Who made the cut?

I've narrowed down who will be in my program "Funerals of the Rich & Famous." It was a tough decision!

These are the finalists:

• Anna Nicole Smith (see previous post for WHY she's included!!)
• Sarah Bernhardt
• Elvis Presley
• Jim Morrison
• Rudolph Valentino
• Marilyn Monroe
• Judy Garland
• Bob Hope
• Johnny Carson
• Joseph Stalin
• Pope John Paul II
• Eva Peron
• Martin Luther King, Jr.
  
• Albert Einstein
• Jim Henson
• Grace Kelly
• Princess Diana

The hardest part was deciding who to include. There are so many to choose from! I think these all have interesting stories with them, as well as some name recognition to get people to come to the program.

We'll only spend a few minutes on each one. For some, an image exists of them actually in their coffin, which I find fascinating in itself! For all, there is at least something representing the huge funeral procession, tributes left at the grave, or some other memorial-related activity.

It should be an interesting program!

And don't forget, it includes a guided tour of the Keller Gallery exhibits Going Out in Style and Stories in Stone!