Woodlawn Bronx
by Sylviastel | created - 20 Sep 2012 | updated - 24 Aug 2021 | PublicThe men and women interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in Bronx, New York.
1. Diana Barrymore
Actress | Between Us Girls
"Too Much, Too Soon" was the story of Diana's life, and the title of her autobiography. Her father was stage and screen legend John Barrymore and her mother was Blanche Oelrichs (who wrote under the masculine pseudonym Michael Strange), who had just divorced Mr. Thomas and had 2 children (Leonard ...
Plot: Division 20, between E. Border Avenue and Chapel Hill
2. James Auchincloss
Actor | Is There Sex After Death?
James Auchincloss is known for Is There Sex After Death? (1971).
Plot: Section 81/82, Columbine Plot, Lot 78
3. Billy Bang
Self | Rising Tones Cross
Billy Bang was born on September 20, 1947 in Mobile, Alabama, USA. He died on April 11, 2011 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
4. John Murray Anderson
Director | King of Jazz
Director, producer, songwriter and author, educated at Edinburgh Academy in Scotland and Lausanne University in Switzerland. He studied drama with Herbert Beerbohm Tree. In World War I he served in the American Bureau of Information. On Broadway, he directed and wrote the scores for "Greenwich ...
Plot: Wildrose Plot
5. Nora Bayes
Soundtrack | BioShock Infinite
Nora Bayes was born on October 3, 1880 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was married to Benjamin L Friedland, Arthur Gordini, Harry Clark, Jack Norworth and Otto Anselm Gressing. She died on March 19, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
6. Digby Bell
Actor | Father and the Boys
Digby Bell, a 5' 5" singing comedian, starred in many Gilbert & Sullivan comic operas. He introduced the song, "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo", while playing the Charles Dana Gibson character, Mr. Pipp. Bell was a fervent golfer and New York Giant baseball fan, as was his best friend ...
Plot: Fairview Lot, William E. Webb Lot
7. Irving Berlin
Soundtrack | Alexander's Ragtime Band
Irving Berlin was born Israel Isidor Baline on May 11, 1888 in Mogilev, Belarus, Russian Empire. Towering composer, songwriter, ("God Bless America", "Always", "Blue Skies", "White Christmas") author and publisher, he came to the United States at age 5 and was educated in New York's public schools....
8. Cornelius Bliss
Self | Republican National Committee of 1900
Cornelius Bliss was born on January 26, 1833 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA. He died on October 9, 1911 in New York City, New York, USA.
Plot: Section 121, Wintergreen Plot
9. Nellie Bly Baker
Actress | The Goldfish
Nellie Bly Baker was born on September 7, 1893 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. She was an actress, known for The Goldfish (1924), That Model from Paris (1926) and Breakfast at Sunrise (1927). She was married to J.H. O'Brien. She died on October 12, 1984 in Lone Pine, California, USA.
10. Herbert Brenon
Director | Beau Geste
Herbert Brenon was born on January 13, 1880 in Dublin, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland]. He was a director and writer, known for Beau Geste (1926), Ivanhoe (1913) and Sorrell and Son (1927). He was married to Mrs. Herbert Brenon. He died on June 21, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Plot: Columbine Section: 69 Lot: 13
11. Ralph Bunche
Self | One More River
Ralph Bunche was born on April 7, 1904 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was married to Ruth Harris. He died on December 9, 1971 in New York City, New York, USA.
Plot: Section 83, Myosotis Plot
12. Harry Carey
Actor | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Born in New York City to a Judge of Special Sessions who was also president of a sewing machine company. Grew up on City Island, New York. Attended Hamilton Military Academy and turned down an appointment to West Point to attend New York Law School, where his law school classmates included future ...
13. Ernest Carter
Ernest Carter is known for The Body Bag (2012), The Mummy's Kiss (2003) and Blood Scarab (2008).
14. Irene Castle
Actress | Patria
Irene Castle and her husband Vernon Castle (born Vernon Blyth) were the best known ballroom dancers of the early 20th C. Beginning about 1914 they operated several clubs and studios in the NYC area, toured the country dancing, and were able to charge as much as a thousand dollars an hour for ...
Plot: H-2 Parkview
15. Vernon Castle
Actor | The Whirl of Life
Vernon Castle and his wife Irene Castle were the best known ballroom dancers of the early 20th Century. Beginning about 1914 they operated several clubs and studios in the New York City area, toured the country dancing, and were able to charge as much as a thousand dollars an hour for lessons.
From ...
16. Bobby Clark
Actor | Kraft Television Theatre
Famed vaudeville comedian Bobby Clark was born in Springfield, Ohio on June 16, 1888. When he was 12 years old, Bobby and his classmate Paul McCullough created a tumbling act that they took on the road. The duo toured with a traveling minstrel troupe before joining a circus as clowns. The clown act...
17. George M. Cohan
Soundtrack | The Phantom President
American composer, librettist, actor, dancer, author, director, and producer on the stage. Started his career in his family vaudeville shows, came to Broadway at the beginning of the 20th century. Was the composer of the American battle hymn of World War 1, 'Over There' Received the Congressional ...
Plot: Section 141/206, Butternut Plot, Lot 13841
18. Helen Cohan
Actress | Lightnin'
Helen Cohan was born on September 13, 1910 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Lightnin' (1930), Kiss and Make-Up (1934) and The Penal Code (1932). She died on September 14, 1996 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
19. Jerry Cohan
Father of George M. Cohan.
20. Ricardo Cortez
Actor | The Maltese Falcon
Ricardo Cortez was born Jacob Krantz in New York City, New York, the son of Sarah (Lefkowitz) and Moses/Morris Krantz, Austrian Jewish immigrants who moved to New York just before he was born. His brother was cinematographer Stanley Cortez, who also changed his surname. Cortez worked a number of ...
21. Celia Cruz
Soundtrack | Carlito's Way
Celia Cruz was born on October 21, 1925 in Havana, Cuba. She was a music artist and actress, known for Carlito's Way (1993), Amores Perros (2000) and Tower Heist (2011). She was married to Pedro Knight. She died on July 16, 2003 in Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA.
Plot: Section: Walnut GPS coordinates: 40.8862686, -73.8734207 (hddd.dddd)
22. Charles Dale
Actor | Animal Farm
Charles Dale was born in Tenby, Pembrokeshire in 1963. His father ran a record shop in Tenby and both his parents were keen amateur actors. After leaving school in 1979, he became an assistant stage manager (through a Youth Opportunity Scheme) at the Torch Theatre in Milford Haven, where he stayed ...
23. Arnold Daly
Actor | My Own United States
Arnold Daly was born on October 4, 1875 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for My Own United States (1918), The Exploits of Elaine (1914) and The New Exploits of Elaine (1915). He was married to Mary Blythe (remarried) and Mary Blythe (actress). He died on January 13, ...
24. Miles Davis
Soundtrack | Adrift
Miles Davis, famous jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader, was born 26 May 1926 in Alton, Illinois. He moved to New York in 1944 and studied at Juilliard. He left school and entered the jazz society of New York, meeting such famous musicians as Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker and Charles Mingus. ...
Plot: Alpine, at intersection of Heather and Fir Avenues GPS coordinates: 40.8851318, -73.8713913 (hddd.dddd)
25. Clarence Day
Writer | Life with Father
American author Clarence Day was born in New York City in 1874. He came from a wealthy family (his father had his own brokerage firm on Wall Street and was a member of the New York Stock Exchange, and his grandfather founded the "New York Sun" newspaper), and he graduated from Yale University--...
Plot: Cypress plot, intersection of Observatory and Ravine Avenues
26. Alexander de Seversky
Writer | Victory Through Air Power
Alexander de Seversky was born on June 7, 1894 in Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]. He was a writer, known for Victory Through Air Power (1943), The Mike Wallace Interview (1957) and We, the People (1948). He died on August 24, 1974.
27. Reginald De Koven
Soundtrack | Father Goose
Composer ("Oh, Promise Me") and author, educated at St. John's College in Oxford, England. He also studied with Lebert, Pruckner, Vannucini, von Suppe, Genee, and Delibes. He earned an honorary Mus. D. at Racine College. He first worked in a brokerage firm, and also owned a dry-cleaning business in...
28. Clarence Derwent
Actor | Uncle Vanya
Clarence Derwent was born on March 23, 1884 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Uncle Vanya (1957), Kraft Theatre (1947) and Henry VIII (1911). He died on August 6, 1959 in New York City, New York, USA.
29. William C. Durant
William C. Durant was born on December 8, 1861 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. He died on March 18, 1947 in New York City, New York, United States.
30. Gertrude Ederle
Self | Swim Girl, Swim
Champion swimmer Gertrude Ederle was born in New York City in 1906. "Trudy", as she was known to her friends, became an avid swimmer and in the four-year period between 1921-25 she held 29 different national and international swimming records; in one afternoon alone in 1922, at a competition in ...
31. Gus Edwards
Soundtrack | The Producers
Composer, songwriter ("School Days", "Tammany", "In My Merry Oldsmobile") and producer, a charter member of ASCAP (1914) and brother of Leo Edwards, and the uncle of Joan and Jack Edwards. He was a vaudeville singer, and later had his own vaudeville company. He discovered Walter Winchell, Elsie ...
Plot: Holly, Lot 11089 GPS coordinates: 40.8911591, -73.8738937 (hddd.dddd)
32. Duke Ellington
Composer | Anatomy of a Murder
Composer ("It Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That Swing", "Sophisticated Lady", "Mood Indigo", "Solitude", "In a Mellotone", "Satin Doll"), pianist and conductor, holder of an honorary music degree from Wilberforce University and an LHD from Milton College, Duke Ellington led his own orchestra ...
Plot: Section: Wild Rose (at intersection of Heather and Knollwood Ave.) GPS coordinates: 40.8849792, -73.8715973 (hddd.dddd)
33. Albert Ellis
Self | Psychotherapy - The Counselor
Albert Ellis was born on September 27, 1913 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Debbie Joffe, Rhoda Winter and Karyl Corper. He died on July 24, 2007 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
34. Eva Evdokimova
Actress | The Lively Arts
Eva Evdokimova was born on December 1, 1948 in Geneva, Switzerland. She was an actress, known for The Lively Arts (1969), Innocence Unknown (1988) and The Nutcracker (1976). She was married to Michael S. Gregori. She died on April 3, 2009 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
35. Clyde Fitch
Writer | The City
Born into an upper-class family in Elmira, NY, the son of an army officer and an indulging socialite, Clyde Fitch would become the first major American playwright, ending European-sourced dominance of the American stage (somewhat ironic, seeing that many of his plays were set abroad). His career ...
36. Geraldine Fitzgerald
Actress | Dark Victory
Geraldine Fitzgerald was the only actress to appear as both Laurence Olivier's wife and Rodney Dangerfield's mother-in-law, which surely qualifies her as running the gamut (if not the gauntlet, in the latter case) of A to Z for co-starring with cinema immortals. The Irish lass appeared in many ...
Plot: Chestnut Hill, Section 111 Lot 12461 (Scheftel family plot)
37. James Montgomery Flagg
Writer | Beresford and the Baboons
James Montgomery Flagg created the original Uncle Sam "I WANT YOU". Although most researches will refer to JMF as the model of the original Uncle Sam, nothing could be farther from the truth.
In 1916, JMF reluctantly accepted a 4th of July project by Leslie Magazine, and eventually found his Uncle ...
Plot: Section Catalpa, Block 24
38. Frankie Frisch
Self | The Perry Como Show
Frankie Frisch was born on September 9, 1898 in Bronx, New York, USA. He died on March 12, 1973 in Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
Plot: Section 90/91, Birch Hill Plot, Lot 12092
39. Lindley M. Garrison
Actor | The Million Dollar Mystery
Lindley M. Garrison was born on November 28, 1864 in Camden, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The Million Dollar Mystery (1914), Mutual Weekly, No. 21 (1913) and Pathé's Weekly, No. 26 (1913). He died on October 19, 1932 in Sea Bright, New Jersey, USA.
Plot: Section 120, Sassafrass Plot
40. Clemente Giglio
Producer | O Festino o la legge
Clemente Giglio was born on February 4, 1886 in Italy. Clemente was a producer, known for O Festino o la legge (1932). Clemente died on July 14, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.
Plot: Wild Rose Lot 173
41. Charles Gilpin
Actor | Ten Nights in a Bar Room
Charles Gilpin was born on November 20, 1878 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Ten Nights in a Barroom (1926) and Lime Kiln Club Field Day (1913). He was married to Florence Howard and Alice Bynum (actress). He died on May 6, 1930 in Eldredge Park, New Jersey, USA.
Plot: Section 195, Canna Plot, Lot SW 16713
42. Lawrence Grossmith
Actor | Gaslight
Lawrence Grossmith was born on March 29, 1877 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Gaslight (1944), The Brass Bottle (1914) and Murder at the Baskervilles (1937). He was married to Coralie Maud Blythe (stage actress). He died on February 21, 1944 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, ...
Plot: Park
43. James K. Hackett
Actor | The Prisoner of Zenda
Handsome classical stage and screen actor James K. Hackett born James Keteltas Hackett in Ontario, Canada in 1869. Son of the celebrated Shakespearian actor James Henry Hackett. Like his father he studied law at the College of the City of New York, his outstanding acting talent soon became evident ...
44. Arthur Hammerstein
Soundtrack | Wonder Wheel
Arthur Hammerstein was born on December 21, 1872 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for Wonder Wheel (2017), The Lottery Bride (1930) and Rose-Marie (1936). He was married to Dorothy Dalton, Claire Nagle, Grace Weir Hoagland and Jean Kent Allison. He died on October 12, 1955 ...
45. Oscar Hammerstein
Actor | The Universal Boy
Oscar Hammerstein was born on May 8, 1847 in Stettin, Pomerania, Prussia [now Szczecin, Poland]. He was an actor, known for The Universal Boy (1914). He was married to Mary Emma Miller Swift, Melvina Jacobi and Rose Blau. He died on August 1, 1919 in New York, New York, USA.
46. Lionel Hampton
Soundtrack | Allied
Lionel Hampton is an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader.
Hampton was born in Louisville, Kentucky and was raised by his grandmother. In the 1920s, he took xylophone lessons and began playing drums and later flute and percussion at Holy Rosary Academy near Chicago. ...
Plot: Section: Fir (at intersection of Fir, Heather and Knollwood Aves.) GPS coordinates: 40.8848915, -73.8713913 (hddd.dddd)
47. W.C. Handy
Soundtrack | Scarface
W.C. Handy was born on November 16, 1873 in Florence, Alabama, USA. He was a composer and producer, known for Scarface (1932), The Thirteenth Floor (1999) and The Great Gatsby (2013). He was married to Irma Louise Logan and Elizabeth Virginia Price. He died on March 29, 1958 in New York City, New ...
Plot: Cosmos section, Block 203/198
Plot: Heather Section, along Lawn Avenue
49. Harrigan and Hart
Comedy double act, consisting of Edward Harrigan (1845-1911) and Tony Hart (1855-1891)
Edward Harrigan is interred in location Plot: Heather Section, along Lawn Avenue.
50. Sam Harris
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Sam Harris was born on January 11, 1877 in Sydney, Australia. He was an actor, known for The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936), Safari (1940) and I Cover the War! (1937). He was married to Constance M.K. Harris . He died on October 22, 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Plot: Butternut Section 206
51. Coleman Hawkins
Soundtrack | On the Road
Coleman Hawkins was called "The father of the tenor sax". He was a pioneer in this instrument, starting his career with the blues singer Mamie Smith in 1921. In 1923 he played with Fletcher Henderson until 1934. In this orchestra he was a partner of Louis Armstrong in 1924. In the mid-thirties he ...
Plot: Yew Plot
52. Hilda Haynes
Actress | Time After Time
Hilda Haynes was born on May 21, 1912 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Time After Time (1979), Across 110th Street (1972) and The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976). She died on March 4, 1986 in New York City, New York, USA.
Plot: Iris Section
53. Victor Herbert
Soundtrack | Duck Soup
Every professional recording artist today owes their livelihood to some degree to Victor Herbert. Working closely with John Philip Sousa, Irving Berlin and others, he was the driving force in founding the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) on February 13, 1914. He became...
54. Jimmy Hines
Actor | Stupa-Man
Jimmy Hines is known for Stupa-Man (2008), Mr. Shaw and His Saw (2011) and Don't Hook Now (1943).
Plot: Aster, Park Avenue side, Roadside.
55. Madeline Hurlock
Actress | Don Juan's 3 Nights
Sophisticated, dark-haired star of silent screen comedy. Of English and Italian ancestry, Madeline was the daughter of engineer John W. Hurlock and his Italian wife Sallie. She was educated in Philadelphia and first appeared on stage there with the Little Theatre. Moving on to New York, Madeline ...
56. Barbara Hutton
Her maternal grandfather, Frank W. Woolworth, founded the department store chain of the same name in New York at the turn of the century, with which he soon made a considerable fortune all over the world. Barbara Hutton therefore grew up in sheltered and wealthy circumstances. Her father died when ...
57. Henry Hyde
Self | The Long Island Project
Sworn into the House of Representatives in 1975, Henry Hyde is regarded as a strong and respected leader by members of both sides of the aisle. During his tenure, he has worked hard to improve the lives of seniors, veterans, children, working families and small business owners -- the people who ...
Plot: Catalpa Lot 24
58. Milt Jackson
Soundtrack | Wild
Milt Jackson was born on January 1, 1923 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was married to Sandy. He died on October 9, 1999 in New York City, New York, USA.
Plot: Brookside Mausoleum Terrace #8
59. Illinois Jacquet
Soundtrack | High Fidelity
Jacquet's mother was a Sioux Indian and his father was a French-Creole railroad worker and part-time musician. Jacquet was one of six children, and began performing at age 3, tap dancing to the sounds of his father's band. He took the nickname Illinois from the Indian word "Illiniwek," meaning ...
60. Fritz Kreisler
Soundtrack | Testament of Youth
Violinist, composer and arranger, educated at the Vienna Conservatory (which he entered at age seven and won a Gold Medal at ten) with Auber and Hellmesberger, and at the Paris Conservatory with Massart and Delibes, where he graduated at age twelve with the Grand Prix. In 1888, at age thirteen, he ...
Plot: Section Butternut, Block 140
61. Fiorello LaGuardia
Self | Die Stimme Österreichs
Fiorello LaGuardia was born on December 11, 1882 in New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Marie Fisher and Thea Almerigotti. He died on September 20, 1947 in Bronx, New York, USA.
Plot: Section 93/106, Oakwood Plot
62. Sam Laws
Actor | Truck Turner
Sam Laws was born on January 26, 1924 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was an actor, known for Truck Turner (1974), Darktown Strutters (1975) and Project X (1987). He died on March 16, 1990 in New York City, New York, USA.
63. Canada Lee
Actor | Lifeboat
Lee played Danny (opposite of Hilda Simms, who played Anna) in Anna Lucasta on Broadway in 1944. Anna Lucasta was the first non-black written play performed by an all black cast on Broadway. He became an actor after careers as a jockey, boxer and musician. Lee was a civil rights activist, following...
Plot: Section Cosmos GPS coordinates: 40.8824196, -73.8769073 (hddd.dddd)
64. Sam Lewis
Soundtrack | King Kong
Songwriter and author Samuel L. Lewis was a charter member of the American Society of Composers and Publishers (ASCAP) in 1914, and a charter member of The Friars. After a public-school education, he began singing in cafes. His chief lyrics-collaborator was Joe Young, and his main composer ...
Plot: Alpine GPS: 40.88334/-73.87245
65. Harold Lockwood
Actor | The Promise
A former salesman and vaudeville and stage actor, Harold Lockwood was one of the earliest romantic stars of American films. He was paired with Mary Pickford, Kathlyn Williams and Dorothy Davenport, among others, but his most popular films had him as the lover of May Allison, and they became one of ...
66. Frank Belknap Long
Writer | Monsters
Frank Belknap Long was born on April 27, 1901 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Monsters (1988), Out There (1951) and Cineficción Radio (2019). He was married to Lyda Arco. He died on January 3, 1994 in New York City, New York, USA.
67. George Platt Lynes
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe
George Platt Lynes is known for Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe (2007), Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse (1996) and Sweet Tornado: Margo Jones and the American Theater (2006).
Plot: Family plot, near his father.
68. Bernarr Macfadden
Director | Zongar
Bernarr Macfadden was born on August 16, 1868 in Mill Springs, Missouri, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Zongar (1918), The Men Women Love (1926) and The Virgin Wife (1926). He was married to Mary Williamson. He died on October 12, 1955 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA.
Plot: Syringa plot, off Canna Avenue, section 182
69. J. Hartley Manners
Writer | Happiness
British-born playwright J. Hartley Manners, of Irish extraction, spent many years in the United States. In his twenties, in Australia, he began a relatively successful acting career and made his debut in London's West End in 1898. Joining the company of famed actor-manager Sir Johnston ...
Plot: Butternut
70. Martha Mansfield
Actress | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Stunning silent screen actress Martha Mansfield was a musical comedy star in New York City by the time she entered films in 1916 for Max Linder. Before long she advanced to second leads in features, including the role of Millicent Carew in the John Barrymore starrer Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920), ...
Plot: Myosotis Section 82
71. Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham
Actor | Junction 88
Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham was born on April 18, 1904 in Durham, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Junction 88 (1947), Mr. Smith Goes Ghost (1940) and House-Rent Party (1946). He was married to Bernice Penn, Marita L. Greene and Cecilia. He died on December 13, 1981 in New ...
Plot: VanCortlandt Mausoleum, Oak Court (bottom row on right) GPS coordinates: 40.8944016, -73.8798523 (hddd.dddd)
72. Johnny Marks
Soundtrack | Escape Room
You may not know his name, at least not right away, but you've surely heard at least one of Johnny Marks's songs at Christmastime. The brother-in-law of Robert L. May, who wrote the original story of "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer," it was he who set the story to music. After failing to sell the ...
Plot: Columbine Section: 82 Lot: SE pt 88 2 fr Walnut, 6 fr Heather Ave
73. Louis Marx
Producer | A Brother's Kiss
Louis Marx is known for A Brother's Kiss (1997) and Cry for Me (2016).
74. William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson
Born in Illinois in 1855, William Barclay Masterson, nicknamed "Bat", drifted westward as a teenager and tried his hand at such professions as buffalo hunter, army scout and gunfighter. While visiting his brother Jim in Dodge City, Kansas, in 1876, he was offered a job as deputy city marshal by the...
Plot: Primrose Section, Lot 185
75. Jackie McLean
Soundtrack | The Forger
Jackie McLean was born on May 17, 1932 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Forger (2012), A Matter of Degrees (1990) and The Connection (1961). He was married to Dollie. He died on March 31, 2006 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
Plot: Hillcrest, Section 174, Lot 18045, grave 3
76. George McManus
Writer | Jiggs and Maggie Out West
George McManus was born on January 23, 1884 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Jiggs and Maggie Out West (1950), Jiggs and Maggie in Court (1948) and Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters (1949). He was married to Florence Bergere. He died on October 22, 1954 in Santa ...
77. Sammy J
Writer | Sammy J
Sammy J (aka Sam Jonathan McMillan) is an award-winning comedian, writer and composer based in Melbourne, Australia.
As a solo act, Sammy J won the Best Newcomer award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He has since performed in Edinburgh, Montreal, and every major Australian comedy ...
78. Herman Melville
Writer | The Enigma of Benito Cereno
Herman Melville was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are Moby-Dick (1851); Typee (1846), a romanticized account of his experiences in Polynesia; and Billy Budd, Sailor, a posthumously published novella. Although his ...
79. Marilyn Miller
Actress | Her Majesty, Love
"Look for the Silver Lining" became the appropriate signature song for one of Broadways's most popular musical stage stars of the 1920s, Marilyn Miller, for she embodied a vibrant, child-like optimism in her very best "happily ever after" showcases. Such happiness, however, did not extend into her ...
Plot: Heather section
81. Toshia Mori
Actress | The Secrets of Wu Sin
Toshia Mori was born on January 1, 1912 in Kyoto, Japan. She was an actress, known for The Secrets of Wu Sin (1932), The Man Without a Face (1928) and Roar of the Dragon (1932). She was married to Allen Jung. She died on November 26, 1995 in The Bronx, New York, USA.
83. Bob Moses
Self | Freedom on My Mind
Bob Moses was born on January 23, 1935 in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA. He was an executive. He was married to Janet Jemmott and Dona Richards. He died on July 25, 2021 in Hollywood, Florida, USA.
84. LeRoy Neiman
Actor | Rocky IV
LeRoy Neiman was born on June 8, 1921 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for Rocky IV (1985), Rocky III (1982) and Rocky Balboa (2006). He was married to Janet Byrne. He died on June 20, 2012 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
85. Harold Nicholas
Actor | Tap
Harold Nicholas, the younger half of the world famous Nicholas Brothers dance team, is known as one of the world's greatest dancers. He and his brother Fayard Nicholas were established superstars at Twentieth Century Fox with their astounding dance numbers in the studios musicals features. Harold ...
Plot: Alpine section [unmarked]
86. Chauncey Olcott
Soundtrack | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Chauncey Olcott was born on July 21, 1860 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018), Crimson Peak (2015) and The Departed (2006). He was married to Margaret O'Donovan and Cora E. James. He died on March 18, 1932 in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
87. Felix Pappalardi
Soundtrack | Snowpiercer
Felix Pappalardi was born on October 3, 1938 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Snowpiercer (2013), Vanishing Point (1971) and Next (2007). He was married to Gail Collins. He died on April 17, 1983 in New York City, New York, USA.
Plot: Cliff GPS coordinates: 40.8839302, -73.8706131 (hddd.dddd)
88. Beverly Peer
Actor | Hannah and Her Sisters
Beverly Peer was born on October 7, 1912. He was an actor, known for Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and For Love or Money (1993). He died on January 16, 1997.
Plot: Brookside Mausoleum
89. Otto Preminger
Actor | Stalag 17
Otto Ludwig Preminger was born in Wiznitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary. His father was a prosecutor, and Otto originally intended to follow his father into a law career; however, he fell in love with the theater in his 20's and became one of the most imaginative stage producers and directors. He was ...
90. Grantland Rice
Producer | Amphibious Fighters
Grantland Rice was an early 20th-century American sportswriter known for his elegant prose. His writing was published in newspapers around the country and broadcast on the radio.
Rice attended Montgomery Bell Academy and Vanderbilt University in Nashville, where he was a member of the football team ...
Plot: Section 93, Oakwood Plot, Lot 244
91. Vincent Richards
Self | Tennis Topnotchers
92. Max Roach
Soundtrack | Shining Girls
Max Roach was born on January 10, 1924 in Newland, North Carolina, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Shining Girls (2022), Go, Go Second Time Virgin (1969) and Black Sun (1964). He was married to Janus Adams, Abbey Lincoln and Mildred. He died on August 15, 2007 in New York City, New York...
93. Bricktop
Actress | Zelig
Bricktop was born on August 14, 1894 in Alderson, West Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for Zelig (1983), Honeybaby, Honeybaby (1974) and Gypsy (1965). She was married to Peter DuConge. She died on January 30, 1984 in New York City, New York, USA.
Plot: Zinnia Range 32 Grave 74
94. Joe Smith
Actor | The Heart of New York
Joe Smith was born on February 16, 1884 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Heart of New York (1932), Manhattan Parade (1931) and Jamboree! (1957). He was married to Mabel Miller and Sara C. Raynor. He died on February 22, 1981 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.
95. Stella Joseph
Self | The First Time
96. Margot Stevenson
Actress | Calling Philo Vance
Margot Stevenson was born on February 8, 1912 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Calling Philo Vance (1940), Granny Get Your Gun (1940) and Flight Angels (1940). She was married to Val Avery and Robert Russell. She died on January 2, 2011 in New York, New York...
97. Blanche Oelrichs
Writer | Clair de lune
Blanche Oelrichs (pen name: Michael Strange), was born Blanche Marie Louise Oelrichs on October 1, 1890, in New York, N.Y., to a socially prominent family. Blanche was the reigning débutante of Newport society. In 1910, she married Leonard M. Thomas, a rising young diplomat. She soon became a ...
Plot: Division 20, between E. Border Avenue and Chapel Hill
98. Isidor Straus
Self | Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron
Isidor Straus was born on February 6, 1845 in Otterberg, Palatinate, Kingdom of Bavaria [now Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany]. He was married to Rosalie Ida Straus. He died on April 15, 1912 in North Atlantic Ocean.
Plot: F-4 Myosotis
99. Karl Struss
Cinematographer | Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Oscar-winning cinematographer Karl Struss was born on November 30, 1886, in New York City. He became a professional photographer after studying photography with Clarence H. White and became part of the group associated with the great photographer Alfred Stieglitz. His photographs, which he ...
100. Mary Stuart
Actress | Search for Tomorrow
She reigned on Search for Tomorrow (1951) for nearly four decades and became one of TV's most popular daytime ladies. As the ever-noble Joanne Gardner Barron Tate Vincente Tourneur, Mary Stuart remained on board for its entire run, and when that four-times-married role was in the can, she was ready...
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