Mrs. Barham Quotes in The Americanization of Emily (1964)

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.