Her husband, who was sentenced to 15 years in the federal prison at McNeil Island last April for robbery of the Hillsdale branch of Multnomah Bank, also was charged with the store holdup.

Her reputed last words, uttered as the assassin was about to strike, were " Smite my womb ", the implication here being she wished to be destroyed first in that part of her body that had given birth to so " abominable a son.

Her second and last novel, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, which is considered to be one of the first sustained feminist novels, appeared in 1848.

* Her fourth and last marriage was to Barry Comden ( born 1935 – died 2009 ), who was roughly a decade younger, from April 14, 1976 until 1981.

Her last courtship was with Francis, Duke of Anjou, 22 years her junior.

Her last novel was Daniel Deronda, published in 1876, whereafter she and Lewes moved to Witley, Surrey ; but by this time Lewes's health was failing and he died two years later on 30 November 1878.

Her last acting role before becoming a director was the 1933 U. S .- German co-productions of the Arnold Fanck-directed, German-language SOS Eisberg and the Tay Garnett-directed, English-language SOS Iceberg.

Her last Broadway appearance was as Mrs. Warren in George Bernard Shaw's Mrs. Warren's Profession, produced by Joseph Papp at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre in 1976.

Her work had tailed off during the last few years of her life because of her illness, and as some townspeople misinterpreted the effects of the increasing doses of laudanum she was taking for the pain, there had been gossip in Lyme that she had a drinking problem.

Her last feature film appearance was a cameo as herself in MGM's Main Street to Broadway in 1953.

Her last movie was Regina Roma ( 1982 ), a direct-to-video release.

Her last words ( to her housekeeper Carmen ), were reportedly, " I'm so tired ," before she died of pneumonia at the age of 67.

Her testament of June 6, 1939 states, " I beg the Lord to take my life and my death … for all concerns of the sacred hearts of Jesus and Mary and the holy church, especially for the preservation of our holy order, in particular the Carmelite monasteries of Cologne and Echt, as atonement for the unbelief of the Jewish People and that the Lord will be received by his own people and his kingdom shall come in glory, for the salvation of Germany and the peace of the world, at last for my loved ones, living or dead, and for all God gave to me: that none of them shall go astray.

Her epitaph says, in part, " Her bright, energetic spirit, undaunted by suffering to the last, and ever working for the welfare of those around her, made a short life long.

Her last words were " Pardon me sir, I meant not to do it ", to Henri Sanson the executioner, whose foot she had accidentally stepped on after climbing the scaffold.

Her first three marriages ended in divorce ; the last ended with the death of husband Al Steele.

Her last film of the 1980s was opposite partner Kurt Russell for the third time in the comedy Overboard ( 1987 ).

Edward wrote fondly of his mother in his memoirs: " Her soft voice, her cultivated mind, the cosy room overflowing with personal treasures were all inseparable ingredients of the happiness associated with this last hour of a child's day ...

Her last films made abroad were Beyond All Limits ( Mexican-American production, 1957 ) with Jack Palance, Faustina ( Spain, 1957 ), Sonatas ( Spain, 1957 ) directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and La Fievre Monte a El Pao ( French-Mexican production, 1959 ) directed by Luis Buñuel.

Her last husband was a French banker, Alex Berger, whom she married in 1956.

Her benefactors gone, and her own health in decline, she made her last appearance on the stage in Edinburgh in 1785.

Her first appearance on film is as the baby in the very last shot of her mother's film, In the Good Old Summertime ( 1949 ).

Her vociferous disapproval of Meg's impending engagement to the impoverished Mr. Brooke becomes the proverbial " last straw " that actually causes Meg to accept his proposal.

Her education included how to spin and weave and she was forbidden to say or do anything, either in public or private.

Her final work was a poem eulogizing Joan of Arc, the peasant girl who took a very public role in organizing French military resistance to English domination in the early 15th century.

Her final public appearance was at an after-party at the Sardi's restaurant in New York City, following the premiere of the documentary film Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There.

Her mother's death provided her the excuse to retire from public life.

Her entry would be included in the encyclopedia until 1969, becoming readily accessible to the public, and it was for this reason that her ideas on the subject had such a significant impact.

The Prime Minister also acts as the public " face " and " voice " of Her Majesty's Government, both at home and abroad.

The Prime Minister generally co-ordinates the policies and activities of the Cabinet and Government departments, acting as the main public " face " of Her Majesty's Government.

Her fellow Republicans were put in office by the " drys " and, even though they eagerly partook in consumption of alcoholic beverages at her parties, in public they presented themselves as opposing the repeal of prohibition, lest they be thrown out of office by the dry voting blocks.

Her first public appearance was on June 12, when she performed at the Murat Theater in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The development of the British constitution, which is not a codified document, is based on this fusion in the person of the Monarch, who has a formal role to play in the legislature ( Parliament, which is where legal and political sovereignty lies, is the Crown-in-Parliament, and is summoned and dissolved by the Sovereign who must give his or her Royal Assent to all Bills so that they become Acts ), the executive ( the Sovereign appoints all ministers of His / Her Majesty's Government, who govern in the name of the Crown ) and the judiciary ( the Sovereign, as the fount of justice, appoints all senior judges, and all public prosecutions are brought in his or her name ).

Her first public donation of that amount was to the Red Cross's Liberty Disaster Relief Fund.

Her nearest Roman equivalent, Vesta, had similar functions as a divine personification of Rome's " public " and domestic hearths, including those of her colonies ; and Vesta's cults bound Romans together in the form of an extended family.

Her own public rites were usually enacted by non-religious office holders and their assistants at the hearths of public buildings.

Her public duties were restricted to uncontroversial involvement in charitable work.

Her public coronation as queen took place on November 22, 1883 and she took the name Ranavalona III.

Her recent public performances have included charitable functions to promote products such as Zamu.

There he made several public appearances as a solo harpsichordist at benefit concerts for two local musicians, a singer and a harpist, and served as conductor ( from the keyboard ) at the King's Theatre ( Her Majesty's Theatre ), Haymarket, for at least part of this time.

Her daughter Sylvia later wrote: " Beauty and appropriateness in her dress and household appointments seemed to her at all times an indispensable setting to public work.

The main national commemoration is held at Whitehall, in Central London, for dignitaries, the public, and ceremonial detachments from the armed forces and civilian uniformed services such as the Merchant Navy and Her Majesty's Coastguard.

Her forthright manner, clipped vocal style and ubiquitous cigarette contributed to a public persona which has often been imitated and satirized.

Her appearances were popular ; Lindsay Anderson observed that the public enjoyed seeing her behaving " so bitchy ".

Her last public appearance was on March 18, 1995 when she received the Women's International Center ( WIC ) Living Legacy Award.

Her support within the Central Committee was dwindling, and her public approval was dismal.