Clark, William Andrews
Business and Finance
Age 86
January 8, 1839 - March 2, 1925
Woodlawn Cemetery / Bronx / New York / USA / North America
William Andrews Clark (1839–1925) was an American industrialist, banker, politician and one of the most powerful figures of the Gilded Age. Born in Pennsylvania, he moved west during the mid-19th century and first worked as a mi...
Plath, Otto
Writers and Poets
Age 55
April 13, 1885 - November 5, 1940
Winthrop Cemetery / Winthrop / Massachusetts / United States / North America
Otto Emil Plath was a German-American writer, academic, and biologist. After reading the writings of Charles Darwin, Plath also developed an interest in biology. In the following years, Plath taught and studied in both German and...
Femia, Nicholas
Crime and their Victims
Age 44
October 13, 1939 - December 16, 1983
Winthrop Cemetery / Winthrop / Massachusetts / United States / North America
Nicholas "Nicky" Femia was a low-level, but extremely violent, mobster and member of the Joe "the Animal" Barboza gang on Bennington Street in East Boston. After the Barboza gang diminished in 1967, he later became involved with ...
Neiman, LeRoy
Artists
Age 91
June 8, 1921 - June 20, 2012
Woodlawn Cemetery / Bronx / New York / USA / North America
LeRoy Neiman, the painter and sketch artist was best known for evoking the kinetic energy of the world’s biggest sporting and leisure events with bright quick strokes. Neiman's easily recognized style was known for his brilliant...
Alo, Vincent
Crime and their Victims
Age 96
May 26, 1904 - March 9, 2001
Woodlawn Cemetery / Bronx / New York / USA / North America
Vincent “Jimmy Blue Eyes” Alo was a mobster and made man who operated for decades alongside Meyer Lansky and Charles “Lucky” Luciano while staying well outside of the spotlight. Called "one of the most significant organize...
Macy, Rowland Hussey
Business and Finance
Age 54
August 30, 1822 - March 29, 1877
Woodlawn Cemetery / Bronx / New York / USA / North America
Rowland H. Macy (1822–1877) was an American businessman best known as the founder of Macy’s department store. Born in Nantucket, Massachusetts, he began his career at sea as a whaler before turning to retail. Macy opened a ser...
Straus, Isador
Business and Finance
Age 67
February 6, 1845 - April 15, 1912
Woodlawn Cemetery / Bronx / New York / USA / North America
Isidor Straus (1845–1912) was a German-born American businessman, politician, and philanthropist best known as a co-owner of Macy’s department store and for his tragic death aboard the RMS Titanic. Born in Otterberg, Germany, ...
Winter, Johnny
Music
Age 70
February 23, 1944 - July 16, 2014
Union Cemetery / Easton / Connecticut / United States / North America
When it comes to the world of blues and rock 'n' roll, few names command as much respect and admiration as Johnny Winter. A true guitar virtuoso and a master of his craft, Winter's influence on the genre is immeasurable. John Daws...
Clark, Huguette
The Odd and the Interesting
Age 104
June 9, 1906 - May 24, 2011
Woodlawn Cemetery / Bronx / New York / USA / North America
Huguette Clark was an American heiress, philanthropist, and recluse, born on June 9, 1906, in Paris, France. She was the daughter of U.S. Senator and copper magnate William A. Clark, one of the wealthiest men of the Gilded Age, an...
Bly, Nellie
Writers and Poets
Age 57
May 5, 1864 - January 27, 1922
Woodlawn Cemetery / Bronx / New York / USA / North America
Nellie Bly, born Elizabeth Cochran on May 5, 1864, in Cochran's Mills, Pennsylvania, was a pioneering American journalist, industrialist, and humanitarian best known for her groundbreaking investigative reporting. She gained natio...
Tunney, Gene
Sports
Age 81
May 25, 1897 - November 7, 1978
Long Ridge Union Cemetery / Stamford / Connecticut / USA / North America
Gene Tunney, born James Joseph Tunney on May 25, 1897, in New York City, was an American professional boxer and world heavyweight champion from 1926 to 1928. Raised in a working-class Irish-American family, Tunney developed a pass...
Maranzano, Salvatore
Crime and their Victims
Age 45
July 31, 1886 - September 10, 1931
St. John Cemetery / Middle Village / New York / USA / North America
Salvatore Maranzano, nicknamed Little Caesar, was an Italian-American mobster and an early Cosa Nostra boss who led what later would become the Bonanno crime family in New York City. He instigated the Castellammarese War in 1930 t...
Carney, Art
Show Business
Age 85
November 4, 1918 - November 9, 2003
Riverside Cemetery / Old Saybrook / Connecticut / United States / North America
Art Carney was an American actor and comedian best known for his role as Ed Norton on the classic television sitcom The Honeymooners. Born on November 4, 1918, in Mount Vernon, New York, Carney began his entertainment career in ra...
Vario, Paul
Crime and their Victims
Age 73
July 10, 1914 - May 3, 1988
St. John Cemetery / Middle Village / New York / USA / North America
Paul Vario was a prominent New York mobster and high-ranking member of the Lucchese crime family. Born on July 10, 1914, in Brooklyn, he became involved in organized crime at a young age, eventually rising to become a caporegime (...
Carnegie, Andrew
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...