Eddy, Nelson
Show Business
Age 66
June 29, 1901 - March 6, 1967
Hollywood Forever Cemetery / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Nelson Eddy was an American actor and baritone singer who appeared in 19 musical films during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as in opera and on the concert stage, radio, television, and in nightclubs. A classically trained baritone,...
Ederle, Gertrude
Sports
Age 98
October 23, 1905 - November 30, 2003
Woodlawn Cemetery / Bronx / New York / USA / North America
Gertrude Caroline Ederle was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in five events. On August 6, 1926, she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. Among other nicknames...
Edison, Thomas
Historical Figure
Age 84
February 11, 1847 - October 18, 1931
Thomas Edison National Historical Park / West Orange / New Jersey / USA / North America
Thomas Edison was an American inventor and businessman who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion p...
Edwards, Elizabeth
The Odd and the Interesting
Age 61
July 3, 1949 - December 7, 2010
Oakwood Cemetery / Raleigh / North Carolina / USA / North America
During a lifetime of idyllic successes and crushing reverses, Elizabeth Edwards was an accomplished lawyer, the mother of four children and the wife of a wealthy, handsome senator with sights on the White House. But their 16-year-...
Einstein, Albert
Science
Age 76
March 14, 1879 - April 18, 1955
Cremated / North America
Albert Einstein was a renown German-born theoretical physicist, and regarded as one of the greatest physicists of all time. Einstein is known widely for developing the theory of relativity, and contributions to the development of ...
Ellington, Duke
Music
Age 75
April 29, 1899 - May 24, 1974
Woodlawn Cemetery / Bronx / New York / USA / North America
Considered by many as the greatest jazz composer and bandleader of his time, Duke Ellington led his band for more than half a century, composed thousands of scores, and created one of the most distinctive ensemble sounds in all of...
Elliot, Cass
Music
Age 32
September 19, 1941 - July 29, 1974
Mount Sinai Memorial Parks / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Her unmistakable voice as a founding member of The Mamas and The Papas in songs like California Dreamin’, Monday Monday and Dream a Little Dream of Me, catapulted her into the iconography of the 1960’s.
Éluard, Nusch
Artists
Age 40
June 21, 1906 - November 28, 1946
Cimetière du Père Lachaise / Paris / France / Europe
Nicknamed “Nusch” by artist Max Bill, she was a French performer, model and surrealist artist. In 1930 she met the poet Paul Éluard working as a model. They married him in 1934. She produced surrealist photomontage and other ...
Éluard, Paul
Writers and Poets
Age 56
December 14, 1895 - November 18, 1952
Cimetière du Père Lachaise / Paris / France / Europe
Paul Éluard was a French poet and one of the founders of the Surrealist movement. He is widely considered the best of the surrealist poets, and his surrealist books include Capitale de la douleur (1926), La Rose publique (1934) a...
Emerson, Keith
Music
Age 71
November 2, 1944 - March 11, 2016
Lancing and Sompting Cemetery / Lancing / West Sussex / England / Europe
Keith Emerson was an English keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer who was perhaps best known as one-third of Emerson, Lake and Palmer. He played keyboards in a number of bands before finding his first commercial success wi...
Emmons, Louise
Show Business
Age 77
January 7, 1858 - March 6, 1935
Hollywood Forever Cemetery / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Louise Emmons was an American character actress who specialized in portraying old hags, such as the evil headmistress from the Our Gang film Mush and Milk (1933). Louise appeared in 53 films throughout her career including "The Fo...
Engel, Georgia
Show Business
Age 70
July 28, 1948 - April 12, 2019
Cape Charles Cemetery / Cape Charles / Virginia / USA / North America
Georgia Engel was an American actress best known for having played Georgette Franklin Baxter (Ted Baxter's wife) in the sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show from 1972 to 1977, Pat MacDougall on Everybody Loves Raymond from 2003 to 200...
Factor, Max
Business and Finance
Age 60
September 15, 1877 - August 30, 1938
Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery / Culver City / California / USA / North America
Polish businessman, beautician, entrepreneur and inventor. Max Factor Sr. founded the the cosmetics giant Max Factor & Company, and modernized the cosmetic industry in the United States. He also coined the term "make-up" as a noun...
Fairbanks, Douglas Jr.
Show Business
Age 90
December 9, 1909 - May 7, 2000
Hollywood Forever Cemetery / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Son of actor Douglas Fairbanks and once married to Joan Crawford, Fairbanks Jr. was a decorated navel officer in WW II and a well respected actor who starred in The Prisoner of Zenda, Gunga Din, The Corsican Brothers and later in...
Falco
Music
Age 40
February 19, 1957 - February 6, 1998
Der Wiener Zentralfriedhof / Simmeringer Hauptstraße 234 / Vienna / Austria / Europe
His name was Falco, and the image of sharp suit and slick-back hair already set him apart from the glam rockers and post-punks of the late 80s. He was a musician; a singer; a rapper. A gentleman, a womanizer; he hated garden gnome...
Falk, Peter
Show Business
Age 83
September 16, 1927 - June 23, 2011
Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
American actor and comedian, known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the long-running television series Columbo, for which he won four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. In 1996, TV Guide ranked Falk No. 21 on its...
Farina, Dennis
Show Business
Age 69
February 29, 1944 - July 22, 2013
Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery / Hillside / Illinois / USA / North America
Farina began his career in law enforcement as a Chicago police officer and, later in life, was a talented character actor often typecast as a mobster or police officer. A late-bloomer in the world of acting, he was prolific later ...
Farley, Chris
Show Business
Age 33
February 15, 1964 - December 18, 1997
Resurrection Cemetery / Madison / Wisconsin / USA / North America
Chris Farley was an actor and a physical comedy genius known for his over-the-top loud, energetic comedic style. He started out as a member of Chicago's Second City Theatre before going on to national fame as a member of Saturday ...
Farmer, Fannie
Writers and Poets
Age 57
March 23, 1857 - January 15, 1915
Mount Auburn Cemetery / Cambridge / Massachusetts / USA / North America
American cooking expert, author, and educator Fannie Farmer was an authority in the art of cooking, author of six books about food preparation (including her impressive, highly significant Boston Cooking School Cookbook (1896), of...
Farrell, Charles
Show Business
Age 89
August 9, 1900 - May 6, 1990
Welwood Murray Cemetery / Palm Springs / California / USA / North America
Charles Farrell was an American film actor of the 1920s silent era and into the 1930s, and later a television actor. Farrell is probably best recalled for his onscreen romances with actress Janet Gaynor in more than a dozen films,...