publication date: Sunday, July 19, 2020 (part of Summer 2020)

category: Movies

clue: There was no will after he died in an Arctic plane crash, but he did tell people what epitaph he wanted.

explanation: Among the famous statements by Rogers is that he wanted his epitaph to be, "I joked about every prominent man of my time, but I never met a man I didn't like." more…

intended difficulty: hard

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, and Erik Bates


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