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When you're dead, you're dead. No one is going to remember me when I'm dead. Oh, maybe a few friends will remember me affectionately. Being remembered isn't the most important thing, anyhow. It's what you do when you are here that's important.
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"When you're dead, you're dead. No one is going to remember me when I'm dead. Oh, maybe a few friends will remember me affectionately. Being remembered isn't the most important thing, anyhow. It's what you do when you are here that's important."
— Susan Hayward

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When you're dead, you're dead. No one is going to remember me when I'm dead. Oh, maybe a few friends will remember me affectionately. Being remembered isn't the most important thing, anyhow. It's what you do when you are here that's important. — Susan Hayward

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Susan Hayward was a Actress from United States (1917–1975).

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Who said "When you're dead, you're dead. No one is going to remember me when I'm dead. Oh…"?
This quote is attributed to Susan Hayward, a Actress from United States.
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Susan Hayward lived from 1917 – 1975.