Devlin, Art b. September 22, 1922 d. April 22, 2004 Former United States Olympic ski jumper and sports broadcaster. World War II bombardier, awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Purple Heart. Saint Agnes Cemetery, Lake Placid, Essex County, New York, USA
Rodzinski, Artur b. January 2, 1892 d. November 27, 1958 Ochestra Conductor. He was conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (1929-1933), Cleveland Orchestra (1933-1943) and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1947-1948). He taught at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1953 he conducted the world premiere of Sergei Prokofiev's "War And Peace" and Aaron Copland's ballet, "Appalachian Spring." (Bio by: K) Saint Agnes Cemetery, Lake Placid, Essex County, New York, USA
Shea, Jack b. September 10, 1910 d. January 22, 2002 Olympic Athelete. He was the winner of two Olympic gold medals at the 1932 Winter Games and was the patriarch of the first family with three generations of Olympians. His son Jim competed in the Nordic combined and two cross-country ski races at the 1964 Innsbruck Games, and his grandson Jim Jr. competed in the skeleton in the 2002 Winter Games. At 91 he was America's oldest living Winter Olympics gold medalist and his dream was to see his grandson compete as an Olympian. That dream ended when...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Moody) Saint Agnes Cemetery, Lake Placid, Essex County, New York, USA
Smith, Kate b. May 1, 1907 d. June 17, 1986 Singer. A popular icon of the Depression and World War II eras, she best known for her stirring renditions of patriotic anthems, most notably her definitive version of "God Bless America," which she originally introduced for Irving Berlin in 1938. Known as "The Songbird of the South" and "The First Lady of Radio" in her prolific 5-decade career, she had an unlikely beginning, as a chubby Southern girl without professional training, but she knew she could sing and set out to capitalize on it at...[Read More] (Bio by: Edward Parsons) Saint Agnes Cemetery, Lake Placid, Essex County, New York, USA
b. September 22, 1922 d. April 22, 2004