Taylor, Elizabeth
Show Business
Age 79
February 27, 1932 - March 23, 2011
Forest Lawn Memorial Park / Glendale / California / USA / North America
With striking beauty and undeniable talent, Elizabeth Taylor captivated audiences. From precocious child actor to unforgettable leading lady, she played legendary female characters who embodied strength, integrity, and unapologeti...
Schoenberg, Arnold
Music
Age 76
September 13, 1874 - July 13, 1951
Der Wiener Zentralfriedhof / Simmeringer Hauptstraße 234 / Vienna / Austria / Europe
Arnold Schoenberg was an Austrian-American composer, music theorist, teacher, writer, and painter. He is widely considered one of the most influential composers of the 20th century. He was associated with the expressionist movemen...
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 ...
Hutton, Barbara
Business and Finance
Age 66
November 14, 1912 - May 11, 1979
Woodlawn Cemetery / Bronx / New York / USA / North America
Barbara Woolworth Hutton was born in New York City on 14 November 1912, the daughter of Edna and Franklyn Hutton and the granddaughter of Frank Winfield Woolworth, founder of the phenomenally successful chain of retail "five and d...
Arridy, Joe
Crime and their Victims
Age 23
April 29, 1915 - January 6, 1939
Greenwood Cemetery / Cañon City / Colorado / USA / North America
In August of 1936 Joe Arridy was arrested for vagrancy and shortly after confessed to the rape and brutal murder of Dorothy Drain, a 15-year-old girl in Pueblo, Colorado. Only problem was that Joe Arridy had an I.Q. of 46 and the ...
Menéndez, José
Crime and their Victims
Age 45
May 6, 1944 - August 20, 1989
Princeton Cemetery / Princeton / New Jersey / USA / North America
José Menéndez was an entertainment executive and was married to Kitty Menendez, a former beauty queen, school teacher and mid-level Beverly Hills socialite. Sadly Kitty and Jose will always be remembered as the murder victims of...
Turner, Lana
Show Business
Age 74
February 8, 1921 - June 29, 1995
Cremated / North America
Lana Turner was an American a pin-up model and a film actress with a highly publicized personal life. In the mid-1940s, she was one of the highest-paid actresses in the United States, and one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's (MGM) biggest...
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 ...
Hill, Barney
The Odd and the Interesting
Age 46
July 20, 1922 - February 25, 1969
Greenwood Cemetery / Kingston / New Hampshire / USA / North America
Betty and Barney Hill lived in Portsmouth, New Hampshire where Betty was a social worker and Barney was a postal worker. The couple were catapulted into the international spotlight when in September 1961 they claimed to have been ...
Yelchin, Anton
Show Business
Age 27
March 11, 1989 - June 19, 2016
Hollywood Forever Cemetery / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Russian born actor best known for his performance in three Star Trek movies as Pavel Chekov. He began his career as a child actor, appearing as the lead of the mystery drama film Hearts in Atlantis (2001) and a series regular on t...
Broderick, Dan
Crime and their Victims
Age 44
November 22, 1944 - November 5, 1989
Greenwood Memorial Park / San Diego / California / USA / North America
In 1965 Betty met her future husband, Dan Broderick at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. After bearing him four children, working a variety of jobs and keeping the household running, Dan was able to graduate with both a law d...
Darrell, Dimebag
Music
Age 38
August 20, 1966 - December 8, 2004
Moore Memorial Gardens Cemetery / Arlington / Texas / USA / North America
As the cofounder with his brother Vinnie of Pantera and Damageplan, Dimebag Darrell was not only one of the most influential heavy metal guitarist but considered one of the greatest guitarist of modern times. Sadly his fame extend...
Delahanty, Ed
Sports
Age 35
October 30, 1867 - July 2, 1903
Calvary Cemetery / Cleveland / Ohio / USA / North America
Ed Delahanty was an American professional baseball player who spent his Major League Baseball (MLB) playing career with the Philadelphia Quakers, Cleveland Infants, Philadelphia Phillies, and Washington Senators. He was renowned a...
Lawnchair Larry
The Odd and the Interesting
Age 44
April 19, 1949 - October 6, 1993
Forest Lawn Memorial Park – Hollywood Hills / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Lawnchair Larry was an American truck driver who made a 45-minute flight in a homemade airship made of an ordinary patio chair and 45 helium-filled weather balloons. The aircraft, named 'Inspiration I', and with a couple of sandwi...
Lamarr, Hedy
Show Business
Age 85
November 9, 1914 - January 19, 2000
Der Wiener Zentralfriedhof / Simmeringer Hauptstraße 234 / Vienna / Austria / Europe
Hedy Lamarr, the raven-haired Viennese beauty who became one of the reigning temptresses in Hollywood films in the 1930's and 40's, especially as Delilah vamping Victor Mature's Samson was was an Austrian-born Austro-Hungarian-Ame...