Find A Grave - Mount Hope Cemetery

Adler, Clarence b. March 10, 1886 d. December 24, 1969
Musician. A pianist, he was a soloist for many leading orchestras in the United States and abroad. He was the private music instructor for composer Aaron Copland.
Mount Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, USA
Boucicault, Dion b. December 26, 1822 d. September 18, 1890
Playwright, Actor.
Mount Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, USA
Bushmiller, Ernie b. 1905 d. August 15, 1982
Cartoonist. Ccreated the "Nancy" comic strip in 1925.
Mount Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, USA
Cantor, Jacob Aaron b. December 6, 1854 d. July 2, 1921
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 20th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1913 to 1915. Also served as a Member of the New York State Assembly in 1885, and Member of the New York State Senate in 1887. (Bio by: K)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, USA
Cavallaro, Carmen b. May 6, 1913 d. October 12, 1989
Pianist, Conductor, Composer. A New York City native, he was a classically-trained musician who was became known in jazz circles as "The Poet of the Piano". In 1933 he began a four-year job with the Al Kavelin Orchestra and then performed with Rudy Vallee and big bands led by Enrico Madriguera, Abe Lyman and Meyer Davis. Cavallaro debuted his first band, a five-piece combo, in 1939 at the St. Louis Hotel and launched a fourteen-piece orchestra in Hollywood 1944. He hosted the NBC Radio...[Read More] (Bio by: Amy Baker)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, USA
Clark, Kenneth B. b. 1914 d. May 2, 2005
Psychologist, Professor, Civil Rights Activist. Born in the Panama Canal Zone in 1914, he came to New York City when he was 4½ years old. He was a distinguished professor emeritus at City College. He also taught at Columbia and Harvard universities and the University of California. For 20 years, he served as the first black member of the New York State Board of Regents. He had been a former president of the American Psychological Association. His pioneering experiment conducted using black and...[Read More] (Bio by: Edmond Spaeth)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, USA
Dannay, Frederic b. October 20, 1905 d. September 3, 1982
Author. Co-creator with his cousin, Manfred B. Lee, of the very popular detective series, "Ellery Queen." The detective series was published from 1929 to 1969, it consisted of 35 novels and 7 short stories. The Ellery Queen series was also made into a television series and a long-running radio program.
Mount Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, USA
Feininger, Lyonel b. 1871 d. 1956
An American painter, he was born in the United States but active in Germany until persecution by the Nazis drove him back to the U.S. His gentle geometric style often featured sailboats and skyscrapers. He work can be seen at the Museum of Modern Art and the Met. (Bio by: Rick Watson)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, USA
Freeman, Harry Lawerence b. October 9, 1869 d. March 24, 1954
Composer. Wrote operas, which include "Voodoo," "The Octoroon, and "The Martyr." Among his other works is a ballet, "The Slave Ballet." His symphonic poem "The Slave," tells the tale of a day in the life of a slave. (Bio by: Laurie)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, USA
Gardella, Danny b. February 26, 1920 d. March 6, 2005
Professional Baseball Player. He was a New York Giants outfielder famous for challenging baseball's reserve clause in a 1947 federal lawsuit. He played with the Giants in 1944 and '45, but the following year he joined the Mexican League rather than return to the minors. In April 1946, commissioner Happy Chandler imposed a ban of at least five years on all players who had gone to the Mexican League. The next year, Gardella sued baseball, seeking $300,000 in damages. He argued that baseball was...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 86, Lot 20, Grave 479
Harvey, Alfred b. October 6, 1913 d. July 4, 1994
Publisher. He was a comic-book publisher and animation producer who founded Harvey World Comics in 1940 when he was 26. He introduced to the world the characters of "Casper the Friendly Ghost", "Wendy the Good Little Witch", "Little Dot",and "Richie Rich", all of which made Harvey the leading comic book publisher during the 1950s. (Bio by: Michael J, McFadden)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Larchmont Temple Section
Jordan, Thomas b. September 30, 1819 d. November 27, 1895
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. He graduated from the US Military Academy in 1840, was commissioned an officer the 3rd Infantry, took part in the Seminole Indian War and served in the Mexican War. At the start of the Civil War, he resigned and was commissioned Captain in the Confederate Corps. He was with the forces first collected at Manassas Junction, was promoted Colonel chief of staff and Adjutant-General of the Army. He was with the forces at the battles of Corinth, Shiloh and was...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 26, Lot 255, Grave 1
McClendon, Rose Virginia Scott b. August 27, 1884 d. July 12, 1936
Actress. She was one of the most famous African-American actresses of her time. She performed in many plays such as "Deep River," "Mulatto," and "In Abraham's Bosom." (Bio by: Laurie)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, USA
Ochiltree, Thomas Peck b. October 26, 1837 d. November 25, 1902
US Congressman. A pre-War member of Captain John G. Walker's company of Texas Rangers, during the Civil War he served in the Confederate Army, rising to the rank of Major in the 1st Texas Infantry regiment. He was elected to represent Texas's 7th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1883 to 1885.
Mount Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, USA
Sachs, Gloria b. February 17, 1927 d. March 12, 2012
Fashion Designer. She is credited with creating clothing for a generation of business and professional women, in the process inventing the once ubiquitous Capri pants. Born Gloria Wasserman to a well off family, she was raised in Scarsdale, New York, earned a 1947 degree in fine arts from Skidmore College, and following study at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, moved to Paris, France where she apprenticed with artist Fernand Leger while working as a model. Returning...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, USA
Schachner, Nathan b. January 16, 1895 d. October 2, 1955
Noted Author, Biographer. His best knows works are "Thomas Jefferson, vols 1 & 2," "Aaron Burr," and Alexander Hamilton, Nation Builder." (Bio by: Laurie)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, USA
Snead, Oceana Wardlaw b. 1885 d. November 29, 1909
Murder Victim. Her body was found in a bathtub with only enough water to cover her face. This murder is also referred to as 'The Bathtub Tragedy.' Indicted for her murder were her mother, and her aunts. The book "Three Sisters in Black" by Norman Zierold details this sensational murder. (Bio by: Laurie)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, USA
Tarnower, Herman b. March 18, 1910 d. March 10, 1980
"Scarsdale Diet" doctor who was murdered by a jilted lover, Jean Harris.
Mount Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Larchmont Temple, Lot 64, Row 2, Grave 4
Todman, Bill (William) b. July 31, 1916 d. July 29, 1979
Television Personality and Producer. Todman was the producer of some of the best game shows that were on television from the early 1950s until the late 1970s. He also produced many classic television shows as well. They include "Beat The Clock" (1969-1974, 1979-1980), "Card Sharks" (1978-1989), "I've Got A Secret" (1952, 1967, 1972, 1976), "Match Game PM" (1975-1981), "Now You See It" (1974-1975), "Tattletales" (1974-1978), "Concentration" (1973), "Match Game 73" (1973-1982), "To Tell The Truth"...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Mount Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, USA
Watson, Lucile b. May 27, 1879 d. June 24, 1962
Canadian-born actress. She was known as the "Queen of the Dowagers" because of her several roles as motherly types in film. In 1943 she was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actress for her role as Bette Davis's mother in the film "Watch On The Rhine." Her other film credits include "Every Woman Knows" (1934), "Three Young Girls" (1937), "The Young In Heart" (1938), "Waterloo Bridge" (1940), "The Great Lie" (1941), "Tomorrow Is Forever" (1946), "Little Women" (1949) and "My...[Read More]
Mount Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York, USA

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