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T.S. ELIOT
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The English poet and playwright (THE LOVE SONG OF J. ALFRED PRUFROCK) was actually born and raised in the United States. His 1964 will is 3 pages, plus the British Grant for Probate, which is also included.
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VIRGINIA WOOLF
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The British novelist, noted for her impressionistic style and her part in the development of the stream-of-consciousness technique. After suffering mental illness, she committed suicide in 1941. Her 1930 will is a single page including a beautiful signature, to which we add the single page British Grant for Probate.
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BRAM STOKER
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A great find, though only 3 pages, which includes a copy of the original 1912 British Certificate of Probate. This is the text of Stoker's original will, pulled from the British Probate Registry, but unfortunately does not include Stoker's signature. Death certificate included
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LEWIS CARROLL
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English author, Anglican deacon, mathematician, logician, and photographer, Carroll's most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass. This one page last will and testament is what would be considered a conformed copy, and does not contain Carroll's signature. Also included is the probate cover sheet from 1898 showing the value of his estate, as well as the death certificate.
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BEATRIX POTTER
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Beatrix Potter was an artist, storyteller, conservationist, and the world-famous author of THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT, and a multitude of other children's stories. Her three page will is simple but laden with bequests and instructions as to how her estate, grounds, and livestock were to be handled after her death. Single page British Probate Registry showing the value of her estate also included.
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HOWARD CARTER
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The English archaeologist and Egyptologist Howard Carter is noted as a primary discoverer of the tomb of famed Pharaoh Tutankhamun. We found his two page will interesting in that he declared his residence as Luxor, Upper Egypt as well as well as Kensington, and that some of its bequests are made in English pounds and others in Egyptian pounds. The English probate registry's cover sheet from 1939 is also included.
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FRANK CAPRA
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One of our favorite directors (IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE), Mr. Capra's 1991 will is 8 pages plus a 2 page Petition for Probate, a single page Order for Probate and a single page Letters of Testamentary.
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GRAHAM CHAPMAN
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MD turned comedic actor? Yes, this is the rags to riches story of the boyish ex-medic who forsook forceps for fun. Chapman, of Britain's fabulous MONTY PYTHON left a simple one page will to which we add the British Grant for Probate, as well as the death certificate
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NOEL COWARD
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Noel Pierce Coward was an English playwright, actor, and master technician of the theater. Many of his nearly 60 plays, especially his sentimental and patriotic pieces and his witty drawing-room comedies, were frequently filmed and are often revived. His will is seven pages, plus a 2 page translated extract and the Grant for Probate.
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CECIL B. DeMILLE
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The famed Hollywood director and producer left a 17 page will, with plenty of bequests. Very detailed and very enlightening.
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