Rand, Ayn
Writers and Poets
Age 77
February 2, 1905 - March 6, 1982
Kensico Cemetery / Valhalla / New York / USA / North America
Ayn Rand escaped to the United States, where she would eventually publish four novels and a handful of political screeds encouraging selfishness and a lack of concern for others. After the release of her third novel The Fountainhe...
Kaye, Danny
Show Business
Age 76
January 18, 1911 - March 3, 1987
Kensico Cemetery / Valhalla / New York / USA / North America
Danny Kaye, the rubbery-faced, gibberish-spouting comedian, was one of the world’s most successful entertainers of the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s. Kaye’s silly patter, funny walks and air of innocence and likability propelled hi...
Hoyos, Maria Elena Milagro de
The Odd and the Interesting
Age 22
July 31, 1909 - October 25, 1931
Key West City Cemetery / Key West / Florida / USA / North America
On April 22, 1930, Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos walked into the Marine Hospital in Key West, Florida suffering from a fatal infection of tuberculosis. Instead of a cure, she found a radiologist named Carl Tanzler who instantly bec...
Ricci, Nina
Business and Finance
Age 87
January 14, 1883 - November 28, 1970
Cimetière de Courances / Courances / Departement de l'Essonne / France / Europe
Mme. Ricci, who established her design house in 1932 and built a reputation before World War II for graceful, detailed and feminine clothes, was born in Turin, Italy. A near‐con temporary of Gabrielle Chanel, Mme. Ricci was almo...
Mineo, Sal
Show Business
Age 37
January 10, 1939 - February 12, 1976
Gate of Heaven Cemetery / Hawthorne / New York / USA / North America
Sal Mineo was a talented American actor who was best known for his role as John "Plato" Crawford in the drama film Rebel Without a Cause (1955), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor at age ...
Sanders, Colonel
Business and Finance
Age 90
September 9, 1890 - December 16, 1980
Cave Hill Cemetery / Louisville / Kentucky / USA / North America
Colonel Harland Sanders was an American businessman and founder of fast food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (also known as KFC). When Sanders was only 6, his father died. So at a young age, he had to care for his ...
Rosenberg, Julius and Ethel
Crime and their Victims
Age
- June 19, 1953
Wellwood Cemetery / West Babylon / New York / USA / North America
It was a case that mesmerized the country and the world. On June 19, 1953, at the height of the Cold War, New York City–born Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were put to death in the electric chair. Convicted of conspiring to pass ato...
Ramone, Tommy
Music
Age 65
January 29, 1949 - July 11, 2014
New Montefiore Cemetery / West Babylon / New York / USA / North America
Tommy Ramone is fondly remembered as the co-founder, songwriter and drummer for the influential punk rock band the Ramones from its debut in 1974 to 1978, later serving as its producer, and was the longest-surviving original membe...
Scott, Randolph
Show Business
Age 89
January 23, 1898 - March 2, 1987
Elmwood Cemetery / Charlotte / North Carolina / USA / North America
Randolph Scott was a Hollywood film actor whose career spanned from 1928 to 1962. As a leading man for all but the first three years of his cinematic career, Scott appeared in dramas, comedies, musicals, adventures, war, horror an...
Kelly, Lisa Robin
Show Business
Age 43
March 5, 1970 - August 15, 2013
Forest Lawn East Cemetery / Matthews / North Carolina / USA / North America
Lisa Robin Kelly was a talented Hollywood actress best known as the flirty character Laurie Forman on the television sitcom "That '70s Show". Kelly was a cheerleader in high school who graduated from DePaul University in Chicago ...
Smith, Randy
Sports
Age 60
December 12, 1948 - June 4, 2009
Forest Lawn East Cemetery / Matthews / North Carolina / USA / North America
Randy Smith was an American professional basketball player who set the NBA record for consecutive games played. From 1972 to 1982, Smith played in every regular season game, en route to a then-record of 906 straight games (since b...
Tamagno, Francesco
Music
Age 54
December 28, 1850 - August, 31, 1905
Cimitero Monumentale di Torino / Turin / Piemonte / Italy / Europe
Francesco Tamagno (1850-1905) was considered the greatest dramatic tenor of his generation. During the last quarter of the 19th century, this legendary singer captured the attention of audiences everywhere with his performances i...
Smith, Arthur
Music
Age 93
April 1, 1921 - April 3, 2014
Magnolia Memorial Gardens / Charlotte / North Carolina / USA / North America
Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith was a musician, composer, and record producer, as well as a radio and TV host. He produced the first nationally syndicated country music show on television: The Arthur Smith Show". A talented and respe...
King, John
The Odd and the Interesting
Age 62
Unknown - September 27, 1880
Elmwood Cemetery / Charlotte / North Carolina / USA / North America
John King was a John Robinson circus trainer which, at the time was one of the largest traveling circus shows in the country. John Robinson had elephants and a huge menagerie featuring other creatures. On September 27, 1880 when t...
Harrison, Wilbert
Music
Age 65
January 5, 1929 - October 26, 1994
North Pinewood Cemetery / Charlotte / North Carolina / USA / North America
Wilbert Harrison, singer, songwriter and musician is known for recording the definitive version of “Kansas City,” one of the great rock and roll songs of all time. Released in 1959, it was #1 on the R&B charts for seven consec...