Wills of the Rich and Famous

By Herbert Nass and Herbert E. Nass

Book Overview

The rich and famous have always commanded a special fascination, alive or dead. Here is a collection of weird, quirky, and fascinating wills of over 60 celebrated individuals. Readers will discover: what the famous Howard Hughes "Dummar Will" consisted of; who Orson Welles gave most of his estate to (and it wasn't his wife!); and much more. Advertising in People magazine.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446392189
• ISBN13: 9780446392181
• Release Date: April 1991
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

No Home Should Be Without One

I loved this book so much I believe that every home should have its own copy. The facts and the insights Mr. Nass presents in his review of these wills are amazing! I can't wait for him to publish another volume to come out so I can add it to my collection.

A recent father's day gift

I recently gave several of these books as father's day gifts and had wonderful responses. The book created quite a few heated discussions about philosophies of inheritance,charity, greed and personal expression after death. The book was entertaining to read while at the same time educational in exposing the simple errors many famous people have made in creating faulty wills.

Fascinating Insights!

There is nothing quite like a will to reveal someone's true feelings. It was surprising to read how the rich and famous disposed of their property and used their wills to settle old scores and reward friends and relatives. Makes wonderful summer reading

Who left what to who and why

This reprint of an earlier edition contains more current demises and devises, including the wills of Elvis, Jerry and Diana. These peeks at how the glitterati and the grandees shuffled off their mortal coils and bequeathed their worldy possessions is revealing, amusing, sometimes noble and heartening and other times demeaning and peevish. These wills may not be for you, but they remind you that we all enter and leave this plane in a similar, if not identical fashion and the stuff, such as it is, that we accumulate in this realm, is no more than what dreams are made of, but, in our society, must be attended to. This is a snapshot of how some of us attend to that chore.