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(#12) Bob Marley
- Dec. at 36 (1945-1981)
Jamaican singer Bob Marley wasn't just an international icon in the music world. He was also a spiritual figure known for promoting peace.
Marley became the face of reggae music worldwide, so it makes sense he was buried with a few of the items that helped define his life: a Bible, his Gibson Les Paul guitar, and cannabis.
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(#3) Humphrey Bogart
- Dec. at 58 (1899-1957)
Hollywood heartthrob Humphrey Bogart met Lauren Bacall when the two filmed To Have and Have Not in 1944; he was 44, she was 19. After a few weeks of filming, they started an affair - even though Bogart was married. Eventually, Bogart divorced his wife and married Bacall in a small, private ceremony. The pair weren't perfect, but they loved each other deeply, and Bacall was always convinced they were meant for each other.
Bogart passed away from cancer 12 years after marrying Bacall. He was cremated, and a small gold whistle was buried with his ashes. The whistle, which Bogart had given Bacall before they married, was inscribed with Bacall's famous line from To Have and Have Not: "If you want anything, just whistle."
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(#4) Roald Dahl
- Died at 74 (1916-1990)
Beloved children's writer Roald Dahl, the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and others, wrote many of his stories in a garden shed on his property, and always with his favorite tool: an HB pencil.
Dahl loved those pencils so much he was buried with a few of them, along with a collection of his favorite things, including a snooker cue (snooker is a popular British billiard game), red wine, chocolate, and a power saw.
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(#10) Harry Houdini
- Dec. at 52 (1874-1926)
World-famous magician Harry Houdini (born Erik Weiss) had a very specific request for how he should be buried. One of his more well-known performances involved Houdini being sealed in an air-tight bronze coffin. He wanted to prove that as long as he wasn't panicking, he could survive inside the coffin for an hour.
He was laid to rest in that same coffin in 1926. Reportedly, beneath his head was a stack of letters from his mother, Cecilia, with whom he had a very close relationship until she departed in 1913.
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(#9) Leonard Bernstein
- Dec. at 72 (1918-1990)
Leonard Bernstein, one of the most beloved and respected US composers and conductors, led the New York Philharmonic from 1958 to 1969. One of his professional heroes was a composer who held his position from 1909 to 1911: Gustav Mahler. According to The New York Times, Bernstein "strongly identified with Mahler," and was even known to say "I am Mahler" (though it was not meant literally).
When Bernstein passed in 1990, he was buried with a copy of Mahler's Fifth Symphony over his heart.
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(#6) Frank Sinatra
- Dec. at 83 (1915-1998)
Legendary singer Frank Sinatra passed in 1998. Raised by a tavern owner, he reportedly loved Jack Daniel's so much that he took a bottle of it with him to the grave. He was also buried with a roll of dimes to "call his friends" and a pack of Camel cigarettes.
Whiskey enthusiasts still talk about Sinatra's choice of drink, and many believe the story still contributes to sales of Jack Daniel's.
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