Under the Gaze of Death: 13 latest Celebrity Photos

Superstitious people try to avoid the word "last", preferring "extreme" to it. But in fact, of course, any "extreme" may turn out to be the "last". For example, photos of celebrities. Some shots from this collection were taken when a person was already on the verge of death, others — at a time when nothing foreshadowed the tragedy.

The legendary Freddie Mercury denied rumors about his illness to the last. And even in this photo taken in the garden of his house a few days before his death from bronchopneumonia, he looks cheerful.

Muhammad Ali has been battling Parkinson's disease for 32 years. A month and a half before the death of the great boxer, photographer Zenon Texeira visited his house and held a photo session.

In this picture taken on the day of the death of the king of rock and roll, Elvis returns with his girlfriend Ginger Alden from a dentist appointment. He's going to have a heart attack tonight.