Business and Finance
Age 83
November 25, 1835 - August 11, 1919
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery / Sleepy Hollow / New York / USA / North America
Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist who played a pivotal role in the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century. Born on November 25, 1835, in Dunfermline, Scotland, Carn...
Show Business
Age 89
June 29, 1930 - October 26, 2019
Ferncliff Cemetery / Hartsdale / New York / USA / North America
Robert Evans (1930–2019) was a charismatic and influential American film producer and studio executive who played a pivotal role in shaping modern Hollywood. Born in New York City, he began his career as a radio actor and model ...
Crime and their Victims
Age 43
May 10, 1886 - December 25, 1929
Browder Family Cemetery / Germantown / North Carolina / USA / North America
Charles Lawson was a North Carolina tobacco farmer born on May 10, 1886, who became infamously known for the tragic and shocking murders of his own family on Christmas Day in 1929 in Germanton, North Carolina. Lawson, reportedly a...
Crime and their Victims
Age 35
January 26, 1930 - October 31, 1965
Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum / Malden / Massachusetts / USA / North America
James "Buddy" McLean was a feared and respected Irish-American mobster from Somerville, Massachusetts, best known as the original leader of the Winter Hill Gang. Born in 1930, McLean rose through the ranks of Boston's underworld i...
Crime and their Victims
Age 90
March 20, 1919 - August 29, 2009
Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum / Malden / Massachusetts / USA / North America
Gennaro J. “Jay” Angiulo was an American mobster who rose to the position of underboss in the Patriarca crime family of New England under Raymond L. S. Patriarca. He and his brothers oversaw the Boston, Massachusetts faction o...
The Odd and the Interesting
Age 93
June 10, 1917 - August 11, 2003
St. Mary's Churchyard / Swinbrook, Burford OX18 4DY / United Kingdom / Europe
Diana Mosley (née Mitford) was a British aristocrat best known for her controversial political views and associations with fascist and Nazi figures. Born into the prominent Mitford family, she became one of the most notorious mem...
Business and Finance
Age 95
March 21, 1904 - July 1, 1999
Lakewood Cemetery / Minneapolis / Minnesota / USA / North America
Forrest Mars Sr. (1904–1999) was an influential American businessman and the son of candy magnate Frank C. Mars, founder of the Mars Company. He played a pivotal role in transforming the family business into a global confectione...
Crime and their Victims
Age 32
March 27, 1895 - January 12, 1928
Woodlawn Cemetery / Bronx / New York / USA / North America
Ruth Brown Snyder was a bored housewife from Queens, New York who, after 7 or so unsuccessful attempts, finally succeeded in killing her husband Albert Snyder with the assistance of her lover Henry Judd Gray. Although found guilt ...
Business and Finance
Age 50
September 24, 1883 - April 8, 1934
Lakewood Cemetery / Minneapolis / Minnesota / USA / North America
Franklin Clarence Mars was an American entrepreneur and the visionary founder of Mars, Inc., multinational manufacturer of confectionery, pet food, and other food products. As a child recovering from polio, he learned to hand-dip...
Music
Age 77
May 30, 1909 - June 13, 1986
Long Ridge Union Cemetery / Stamford / Connecticut / USA / North America
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader known as the "King of Swing". Benny Goodman led one of the first integrated jazz groups and help start the careers of many jazz musicians including Lionel Hampton, trumpeters Ziggy Elman an...
Show Business
Age 42
June 28, 1946 - May 20, 1989
Long Ridge Union Cemetery / Stamford / Connecticut / USA / North America
Gilda Radner was an American actress and comedian who gained fame and instant recognition as one of the seven original cast members of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from...