a brief resurgence in a different context, when it began appearing on social media a few days after the death of Spanish filmmaker Jesús Franco. The Wall Street Journal used the headline "Generalísimo Francisco Franco Is Still Dead – And His Statues Are Next" on its front page March 2, 2009. The newspaper used it once again on its front page in the headline "Generalísimo Francisco Franco Is Still Dead – But for some not dead enough" on August 21, 2015 when it reported about critics calling to enforce a 2007 anti-Franco law in Madrid and to rename streets and plazas, after the last election had ended the 24-year reign of conservatives in the city council. Although SNLs use is the most widely known, it is predated by the "'John Garfield Still Dead' syndrome," which originated as a result of extensive coverage in the wake of actor John Garfield's death and funeral in 1952. After a brief in memoriam during SNLs 40th Anniversary Special on February 15, 2015, Bill Murray ended the segment with the famous phrase which "just came in from Spain." The phrase is listed in The Oxford Dictionary of Catchphrases. References Citations' Still dead Saturday Night Live catchphrases Saturday Night Live sketches 1975 neologisms English phrases Saturday Night Live in the 1970s