13 last photos of famous people taken shortly before their death (14 photos)
Despite all the possible privileges of celebrities, each of them, like everyone else, will have their own "last photo." This ominous image is both frightening and intriguing. People are usually not photographed when they are too sick, so the last photos often do not look like that at all.
Brittany Murphy
The 32-year-old actress died on December 20, 2009. Her last public appearance and photo shoot took place on December 3.
Robin Williams
The 63-year-old actor died on August 11, 2014. This photo was taken on August 10.
Audrey Hepburn
The 63-year-old actress died on January 20, 1993 in Switzerland. In a photo taken a few days before her death, she is with her son Sean.
James Dean
The 24-year-old actor died in a car crash on September 30, 1955. This is his last photo, taken at a gas station a few hours before his death. Dean would crash in this Porsche 550 Spyder.
Elizabeth II
The 96-year-old Queen of Great Britain died on September 8, 2022. This photo was taken two days ago.
Kurt Cobain, 27, 1967-1994
The 27-year-old musician died on April 5, 1994. In this photo, he is at a Nirvana performance in Italy on February 21, 1994.
Princess Diana
Princess Diana died at the age of 36 in a car crash on August 31, 1997 in Paris. Her lover Dodi Al-Fayed and driver Henri Paul also died in the accident. Only bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones survived.
Chester Bennington
This photo was taken by Talinda Bennington just days before her 41-year-old husband took his own life on July 20, 2017.
Heath Ledger
The 28-year-old actor died on January 22, 2008. His last photo was taken on the set of the film "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" just a couple of days before.
Freddie Mercury
The 45-year-old musician died on November 24, 1991. In his last photo, he is in the company of a cat.
Alan Rickman
The 69-year-old British actor died on January 14, 2016. This photo was taken on November 19, 2015.
Jim Morrison
The 27-year-old musician, lead singer of The Doors, died on July 3, 1971. This photo was taken in Paris on June 28.
Marilyn Monroe
The 36-year-old actress died on August 4, 1962. This photo was taken by George Barris sometime between June 1 and July 18 on the beach in Santa Monica. In fact, it was part of a larger photo shoot of 250+ pictures, which ultimately turned out to be the last in Monroe's life.