Cooper, Gary (Frank James) b. May 7, 1901 d. May 13, 1961 Actor. His career lasted over thirty six years in which he received five Academy Award nominations for Best Actor, winning twice and also received an Honorary Award from the Academy for his many memorable screen performances and the international recognition he, as an individual, had gained for the motion picture industry. He was born Frank James Cooper in Helena, Montana to English parents and spent part of his childhood around Helena - his father served as a Montana Supreme Court Justice and...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield) Cause of death: Cancer Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary R.C. Cemetery, Southampton, Suffolk County, New York, USA Plot: Jesus & Mary Section
Cooper Converse, Veronica b. May 27, 1913 d. February 16, 2000 Actress. Wife of screen legend Gary Cooper, "Rocky" was a devoted wife and mother to their only child, Maria. Prior to her 1933 marriage, she embarked upon a brief career in film using the screen name of Sandra Shaw. One of the films in which she was briefly featured was the classic King Kong. A respected athlete, she was California State Woman's Skeet Champion during the 1930s. In addition, she was an avid golfer, swimmer, scuba diver and tennis player. After Cooper's death in 1961, she...[Read More] (Bio by: Ashley) Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary R.C. Cemetery, Southampton, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Healey, James Christopher b. December 24, 1909 d. December 16, 1981 US Congressman. He was a track star at the University of Pennsylvania, from which he graduated in 1933, and received a law degree from St. John's University in 1936. Healey practiced law in New York City as a staff attorney for the New York State Labor Relations Board and as an Assistant United States attorney. He served in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. After World War II he was New York City's Assistant Corporation Counsel from 1946 to 1948 and Counsel to the Bronx Borough...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern) Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary R.C. Cemetery, Southampton, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Norton, Jack b. September 2, 1889 d. October 14, 1958 American Motion Picture Actor. He earned cinematic fame as a comic drunk despite being a teetotaller. Norton entered films in 1934 often playing stone-cold sober characters as well. The Jack Norton which audiences loved was first seen in "Cockeyed Cavaliers" (1934). Norton would actually follow a drunk for blocks, memorizing each movement in order to perfect his character. He played sober roles in "You Belong to Me" (1940), "The Fleet's In" (1941), "Sin of Harold Diddlebock" (1946), "The Awful...[Read More] Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary R.C. Cemetery, Southampton, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Scavullo, Francesco b. January 16, 1921 d. January 6, 2004 Fashion and portrait photographer. His photography graced the covers of such magazines as Cosmopolitan, Vogue and Harper's Bazaar for over 30 years. Among his famous subjects were Grace Kelly, Liz Taylor, Paul Newman and a young Brooke Shields. Some of his work is displayed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. (Bio by: Kelly Whyte) Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary R.C. Cemetery, Southampton, Suffolk County, New York, USA
b. May 7, 1901 d. May 13, 1961