last words
Memorable exits, deathbed quips, and requests for ten more years.
The Man Who Was Grimaldi
What does it cost a man to teach the world how to fall down for a living?
The Tidy Man
Who lobbies the League of Nations, twice, to adopt a calendar he designed himself?
The Old Man Mad About Painting
The most quintessentially Japanese artwork ever made was painted with a color Japan had banned.
The Man Who Died Facing West
He delivered three-hour speeches that left grown legislators pale and silent, in a voice that never finished puberty.