In the five decades since Walt Disneys death from lung cancer a periodically reoccurring urban legend persists.

Walt disney famous last words. That the animation moguls last dying words were Kurt Russell. The last thing Walt Disney wrote before dying was Kurt Russell As the saying goes there are only two constants in life death and taxes. Walt Disney does not drink.

One of Hollywoods more bizarre urban legends that Walt Disneys dying words were Kurt Russell has worked its way into back into the mainstream. I do a lot of things Walt Disney would not do. Walt Disney does not smoke.

That the animation moguls last dying words were Kurt Russell. Part of the Disney success is our ability to create a believable world of dreams that appeals to all age groups. On the day of Disneys death in December 1966 Russell was on set filming scenes for a Disney studios produced project.

Legend has it that he wrote one last message before being hospitalized prior to his death says Disney. In Disneyland clocks and watches will lose all meaning for there is no present. I was shooting a close-up and noticed there was some hubbub going on off camera Russell said in the 1999 biography Remembering Walt.

In fact its more than legend according to Russell. But Walt Disney isnt the only celebrity to have written or spoken some strange last words right before dying. Here are some others.

There is only yesterday tomorrow and the timeless land of fantasy. The former is something that society as a whole and popular culture specifically has always been fascinated with. However Disney made an impact in another little-known way as well.