Oh, this is a good one!! I know one for sure, because it is completely in keeping with his acerbic wit. I hope I have time to play a little today. In the meantime, I'll print this off and work it instead of my crossword, perhaps.

Nancy.

Hmmm, I've got a pretty good idea on three of them but after that ????.....later.

Annette

Pretty tall order there. I think I know 10, have a guess for 7, and am really interested to know who had pi on their headstone. Never heard of Ludolph or Dee Dee.

TM

Ha, TM, pi was there because he was so proud of working it out to all those places!

DeeDee Ramone was a member of The Ramones, the punk band. His real name was Douglas Colvin.

Well, I am so glad this isn't as easy as I thought it would be. Here is a photo that might help with one.

Cynthia

I know the Churchill one for sure. I too do not know who Ludolph is, so need clues big time there. I'm pretty sure I know Mel Blanc too. I think Dee Dee Ramone was a smart guy. And that's all I got right now. Got the afternoon off for voluntary down time - weeeeee. Going out to play in the garden - wish i had remembered to soak my sweet pea seed - oh well. Got my dahlia roots planted - running out of room - lol. Might throw some more poppy seed out - it is old and I am not sure how viable it is.....

Nancy.

I think I know 2,4,5,10 and 11, a couple are from songs:).

Annette

So, I wonder if one of our guys was a fan of the Kinks.

Spike Mulligan was an Irish comedian. Appeared in Monty Python. His family had a difficult time agreeing on an epitaph. When they finally did, the church insisted it be written in Gaelic. Kind of funny that few can actually read it and giggle.

Bette Davis was not one to back down, was she? Tough broad would describe her pretty well.

Poor Rodney-never could get any respect and apparently didn't expect any from his neighbors in the cemetery either.

Cynthia

Here is a link that might be useful: I Gotta Go Now

Here is a picture of Ludolph. He doesn't look too happy. Do you suppose he knew his days were numbered?

Cynthia

DH and I are working together but don't know any for sure. Some I have heard before but don't remember who it belongs with. From clues and supposition we think that

1. Joan Hackett
2. Bette Davis
3. Sinatra
4. Ramone
5. Churchill
6. Ludoph
7. Belushi
8. Rodney Dangerfield
9. Spike Mulligan
10. Mel Blanc
11. Edited to change to Hank Wiiliams

This post was edited by mnwsgal on Sun, Apr 20, 14 at 18:15

I know the Churchill one for sure. I too do not know who Ludolph is, so need clues big time there. I'm pretty sure I know Mel Blanc too. I think Dee Dee Ramone was a smart guy. And that's all I got right now. Got the afternoon off for voluntary down time - weeeeee. Going out to play in the garden - wish i had remembered to soak my sweet pea seed - oh well. Got my dahlia roots planted - running out of room - lol. Might throw some more poppy seed out - it is old and I am not sure how viable it is.....

Nancy.

Here's mine...
1.
2. Bette Davis
3.
4. Frank Sinatra
5. Winston Churchill
6.
7.
8.
9.

10. Mel Blanc
11. Hank Williams

Annette

OK, so Dee Dee would have definitely have been a Kinks fan.
So, I have Joan, Bette, Churchill, Mel, Rodney and maybe John Belushi. I think Hank was sleepy. I'm stuck after that.

Nancy.

Bobbie, not bad. You have Belushi twice. You do have 6/11. Compare to Annette's answers and you may end up with all of them right! I hope my clue gave you Ludolph!

Annette, perfect so far.

Here is a link to give one of them to you.

Here is a link that might be useful: Frank

I noticed that I had Belushi twice and must have been editing my answer as you were posting, Cynthia.

Ok, here are my answers after moving a few with hep from clues and Annette's answers.
1. Spike Mulligan
2. Bette Davis
3. Dee Dee Ramone
4. Sinatra
5. Churchill
6. Ludolph, yes I got it from your clue.
7. Belushi
8. Rodney Dangerfield
9. Joan Hackett

10. Mel Blanc
11. Hank Williams

"I'll never get out of this World alive" sounds like it should be the title of a country song, doesn't it?

Joan Hackett was known for hanging a sign on her door when she didn't wNt to be disturbed. I may need to make one of those for our front door!

I tried to find a video for Belushi, but could I find the one I wanted? Nooooo. So here is an old favorite of mine in its place.

Here is a link that might be useful: Belushi

Given the nice hints, here's what I have.

1.
2. Bette Davis.
3.
4.
5. Winston Churchill.
6. Ludolph van Ceulen
7. John Belushi
8. Rodney Dangerfield.
9. Joan Hackett

10. Mel Blanc
11. Hank Williams

TM

Four stars for Bobbie, three for TM, and two for Nancy and Annette.

Well done all.

1. Spike Mulligan was an Irish comedian as I said above.
2. Bette Davis "she did it the hard way" certainly seems to fit.
3. DeeDee Ramone has "Okay...I gotta go now" which is an old Kinks song
4. Sinatra has "The Best Is Yet to Come". See link to song above.
5. Of course, Churchill.
6. Ludolph was so proud of working out pi to 35 decimal places (worked much of his life on that) that he wanted it on his stone. He was a German-born mathematician and fencing teacher who lived in the Netherlands.
7. Belushi -"But, noooo" is one of his famous lines. Wonder if Aykroyd came up with that for him.
8. Rodney Dangerfield.
9. Joan Hackett apparently hung that sign on her door when she didn't want to be bothered. I already told you that, didn't I?

10. Mel Blanc voiced so many of our favorite cartoon characters and of course, that was the sign off for all those Looney Tunes.
11. Hank Williams. Could not find the story behind that epitaph, but will keep looking.

Thanks for playing everyone. Have a terrific week. Spring has finally arrived here and I hope the same is true where each of you is!

Cynthia

Will give you a couple of links to epitaphs.

Here's one.

Here is a link that might be useful: One

And here is another.

Here is a link that might be useful: Another

Fun answers, Cynthia.

Thank you!

TM

Cool stars, Cyn. I will always remember the epitaph at the Boot Hill Cemetary - "As you are now, I once was. As I am now, you will be." Chilling, and true

Thanks for the fun.

Nancy.

Thanks for the great clues that led me to four stars. Lots of fun and has me thinking about my own epitaph.