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Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Jerome John 'Jerry' Garcia (1942-1995).

• Jerry Garcia was an American musician best known as one of the original founders of The Grateful Dead. Though he vehemently disavowed the role, Garcia was viewed by many as the leader or "spokesman" of the group.
• Garcia also co-founded the New Riders of the Purple Sage with John Dawson and David Nelson.
• He was well known by many for his distinctive guitar playing and was ranked by Rolling Stone at number 13 in their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

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Download this free copy of the Last Will & Testament of Jim Morrison (full name James Douglas Morrison) (1943-1971).

• Morrison was an American rock songwriter and lead singer for The Doors (Ray Manzarek, Robbie Krieger, John Densmore).
• His deep baritone voice, poetic lyrics and exotic demeanor helped make the band one of one of rock's most potent, controversial, and theatrical acts.
• Jim Morrison died of heart failure in Paris at the age of 28, probably due to his excessive drug and alcohol use. His grave site holds almost mystical significance for many of his fans.

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Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of American screen legend Joan Crawford (1905-1977).

• Born Lucille LeSueur in San Antonio, Texas, Joan Crawford started her career as a dancer but was signed by MGM to a motion picture contract in 1925, thanks to her tireless self publicity.
• She won an academy award for Mildred Pierce in 1945.
• In 1955 she married Alfred Steele, the president of Pepsi-Cola Company, and was involved with the Board of Directors until 1973.
• She retired from films in 1970, having made over 80 films and a number of TV appearances.
• After her mother's death from a heart attack, her daughter Christina wrote a bitter memoir entitled Mommy Dearest about her relationship with her mother, in which she alleges a pattern of abuse throughout her childhood.

Download this free copy of the Last Will and Testament of baseball great Joe Dimaggio (1914-1999).

• Joseph Paul DiMaggio was better known as Joltin' Joe, or the Yankee Clipper.
• DiMaggio, an outstanding hitter and fielder, was one of the best all-round players in American baseball history.
• He was married to Marilyn Monroe for a brief period of time.

Download a free copy of the complaint for damages filed against Joey Bishop's estate by his live-in girlfriend.

• Joey Bishop (1918-2007) was an American entertainer who was best known for being a member of the "Rat Pack" with Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford, Sammy Davis Jr., and Dean Martin.
• Bishop appeared on television as early as 1948 and eventually starred in his own weekly comedy series as well as hosting a talk show.
• Bishop was among the stars of the original Ocean's Eleven film about military veterans who reunite in a plot to rob five Las Vegas casinos on New Year's Eve. He co-starred with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Peter Lawford of the so-called Rat Pack. He later appeared with Sinatra, Martin and Davis in the military adventure Sergeants 3, a loose remake of Gunga Din, and with Martin in the western comedy Texas Across the River, in which he portrayed an Indian.
• Bishop was the only member of the Rat Pack to work with members of a younger group of actors dubbed The Brat Pack, appearing (as a ghost) in the film Betsy's Wedding with Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy. He was the last member of the Rat Pack to die.

Download a free copy of the Last Will of John Calvin (1509-1564).

• John Calvin (Jean Cauvin) was a French theologian, pastor and writer during the Protestant Reformation, and a principal figure in the development of the Christian theology system which was later called Calvinism.
• Calvin broke away from the Roman Catholic Church around 1530 but was forced to flee to Switzerland when religious tensions in Franch provoked violent uprisings against the Protestants.
• As church leader, introduced new forms of church government and liturgy in Geneva, despite the opposition of several powerful families who tried to suppress his authority. Calvin spent his final years promoting the Reformation both in Geneva and throughout Europe.
• Calvin was influenced by the Augustinian tradition, and expounded the doctrine of predestination and the absolute sovereignty of God in salvation.
• Calvin's writing and preachings provided the seeds for the branch of theology that bears his name. The Presbyterian and other Reformed churches, which look to Calvin as a chief expositor of their beliefs, have spread throughout the world.

Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. (1960-1999).

• John Kennedy Jr. was an American publisher and public figure, son of assassinated US President John F. Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline. John was a member of an American family that, to many people, represented the closest thing America had to royalty and as such, he spent his entire life in the public eye.
• John Jr. grew up into a handsome and athletic man. He was dubbed People magazine's 'Sexiest Man Alive' in 1988, and was the only person so named who was not a working actor.
• Kennedy served as a prosecutor in the Manhattan district attorney's office for four years. In 1995 he founded George Magazine, a glossy politics-as-lifestyle monthly which sometimes took editorial aim even at members of his own family.
• Kennedy was killed in 1999 along with his wife Carolyn and sister-in-law Lauren when his Piper Saratoga aircraft crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Martha's Vineyard.

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Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of John Fitzgerald Kennedy Sr. (1917-1963).

• John Fitzgerald Kennedy (familiarly known as 'JFK') served as the 35th president of the United States. He was the first Roman Catholic to be elected president. He became President in 1961 by defeating Richard Nixon.
• Educated at Harvard, Kennedy served with distinction in the Navy during World War II.
• President Kennedy's attempt to restore a right-wing government in Cuba by backing an invasion of Cuban exiles to fight Fidel Castro was a failure that nearly led to war.
• His important contributions to US policy were the Civil Rights Bill and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
• He was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald on November 22, 1963, less than 3 years in office, leaving behind his widow Jacqueline and two small children, Caroline and John Jr.

Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of John Winston Ono Lennon (1940-1980).

• John Lennon was an English rock musician, singer-songwriter, author, and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. With Paul McCartney, Lennon formed one of the most influential and successful songwriting partnerships of the 20th century and wrote some of the most popular music in rock and roll history. He is ranked the second most successful songwriter in UK singles chart history, after McCartney.
• After The Beatles split, Lennon enjoyed a successful solo career, and was often in the media spotlight for his activities as a peace activist. Following a self-imposed retirement to raise his son Sean, Lennon reemerged with a comeback album, Double Fantasy, but was murdered less than one month after its release. The album would go on to win the 1981 Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
• In 2002, respondents to a BBC poll on the 100 Greatest Britons voted Lennon Number 8. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Lennon number 38 on its list of the 50 greatest artists of all time (but he actually took two spots, because the Beatles were number one).
• John Lennon was posthumously inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.

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Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003).

• Katharine Hepburn was an American actress of film, television and stage. She holds the record for the most Best Actress Oscar wins with four, from 12 nominations. Hepburn won an Emmy Award in 1976 for her lead role in Love Among the Ruins, and was nominated for four other Emmys, two Tony Awards and eight Golden Globes.
• Hepburn was an accomplished athlete as well, due to her father's influence. She was the epitome of the modern young woman during the early years of the 20th century - outspoken, unconventional, intellectual. She preferred pants to dresses and usually went without makeup.
• Hepburn first worked with Spencer Tracy in 1942 on Woman of the Year. They began a lifelong clandestine romance, complicated by Tracy's unwillingness to divorce his estranged wife because he was Catholic. Their relationship lasted until his death in 1967. He died in Hepburn's house, in which he spent much of his time.
• In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Katharine Hepburn as the greatest female star in the history of American cinema.