Coward, Noël
Show Business
Age 73
December 16, 1899 - March 26, 1973
Firefly Estate, Galina, Jamaica / Galina, St. Mary / Jamaica / North America
A prolific performer, playwright and raconteur, Noël Coward was also a talented songwriter whose acerbic wit (both on and off stage) and sophisticated British persona were recognized worldwide. Coward first appeared onstage at th...
Crane, Bob
Show Business
Age 49
July 13, 1928 - June 29, 1978
Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Robert Edward Crane was an actor, drummer, radio personality, and disc jockey known for starring in the CBS television comedy Hogan's Heroes about the hilarious high jinks of prisoners in a concentration camp during WW II. In the ...
Crawford, Joan
Show Business
Age 73
March 23, 1904 - May 10, 1977
Ferncliff Cemetery / Hartsdale / New York / USA / North America
Ranked in the Top Ten list of greatest female stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema by the American Film Institute, Joan Crawford's brilliant career included memorable performances in Mildred Pierce (1944), Possessed (1947), Sudden Fe...
Crosby, Bing
Show Business
Age 74
May 3, 1903 - October 14, 1977
Holy Cross Cemetery / Culver City / California / USA / North America
With over 70 feature films and 1,600 recorded songs and countless television appearances, Bing Crosby was the first multimedia star in America. From 1930 through the mid-50s he was the leader in record sales, radio ratings and mot...
Dangerfield, Rodney
Show Business
Age 82
November 22, 1921 - October 5, 2004
Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Rodney Dangerfield was an hilarious American stand-up comedian and actor known for his "I don't get no respect" routine. He starred in the hit movie comedies such as, 'Caddyshack' and 'Back to School' in the 1980s.
Darc, Mireille
Show Business
Age 79
May 15, 1938 - August 28, 2017
Cimetière du Montparnasse / Paris / France / Europe
Mireille Darc was a French model and actress. She appeared as a lead character in Jean-Luc Godard's 1967 film Weekend and was a Knight of the Legion of Honor and Commander of the National Order of Merit. One of her most famous rol...
Daumier, Sophie
Show Business
Age 69
November 24, 1934 - December 31, 2003
Cimetière du Père Lachaise / Paris / France / Europe
Sophie Daumier was a French film actress who appeared in 28 films between 1956 and 1979 including On Foot, on Horse, and on Wheels (1957), Amelie or The Time to Love (1961), Carom Shots (1963), Sweet and Sour (1963) and Crime on a...
Davies, Marion
Show Business
Age 64
January 3, 1897 - September 22, 1961
Hollywood Forever Cemetery / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
In the Roaring Twenties, Marion Davies was a superstar. By 1923, Davies was the #1 female box office star in Hollywood due to the popularity of "When Knighthood Was in Flower" and "Little Old New York", which were among the bigges...
Davis, Bette
Show Business
Age 81
April 5, 1908 - October 6, 1989
Forest Lawn Memorial Park – Hollywood Hills / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Bette Davis was an American actress of film, television, and theater. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history, she was noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic, sardonic characters and was known for h...
Davis, Madelyn
Show Business
Age 90
March 15, 1921 - April 20, 2011
Hollywood Forever Cemetery / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Madelyn Pugh Davis was a television writer who became known in the 1950s for her work on the famous 'I Love Lucy' television series. Madelyn and her writing partner Bob Carroll Jr. are credited with helping create the 'Lucy' chara...
Davis, Sammy Jr.
Show Business
Age 64
December 8, 1925 - May 16, 1990
Forest Lawn Memorial Park / Glendale / California / USA / North America
Sammy Davis Jr. overcame prevailing racism to establish himself as an entertainment legend, becoming a successful comedian, actor, dancer and singer. Sammy first appeared on stage at age 2 and made his debut in the film Rufus Jone...
Dawson, Richard
Show Business
Age 79
November 20, 1932 - June 2, 2012
Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Richard Dawson, the original and longtime host of “Family Feud” known for planting kisses on female contestants was also a regular on television appearing in Hogan's Heroes (a hilarious sit-com about prisoners in a Nazi German...
Dean, James
Show Business
Age 24
February 8, 1931 - September 30, 1955
Park Cemetery / Fairmount / Indiana / USA / North America
With only three movies to his name - Rebel Without a Cause, East of Eden, Giant - James Dean cemented his legacy as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement when he died tragically at the age of 24. Sadly...
DeMille, Cecil B.
Show Business
Age 77
August 12, 1881 - January 21, 1959
Hollywood Forever Cemetery / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Considered the founding father of the American cinema and the most commercially successful producer-director in film history he was also one of the founders of Paramount Pictures. As a director, producer, writer and actor. Cecil B...
Dexter, Brad
Show Business
Age 85
April 9, 1917 - December 12, 2002
Desert Memorial Park / Cathedral City / California / USA / North America
Brad Dexter was an American actor and film producer whose very first film was the classic The Asphalt Jungle. From there he was known for tough-guy and western roles in such films as The Las Vegas Story (1951), Untamed (1955), Vio...
Dorléac, Françoise
Show Business
Age 25
March 21, 1942 - June 26, 1967
Cimetière communal de Seine-Port / Seine-Port, Seine-et-Marne / France / Europe
Françoise Dorléac was a beloved French actress whose father was Maurice Dorleac, a stage and screen actor and her mother, Renee Deneuve, re-voiced Hollywood movies (including Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz). However most Ameri...
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...
Duncan, Isadora
Show Business
Age 50
May 26, 1877 - September 14, 1927
Cimetière du Père Lachaise / Paris / France / Europe
Known as the Mother of Dance, Isadora Duncan was an American dancer and choreographer, who was a pioneer of modern contemporary dance, who performed to great acclaim throughout Europe and the US. Born and raised in California, she...
Duncan, Michael Clarke
Show Business
Age 54
December 10, 1957 - September 3, 2012
Forest Lawn Memorial Park – Hollywood Hills / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Remembered for his huge size and deep, resonant voice, American actor Michael Clarke Duncan's breakout role came as John Coffey in The Green Mile (1999), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor a...
Dunne, Dominique
Show Business
Age 22
November 23, 1959 - November 4, 1982
Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Dominique Dunne was an American actress who first appeared in the 1979 television film Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker which she parlayed into supporting roles in popular 1980s television series such as Lou Grant, Hart to Hart and...