When the priest who was attending him at his bedsite said "May the Lord have mercy on your soul", Charles Chaplin is reported to have replied "Why Not? After all, it belongs to him." However, this may be apochryphal, since the words are a quotation from his 1946 film, "Monsieur Verdoux", and Chaplin reportedly died in his sleep.
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Famous Last Words
When the priest who was attending him at his bedsite said "May the Lord have mercy on your soul", Charles Chaplin is reported to have replied "Why Not? After all, it belongs to him." However, this may be apochryphal, since the words are a quotation from his 1946 film, "Monsieur Verdoux", and Chaplin reportedly died in his sleep.
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