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Cohn, Roy b. February 20, 1927 d. August 2, 1986
Renowned Attorney. Born in New York in 1927, Cohn graduated from Columbia Law School at 20, passed the bar at 21, and rose to become the youngest assistant U.S. attorney at the time. The case that launched his career was the 1951 trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, accused of leaking atomic secrets to the Soviets. Cohn was one of four attorneys who successfully prosecuted them for treason. As chief counsel to Senator Joseph McCarthy's Communist-hunting U.S. Senate permanent investigations...[Read More] (Bio by: Joseph)
Cause of death: Complications of AIDS
Union Field Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens County, New York, USA
Plot: Small private family mausoleum
Cowen, Joshua Lionel b. August 25, 1887 d. September 8, 1965
Inventor, Toy Train Manufacturer, Businessman. Born Joshua Lionel Cohen, he was the co-founder of the Lionel Manufacturing Company along with Harry C. Grant. The company later known as the Lionel Corporation, became one of America's greatest commercial and marketing successes of the mid 20th century, as a leader and producer of electric toy trains. Over time his toy train invention became a fixture of the Christmas holiday season, synonymous with Santa Claus and the Christmas tree in terms of...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Union Field Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens County, New York, USA
Dickstein, Samuel b. February 5, 1885 d. April 22, 1954
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 12th and 19th Districts in the United States House of Representatives he served from 1923 to 1945. He also served as a Member of the New York State Assembly from 1919 to 1922, and as a State Court Judge in 1945. According to old Soviet records found in the mid-1990s, he had been a paid agent for the KGB. (Bio by: K)
Union Field Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens County, New York, USA
Frohman, Charles b. June 17, 1860 d. May 7, 1915
Theatrical Producer. He founded the Empire Theatre Stock Company in 1892, which influenced the beginning of the 'Star System'. He managed many actors including Ethel Barrymore, Maude Adams and Julia Marlowe. He went down in the sinking of the Lusitania.
Cause of death: The sinking of the Lusitania
Union Field Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens County, New York, USA
Frohman, Daniel b. August 22, 1853 d. December 26, 1940
Brother of Charles Frohman. He managed New York theatres, including the Lyceum.
Union Field Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens County, New York, USA
Goldfogle, Henry Mayer b. May 23, 1856 d. June 1, 1929
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 9th and 12th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1901 to 1915, and 1919 to 1921. He was defeated in 1920 as Democratic. He also served as a a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from New York in 1916. (Bio by: K)
Union Field Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens County, New York, USA
Lahr, Bert b. August 13, 1895 d. December 4, 1967
American stage and film actor, best known for his comedic roles, the most famous being ‘The Cowardly Lion’ in the 1939 MGM classic “The Wizard of Oz.” But long before “Oz," he was an established name in burlesque, vaudeville, and Broadway. He starred in Broadway's "Ziegfeld Follies" and had his own show on radio before venturing into feature films. He was born Irving Lahrheim in 1895, in New York City. Dropping out of school at 15 and taking the stage name ‘Bert Lahr’ to join a juvenile...[Read More] (Bio by: Edward Parsons)
Union Field Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens County, New York, USA
Lansing, Robert b. June 5, 1928 d. October 23, 1994
Actor. He is best remembered for his role of 'General Frank Savage' in the television series, "Twelve O'Clock High" (1964 to 1965). Born Robert Howell Brown in San Diego, California, he adopted the stage name Robert Lansing from the capital of Michigan, which he had once visited. He took an early interest in acting, with his first appearance in 1956 on the Kraft Television Theater episode, "Shadow of Suspicion." His first movie role was as 'Dr. Scott Nelson' in the low-budget horror film, the...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Cause of death: Cancer
Union Field Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens County, New York, USA
Rothstein, Arnold b. January 17, 1882 d. November 6, 1928
Noted Gambler. He was the key gambling interest behind the Chicago Black Sox Scandal of 1919.
Cause of death: Murdered
Union Field Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 52
Teller, Ludwig b. June 22, 1911 d. October 4, 1965
US Congressman. Elected to represent New York's 20th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1957 to 1961. He was defeated in 1960, and 1962. He also served as a Member of the New York State Assembly from New York County 5th District, from 1951 to 1956. (Bio by: K)
Union Field Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens County, New York, USA

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