including daughter Jane Fonda, son Peter Fonda, granddaughter Bridget Fonda, and grandson Troy Garity; his family and close friends called him "Hank".
• His last movie role was in 1981's On Golden Pond, in which he played the father of real-life daughter Jane Fonda. Henry played an emotionally brittle and distant father who becomes more accessible at the end of his life. Jane Fonda has said that elements of the story mimicked their real-life relationship, and helped them resolve certain issues. She bought the film rights in the hope that her father would play the role, and later described it as "a gift to my father that was so unbelievably successful." The chemistry between them and Katharine Hepburn as the wife and mother made for an unforgettable film experience.
• In 1999, Henry Fonda was named the sixth Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute.

Biographical material taken from Wikipedia.com.

Read a portion of the Last Will of Henry VIII (1491-1547), King of England, Ireland and France.

• Henry Tudor was a significant figure in the history of the English monarchy. Besides his six marriages, he is more popularly known for his role in the separation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church, and establishing himself as the Supreme Head of the Church of England.
• Henry changed religious ceremonies and rituals and suppressed the monasteries, while remaining a fervent believer in core Catholic theological teachings, even after his excommunication from the Roman Catholic Church.
• Henry was, by all accounts, an attractive and charismatic man, educated and accomplished, who ruled with absolute power. His overwhelming desire to provide England with a male heir led to the two things that Henry is remembered for today: his six wives, and the English Reformation that made England a Protestant nation.
• Henry Tudor's historical image is lustful, egotistical, deceitful, opinionated, and insecure, and his vast wasteful luxuries and useless wars depleted the English treasury.

Source of information: Wikipedia.org

Download a copy of the Last Will of J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), one of the wealthiest men in the world at the turn of the 20th century.

• John Pierpont Morgan was an American financier, banker and art collector who dominated corporate finance and industrial consolidation during his time. He entered the field of banking at the age of 20.
• Morgan made money on the American Civil War by selling rifles to US forces. During the Panic of 1893, Morgan's syndicate kept the US Treasury afloat with $65 million in gold.
• From 1890 to 1913, 42 major corporations were organized or had their securities underwritten by J. P. Morgan and Company.
• Morgan had a knack for taking over troubled businesses, reorganizing them and returning them to profitability. But he wasn't always successful in his ventures. He was one of the principal owners of the White Star Line, which owned the RMS Titanic. The ship's sinking was a financial disaster for White Star and its owners.

Source: Wikipedia.org

Download this free copy of the last will and testament of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929-1994).

• Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was the wife of the 35th president of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and served as First Lady during his presidency from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.
• The Kennedys had two children, Caroline and John Jr. Like any First Lady, Jacqueline was thrust into the spotlight and while she did not mind giving interviews or being photographed, she preferred to maintain as much privacy as possible for herself and her children.
• She was later married to Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis from 1968 until his death in 1975.
• In later years she had a successful career as a book editor. She is remembered for her contributions to the arts and historic preservation, her unique sense of style and elegance, and her public stoicism in the wake of President Kennedy's assassination.

Biographical material taken from Wikipedia.com.

Read the Last Will and Testament of James Brown (1933-2006), the Godfather of Soul.

• James Joseph Brown was an American singer and entertainer, who started singing in church and talent contests, and dancing for money as a child. From the age of 6, he lived with his aunt, who ran a brothel.
• Brown began his professional career in 1956 and gained fame quickly through a string of smash hits and electrifying live concerts.
• He has been recognized as one of the most influential figures in the 20th century popular music and was often referred to as "the hardest working man in show business".
• Brown's career spanned half a century and influenced the development of many different musical genres.
• Although he contributed much to the music industry, Brown held the record as the artist who charted the most singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart without ever hitting the number one spot.
  
  Source: Wikipedia.org

Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of James Gandolfini (1961-2013).

• James Gandolfini was an American actor best known for his role as Tony Soprano in HBO's TV series "The Sopranos" from 1999 until 2007. For this role he won 3 Emmys, 5 SAG awards and one Golden Globe.
• He came from a working class Italian family and grew up in New Jersey, where he became friends with John Travolta. The two later acted together in several films.
• While earning his BA from Rutgers University, he worked as a bouncer and later also earned a living as a bartender and club manager before embarking on his acting career.
• In addition to film and television roles, Gandolfini also worked in the theater.
• Aside from Tony Soprano, his most well-known roles include Albert in Enough Said (for which he won several posthumous awards), the stuntman Bear in Get Shorty, and the voice of Carol, one of the creatures in Where The Wild Things Are.
• In addition to being an actor, Gandolfini was also a producer / executive producer of several HBO projects.
• Gandolfini died of a heart attack at the age of 51.

Biographical information exerpted from Wikipedia.org.

This is a copy of the Last Will and Testament of James Smithson, who founded the Smithsonian Institution (1765-1826).

• James Smithson was a chemist and mineralogist in the late 1700s.
• He made numerous excursions throughout Europe to collect mineral and ore samples.
• He was made a member of the Royal Society of London in 1787 only a year after he graduated from college.
• His concise one-page Will set up a fund which established the Smithsonian Institution.

This is a copy of the Last Will of English novelist Jane Austen (1775-1817).

• The will is handwritten, in Austen's distinctive hand.
• Jane Austen's romantic fiction has been so popular over the years, it has earned her a place as one of the most widely read and beloved writers in English literary history, even among scholars and critics, who admire her realism and biting social commentary.
• Austen's most well known novels include Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, and Emma.
• Her works are concerned with moral issues and highlight the dependence of women on marriage to secure their financial security and their place in society.

Source: Wikipedia.org

Download this free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Janis Joplin (1943-1970).

• Janis Joplin was an American blues rock singer and an enduring icon of the '60's youth movement.
• Her incendiary stage performances, problems with drug and alcohol abuse, and her tumultuous love life formed the basis for the movie The Rose.
• Joplin's musical legacy changed the history of rock & roll.
• She died of a drug overdose in 1970, at the age of 27.

Download a free copy of the Will and Testament of Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964).

• Nehru was the first prime minister of India, and to date is the longest serving, remaining in office from 1947 until his death in 1964.
• A leading figure in the Indian independence movement, Nehru was eventually recognized as the political heir to Mahatma Gandhi. He was elected by the Congress Party to assume office as independent India's first PM, and was re-elected when the Congress Party won India's first general election in 1952. As one of the founders of the Non-aligned Movement, he was also an important figure in the international politics of the post-war era.
• Nehru came from a wealthy family. He became a leader of the left wing of the Indian National Congress when still fairly young, and became president under the mentorship of Gandhi. Nehru was a charismatic and radical leader, advocating complete independence from the British Empire. He was also an advocate for Fabian socialism and the public sector as the means by which long-standing challenges of economic development could be addressed by poorer nations.
• In his lifetime, Jawaharlal Nehru enjoyed an iconic status in India and was widely admired across the world for his idealism and statesmanship. His birthday, 14 November, is celebrated in India as Baal Divas (Children's Day) in recognition of his lifelong passion and work for the welfare, education and development of children and young people. Children across India remember him as Chacha Nehru (Uncle Nehru).
• Nehru remains a popular symbol of the Congress party, and his ideals and policies continue to shape the party's manifesto and core political philosophy. An emotional attachment to his legacy was instrumental in the rise of his daughter Indira to leadership of the Congress party and the national government.

Source: Wikipedia.org

Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of financial consultant turned sex offender Jeffrey Epstein (1953-2019).

• After working as a physics and math teacher in Manhattan, Epstein started a career in the banking and financial sector in 1976. He worked at Bear Stearns until 1981 when he was dismissed for a Reg D violation.
• He then proceeded to start his own consulting firm which assisted fraud victims in recovering embezzled funds, although at times he also worked with clients who were embezzlers.
• Throughout the 1980s and 1990s he was involved in various companies, one of which was found to be the largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history.
• His history of sex offences was first brought to light in 2005. This began a series of criminal and civil cases against Epstein. The civil cases were all settled out of court.
• In 2019 he was arrested on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. He was denied bail on the basis of being a serious flight risk.
• He died in his jail cell while awaiting trial. The deal was deemed an apparent suicide.
• After his death the outstanding charges against him were dismissed and the ongoing sex trafficking investigations then shifted to his associates, in particular his long-time girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell. Maxwell was convicted on 5 counts in 2021.

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Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Jerome John 'Jerry' Garcia (1942-1995).

• Jerry Garcia was an American musician best known as one of the original founders of The Grateful Dead. Though he vehemently disavowed the role, Garcia was viewed by many as the leader or "spokesman" of the group.
• Garcia also co-founded the New Riders of the Purple Sage with John Dawson and David Nelson.
• He was well known by many for his distinctive guitar playing and was ranked by Rolling Stone at number 13 in their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

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Download this free copy of the Last Will & Testament of Jim Morrison (full name James Douglas Morrison) (1943-1971).

• Morrison was an American rock songwriter and lead singer for The Doors (Ray Manzarek, Robbie Krieger, John Densmore).
• His deep baritone voice, poetic lyrics and exotic demeanor helped make the band one of one of rock's most potent, controversial, and theatrical acts.
• Jim Morrison died of heart failure in Paris at the age of 28, probably due to his excessive drug and alcohol use. His grave site holds almost mystical significance for many of his fans.

Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of American screen legend Joan Crawford (1905-1977).

• Born Lucille LeSueur in San Antonio, Texas, Joan Crawford started her career as a dancer but was signed by MGM to a motion picture contract in 1925, thanks to her tireless self publicity.
• She won an academy award for Mildred Pierce in 1945.
• In 1955 she married Alfred Steele, the president of Pepsi-Cola Company, and was involved with the Board of Directors until 1973.
• She retired from films in 1970, having made over 80 films and a number of TV appearances.
• After her mother's death from a heart attack, her daughter Christina wrote a bitter memoir entitled Mommy Dearest about her relationship with her mother, in which she alleges a pattern of abuse throughout her childhood.

Download this free copy of the Last Will and Testament of baseball great Joe Dimaggio (1914-1999).

• Joseph Paul DiMaggio was better known as Joltin' Joe, or the Yankee Clipper.
• DiMaggio, an outstanding hitter and fielder, was one of the best all-round players in American baseball history.
• He was married to Marilyn Monroe for a brief period of time.

Download a free copy of the complaint for damages filed against Joey Bishop's estate by his live-in girlfriend.

• Joey Bishop (1918-2007) was an American entertainer who was best known for being a member of the "Rat Pack" with Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford, Sammy Davis Jr., and Dean Martin.
• Bishop appeared on television as early as 1948 and eventually starred in his own weekly comedy series as well as hosting a talk show.
• Bishop was among the stars of the original Ocean's Eleven film about military veterans who reunite in a plot to rob five Las Vegas casinos on New Year's Eve. He co-starred with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Peter Lawford of the so-called Rat Pack. He later appeared with Sinatra, Martin and Davis in the military adventure Sergeants 3, a loose remake of Gunga Din, and with Martin in the western comedy Texas Across the River, in which he portrayed an Indian.
• Bishop was the only member of the Rat Pack to work with members of a younger group of actors dubbed The Brat Pack, appearing (as a ghost) in the film Betsy's Wedding with Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy. He was the last member of the Rat Pack to die.

Download a free copy of the Last Will of John Calvin (1509-1564).

• John Calvin (Jean Cauvin) was a French theologian, pastor and writer during the Protestant Reformation, and a principal figure in the development of the Christian theology system which was later called Calvinism.
• Calvin broke away from the Roman Catholic Church around 1530 but was forced to flee to Switzerland when religious tensions in Franch provoked violent uprisings against the Protestants.
• As church leader, introduced new forms of church government and liturgy in Geneva, despite the opposition of several powerful families who tried to suppress his authority. Calvin spent his final years promoting the Reformation both in Geneva and throughout Europe.
• Calvin was influenced by the Augustinian tradition, and expounded the doctrine of predestination and the absolute sovereignty of God in salvation.
• Calvin's writing and preachings provided the seeds for the branch of theology that bears his name. The Presbyterian and other Reformed churches, which look to Calvin as a chief expositor of their beliefs, have spread throughout the world.

Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. (1960-1999).

John Kenedy Jr. was an American publisher and public figure, son of assassinated US President John F. Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline. John was a member of an American family that, to many people, represented the closest thing America had to royalty and as such, he spent his entire life in the public eye.

John Jr. grew up into a handsome and athletic man. He was dubbed People magazine's 'Sexiest Man Alive' in 1988, and was the only person so named who was not a working actor. Kennedy served as a prosecutor in the Manhattan district attorney's office for four years. In 1995 he founded George Magazine, a glossy politics-as-lifestyle monthly which sometimes took editorial aim even at members of his own family.

Kennedy was killed in 1999 along with his wife Carolyn and sister-in-law Lauren when his Piper Saratoga aircraft crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Martha's Vineyard.

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Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of John Fitzgerald Kennedy Sr. (1917-1963).

• John Fitzgerald Kennedy (familiarly known as 'JFK') served as the 35th president of the United States. He was the first Roman Catholic to be elected president. He became President in 1961 by defeating Richard Nixon.
• Educated at Harvard, Kennedy served with distinction in the Navy during World War II.
• President Kennedy's attempt to restore a right-wing government in Cuba by backing an invasion of Cuban exiles to fight Fidel Castro was a failure that nearly led to war.
• His important contributions to US policy were the Civil Rights Bill and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
• He was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald on November 22, 1963, less than 3 years in office, leaving behind his widow Jacqueline and two small children, Caroline and John Jr.

Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of John Winston Ono Lennon (1940-1980).

• John Lennon was an English rock musician, singer-songwriter, author, and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. With Paul McCartney, Lennon formed one of the most influential and successful songwriting partnerships of the 20th century and wrote some of the most popular music in rock and roll history. He is ranked the second most successful songwriter in UK singles chart history, after McCartney.
• After The Beatles split, Lennon enjoyed a successful solo career, and was often in the media spotlight for his activities as a peace activist. Following a self-imposed retirement to raise his son Sean, Lennon reemerged with a comeback album, Double Fantasy, but was murdered less than one month after its release. The album would go on to win the 1981 Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
• In 2002, respondents to a BBC poll on the 100 Greatest Britons voted Lennon Number 8. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Lennon number 38 on its list of the 50 greatest artists of all time (but he actually took two spots, because the Beatles were number one).
• John Lennon was posthumously inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.

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Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003).

• Katharine Hepburn was an American actress of film, television and stage. She holds the record for the most Best Actress Oscar wins with four, from 12 nominations. Hepburn won an Emmy Award in 1976 for her lead role in Love Among the Ruins, and was nominated for four other Emmys, two Tony Awards and eight Golden Globes.
• Hepburn was an accomplished athlete as well, due to her father's influence. She was the epitome of the modern young woman during the early years of the 20th century - outspoken, unconventional, intellectual. She preferred pants to dresses and usually went without makeup.
• Hepburn first worked with Spencer Tracy in 1942 on Woman of the Year. They began a lifelong clandestine romance, complicated by Tracy's unwillingness to divorce his estranged wife because he was Catholic. Their relationship lasted until his death in 1967. He died in Hepburn's house, in which he spent much of his time.
• In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Katharine Hepburn as the greatest female star in the history of American cinema.

Download this free copy of the Petition for Letters of Administration and order granting nonintervention in the estate of Kurt Cobain (1967-1994).

• Cobain was the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for Nirvana, who went from being a grunge band with a cult following to mainstream success on the strength of their album Nevermind and the single "Smells Like Teen Spirit". This opened the door for alternative rock to become a dominant force in American music.
• Cobain was uncomfortable with the level of success and the media focus on him and his personal life. These factors no doubt played a huge part in his struggles with drug addiction.
• On April 8, 1994, Cobain was found dead in his home in Seattle, after committing suicide by a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head.

Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of L. Ron Hubbard (1911-1986).

• Lafayette Ron Hubbard was a science fiction writer who introduced his ideas to the general public in Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health (1950), and spawned the birth of the Church of Scientology.
• Hubbard was an officer in the Navy during WWII, where he briefly commanded two ships but was removed from command both times. The last few months of his active service were spent in a hospital, being treated for a variety of complaints.
• In the 1970s Hubbard and his followers tried unsuccessfully to take over the town of Clearwater, Florida. In 1978 he was convicted of fraud in France.
• That same year, certain high-ranking Scientologists were indicted on numerous charges for their part in a program of systematic espionage against the U.S. Government.

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Download a copy of the last will and testament of French King Louis XVI (1754-1793).

• Louis XVI was King of France from 1774 to 1792. Louis' reign ended in the face of the French Revolution.
• He tried to redress the social injustices that had made the monarchy hated, but came to be influenced by his extravagant queen Marie Antoinette and the aristocracy, who blocked reforms intended to end widespread poverty.
• Louis XVI and his wife were executed on the guillotine.

Download and enjoy a free copy of the Last Will of Russian author Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910).

• Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy is universally considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. Although he never won the Nobel Prize for Literature, he was nominated 5 times.
• Tolstoy is most widely known for his works War and Peace and Anna Karenina.
• Besides novels and novellas, he also wrote plays and essays.
• His later Christian works and his philosophy of non-violent resistance greatly influenced such major world figures as Gandhi and Martin Luther King.

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Download this free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Leona Helmsley (1920-2007).

• Leona, often called the 'Queen of Mean', knew the meaning of upward mobility. She was the daughter of Polish Jewish immigrants who married well - several times. She also worked her way up to the level of vice-president in a New York real estate brokerage firm.
• In 1968 she met multi-millionaire entrepreneur Harry Helmsley and in 1970 she joined one of his brokerages. In 1972 Harry divorced his wife and married Leona, and she set about running his expanding hotel empire.
• Leona faced legal problems throughout her professional life, ultimately being convicted of income tax evasion in 1989 for which she served 18 months in prison. She was quoted as having said, "We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes."
• In her Will, she left a $12 million trust fund to her Maltese dog. This was later reduced by the Courts to $2 million.

This is a copy of the Last Will of the maestro Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519).

• Leonardo was an Italian painter, sculptor, architect and engineer, musician, scientist, mathematician, inventor, botanist, anatomist, and cartographer. He is considered the archetypal Renaissance man, and is perhaps the most diversely talented person ever to have existed. A brilliant artist and inventor, his use of logic and empirical methods were unusual for his time.
• To the average person, Leonardo has always been known primarily as a painter. His most famous works, the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, are the most reproduced and most parodied paintings of all time. His drawing of the Vitruvian Man is also an instantly recognizable cultural icon, having been reproduced on everything from the Euro to T-shirts.
• In addition to the brilliance of his artistic endeavours, Leonardo's drawings show that he conceptualized prototypes for the helicopter, the tank, concentrated solar power, a calculator, the double hull, and a rudimentary theory of plate tectonics. He also invented an automated bobbin winder and a machine for testing the tensile strength of wire, and these devices were manufactured during his lifetime.
• As a scientist, he greatly advanced the state of knowledge in the fields of anatomy, civil engineering, optics, and hydrodynamics.

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Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Liberace.

• Wladziu Valentino Liberace (1919-1987) was known to the world by his last name and to his friends as Lee.
• Liberace was a gifted classical pianist who began playing at the age of 4 and later became incredibly popular around the world through his flamboyant style of showmanship.
• From the 1950s to the 1970s (when Elvis Presley and The Beatles were at the height of their popularity), he was the highest paid entertainer in the world.
• Liberace was recognized during his career with two Emmys, six gold albums, and two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• Liberace died in 1987 at age 68 from pneumonia resulting from HIV/AIDS. He never came out as gay during his lifetime and his press agent stated the cause of death to be a combination of pernicious anemia, emphysema, and heart disease.

Download a copy of the Last Will and Testament of Linda McCartney (1941-1998).

• Linda McCartney was an American photographer, musician and animal rights activist. She was born Linda Louise Eastman, to Lee Eastman and Louise Sara Lindner Eastman, heiress to the Lindner Department Store fortune.
• She married Paul McCartney of The Beatles on March 12 1969, and was a member of Wings. The McCartneys had four children together: Heather Louise (from her previous marriage, whom Paul McCartney adopted in 1969), Mary Anna, Stella Nina, and James Louis.
• Linda became Lady McCartney when her husband Paul was knighted in 1997.
• McCartney wrote several vegetarian cookbooks, became a business entrepreneur (starting the Linda McCartney Foods company) and was a professional photographer, publishing Linda McCartney's Sixties: Portrait of an Era.
• Linda was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1995 and died at the age of 56 at the McCartneys' family ranch in Tucson, Arizona.

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Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Lizzie Andrew Borden (1860-1927).

• A native of Fall River, Massachusetts, Lizzie Borden was suspected of murdering her father and stepmother.
• Her trial was one of the most sensational in US history, due in large part to the fact that the person charged with the crime was a respectable church-going spinster who taught Sunday school.
• After Lizzie was found not guilty by a jury of locals in spite of a wealth of circumstantial evidence against her, she was socially ostracized by the community. She never married and lived a reclusive life until her death.

Download a free copy of the Last Testament of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), the document known as the Heiligenstadt Testament. This document was translated into English from the original German.

• Beethoven was a German composer and pianist considered to be the most crucial figure in the transition period between the Classical and Romantic eras of Western classical music. He remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.
• In 1792 Beethoven settled in Vienna to study with Joseph Haydn, and he quickly gained a reputation as a virtuoso. Beethoven had planned to study with Mozart, but Mozart had died the year before.
• By 1802, Beethoven had written 32 piano sonatas, 2 symphonies, 18 string quartets, and 3 piano concertos. Sadly though, it is around this time that his hearing began to deteriorate significantly. He continued to compose, conduct, and perform, even after becoming completely deaf. His 9th Symphony, his final 7 piano sonatas and a set of string quartets were completed after he had lost his hearing.
• Although his personal life was troubled and he never married, he became the world's most renowned composer. He suffered from ill health for almost 20 years before his death, which led him to contemplate suicide. There are several theories as to what caused his death, but the most likely cause seems to be lead poisoning from treatments suggested by his doctor. His funeral was said to have been attended by more than 10,000 people.

Download this free copy of the Last Will of Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962).

• Marilyn Monroe, an American actress, singer and model, was born Norma Jeane Mortenson, but baptized Norma Jeane Baker.
• After spending much of her childhood in foster homes, Monroe began a career as a model, which led to a film contract in 1946. Her early roles were minor, but her performances in The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve (both 1950) were well received.
• She was praised for her comedic ability in such films as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How to Marry a Millionaire, Some Like It Hot and The Seven Year Itch, and became one of Hollywood's most popular and glamorous performers.
• The typecasting of Monroe's "dumb blonde" persona limited her career prospects, so she broadened her range. She studied at the Actors Studio and formed Marilyn Monroe Productions. Her dramatic performance in William Inge's Bus Stop was hailed by critics, and she won a Golden Globe Award for her performance in Some Like it Hot.
• The final years of Monroe's life were marked by illness, personal problems, and a reputation for being unreliable and difficult to work with. The circumstances of her death, from an overdose of barbiturates, have been the subject of conjecture. Though officially classified as a "probable suicide," the possibility of an accidental overdose, as well as the possibility of homicide, have not been ruled out.
• In 1999, Monroe was ranked as the sixth greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute.

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Download a free copy of the Last Will of Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain (1835-1910).

• Samuel Clemens, better known to the world as Mark Twain, was an American-born author and humorist best known for his novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which has been called "the Great American Novel". His writings reflected his childhood growing up in Missouri and his experiences as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River.
• After serving briefly in the Confederate militia, Clemens moved out west and became a reporter. It was then that he adopted the pseudonym Mark Twain, a riverboat pilot's slang phrase that means the water is at least two fathoms deep and easy to traverse.
• Mark Twain's keen wit and biting satire earned praise from critics and peers, and his humor made him a very popular figure with royalty, presidents and common folk alike.
• He went bankrupt in the depression of 1893-94 and, intent on paying back his debts, he wrote a number of works to recoup his funds. When he died in 1910, he was lauded as the greatest American humorist of his age, and William Faulkner called him "the father of American literature".
• Clemens was born on November 30, 1835, exactly two weeks after the perihelion of Haley's Comet, which appears every 75 years. He died on April 21, 1910, the day following the comet's next perihelion.
• He remains one of the most popular American writers of all time.

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Read a free copy of the Last Will & Testament of Martha Washington (1731-1802).

• Martha Dandridge Custis Washington was the wife of George Washington, the first president of the United States.
• Although the title was not coined until after her death, Martha Washington is considered to be the first First Lady of the United States. During her lifetime, she was known as "Lady Washington".

Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Michael Jackson (1958-2009).

• Michael Joseph Jackson was an American musician, dancer, and entertainer with enormous international impact as a pop culture icon. Known worldwide as the King of Pop, he is the most commercial successful entertainer of all time.
• His 1982 album Thriller remains the best-selling album in history. He is widely credited with having transformed the music video from a promotional tool into an art form.
• One of the few artists to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, his other achievements feature multiple Guinness World Records, 13 Grammy Awards, 26 American Music Awards (24 only as a solo artist, including one for 'Artist of the Century') more than any artist, 17 number one singles in the US (including the four as a member of the Jackson 5), and estimated sales between 350 million and 750 million records worldwide making him one of the best selling artists in musical history.
• While preparing for the This Is It concert tour in 2009, Jackson died at the age of 50 after suffering from cardiac arrest. He reportedly had been administered drugs such as propofol and lorazepam, and his death was ruled a homicide by the Los Angeles County coroner. His death triggered an outpouring of grief from around the world with his globally live broadcast memorial service attracting an audience of up to one billion people.

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Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Captain Myles Standish (1584-1656).

• According to Wikipedia.com, Myles Standish (aka Miles Standish) was an English born military officer hired by the Pilgrims as military advisor for the Plymouth colony. After arriving at Plymouth on the Mayflower, he worked on colonial defense.
• In 1622, he was appointed the first commander of Plymouth colony. Later, he served as Plymouth's representative in England, and served as assistant governor and as the colony's treasurer.
• Standish is often remembered for his bravery in battle and his reputation as the military captain of the Pilgrims, as well as his appearance as a character in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's fictitious poem "The Courtship of Miles Standish".
• The former Fort Standish, located on Lovell's Island, Massachusetts, was named in his honor, as well as the town of Standish, Maine.

This is a copy of the Last Will and Testament of Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon I) (1769-1821).

• Napoleon, French emperor and military genius, established his reputation during the Revolutionary wars in northern Italy.
• His marriage in 1796 to Josephine de Beauharnais helped him to political power.
• In 1799 he was appointed First Consul, then in 1892 became Consul for life and was virtual dictator of France, crowning himself Emperor in 1804.
• After campaigns against Austria and Russia drained his strength and virtually destroyed his Grand Army, Napoleon abdicated in 1814. He was defeated at Waterloo in 1815 and imprisoned on St. Helena, where he died.

Download this English translation of the Last Will and Testament of Nostradamus (1503-1566).

• Michel de Nostredame, known to the world as Nostradamus, was a French apothecary and reputed seer who published collections of prophecies that have since become famous worldwide.
• He is best known for his book Les Propheties ("The Prophecies"), the first edition of which appeared in 1555. Since the publication of this book, which has rarely been out of print since his death, Nostradamus has attracted a following that, along with the popular press, credits him with predicting many major world events. The prophecies have in some cases been assimilated to the results of applying the alleged Bible code, as well as to other purported prophetic works.
• Most academic sources stress that the associations made between world events and Nostradamus's quatrains are largely the result of misinterpretations or mistranslations (sometimes deliberate) or else are so tenuous as to render them useless as evidence of any genuine predictive power.
• Moreover, none of the sources listed offers any evidence that anyone has ever interpreted any of Nostradamus' quatrains specifically enough to allow a clear identification of any event in advance.

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Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Paul Newman (1925-2008).

• Paul Newman was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian, and auto racing enthusiast.
• Newman won an Academy Award for best actor for his performance in Martin Scorsese's The Color of Money. He is probably best remembered for his roles in Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, and The Sting.
• A talented racecar driver, he also won several national championships as a driver in Sports Car Club of America road racing, and his race teams won several championships in open wheel IndyCar racing.
• Newman's food company 'Newman's Own' donated all of its post-tax profits and royalties to charity (amounting to hundreds of millions). His political views earned him the 19th spot on Richard Nixon's 'enemies list'.
• Newman was a Hollywood heartthrob to millions of female fans. But the love of his life was his second wife actress Joanne Woodward, to whom he was married for 50 years.

Download this free copy of the Last Will of Pope John Paul II (1920-2005).

• Beloved by Catholics and non-Catholics alike, John Paul II was the first non-Italian pope in 455 years and the first ever from a Slavic country.
• Born Karol Jozef Wojtyla, John Paul II was pope during a period in which the Catholic Church's influence declined in developed countries, but expanded in the Third World.
• During his tenure, the pope traveled extensively, visiting over 100 countries, more than any of his predecessors. He remains one of the most-traveled world leaders in history.
• Besides his native Polish, he was also fluent in Italian, French, German, English, Spanish, Croatian, Portuguese, Russian, and Latin.
• He passed away on April 2, 2005, and was buried in a crypt beneath St Peter's Basilica in Rome. On May 9, 2005, his successor Pope Benedict XVI began the beatification process for his predecessor.

This is a copy of the Last Will and Testament of Pope John XXIII (1881-1963).

• Pope John XXIII was Pope for only a few years - from 1958 until his death in 1963.
• He was born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli in the Lombardy region of Italy.
• He served in the Royal Italian Army in World War I as a stretcher bearer and chaplain.
• As nuncio during World War II he made many efforts to save Jewish refugees from the Holocaust.
• He was known affectionately as 'Good Pope John' and was considered the most beloved Pope in history.
• In 2000 he was beatified by Pope John Paul II.

Download a free copy of the Last Will & Testament of Pope Paul VI (1897-1978).

• Born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini, Pope Paul VI reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 1963 to 1978.
• He succeeded Pope John XXIII, who had convened the Second Vatican Council, and Pope Paul decided to continue it. He took on the name Paul, to indicate a renewed worldwide mission to spread the message of Christ.
• Pope Paul fostered improved ecumenical relations with Orthodox, Anglicans and Protestants. His positions on birth control and other issues were controversial in the Western world, but applauded in Eastern and Southern Europe and Latin America.
• His pontificate took place during sometimes revolutionary changes in the world, student revolts, the Vietnam War and other upheavals. Paul VI tried to understand it all but at the same time defend the Deposit of Faith as it was entrusted to him.
• Pope Paul VI died on 6 August 1978, the Feast of the Transfiguration. The diocesan process for beatification Paul VI began on 11 May 1993.

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This is a copy of the last will and testament of Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997).

• Princess Diana, born Diana Frances Spencer, was the first wife of Charles, then Prince of Wales, now King Charles III. They were wed in a fairytale wedding in July of 1981.
• On her father's side, Diana was a descendant of King Charles II.
• The Princess of Wales was well-known for her support of charities devoted to a number of illnesses and causes, including AIDS, leprosy, homelessness, drug addiction, and care of the elderly.
• In the early 1990s, Charles and Diana's marriage fell apart. Their divorce was finalized in August 1996.
• Diana remained the focus of near-constant media scrutiny in the United Kingdom and around the world before, during and after her marriage, even in the years following her sudden death in a car crash, which was followed by a spontaneous and prolonged show of public mourning.
• The long-awaited Coroner's Inquest concluded in 7 April 2008 that Diana had been unlawfully killed by the negligent driving of the following vehicles and the driver of the Mercedes in which she was travelling.
• Contemporary responses to Diana's life and legacy were mixed but a popular fascination with the Princess endures.

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Download a free copy of the last will and testament of Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994).

• Richard Nixon was the 37th President of the United States from 1969 to 1974 and was also the 36th Vice President of the United States (1953 to 1961), and the first born in the 20th century.
• Nixon was the only President to resign the office and also the only person to be elected twice in both the offices of the Presidency and Vice presidency.
• In 1952 he became one of the youngest Vice Presidents in history, serving under Dwight D. Eisenhower. He lost his bid to become President in 1960, narrowly losing to John F. Kennedy, and after losing a race for Governor in California in 1962, he withdrew from politics. In 1968, however, he ran again for president of the United States and was elected.
• The most immediate task facing President Nixon was a resolution of the Vietnam War. He initially escalated the conflict, overseeing incursions into neighboring countries, though American military personnel were gradually withdrawn and he successfully negotiated a ceasefire with North Vietnam in 1973, effectively ending American involvement in the war. His foreign policy initiatives were largely successful: his groundbreaking visit to the People's Republic of China in 1972 opened diplomatic relations between the two nations, and he initiated the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet Union. At home, he implemented new economic policies which called for wage and price control and the abolition of the gold standard. He was reelected by a landslide in 1972.
• In his second term, the nation was afflicted with economic difficulties. In the face of likely impeachment for his role in the Watergate scandal, Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974. He was later pardoned by his successor, Gerald Ford, for any federal crimes he may have committed while in office.
• In his retirement, Nixon became a prolific author and undertook many foreign trips. His work as an elder statesman helped to rehabilitate his public image. He died following a debilitating stroke at the age of 81.

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Download this free copy of the last will and testament of Rob Roy (1671-1734).

• Rob Roy is the name by which history remembers legendary Scottish Highland clan chief Robert MacGregor. He was also known as Red Robert, because of his red beard.
• Outlawed for debts incurred in cattle dealing, he fled to the hills and lived by robbing his creditor the Duke of Montrose.
• Popular legend idealized Rob Roy's crimes as robbing the rich to pay the poor, immortalizing him as a Scottish Robin Hood.

This is a copy of the Last Will of Robbie Burns (1759-1796).

• Scotland's favourite son, Robert Burns (also known as Robbie Burns, Rabbie Burns, the Ploughman Poet, the Bard of Ayrshire and in Scotland as simply The Bard) was a poet and a lyricist.
• He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide for his homely, humorous and satirical style.
• Burns was a pioneer of the Romantic movement. He is famous for his astute political and civil commentary.
• Robbie Burns Day is celebrated amongst Scots around the world to commemorate his life and work.

Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Samuel Johnson (1709-1784).

• Samuel Johnson was a British man of letters and one of the outstanding literary figures of the 18th century.
• Johnson produced the first great English dictionary, the Dictionary of the English Language, in 1755.
• The biography of Johnson written by James Boswell is still one of the most critically acclaimed biographies of all time.

Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Edward M. (Ted) Kennedy (1932-2009).

• Edward Kennedy (better known as 'Teddy' or 'Ted') was a US Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. He was re-elected to Senate nine times and served for 47 years until his death from a brain tumor.
• He was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died and is the fourth-longest-serving senator in U.S. history.
• For many years the most prominent living member of the Kennedy family, he was the last surviving son of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., the youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, both victims of assassination, and Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., killed in action in World War II; and the father of Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy.
• Ted Kennedy played a vital role in passing many laws that addressed economic and social issues such as immigration, cancer research, health insurance, AIDS care, civil rights, and education.
• Over the course of his career and continuing into the Obama administration, Kennedy continued his efforts to enact universal health care, which he called the 'cause of my life.'

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• Joseph Jefferson "Shoeless Joe" Jackson was an American baseball player who played Major League Baseball in the early part of the 20th century.
• He is notoriously remembered for his part in the "Black Sox" Scandal, when members of the 1919 Chicago White Sox participated in a conspiracy to fix the World Series. As a result of that participation, he was banned from playing professional baseball after the 1920 season.
• Joe got his nickname 'Shoeless' when he was playing for Greenville. He bought a new pair of spikes which gave him blisters that hurt his feet so much, he took them off and played in his sock feet. It was the only game he ever played without his shoes, but he would forever be known as "Shoeless Joe," a nickname he did not like.
• Jackson, who played left field for most of his career, currently has the third highest career batting average. Babe Ruth claimed that he modeled his hitting technique after Jackson's.
• Jackson still holds the White Sox franchise records for triples in a season and career batting average.
• He was immortalized in the Kevin Costner film "Field of Dreams".

Download this free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895).

• T. H. Huxley was an English biologist and anthropologist who specialized in comparative anatomy.
• He was also an educator and an advocate of agnosticism. In fact, he coined the term.
• Huxley's very public support of Charles Darwin's evolutionary naturalism earned him the nickname "Darwin's bulldog".

Enjoy this free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Tallulah Bankhead (1902-1968).

• Tallulah Bankhead was a sultry deep-voiced American actress and free spirit, who publicly admitted using cocaine and marijuana and reportedly had affairs with both men and women.
• Bankhead's outrageous personality and uninhibited behavior made her a favorite of the after hours set.
• She never enjoyed making films, although she made 20 of them - the last being voice work in 'The Daydreamer' in 1966.

Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826).

• Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and one of the most influential Founding Fathers.
• Major events during his presidency include the Louisiana Purchase (1803) and the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806), as well as escalating tensions with both Britain and France that led to war with Britain in 1812, after he left office.
• Jefferson also achieved distinction as a horticulturalist, political philosopher, architect, archaeologist, paleontologist, inventor, and founder of the University of Virginia. To date, Jefferson is the only president to serve two full terms in office without vetoing a single bill of Congress.

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• Thomas Paine was a radical, inventor, intellectual, revolutionary, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, who is probably best known for writing the pamphlet "Common Sense", advocating America's independence from Great Britain, and for his book The Age of Reason which promotes reason and free thinking and argues against institutionalized religion.
• Paine was deeply involved in the early stages of the French Revolution. Despite not speaking French, he was elected to the French National Convention in 1792. The Girondists regarded him as an ally, so, the Montagnards, especially Robespierre, regarded him as an enemy. In December of 1793, he was arrested and imprisoned in Paris, then released in 1794. Paine remained in France during the early Napoleonic era, but condemned Napoleon's dictatorship, calling him "the completest charlatan that ever existed".
• In 1802, at President Jefferson's invitation, he returned to America where he died on June 8, 1809. Only six people attended his funeral as he had been ostracized for his attacks of Christianity.

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• Walter Elias Disney was a multiple Academy Award-winning American film producer, director, voice actor, animator, showman, entrepreneur and philanthropist, as well as an innovator in animation and theme par design. Disney is famous for his influence in the field of entertainment during the twentieth century.
• As the co-founder (with his brother Roy O. Disney) of Walt Disney Productions, Disney became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world. The corporation he co-founded, now known as The Walt Disney Company, today has annual revenues of approximately U.S. $35 billion.
• Disney died of lung cancer on December 15, 1966, a few years prior to the opening of his Walt Disney World Resort dream project in Florida.

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• Whitney Houston was an American singer and actress who was one of the best-selling recording artists of all time.
• Houston is the only musical artist ever to chart 7 consecutive U.S. #1 hits.
• As a young woman she was much sought as a model, but singing was always her first love.
• In the last few years of her life, her career accomplishments were overshadowed by her personal problems and substance abuse issues. She died in February 2012 from a combination of drowning, the effects of heart disease and cocaine use.

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• Wilhelm Reich was an Austrian born psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, known as one of the most radical figures in the history of psychiatry.
• Reich worked with Sigmund Freud in the 1920s and was a respected analyst for much of his life, focusing on character structure rather than on individual neurotic symptoms. He believed that neurosis is rooted in the physical, sexual, economic, and social conditions of the patient, and promoted adolescent sexuality, the availability of contraceptives, abortion, and divorce, and the importance for women of economic independence.
• In 1947, Reich was living in the US when the Food and Drug Administration obtained an injunction to stop the sale of his 'orgone accumulators'. Charged with contempt for violating the injunction, he was sentenced to two years in prison, and in August 1956, several tons of his publications were burned by the FDA, arguably one of the worst examples of censorship in U.S. history.
• He died in jail of heart failure just over a year later, days before he was due to apply for parole.
  
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• William McKinley Jr. was the last veteran of the American Civil War to be elected as president. He was the last president to serve in the 19th century and the first to serve in the 20th.
• McKinley's presidency came during a return to prosperity after the Panic of 1893, and he made gold the base of the currency. He oversaw the US victory over Spain in the Spanish-American War, and the capture of Cuba and the Philippines. His decision to annex the Philippines met with widespread opposition.
• McKinley's administration accepted Hawaii's request to join the US, with all of its residents becoming full American citizens.
• McKinley was assassinated in 1901 by an anarchist named Leon Czolgosz, and was succeeded by his vice president Theodore Roosevelt.

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Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of William Shakespeare (1564-1616).

• William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's preeminent dramatist. He is often referred to as England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "The Bard").
• Shakespeare's surviving works consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems.
• His plays have been translated into every major living language, and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

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