Find A Grave - Mount Judah Cemetery

Baker, Belle b. December 23, 1893 d. April 29, 1957
Singer, Actress. Born in New York City, she began her singing on the stage and in Vaudeville. Known as "red hot mama" she could sing a Yiddish Ballad and modern jazz with equal ease. She was most noted for introducing hundreds of songs to the American public to include "All Of Me", "Cohen Owes Me $97", "Alexander's Ragtime Band" and "Blue Skies". In the 1930s, she appeared in several editions of the Ziegfeld Follies, performed on radio for the Columbia Network and played music halls in England...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Mount Judah Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens County, New York, USA
Brenner, Victor David b. June 12, 1871 d. April 5, 1924
Sculptor. He was the designer of the United States Lincoln Cent, the most widely reproduced work of art in America; billions have been minted since production began in 1909. He produced over 125 different medals, badges and plaques during his career. He also produced sculptures, such as the "Song of Nature" which sits on the fountain in Schenely Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1907 Brenner was commissioned to produce a plaque bearing the image of President Abraham Lincoln, and in 1908 was...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank Passic, Albion Historian)
Mount Judah Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens County, New York, USA
Plot: Block Q, Section 1, Grave #232
Cooper, Marilyn b. December 14, 1934 d. April 22, 2009
Actress. Known primarily for comedic character roles, she appeared on Broadway for nearly 40 years, and won a Tony Award in 1981. Raised in New York City, Cooper was inspired to persue a career in show business by her aunt, singer Belle Baker, and made her Broadway debut in the chorus of the 1956 "Mr. Wonderful". After appearing in a revival of "Brigadoon", she was chosen for the part of Rosalia, a Sharks girl desiring to return to Puerto Rico in Leonard Bernstein's 1957 "West Side Story". (She...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Mount Judah Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 1, Block G, Grave 7
Goodman, Andrew b. November 23, 1943 d. June 21, 1964
Social Activist. Born the second of three sons of Robert and Dr. Carolyn Goodman on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. He attended the unconventional Walden School and during his sophmore year he went to Washington, D. C. to participate in the Youth March for Integrated Schools. Upon graduation, he enrolled in Queens College with an intention of studying drama. In April 1964, he applied for and was accepted into the Mississippi Summer Freedom Project sponsored by the Congress of Racial Equality...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cause of death: Gunshot
Mount Judah Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens County, New York, USA
Kohlmar, Lee b. February 27, 1873 d. May 14, 1946
Actor. Born in Nuremberg, Germany, he appeared in 52 films between 1916 and 1941. He also directed nine films. He began his career as a stage set director and broke into films with the direction of short reel western features such as "Toto of the Byways" (1916), "The Cactus Kid" (1921) and "Bandits Beware" (1921). As a performer, he appeared in the films "The Secret Gift" (1920), "Orphans of the Storm" (1921), "Breaking Home Ties" (1922), "When Strangers Meet" (1934) and "A Son Comes Home" (...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Mount Judah Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens County, New York, USA
Plot: Block 2, Ind. Justice lot
Orgen, Jacob 'Little Augie' b. 1901 d. October 16, 1927
Organized Crime Figure. He was a Jewish gang leader and labor racketeer in New York City, New York during the 1920s. He gained control of the labor rackets in 1923 when he had Nathan "Kid Dropper" Kaplan murdered outside a Manhattan courthouse. He himself was shot to death on a Manhattan Street corner in 1927 by crime figures Lepke Buchalter and Jacob (Gurrah) Shaprio, who then took over all of his rackets. His bodyguard that night was mobster John "Legs" Diamond who was also shot but survived...[Read More]
Cause of death: Murdered by gunshot
Mount Judah Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens County, New York, USA
Plot: Block 3, Row 14

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