Editing Leslie Nielsen (section)

==Death and funeral==
[[File:Leslie_Nielsen_Headstone.jpg|alt=Leslie Nielsen Gravestone|thumb|Leslie Nielsen's gravestone bearing his epitaph, a final reference to his favorite practical joke, a [[Flatulence|fart]] machine]]
In November 2010, Nielsen was admitted to [[Holy Cross Hospital (Fort Lauderdale)|Holy Cross Hospital]], [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale]], Florida. On November 28, his nephew Doug told the CJOB radio station that he died in his sleep from pneumonia around 5:30 p.m. EST, aged 84, surrounded by family and friends.<ref name="TorStar">{{cite news|last=Dalton |first=Andrew |title=Leslie Nielsen of 'Naked Gun' fame dies at age 84 |work=[[Toronto Star]] |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/article/898202--leslie-nielsen-of-naked-gun-fame-dies-at-age-84?bn=1 |date=28 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202025537/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/article/898202--leslie-nielsen-of-naked-gun-fame-dies-at-age-84?bn=1 |archive-date= 2 December 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="CJOBAudio">{{cite news|title=Leslie Nielsen dead at 84 |publisher=[[CJOB]] |url=http://www.cjob.com/Landing/Story.aspx?ID=1318402 |date=28 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130145120/http://www.cjob.com/Landing/Story.aspx?ID=1318402 |archive-date= 30 November 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="CanadaOn">{{cite news|agency=[[Postmedia News]] |url=http://www.canada.com/sports/baseball/Canadian+movie+star+Leslie+Nielsen+dead/3897133/story.html |title=Canadian movie star Leslie Nielsen dead at 84 |publisher=[[Postmedia News|Canada.com]] |date=2 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707220200/http://www.canada.com/sports/baseball/Canadian%20movie%20star%20Leslie%20Nielsen%20dead/3897133/story.html |archive-date= 7 July 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 

Nielsen's body was interred in Fort Lauderdale's Evergreen Cemetery. As a final bit of humour, he chose "Let 'er rip" as his [[epitaph]]. On December 7, 2010, his funeral was held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, during which the ''Naked Gun'' theme played.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lambiet |first=Jose |title=Leslie Nielsen's life celebrated at open-casket cocktail party |url=https://www.ajc.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/leslie-nielsen-life-celebrated-open-casket-cocktail-party/A22uA5HTfoa6JFn1LwcqaJ/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |language=English |issn=1539-7459}}</ref>