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Barrymore, Georgiana Emma b. July 11, 1854 d. July 2, 1893
Actress. She debutted in "The Ladies' Battle" at the Arch Street Theatre in Philadelphia in 1872. She subsequently appeared in "As You Like It," "Frou-Frou," "The School for Scandal," "The Senator". She married actor Maurice Barrymore (Blythe) in 1876, and was the mother of stage and film stars Lionel, Ethel, and John Barrymore. She died at age 38.
Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Barrymore (Blythe), John Sidney b. February 15, 1882 d. May 29, 1942
Actor. He made his stage debut at the age of 18 in one of his father's productions, but he really wanted to be an artist. Educated at Kings College, Wimbledon, and New York's Art Student League, he worked at the New York Evening Journal doing sketches. By 1905, he had given up being an artist and toured the country doing plays. He became a major Broadway star in "The Fortune Hunter" in 1909. His debut on the screen came in 1914 in "An American Citizen" and his good looks and remarkable talent...[Read More] (Bio by: Marta Monk)
Cause of death: Heart failure
Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Barrymore (Blythe), Maurice (Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne) b. September 21, 1849 d. March 26, 1905
Actor. Born Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blythe at Fort Agra, India, he studied at Harrow and Oxford in England before first appearing on the stage in London in "The London Assurance" in 1872. He made his United States debut in Boston in "Under the Gaslight" in 1875. He married the actress Georgiana Drew, daughter of actors John and Louisa Lane Drew in 1876, and together they formed their own road company. They were the parents of stage and film actors Lionel, Ethel, and John Barrymore.
Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Drew, Louisa b. January 10, 1820 d. August 31, 1897
Actress. She made her American debut in "Richard III" with Junius Brutus Booth in 1827 at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia. She married actor John Drew in 1850, and was the mother of Louisa, John, Jr., and Georgiana Drew. as well as the grandmother of Lionel, Ethel, and John Barrymore, all actors. She managed the Arch Street Theatre in Philadelphia for 31 years.
Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Fechter, Charles Albert b. October 24, 1824 d. August 5, 1879
Actor. He was a prominent figure in British theatre. Managed the Globe Theatre in New York City. (Bio by: Laurie)
Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Houston, William Churchill b. 1746 d. August 2, 1788
Continental Congressman. He was raised in North Carolina, graduated from Princeton in 1768, and served there as a tutor and professor until 1783. During the Revolution he served as a Captain in the Somerset Militia's Second Regiment. In 1775 and 1776 he was Deputy Secretary of the Continental Congress, and in 1776 he served in New Jersey's Provincial Congress. He was a member of the New Jersey Assembly from 1777 to 1779 and served on the state Council of Safety in 1778. From 1779 to 1781...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Lewis, Judy b. November 6, 1935 d. November 25, 2011
Actress. The daughter of legendary actor Clark Gable and actress Loretta Young, she would not know of her parentage until later in life. She was raised by Young as her adopted daughter because her parents feared their careers would be destroyed by scandal (Gable was married and Young, a devout Catholic, could not acknowledge the affair); she took the last name Lewis when her mother remarried. She met Gable only once, at the age of fifteen, during a visit with Young at their home. It would be...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
McHugh, Dorothy b. August 17, 1907 d. July 19, 1995
Actress. Dorothy McHugh gained fame as "Mrs. Fletcher" in the commercials for LifeLine Systems Inc., a medical alarm system company. In the commercials she uttered the now famous line "I've fallen... and I can't get up!" Ms. McHugh learned about the job from a tenant in one of the buildings she owned. She received $60 for the job. She dropped out of school in the sixth grade, and went to work at a rug factory. During her time off she would attend local burlesque shows, and memorized the...[Read More] (Bio by: GraveGirl)
Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Myers, Henry C. b. May, 1858 d. April 18, 1895
Major League Baseball Player. Played middle infield with the Providence Grays in 1881, the Baltimore Orioles in 1882 of the American Association and the Wilmington Quicksteps of the Union Association in 1884. He was player/manager with the Orioles in 1882 with a record of 19-54. (Bio by: Robert)
Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Sanford, Maria Louise b. December 19, 1836 d. April 21, 1920
Educator. Served as professor of English and history at Swarthmore College from 1869 to 1879, and professor of rhetoric and elocution at the University of Minnesota from 1880 to 1909. She is one of two Minnesotans honored with a statue in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol Building.
Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Sellers, Alfred Jacob b. March 2, 1836 d. September 20, 1908
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a Brevet Colonel in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Major in the 90th Pennsylvania Infantry for action on July 1, 1863 at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. His citation reads "Voluntarily led the regiment under a withering fire to a position from which the enemy was repulsed." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Virtue, Jacob Kitchline "Jake" b. March 2, 1865 d. February 3, 1943
Major League Baseball Player. Nicknamed "Guesses", played five seasons with the Cleveland Spiders of the National League from 1890-1894. He ended his career with 483 hits in 474 games with 7 home runs, 256 runs batted in and a .274 average. (Bio by: Robert)
Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA

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