Editing Stanley Kubrick (section)

== Death ==
On March 7, 1999, six days after screening a final cut of ''Eyes Wide Shut'' for his family and the film's stars, Kubrick unexpectedly died of a heart attack in his sleep at the age of 70.<ref>Jan Harlan in ''Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures''</ref> His funeral was held five days later at Childwickbury Manor, with only close friends and family in attendance, totaling about 100 people. The media were kept a mile away outside the entrance gate.{{sfn|Walker|1972|p=372}} [[Alexander Walker (critic)|Alexander Walker]], who attended the funeral, described it as a "family farewell,&nbsp;... almost like an English picnic" with cellists, clarinetists, and singers providing music from many of Kubrick's favorite classical compositions. ''[[Kaddish]]'', the Jewish prayer typically said by mourners and in other contexts, was recited. A few of his obituaries mentioned his Jewish background.{{sfn|Walker|1972|pp=373–4}} Among those who gave eulogies were his brother-in-law [[Jan Harlan]], [[Terry Semel]], [[Steven Spielberg]], [[Nicole Kidman]], and [[Tom Cruise]]. He was buried next to his favorite tree on the estate. In her book dedicated to him, his wife Christiane included one of his favorite quotations of [[Oscar Wilde]]: "The tragedy of old age is not that one is old but that one is young."{{Sfn|Kubrick|2002|p=73}}