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Cuomo, Mario

Historical Figure

Age 82

June 15, 1932 - January 1, 2015

St. John Cemetery / Middle Village / New York / USA / North America

Mario Cuomo had a loud and liberal voice that inspired a generation of politicians to turn to public service, and a story of humble beginnings that he wove into calls for social justice during his three terms as New York governor ...

Nichols, John Philip

Crime and their Victims

Age 71

December 15, 1924 - March 17, 2001

Desert Memorial Park / Cathedral City / California / USA / North America

John Philip Nichols, 76, was the controversial patriarch of the family and former CIA agent that brought the Cabazon Indians into the gambling era. After Nichols became financial advisor in 1978, the tribe launched business ventur...

Wilson, Nancy

Music

Age 81

February 20, 1937 - December 13, 2018

Forest Lawn Cemetery / Cathedral City / California / USA / North America

Nancy Wilson was an American singer whose career spanned over five decades, from the mid-1950s until her retirement in the early 2010s. She was especially notable for her single "(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am" and her version of ...

Vale, Jerry

Music

Age 83

July 8, 1930 - May 18, 2014

Forest Lawn Cemetery / Cathedral City / California / USA / North America

A tenor with a smooth, polished delivery, Vale was a longtime fixture at Columbia Records who recorded more than 50 albums and hundreds of songs. He first hit the charts in 1953 with “You Can Never Give Me Back My Heart”. His ...

Montgomery, George

Show Business

Age 84

August 27, 1916 - December 12, 2000

Forest Lawn Cemetery / Cathedral City / California / USA / North America

George Montgomery was an American actor best known for his work in Western films and television including Accent on Love (1941), Last of the Duanes (1941), Riders of the Purple Sage (1941), and The Cowboy and the Blonde (1941). Cr...

Rizzitello, Michael

Crime and their Victims

Age 78

March 29, 1927 - October 26, 2005

Forest Lawn Cemetery / Cathedral City / California / USA / North America

Michael Rizzitello (aka "Mike Rizzi") was a capo (underboss) in the Milano crime family of Los Angeles. Rizzitello's criminal record stretched back to 1947 whe he worked for "Crazy Joe" Gallo in the 1950s who was a member of the P...

Harris, Phil

Show Business

Age 91

June 24, 1904 - August 11, 1995

Forest Lawn Cemetery / Cathedral City / California / USA / North America

Phil Harris, the brash, bourbon-swigging, fast-drawling band leader who became a comic radio star as a Jack Benny sidekick in the 1930's and then enchanted new generations of fans as the unlikely voice of Baloo the Bear in Walt Di...

Robbins, Harold

Writers and Poets

Age 81

May 21, 1916 - October 14, 1997

Forest Lawn Cemetery / Cathedral City / California / USA / North America

Harold Robbins, a writer whose formula of sex, money and power made him one of the best-selling authors of his day, wrote over 25 best-sellers, selling over 750 million copies in 32 languages. Among his best-known books is The Car...

Faye, Alice

Show Business

Age 83

May 5, 1915 - May 9, 1998

Forest Lawn Cemetery / Cathedral City / California / USA / North America

Although may be a little forgotten after all these years, Alice Faye was one of the few movie stars to walk away from stardom at the peak of her career in the 1940s. Ms. Faye's warm, husky contralto and demure sexuality in ''Tin P...

Wyman, Jane

Show Business

Age 90

January 5, 1917 - September 10, 2007

Forest Lawn Cemetery / Cathedral City / California / USA / North America

Jane Wyman was an American actress whose motion picture career began at age 17 at Paramount Pictures dancing in the chorus for Dance Director LeRoy Prinz in 1934. She signed her first studio contract with Warner Bros. in 1936 at 1...

Douglas, Kirk

Show Business

Age 103

December 9, 1916 - February 5, 2020

Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America

The story of Kirk Douglas is the story of how an epitome of underprivilege had become world famous – recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur, fulfilling the roles of Van Gogh, Spartac...

Cummings, E. E.

Writers and Poets

Age 67

October 14, 1894 - September 3, 1962

Forest Hills Cemetery / Boston / Massachusetts / USA / North America

Now remembered largely for his funky punctuation, E. E. Cummings was for decades one of America’s most celebrated, controversial, and popular poets—the dashing, impecunious prince of Greenwich Village. An American poet, painte...

Brown, Dennis

Music

Age 42

February 1, 1957 - July 1, 1999

National Heroes Park / Kingston / Jamaica / North America

If Bob Marley was the King of Reggae, then Dennis Brown certainly earned his title of Crown Prince of Reggae. Brown's musical career began at age nine and he is credited with over 70 albums and touring relentlessly throughout the ...

Black, Bill

Music

Age 39

September 17, 1926 - October 21, 1965

Forest Hill Memorial Park - Midtown / Memphis / Tennessee / USA / North America

When Elvis Presley cut his first ground-breaking single "That's All Right, Mama" he was backed by Sun Studio musicians Scotty Moore on guitar and Bill Black on bass. With D. J. Fontana later added as drummer, the four hit the road...

Pool, W W

The Odd and the Interesting

Age 79

April 1, 1842 - February 26, 1922

Hollywood Cemetery / Richmond / Virginia / United States / North America

William Pool was a well respected account manager and bookkeeper for the wealthy and influential Bryan estate. His wife died in 1913 with William passing away several years later. They are entombed at Hollywood Cemetery and you wo...

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