Ok. I know the saying Live fast, die young, and what is the rest of the saying? I can't remember who originally said it! And it has nothing to do with James Dean or Jimmy Morrison, but my teacher told me and I can't remember...
2007-06-28 05:01:54 · 6 answers · asked by Ashlye~poetry*and*music 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Isn't it Live Long, Die Hard?
2007-06-28 05:13:41 · answer #1 · answered by hUMOR*mE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The phrase is 'Live fast, die young and leave a good-looking corpse'.
It was a line spoken by actor John Derek in the 1949 film 'Knock on Any Door'. The screenplay was by John Monks Jr and it was based on the 1947 critically acclaimed first novel of the same name by African-American writer Willard Motley (1909-1965).
It was Motley who actually coined the phrase in his book as the slogan that his main character Nick Romano lived by. Actor John Derek played the role of Nick Romano in the film.
So the person who originally 'said' it was Willard Motley.
2007-06-28 05:36:22 · answer #2 · answered by Red Man Talking 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Live fast, die young, leave a good-looking corpse.
- Unattributed Author, Knock On Any Door 1949
2007-06-28 05:12:24 · answer #3 · answered by Kathi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Ok. I know the saying Live fast, die young, and what is the rest of the saying? I can't remember who originally said it! And it has nothing to do with James Dean or Jimmy Morrison, but my teacher told me and I can't remember...
2015-08-10 07:04:59 · answer #4 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I prefer, "live long and prosper." You may leave a bad-looking corpse, but you'll have a lot more fun!
2007-06-28 10:15:39 · answer #5 · answered by Elaine P...is for Poetry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
leave a good looking corpse
2007-06-28 05:05:31 · answer #6 · answered by missingoz 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋