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He gave people laughter.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 November 2015 source ↗
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How would you want people to remember you?Originally asked
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A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
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Emma Bunton
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As a good person who was kind, funny, and a little bit naughty.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
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As a complex and brilliant man.
Tom Allen
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The greatest athlete we never knew we had.
Gareth Bale
Welsh footballer
I only really care about my own opinion of myself, and my family and friends’ opinion of me. The rest is just noise.
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When I was under contract to Universal Pictures in 1959, just before I got my role on Riverboat.
Dozens of women – I think you’ll figure out why.
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