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Harriet Walter
English actress
I went to a funeral where they played Cheek To Cheek: Fred Astaire singing “Heaven. I’m in heaven… ” Everyone smiled. I’d like that.
Malcolm Gladwell
Staff writer at The New Yorker; author of The Tipping Point and Outliers
Kiss And Say Goodbye by the Manhattans.
Nicola Walker
British actress
Funerals are for the people left behind, so I don’t mind.
David Arquette
American actor, producer, & former professional wrestler
David Bowie’s Life On Mars.
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