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May 25, 1996 · Mask of Death. While attempting to flee from the FBI, the criminal Frank Dallio kills Detective McKenna's wife, Rachel. McKenna himself is shot in the face by the professional killer Lyle Mason, who dies in a car crash shortly thereafter.
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- David Mitchell
- 1996-05-25
- Dante
- Mary Queen of Scots
- John Keats
- Napoleon Bonaparte
- William Blake
- Michael Collins
- John Dillinger
Life: Philosopher, Poet, Death Aficionado Death: September 13, 1320 Cause of Death: Malaria As with most historical figures who bucked the system, exile seemed to be the main course of action for their own actions (second to execution, of course.) Dante (whose death mask may not be genuine) served a long course of exile before his demise. Amidst th...
Life: Queen of Scotland, France (briefly) & almost England Death: February 8, 1587 Cause of Death: Beheading Mary Queen of Scotssuffered from what could be called an unpolished demise. After a life of political turmoil, bouncing around Europe, and collecting a long list of enemies, Mary sought asylum from her cousin Queen Elizabeth I. Instead she b...
Life: Poet Death: February 23, 1821 Cause of Death: Tuberculosis In 1819 John Keatscontracted tuberculosis, otherwise known as consumption at the time. On the advice of his doctor, he went to Rome with a friend for the warmer weather. For a while, he felt better, but after one year he was bedridden once again. His doctor kept him on a strict diet o...
Life: Military Leader, Political Leader, Emperor Death: May 5, 1821 Cause of Death: Gastric Cancer(Or MURDER?) It was definitely gastric cancer. (Science has proven this.) But at the time of his death, Napoleon believed British assassins had murdered him: “I die before my time, killed by the English oligarchy and its hired assassins," he was record...
Life: Artist, Poet Death: August 12, 1827 Cause of Death: Slightly Unknown While Napoleon’s death may have masqueraded as a mystery, William Blake’sremains so to this day. While it’s known he died of an illness, it’s unknown exactly what that illness was. Blake himself exclaimed that he suffered from "that sickness to which there is no name." Leadi...
Life: Activist, Military Leader, Political Leader Death: August 22, 1922 Cause of Death: Assassination Michael Collins' life was filled with violence up until the very end. He was one of the main leaders in Ireland's fight for independence and subsequently the Irish Civil War. During both times Collins utilized guerrilla warfare tactics that saw Ir...
Life: Thief, Organized Crime Boss Death: July 22, 1934 Cause of Death: Killed by the FBI John Dillingerwas America's most notorious bank robber. But is the face you see above Public Enemy #1 or a fall guy named Jimmy Lawrence? John Dillinger was shot and killed in a hail of gunfire by the FBI outside of Chicago's Biograph Theater. When his body was...
A death mask is a likeness (typically in wax or plaster cast) of a person's face after their death, usually made by taking a cast or impression from the corpse. Death masks may be mementos of the dead or be used for creation of portraits.
Oct 31, 2017 · The story of the famous death mask of L'inconnue de la Seine was that her body was retrieved from the river Seine in Paris in the 1870s or 1880s . She'd apparently drowned herself.
- Nick Glass
May 2, 2024 · death mask, a wax or plaster cast of a mold taken from the face of a dead individual. Death masks are true portraits, although changes are occasionally made in the eyes of the mask to make it appear as though the subject were alive.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Feb 11, 2024 · The history of death masks stretches back millennia, deep into antiquity. Most of them were not exact replicas taken from moulds, but artworks created for elite members of society – protective...
While attempting to flee from the FBI, the criminal Frank Dallio kills Detective McKenna's wife, Rachel. McKenna himself is shot in the face by the professional killer Lyle Mason, who dies in a car crash shortly thereafter.
