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...
Barfield, Velma
Crime and their Victims
Age 52
October 29, 1932 - November 2, 1984
Parkton Cemetery / Parkton / North Carolina / USA / North America
Velma Barfield was an American female serial killer and is remembered for being one of the first women to be executed in the United States after the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Barfield was 1 of 9 children born in South ...
Cheval, Ferdinand
Artists
Age 88
April 19, 1836 - August 19, 1924
Cemeterie de hauterive / Hauterive / France / Europe
Factuer Cheval was a French postman who spent thirty-three years of his life building Le Palais idéal (the "Ideal Palace") in Hauterives, France. The Palace is regarded as an extraordinary example of naïve art architecture. Upo...
Leclerc, Georges-Louis
Science
Age 80
September 7, 1707 - April 16, 1788
Sainte-Urse de Montbard Church / Montbard / France / Europe
Comte de Buffon was a French naturalist, mathematician, cosmologist, and encyclopédiste whose collective works influenced generations of naturalists including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. He was considered by many to...
Washington, Dinah
Music
Age 39
August 29, 1924 - December 14, 1963
Burr Oak Cemetery / Alsip / Illinois / USA / North America
Dinah Washington was an American singer and pianist who has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the 1950s". Primarily a jazz vocalist, she performed and recorded in a wide variety of styles including b...
Signoret, Simone
Show Business
Age 64
March 25, 1921 - September 30, 1985
Cimetière du Père Lachaise / Paris / France / Europe
Legendary French actress Simone Signoret had a five-decade career of more than sixty films; her unassailable talent in creating not only memorable but iconic female characters. From 1950 to 1955 Signoret created the roles with whi...
Wilde, Oscar
Writers and Poets
Age 46
October 16, 1854 - November 30, 1900
Cimetière du Père Lachaise / Paris / France / Europe
Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright known for his biting wit, flamboyant dress and glittering conversational skill. Wilde became one of the best-known personalities of his day. Undeniably brilliant, the author, playwright...
Astaire, Fred
Show Business
Age 88
May 10, 1899 - June 22, 1987
Oakwood Memorial Park And Cemetery / Chatsworth / California / USA / North America
Fred Astaire was an American dancer, singer, actor and choreographer whose style, elegance and graceful approach to movement made him the most acclaimed dancer in motion picture history. Born Frederick Austerlitz on May 10, 1899, ...
Sheppard, Marilyn
Crime and their Victims
Age 28
April 14, 1923 - July 4, 1954
Knollwood Cemetery / Mayfield Heights / Ohio / USA / North America
Marilyn Sheppard was violently murdered in her home of Bay Village, Ohio on July 4, 1954. Her husband Dr. Samuel Sheppard was the primary suspect and convicted of her murder, but after 10 years in prison he was acquitted in 1966 a...
Gaulle-Anthonioz, Geneviève
Historical Figure
Age 81
October 25, 1920 - February 14, 2002
Le Panthéon / Paris / France / Europe
Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz was a member of the French Resistance and served as president of ATD Quart Monde. The International Movement ATD Fourth World is a nonprofit organization which aims towards the eradication of chronic...
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...
Blackwell, Richard
Show Business
Age 86
August 29, 1922 - October 19, 2008
Hollywood Forever Cemetery / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Mr. Blackwell, whose first name was Richard, was a little-known dress designer when he issued his first tongue-in-cheek criticism of Hollywood fashion disasters for 1960 – long before Joan Rivers and others turned such ridicule ...
Chazot, Jacques
Show Business
Age 64
September 25, 1928 - July 12, 1993
Cimetière de Monthyon France / Monthyon / France / Europe
Mr. Chazot began his career in earnest as a star dancer at the Opera Comique in Paris from 1956 to 1963 and choreographed or produced many ballets. His wit made him a popular guest on television talk shows. He was also known for h...
Lake, Patricia
Historical Figure
Age 74
June 8, 1919 - October 3, 1993
Hollywood Forever Cemetery / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
American socialite, actress, and radio comedian, and suspected of being the illegitimate child of William Randolph Hearst Sr. and Marion Davies. Patricia Lake confirmed this shortly before she died.
Giancana, Sam
Crime and their Victims
Age 67
May 24, 1908 - June 19, 1975
Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery / Hillside / Illinois / USA / North America
Sam Giancana started out as a wheelman for Al Capone and worked his way to the top of Chicago's illegal gambling operations. He had many ties with politicians, including the Kennedys, and was called to testify regarding Mafia invo...