Montand, Yves
Show Business
Age 70
October 13, 1921 - November 9, 1991
Cimetière du Père Lachaise / Paris / France / Europe
Yves Montand was an Italian-French actor and singer who began his career in show business as a music-hall singer and, in 1944, he was discovered by Édith Piaf in Paris and she made him part of her act. He is perhaps best known fo...
Ventura, Lino
Show Business
Age 68
July 14, 1919 - October 22, 1987
Cimetière du Val-Saint-Germain / Le Val-Saint-Germain / Departement de l'Essonne, Île-de-France / France / Europe
Lino Ventura was France's favorite Italian French actor. Lino was born in Italy but he spent much of his youth raised by his mother in Paris, France. After a first career as a professional wrestler was ended by injury, he was offe...
Brockie, Dave
Music
Age 50
August 30, 1963 - March 23, 2014
Hollywood Cemetery / Richmond / Virginia / United States / North America
Dave Brockie was a Canadian-American musician, songwriter, performer and mastermind / lead singer of the heavy metal band GWAR, in which he performed as Oderus Urungus. If you've never seen or heard GWAR, then imagine if KISS had ...
Nardi, John
Crime and their Victims
Age 61
January 21, 1916 - May 17, 1977
Knollwood Cemetery / Mayfield Heights / Ohio / USA / North America
A high level member of the Cleveland crime family who was involved in labor racketeering, drug trafficking and extortion in Cleveland, Ohio. Upon the death of mob boss John Scalish, the Five Families' decision to appoint Jame...
Hansford, Danny
Crime and their Victims
Age 21
March 1, 1960 - May 2, 1981
Greenwich Cemetery / Savannah / Georgia / USA / North America
The shooting of Danny Hansford by wealthy preservationist Jim Williams at Williams' home in Savannah, Georgia was the subject of the best-selling 1994 true crime novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt. Claim...
Genna, Mike
Crime and their Victims
Age 30
January 18, 1895 - June 13, 1925
Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery / Hillside / Illinois / USA / North America
Mike "The Devil" Genna was an enforcer in the Genna Crime Family. The Gennas were Sicilian brothers who ran the Taylor Street section of Chicago (better known as Little Sicily) making and distributing a very low end of type of boo...
Autry, Gene
Music
Age 91
September 29, 1907 - October 2, 1998
Forest Lawn Memorial Park – Hollywood Hills / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Gene Autry, nicknamed the Singing Cowboy, was an American singer, songwriter, actor, musician, rodeo performer, and baseball owner who gained fame largely by singing in a crooning style on radio, in films, and on television for mo...
Blyden, Larry
Show Business
Age 49
June 23, 1925 - June 6, 1975
Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery / Houston / Texas / USA / North America
Larry Blyden was a Tony Award winning actor, director and producer known for his work in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, Harold as well as guest spots on Twilight Zone and The Fugitive
Thunders, Johnny
Music
Age 38
July 15, 1952 - April 23, 1991
Mount St. Mary's Cemetery / Flushing / New York / USA / North America
One cannot talk about the origins of punk rock without mentioning the New York Dolls and their lead guitarist - Johnny Thunders. This underrated American glam band played an important role in influencing bands as diverse as the Se...
Rockwell, Norman
Artists
Age 84
February 3, 1894 - November 8, 1978
Stockbridge Cemetery / Stockbridge / Massachusetts / USA / North America
Norman Rockwell was a prolific American painter and artist, producing more than 4,000 original works in his lifetime. He is most famous for the cover illustrations of everyday life he created for The Saturday Evening Post magazine...
Ford, Tennessee
Music
Age 72
February 13, 1919 - October 17, 1991
Alta Mesa Memorial Park / Palo Alto / California / USA / North America
American singer known for his rich bass-baritone voice in singing country, pop, and gospel, Tennessee Ernie Ford's hit recordings include "The Shotgun Boogie" and "Sixteen Tons". Ford also was a television host and known for his e...
Twombly, Florence Adele Vanderbilt
Historical Figure
Age 98
01/08/1854 - 04/11/1952
Woodlawn Cemetery / Bronx / New York / USA / North America
Florence Adele Vanderbilt Twombly was an American heiress and a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family. She and her husband, Hamilton McKown Twombly, built Florham, a gilded age estate in Madison, New Jersey. When she died at t...
Murphy, Audie
Show Business
Age 45
June 20, 1925 - May 28, 1971
Arlington National Cemetery / Arlington / Virginia / USA / North America
He wanted to join the Marines, but he was too short. The paratroopers wouldn't have him, either. Reluctantly, he settled on the infantry, and ultimately became one of the most decorated heroes of World War II. He was Audie Murphy,...
Halstead, Bianca
Music
Age 36
May 5, 1965 - December 15, 2001
Hollywood Forever Cemetery / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Halstead performed as a singer and bassist in Los Angeles punk band Butt Trumpet before departing with two other members — guitarists Blare N. Bitch and Sharon Needles — to form Betty Blowtorch. She died during a tour with Nas...
Cole, Nat King
Music
Age 45
March 17, 1919 - February 15, 1965
Forest Lawn Memorial Park / Glendale / California / USA / North America
Nat King Cole, was a phenomanel jazz pianist, singer and national treasure. He first rose to fame as the leader of the Nat King Cole Trio which became the model for small jazz ensembles that followed. He transitioned into more mai...