The most expensive and magnificent funerals of celebrities and political figures (48 photos). Goosebumps: last photos of celebrities before death

No matter how much we would like to see our favorite stars always only in the rays of glory, on the pages of glossy magazines or with an award on the red carpet, their daily life no different from ours - with its everyday worries, joys and sorrows. And certainly popularity has not yet saved anyone from depression, accidents, illness and departure into eternity...

Our selection contains photographs famous people a week, a day or even an hour before their death. Some of them knew about their imminent death, while others lived to the fullest and did not even allow the thought that life could end unexpectedly and unfairly.

Pictured is Robin Williams on August 9, 2014, at an art gallery event two days before his suicide. He was only 63.

To list the brilliant comedians of our time, just one hand is probably enough, but among them there will always be a place for Robin Williams. He left a mark on each of us, young and old, in our hearts in some memorable and beloved way. Alas, three years ago, on August 11, 2014, his heart stopped beating forever. A forensic medical examination determined that the actor's death was due to suffocation due to hanging from a belt. Well, after a few more days, everything secret became clear - Robin Williams suffered from Parkinson's disease at an early stage, which is why he experienced a pathological feeling of anxiety and depression. Side effect from the medicine that was prescribed to him only worsened the matter - the actor developed a suicidal mood that could not stand the test of alcohol and drugs...

On April 21, 2016, the news about the death of the greatest musician, guitarist and author of hundreds of hits, Prince, came out like a bolt from the blue. It is known that the singer did not sleep for almost a week before his death. The autopsy results showed that the cause of death was an overdose of a powerful analgesic, which Prince used to save himself from severe pain in the hip joint. But that’s not all – six months before his death, the musician was diagnosed with AIDS.

On February 20, 2017, Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain could have celebrated his 50th birthday, but, alas, in our memory he will always remain forever young...

In the photo - Princess Diana remains 36 years old forever. It is known that Dodi al-Fayed and driver Henri Paul died instantly, and Lady Di died 2 hours later in the hospital.

It’s impossible to believe, but August 31, 2017 will mark exactly twenty years since the day Princess Diana died in a terrible car accident, chased by paparazzi in a tunnel in front of the Alma Bridge on the Seine embankment in Paris.

In the photo, John Lennon gives an autograph to that same Mark Chapman a few minutes before his death. But the worst thing is that the killer is standing behind!

Everyone known fact that John Lennon was killed by US citizen Mark David Chapman at 10:50 pm as he and Yoko Ono entered the archway of his home after returning from a recording studio.

Pictured is Paul Walker on his final journey.

“...at 3:30 p.m., Fast and Furious star Paul Walker and his friend Roger Rodas attended the event charitable foundation to raise funds in support of the victims of Typhoon Haiyan, which raged in the Philippines. Shortly after, they left in Rodas' red Porsche Carrera GT. On the way, the driver lost control, the car crashed into a lamppost and a nearby tree in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, and immediately caught fire. The driver and passenger died at the scene of the accident,” this dry and devoid of any emotion line was added to the news feed on November 30, 2013, leaving actor Paul Walker in our memory forever at 40 years old.

In the photo - David Bowie two days before his death, he posed for photographer Jimmy King to promote his latest album, “Blackstar.”

January 10, 2016 at the age of 69 years after long struggle Musician, actor and artist David Bowie died of cancer. It is known that the brilliant artist not only endured all the hardships of treatment, but also continued to work until his last breath, recording an album and starring in videos.

Pictured is Patrick Swayze two weeks before his death.

When the star of “Dirty Dancing” Patrick Swayze was given a shocking diagnosis of stage 4 pancreatic cancer and was given no more than a week to live, he extended it for another twenty...

Pictured is the greatest guitarist of all time, singer and composer Jimi Hendrix on September 17, 1970, the day before his death.

Jimi Hendrix one of the seven brilliant people of our time, included in the notorious “Club 27” - a club of stars who died at the age of 27. The details of his death are very gruesome and typical of celebrities who were unable to escape the pangs of creativity and the pleasures of popularity without a mixture of alcohol, drugs and barbiturates.

In the photo - the sex symbol of cinema Marilyn Monroe on the weekend exactly a week before her death with jazz pianist Buddy Greco.

It is known that the American actress, singer and model Marilyn Monroe was found dead on Sunday, August 5, 1962. The official version of death is an overdose of sleeping pills.

In the photo - the 28-year-old actor is still smiling on the set of the film “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus”, after which he will take an incompatible dose of drugs and die.

On January 22, 2008 at 3:31 p.m., actor Heath Ledger was found dead in his New York apartment in Manhattan. An autopsy could not immediately determine the cause of death, so additional toxicology testing was required. According to the results, the official cause of death was acute intoxication caused by the combined effect of painkillers, sleeping pills and tranquilizers.

Pictured is Elvis Presley a couple of hours before his heart stopped.

The King of Rock and Roll died at the age of 42 on August 16, 1977. According to the official version, the cause of Elvis Presley’s death was “hypertensive cardiovascular disease with atherosclerotic heart failure.” But... even today, 40 years later, few people believe in this, finding new reasons and arguments.

The photo shows the singer one night before her death.

In the photo - Steve Jobs two months before the sad date.

One of the founders of Apple Corporation, CEO and film studio Pixar died at 3 pm on October 5, 2011 at his home in California. The pioneer of the era of IT technologies lost in the war to a serious illness - pancreatic cancer. It is known that last words Steve Jobs' words were: “Oh, wow. Wow. Wow."

Pictured is Amy Winehouse a week before her death near her home in North London.

One of the most eccentric performers of our time, known for her contralto vocals and entry in the Guinness Book of Records as the only British singer to receive 5 Grammy awards, was found dead in her London apartment on July 23, 2011. Experts determined the cause of death only 2 years later and their results are not surprising - Amy Winehouse died from alcohol poisoning, the concentration of which in the blood exceeded 5 times permissible norm. The singer ended up in the ill-fated “club 27”...

In the photo - Freddie Mercury posing in own garden with your favorite cat for your last photo.

The legendary Queen frontman died at the age of 45 on November 24, 1991 from pneumonia that developed due to HIV infection and AIDS. By the way, Mercury openly admitted about his terrible diagnosis exactly one day before his death, no longer able to resist the rumors. He once stated in an interview that he had no plans to go to heaven:

“Oh, I was not made for Heaven. No, I don't want to go to heaven. Hell is much better. Think how much interesting people I’ll meet you there!”

In the photo - Steve Irwin a few hours before his departure into eternity.

No, the programs are about wildlife will never again be as interesting and exciting as we are used to seeing them with the main “crocodile hunter”. Alas, Steve Irwin died doing what he loved on September 4, 2006, on the set of the TV show “Ocean's Deadliest”, receiving a fatal blow to the heart from a stingray.

Pictured is John F. Kennedy a few seconds before the first shot was fired.

On November 22, 1963, the 35th President of the United States rode in a Lincoln Continental convertible in a parade through Dallas, Texas. You probably know about the sad events that happened next...

In the photo - Michael Jackson two days before his death at a rehearsal for performances for which every single ticket was sold.

The King of Pop passed away on June 25, 2009. It is known that in the morning his attending physician gave him an injection of profol and left him alone. Two hours later, he found the lifeless singer lying on the bed with wide with open eyes and mouth...

In the photo, the daughter of Muhammad Ali Khan shared the last photo of her father taken during a conversation via Facetime: “This last photo my wonderful father... told him that I love him!”

The health of one of the greatest boxers in world history was undermined by Parkinson's disease for almost three decades. On June 2, 2016, Muhammad Ali was hospitalized due to lung problems, and the next day it became known that the 75-year-old legend had died...

Celebrities have so captivated the Internet that we, willy-nilly, are interested in the smallest details of their lives. Now almost everyone will say how many children Angelina Jolie has either plastic surgery at Madonna's.

But there is a special group of people who are simply obsessed with celebrities: fans. They are ready to delve into the dirty laundry of their idols and even savor it.

Many stars want to say goodbye to them, so they arrange public funerals in advance. But some want peace for themselves and their loved ones, but for them this is a luxury.

How more famous personality, the more her death is discussed. There are even people who profit from these deaths. After all, there will always be fans willing to pay for latest photos idol.

Funeral of TV presenter Vladislav Listyev.

The same National Enquirer, without the permission of relatives, published a photo of Whitney Houston from the funeral. This caused a scandal that boosted the magazine's sales.

Following her mother, Bobbi Kristina Houston-Brown passed away. post-mortem photo which sold for $100,000.

The body of the wife of Argentine dictator Eva Peron was put on public display for almost 3 years. She was buried only after the change of power in the country.

The mummy of Ho Chi Minh, head of the Communist Party of Vietnam, rests in the world's largest mausoleum.

Public farewell to Raisa Gorbacheva.

Celebrities and oligarchs prefer to meet death in style: preferably in the same way as the best moments of life were lived. Relatives of wealthy people spend millions to ensure that the deceased's final appearance in public takes place. top level. Organizing a pompous farewell often results in a large amount than any Great Gatsby party. SUPER found out how much they cost strong of the world this place in the churchyard next to folk artists, “six hundredth” coffins with safe locks, Tom Ford funeral suits and other expenses in the name of a magnificent end. Excerpt from the series "Sex and the City"

Place in the cemetery

The first thing that oligarchs stand in a long line for during their lifetime is a place in a cemetery. According to the letter of the law, places in the graveyard are provided free of charge, but such “gifts” from the state are located far from prestigious areas of Moscow. While still in health, many oligarchs take care of a place in the so-called elite cemeteries: Vagankovsky, Novodevichy, Troekurovsky. At the latter, by the way, politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky bought himself a seat for 2 million rubles. A place on the Kalitnikovsky churchyard, in the center of Moscow, can be bought for the same 2 million rubles, but it is worth noting that together with three square meters you will receive the bones of a previously deceased person resting in this place. Many relatives of the deceased, over whom tears were shed decades ago, are selling the graves of their loved ones, offering to bury them directly over the remains. So, for 1 million 300 thousand rubles you can get a place next door to a famous crime boss Jap, who rests in the Vagankovsky churchyard.

"Six hundredth" coffin

Another impressive expenditure for the sake of an epic farewell is the so-called six hundredth coffin. For true patriots Russian luxury market funeral services offers the “Patriot” model with the embroidered coat of arms of Russia on the inside of the coffin, its price is 220 000 rubles However, there are also more representative and multifunctional options, for example, the coffin of the American brand BATSVILLE CASKET made of solid cherry. There are two elevators inside to raise the head and lower the legs of the deceased. However, its main advantage is the safe lock, which is necessary to protect the deceased from looters. This often happens when a corpse is buried wearing precious jewelry. The price for a reliable “rest box” reaches half a million rubles

Hearse

The minds of relatives of the rich simply cannot comprehend the fact that the last car of the deceased, who during his lifetime was accustomed to the smooth movement of a Rolls-Royce, may turn out to be a domestic Gazelle or a budget FORD. For 4500 rubles per hour, a Mercedes-Benz hearse with neon lighting along the compartment for the coffin will be provided. By the way, politician Boris Nemtsov made his last trip in such a car.

Urn for ashes

IN lately Russian crematoriums have no end to their clients: more and more people want to rest in an urn on the fireplace. Quite a few followers new trend and among wealthy people: this is how they disposed of the body of the deceased stepson of Sergei Bezrukov. WITH the ballerina Maya Plisetskaya, who recently passed away, also did not want to feed the worm and bequeathed her ashes to be scattered over Russia. However, not everyone wants to end up in a dirty gutter near a car wash. However, to store the oligarch’s ashes in an ordinary urn, his relatives have too much imagination, and most importantly, money. When looking into the house of a cremated deceased rich man, be careful with vases: they may contain former owner Houses. Hermes and Versace vases, popular for storing remains, are on the shelves of luxury boutiques with price tags. 40 000 — 150 000 rubles These will help prevent the deceased from entering the food chain.

Stylist for the deceased

According to many oligarchs, guests who come to say goodbye to the coffin should certainly be seized with envy at the sight of the deceased’s outfit. Fashion editors of glossy publications make good money from this by dressing lifeless bodies. For selecting an outfit for a client who is always dead, stylists charge about 50 000 rubles The standard Tom Ford suit for such events costs 300 000 rubles often become a man’s last attire. For a deceased fashionista, stylists often choose a small black dress Chanel. The price for such panache can reach 200 000 rubles

Make-up artist for the dead

Relatives of wealthy deceased people worry about make-up no less than dressing, especially if the hearse passenger is a woman. The services of the mortuary's full-time makeup artists do not always satisfy loved ones, and therefore they involve famous make-up artists in their work. You will have to pay several times more for a service for a deceased person than for a living person. By the way, the author of Lyudmila Gurchenko’s posthumous makeup was her longtime friend and stylist Aslan Akhmadov. The singer bequeathed that it was he who painted her in last path. Akhmadov’s work was then appreciated by the entire show business, which said goodbye to the artist. The deceased even appeared on the cover of one of the glossy magazines in this form. In the case of society lady Yana Prezhevskaya, her Rublev friends, on the contrary, secretly expressed indignation that the woman was disfigured by inept makeup.

Dress code and seating at funerals

The aesthetics of a funeral largely depends on the dress code of the guests. As a rule, black is the dominant color at mourning events. Coming in light clothes is considered bad manners, even in winter time Women are not recommended to wear beige fur coats. Also, ladies should give up heels so that their clicking does not disturb the grave silence of the funeral. It is especially important not to appear in church in high heels during the funeral service, when parishioners are concentrated on prayer. A brilliant example of a stylish farewell is the funeral service of designer Yves Saint Laurent. The couturier's famous friends spent a lot of time in front of the wardrobe on the day of the funeral. They came to say goodbye to him in 2008 editor-in-chief American Vogue Anna Wintour, actress Catherine Deneuve, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni. When a farewell takes on such a scale, care should be taken about the seating arrangement: in no case should the legal widow or the young mistress of the buried person be nearby. You should also provide pleasant company celebrity guests: There are many who want to cry on a celebrity’s shoulder, but you need to choose the most worthy of all the candidates. An example of the right strategy is shown in the TV series Sex and the City.

Elite wreaths

Flower shops offer a variety of luxurious arrangements for funerals - an excellent alternative to carnations, which are popular at funeral events. The relatives of the deceased and his friends try to outdo each other and lay out the composition as luxuriously as possible. Flowers are a kind of last gift to the deceased, so wealthy friends do not count the contents of their wallet before choosing a flower compoposition. Such a sign of attention will cost 25 000 — 45 000 rubles

VIP movers

Loaders are people who are next to the deceased in the most heartbreaking moments, when the coffin is carried to the hearse, then to the grave, and tears flow synchronously down the cheeks of loved ones. To make them appearance not inferior to the image of the bohemians gathered at the elite funeral, the relatives of the deceased order the services of VIP movers. The difference between ordinary porters and elite ones lies in their appearance: for an additional fee, people receive porters in suits and the VIP prefix to the name of the service. Four guys will have to pay 14 000 rubles, however, as a rule, six to eight people carry the coffin, especially when it comes to expensive boxes.

Orchestra

It is no secret that not only friends and relatives of the deceased appear at the funeral, but also many ill-wishers who, for the sake of decency, see him off on his last journey. A ritual orchestra will help squeeze a stingy tear out of such characters: to their music, even the most worst enemy. The performance of tragic melodies will cost 30 000 rubles In addition, some orchestras offer to play the deceased’s favorite songs with lyrical and tragic arrangements. Such musicians are capable of turning even Philip Kirkorov’s song “My Bunny” into a funeral march.

Ritual elevator

For the sake of aesthetics, wealthy people are required to order a ritual elevator for a funeral. This device allows you to lower the coffin into the grave without the help of loaders smoothly and by pressing just one button on the remote control. This is not only a way to brighten up the last seconds of the deceased in this world, but also to be calm that the coffin will not fall from the hands of the loaders at the most crucial moment. The peace of mind of relatives of the funeral service agency is assessed at 60 000 rubles

Restaurant for funerals

Think about luxurious parties, holidays best resorts, generous gestures and other pleasant moments once spent with the deceased, friends and relatives gather over a glass or two at the memorial feast. Such wealthy people spend their evenings in already favorite restaurants, renting banquet halls or entire establishments so that the tone of the event is not disturbed by cheerful visitors. As a rule, the funeral table contains dishes that the deceased loved during his lifetime, and oligarchs, as we know, have predictable tastes: oysters, black caviar and foie gras often make up the funeral menu. Such a banquet will cost 10 000 — 20 000 rubles per person.

On November 15, 1982, the funeral of Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev took place on Red Square. As at the farewell to his predecessors, thousands of citizens joined the magnificent procession. Funerals are an integral part of life, and since many celebrities and politicians live large lives, they are seen off accordingly.

Leonid Brezhnev, who died on November 10, 1982, like other Soviet general secretaries, was buried with special pomp, although the cost of such a procession is not known for certain.

The whole ceremony was furnished extremely magnificently, but was not without some incidents. As a rule, during the funerals of Soviet leaders, it was customary to carry velvet pillows with orders and medals behind the coffin with the body of the deceased, and this responsibility was assigned only to senior officers.


Each officer carried a small pillow with one order. Brezhnev had more than two hundred of them. It was necessary to combine some awards, and the honorary officer escort amounted to 44 people.


For three days, the body of the Secretary General was exhibited in the Hall of Columns of the House of Unions, where several hundred thousand people visited him. Brezhnev was buried at the Kremlin wall, and at that moment all enterprises and organizations in the country stopped their work for five minutes, which in total also cost a lot of money.

Michael Jackson was the true King of Pop, and his death, like his life, was shrouded in loud scandals: the singer died in 2009 from an overdose of propofol, for which his personal doctor was to blame.


Jackson was buried only two months after his death in the “Great Mausoleum” of Hollywood Forest Lawn Cemetery. Among the guests were only relatives and close friends of the singer, but several hundred journalists received accreditation, and live The ceremony was watched by millions of Americans.


Broadcasting was permitted only until the moment when the gilded coffin with the body arrived in a hearse. Then for some time the ceremony was shown from helicopter cameras, but soon this was interrupted.


After the King of Pop was buried in a huge chapel, those invited went to a memorial dinner at an Italian restaurant.


The artist's coffin, named "Prometheus", was made of bronze and covered with 14-karat gold plating, and the inside was lined with bright blue corduroy fabric. This product cost 25 thousand dollars.


The whole ceremony, although it took an hour and a half, cost the singer’s relatives an amount close to a million dollars.

James Brown godfather soul, died at the age of 73 from a heart attack due to pneumonia. The funeral of a lover of chic and glitz was arranged accordingly.


Farewell to him took place at New York's Apollo Theater in Harlem. His coffin was almost the same as Michael Jackson's, and accordingly, its price was exorbitant.

The funeral of Elvis Presley, another “king,” this time of rock and roll, in 1977 cost $23,789 (more than one hundred thousand in today’s exchange rates).


When news of the singer's death appeared in the newspapers, 25,000 fans surrounded his Memphis estate in two days.


The relatives paid for the magnificent ceremony at the expense of the deceased himself, and some even managed to earn a tidy sum. The funeral itself was closed to the press, but one of Presley's cousins ​​sold a photo of the singer's body in a coffin for $18,000. And the magazine with the photo on the cover sold 6.5 million copies.

Margaret Thatcher, or Iron Lady, was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1979 to 1990 and died in April 2013 from a stroke.


$1.8 million was spent on the politician's funeral. Moreover, a fabulous amount was taken not only from Margaret Thatcher’s property, but also from citizens’ taxes.


At the same time, only $400 thousand was spent on the ceremony itself at St. Paul's Cathedral, and the rest of the amount went to ensure security at the funeral.


Another 31 thousand dollars were sent to the ambulance service medical care in London. It is not surprising that numerous protests arose among citizens, because not everyone was happy with Thatcher’s policies, and therefore not everyone was happy with the spending of money from the budget.

Sir Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister, writer, laureate Nobel Prize in literature and an honorary citizen of the United States, was buried with even greater pomp.


Because Churchill played a major role in ending the Second World War, his funeral in 1965 was in keeping with ceremonies reserved only for members of the royal family.


In 1965, 258 thousand dollars were spent on organizing the politician’s funeral, which by today’s standards corresponds to 4.2 million.

Princess Diana, wife of Prince Charles of Wales and beloved by the British and people around the world, died in 1997 in a car accident in Paris. On lavish funeral spent $7.7 million ($11.8 million today).


It is not known which ones, but clearly quite large sums money spent by ordinary citizens: from September 1 to September 8 Buckingham Palace, St James's Palace and Kensington Palace 5 million bouquets of flowers weighing from 10 to 15 thousand tons were laid in memory of Diana.


On September 6, more than a million people witnessed funeral procession, and the bell of Westminster Abbey chimed every minute as Diana's coffin was transported on a ceremonial cannon carriage.

Pope John Paul II, leader catholic church, headed it from 1978 to 2005, until his death. He was seen off on his final journey with pomp.


The funeral of John Paul II cost organizers $11.9 million. As with Thatcher, the biggest expense was security, as four kings, five queens and 70 presidents attended the ceremony.

Queen Elizabeth, the 101-year-old Queen Mother, died in 2002 and was given a very grand funeral at Westminster Abbey.


The total cost of the funeral was $9 million (by today's standards, this amount is $12.5 million). The Ministry of Defense allocated an amount of 462 thousand dollars to protect the procession, but the costs of police services remained unknown.


After the 101 strokes of the bell, two minutes of silence followed as all production was stopped and even planes were stopped from taking to the skies from Heathrow and Gatwick airports. The lid of the already expensive coffin was decorated with a crown British Empire with the famous Kohinoor diamond.

John Kennedy, one of the most beloved presidents in US history, was assassinated in 1963. The burial site was chosen at Arlington National Cemetery, which cost $13 million.


About 800 thousand people lined the streets along the route of the procession to say goodbye to the president. A Mass followed at the cathedral, after which the procession headed to Arlington National Cemetery.


The coffin with the body of the president was moved on a cannon carriage, in front of which a black stallion was led. When the coffin was lowered into the ground, Kennedy's widow lit an eternal flame on the grave.


The entire ceremony was broadcast on three national channels, and the entire cost of the funeral was $15 million.

Kim Jong Il, Supreme Leader North Korea, during his lifetime he created a cult of himself, so his death caused mass hysteria among his circle and the common population.


Thus, a statue of Kim Jong Il was erected worth 10 million dollars.


Since it was decided to embalm the Secretary General, Russian specialists were brought in. Their work and the special sarcophagus cost, according to media reports, a million dollars.

Ronald Reagan, former Hollywood actor and US President from 1980 to 1988, died in 2004. The funeral ceremony cost the organizers $400 million.


In addition, the US stock market had to be closed for a day due to prolonged mourning, which led to huge financial losses.

The funeral of Japanese Emperor Hirohito took place in 1989 and at that time cost $76.4 million ($139.3 million at current exchange rates).


By the way, the cost of even an average funeral in Japan most often exceeds the mark of 20 thousand dollars, so it is not surprising that farewells to top officials of the state cost fabulous sums.


The emperor's funeral cortege consisted of 70 cars. They, along with escort services, spent $24 million.


Another $22 million was spent on the construction of a pavilion in Shinzyuku Gehen Park for funeral rites over Hirohito's body, which were attended by 225 people.

General Secretary Joseph Stalin died of a cerebral hemorrhage on March 5, 1953 at 21:50, and the next day the leader’s body was exhibited in the Hall of Columns of the House of Unions for a three-day farewell.


More than two million people took part in the procession, and up to two thousand people died in the stampede on Trubnaya Square. On March 9, Stalin's embalmed body was placed in the Mausoleum.

The most expensive funeral in history, based on data from historical books, was arranged for Alexander the Great. According to some reports, their value today would be more than $600 million.


A sarcophagus made of pure gold, a golden chariot and a new road specially built from Persia to Egypt are just a few of the expenses for seeing off the great emperor-commander on his last journey.

Heroes also die too early. Something left unfinished, something left unfinished, something left unfinished. Their life is a bright flash. Their publicity is a theatrical performance that often ends in tragedy. The most discussed event is their passing away... The show must go on even then...

The story of the rise and fall of the sexiest American blonde named Marilyn Monroe is known to everyone, young and old. But the scandal is that there is still no final clarity surrounding her untimely death on August 5, 1962...

And it won’t happen, because according to various versions, either the Kennedy brothers or the mafia are involved in the case. It’s unlikely that anyone will allow the reputation of the youngest and most beloved US president, whose death mystery also remains unsolved, to be sullied...

There is also a truth in the version that Marilyn died from a drug overdose or committed suicide. But here is a photograph of the actress, taken a few hours before her death. It feels like she's not going to die...

Monroe's body is removed from her home...

The last photo... It is officially believed that Marilyn Monroe committed suicide.

Tupac Shakur is an American rapper, film actor and public figure.

He was included in the Guinness Book of Records as the most successful hip-hop artist, having sold a total of more than 75 million copies of his albums.

Tupac was shot and killed in 1996, but the killers were never found. The first rapper to whom a monument was erected.

Jim Morrison... When he was only four years old, something happened in New Mexico that he later described as one of major events of his life: a truck with Indians overturned on the road, and their bloody bodies lay on the road. “I discovered death for the first time (...) I think at that moment the souls of those dead Indians, maybe one or two of them, were rushing around, writhing, and moved into my soul, I was like a sponge, readily absorbing them.”

Jim's fate was a downward spiral: drunkenness, arrests for obscenity and fights with the police, the transformation from an idol for girls into a fat, bearded slob. In 1971, the exhausted rock star goes with his friend Pamela Carson to Paris to relax and work on a book of poetry, where he soon dies.

There are still rumors surrounding his death. The cause of death is said to be a drug overdose. Jim Morrison is buried in Paris at the Père Lachaise cemetery. His grave became a place of cult worship for fans, who covered the neighboring graves with inscriptions about their love for their idol and lines from The Doors songs.

Anna Nicole-Smith - “The New Marilyn Monroe,” a stripper who seduced an elderly billionaire and fought to the death for his inheritance, did not have any special intelligence or outstanding natural abilities: to create breasts for herself, she underwent several plastic surgeries and managed to become an icon “ Playboy" mid-90s.

On February 8, 2007, Anna Nicole was found unconscious in a Florida hotel. She died on the way to the hospital. The preliminary version is a drug overdose. The police found drugs in her room.

Anna Nicole's life was tragically cut short at the age of 39 - but even after her death, her name continues to appear on the pages of newspapers, mainly in the "Scandals" section.

John Lennon is a British rock musician, singer, poet, composer, artist, and writer.

Founder and member of the group " The Beatles", a popular musician of the 20th century.

In December 1980, Lennon was killed by mentally unstable US citizen Mark Chapman, shot five times in the back.

Michael Hutchence, lead vocalist of INXS: On November 22, 1997, at the age of 37, he hanged himself with his own belt...

Before his death, Hutchence mixed cocaine, vodka, beer, champagne and an antidepressant and drank it all. However, there is a version that he died during a sexual experiment, during which a person experiences an orgasm from strangulation... But despite the fact that the police recognized some oddities in this death, the final version is still considered suicide.

They say that Michael still appears in Kylie Minogue's worst nightmares...

Michael Jackson is an African-American pop singer, dancer and songwriter. One of the most successful performers in history, winner of 14 Grammy awards and dozens of other awards; Around 750 million Jackson albums have been sold worldwide. He made significant contributions to the development of popular music, video clips, dance and fashion.

Not only his creativity, but also his personal life attracted the attention of the press: unusual changes in his appearance, as a result of which Michael’s skin became light; his illness; trials, in which he was accused of child molestation, but was acquitted.

Jackson died in 2009 from a doctor-administered propofol overdose.

Notorious Big is the legendary American rapper Notorious B.I.G. entered hip-hop with the multi-platinum album "Ready To Die".

He sold drugs, sat, recorded and produced albums...

He died on March 9, 1997 from his wounds after his Chevrolet was shot at from a passing car.

There are many theories about Biggie's death, the most popular of which claims that he became a victim of a war between Western and Western rappers. east coast, and that Notorious's death was retribution for the murder of Tupac in September 1996.

Kurt Cobain - vocalist and guitarist of the famous American group Nirvana, as well as its leader and spiritual center. With the group's success, he became an international celebrity and was hailed as the "voice of a generation".

Cobain had poor health since childhood; in addition, he used drugs, smoked a lot, and tried to commit suicide...

On April 8, 1994, Cobain's body was discovered in his home in the Lake Washington area of ​​Seattle by an electrician who had come to install a security system.

There were no visible injuries on the musician’s body, except small quantity blood from the ear, a gun lay on the chest...

“I haven’t felt the excitement of listening to or creating music along with writing it... for so many years.” According to one version of the investigation, Cobain injected himself with a dose of heroin that was incompatible with life and shot himself in the head with a gun. Criminologists also concluded that Kurt died on April 5; his body lay in the house for several days.

There is also an assumption about the deliberate murder of Kurt...

The American magazine Newsweek published excerpts from the diaries of the deceased, from which it becomes clear that the musician planned suicide two years before he committed it. In his notes, Cobain wrote that he wanted to kill himself in order to end the terrible stomach pains from which he suffered recent years life. By the way, according to Kurt, it was these pains that caused him to start taking drugs that supposedly eased his suffering. “It was so bad,” the musician wrote, “that I bought myself a pistol and wanted to shoot myself. But instead I got hooked on drugs again.”

Heath Ledger is a famous Australian and, later, Hollywood actor. The second actor in history (after Peter Finch) to be awarded an Oscar posthumously.

Ledger's life was cut short at the age of 28. Those who saw the actor shortly before his death say that he suffered from depression...

The autopsy was unable to establish the exact cause of death, so it was necessary to conduct an additional toxicological examination, based on the results of which it was declared official reason Ledger's death - acute intoxication caused by the combined effect of painkillers, hypnotics and anti-anxiety drugs...

Brittany Murphy is an American actress, star of the films “Sin City”, “8 Mile”.

Died as a result of an accident. The cause of the actress's cardiac arrest was a multiple overdose. medicines against the background of pneumonia and iron deficiency anemia.