Last Suppers: A Collection of Final Meals Through the Years

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YOU ARE CORDIALLY

INVITED to attend some...

LAST SUPPERS a Collection OF

FINAL MEALS THROUGH

the

YEARS

CAROLINE WEST & MARK LATTER

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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 6 ONE DEATH ROW 8 TWO WORLD LEADERS & POLITICAL FIGURES 30 THREE FILM STARS & OTHER CELEBRITIES 48 FOUR ROCK STARS & MUSICIANS 64

FIVE WRITERS & LITERARY FIGURES 82 SIX ROYALTY & OTHER HISTORICAL FIGURES 92 SEVEN DISASTERS & FAMOUS EVENTS 112 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 128

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7 “I did not get my SpaghettiOs, I got spaghetti, I want the press to know this.”

THOMAS GRASSO

(1960–1995, DEATH ROW PRISONER)

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DEAD MEN WALKING 7

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IT IS TRADITION, PERHAPS AS A LAST ACT OF HUMANITY, FOR CONDEMNED PRISONERS TO REQUEST A FINAL MEAL AND RECEIVE THE LAST RITES, IF REQUESTED, BEFORE FACING THEIR INEVITABLE DEATH. u u u u u u u u u u u u u u

POLITICAL Food FACTS u u u u u u u u u u u u

TOP TIPPLES OF FAMOUS WORLD LEADERS

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE (1769–1821) CHAMBERTIN RED WINE (FROM BURGUNDY) WINSTON CHURCHILL (1874–1965) CHAMPAGNE, SCOTCH, BRANDY, MARTINI 3RD US PRESIDENT THOMAS JEFFERSON (1743–1826) WINE 33RD US PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN (1884–1972) BOURBON 37TH US PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON (1913–1994) RUM AND COKE, MARTINI 38TH US PRESIDENT GERALD FORD (1913–2006) GIN AND TONIC

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WORLD LEADERS & POLITICAL FIGURES

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Dictators, Tyrants, and Despots

ADOLF HITLER

1889–1945

German dictator and leader of the Nazi Party, Hitler took his life when he realized that World War Two was over. On April 29, 1945, while hiding in his bunker in Berlin, Hitler married his girlfriend, Eva Braun. At 15:30 on April 30, Hitler and Eva ended their lives.

CAUSE OF DEATH

Hitler: Suicide by gun-shot to right temple Braun: Suicide by cyanide pill ON THE MENU Spaghetti with a simple sauce

WORLD LEADERS & POLITICAL FIGURES

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MICHAEL

JACKSON 1958–2009

Acclaimed American entertainer, singer, and songwriter Michael Jackson began a successful career as a member of family pop group The Jackson 5. Jackson shared a last meal with his children on June 24 before rehearsing for his forthcoming tour. Jackson returned home, but died on June 25, 2009, at his Neverland Mansion in Santa Barbara, California.

On the menu

SEARED AHI TUNA WITH AN ORGANIC SALAD AND A GLASS OF CARROT AND ORANGE JUICE Cause of death

OVERDOSE

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ROCK STARS & MUSICIANS

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F AV O RIT E D ESSERT

Carrot pie with butter cream and cookies with chocolate and banana cream

favorite restaurant

Kentucky Fried Chicken With estimated sales of over 400 million records worldwide, Michael Jackson was one of the most successful recording artists of all time.

Jackson won hundreds of accolades, making him the most-awarded recording artist in the history of popular music.

On what would have been Jackson’s 52 nd birthday, on August 29, 2010, he became the most downloaded artist in history.

Jackson constantly traveled the world to attend events honoring humanitarianism.

Guinness World Records 2000 recognized him for his support of 39 charities.

ROCK STARS & MUSICIANS

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A delightfully macabre miscellany looking at the meals enjoyed by famous people before they took their last breath.

From prisoners on death row to world-famous film stars, everyone eats a last supper before shuffling off this mortal coil. So, if you’ve ever wondered whether Elvis really did die on the toilet eating a giant sandwich or what the Titanic’s passengers dined on just hours before the ill-fated vessel sank, then you’ll find the answers to these all-important questions in Last Suppers. Packed with fascinating insights into the meals people enjoyed before meeting their maker, this irreverent, absorbing, and entertaining collection of death-related trivia makes the perfect gift and provides plenty of pointless facts for conversations at work or over a beer.

Caroline West and Mark Latter are a successful editorial and design partnership with over 20 years’ experience in the publishing industry. Together they run Blue Dragonfly, a creative consultancy focusing on book production.

This is the first book they have written together.

The authors are based in Kent, UK. GIFT/HUMOR UK £9.99 US $15.95 www.rylandpeters.com

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