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• De Evia, Edgar    b. July 30, 1910  d. February 10, 2003
  Photographer, Artist, Author. He was born in Merida, capital of the Yucatan, as the only son of noted Parisian born pianist Miirrha Alhambra and her husband Dom Evia. He moved with his parents to New York City when he was about five years old and was graduated from the Dalton School. He is best know for his Tissot-like effects using soft focus...[Read More] (Bio by: D C McJonathan-Swarm)
  Church of the Transfiguration, Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
  Plot: Columbarium
   
• Hughes, Barnard    b. July 16, 1915  d. July 11, 2006
  Actor. Born in Bedford Hills, New York, he made his acting debut in 1935. A veteran character performer, he was successful in his 40s for his roles in Broadway theatre, winning a Tony Award in the title role of Hugh Leonard's "Da" in 1978. He also starred in the 1988 motion picture version of the play. Among his other major Broadway credits were "A Majority of One" (1959), "Advise and Consent" (1960), "Nobody Loves an Albatross' (1963), the Richard Burton revival of "Hamlet" (1964), "How Now...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Moody)
  Church of the Transfiguration, Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
   
• Kempton, Greta    b. March 22, 1903  d. December 10, 1991
  Artist, born Martha Greta Kempton, she studied at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts before emigrating to the United States c. 1926 and in the 1930s was a student at the National Academy of Design and Art Students League both in New York City. Her style was reminiscent of Rembrandt, Rubens, and other European masters. By the 1940s, she had compiled an impressive list of subjects, including Dagmar Nordstrom, the families of Hollywood notables and prominent residents of New Orleans, where she lived...[Read More] (Bio by: D C McJonathan-Swarm)
  Church of the Transfiguration, Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
  Plot: Columbarium niche
   
• March, Lori   b. March 6, 1923  d. March 19, 2013
  Actress. She will perhaps be best remembered for playing Valerie Hill Ames Northcoate in the long-running TV serial "Secret Storm" (1964 to 1974). Born Lori Von Eltz, her mother Peggy Prior was a screenwriter during the 1920s, her stepfather Joseph Moncure March penned numerous scripts during the 1930s and 1940s, Lori was adopted by him and took his last name March. After being raised within the shadows of Hollywood, she graduated from Beverly Hills High School and moved to New York to pursue a...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
  Church of the Transfiguration, Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
   
• Scourby, Alexander    b. November 13, 1913  d. February 25, 1985
  Actor, Voice Artist. A native of Brooklyn, New York born to Greek immigrants Scourby was an accomplished stage, screen, and radio actor and possessed a deep, rich resonant voice perfect for narration. In addition to appearing in the movies "The Big Heat" (1953) with Glen Ford, and "The Devil at 4 O'clock (1961), he also appeared in the TV series "The Asphalt Jungle", "Naked City" and "The Defenders". He provided narration for "Victory at Sea" (1954) and for classical productions such as "Ship...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank R. Adamski)
  Church of the Transfiguration, Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
   
• Stenborg, Helen   b. January 24, 1925  d. March 22, 2011
  Actress. She was seen in a large number of stage and television productions for more than 60 years. Raised in Minneapolis she had early theatrical ambitions and moved to New York in her late teens; after appearing in some Broadway touring productions she spent World War II entertaining troops in Europe and was to meet her future husband, actor Barnard Hughes, while appearing in a show for injured veterans. Stenborg made her screen bow in a 1947 television presentation of Dickens' "A Christmas...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
  Church of the Transfiguration, Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
   
• Warrick, Ruth    b. June 29, 1916  d. January 15, 2005
  Actress. Appeared in several movies, but was primarly known for her work in Daytime dramas. Warrick first graced television in 1953 on The Guiding Light in the role of 'Nurse Janet Johnson,' then on As The World Turns she enjoyed a four-year run as 'Edith Hughes.' Fans of TV’s Peyton Place know Ruth Warrick as 'Hannah Cord,' a role for which she received her first Emmy nomination. In 1970 she joined All My Children in the role as 'Phoebe English Tyler Wallingford' which she played for close...[Read More] (Bio by: David)
  Cause of death: Pneumonia
  Church of the Transfiguration, Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA
   

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