The Americanization of Emily (1964)

Joyce Grenfell: Mrs. Barham

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• Mrs. Barham : ...They're going to put up a monument on his grave.

  Emily Barham : What on earth for? All he did was die. Dear me, we shall be celebrating cancer and automobile smash-ups next.

  Lt. Cmdr. 'Bus' Cummings : [fervently]  He didn't just die, Emily. He sacrificed his life.

  Mrs. Barham : That was very pagan of him.

  Lt. Cmdr. 'Bus' Cummings : He was the first American to die on Omaha Beach.

  Emily Barham : Was there a contest?

• Mrs. Barham : Emily, I must warn you. Charlie's picture is in all the papers and they're going to put up a monument on his grave.

  Emily Barham : What on earth for? All he did was die. Dear me, we shall be celebrating cancer and automobile smash-ups next.