Donlin, Michael Joseph 'Turkey Mike' b. May 30, 1878 d. September 24, 1933 Major League Baseball Player. Known as "Turkey Mike" because of his unique strut. He played on seven teams in a 12-year career, mostly in the National League, from 1899 to 1914. Was a teammate of Christ Mathewson on the Giants. He acrued a lifetime batting average of .303. Was married to stage actress Mabel Hite, untill her death from cancer in 1912. After his baseball career was over, he went to Hollywood and acted in 46 movies over a 23 year career. (Bio by: Frank Russo) Cause of death: Heart Attack Glenwood Cemetery, West Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA Plot: Cremated, Section 8, Lot 10-A (In The Fenton Plot)
Pryor, Arthur b. September 22, 1870 d. June 18, 1942 Musician. Born in St. Joseph, Missouri, he was the foremost trombonist of his day and one of that instrument's most fervent advocates for all time. He began his career as a featured soloist in John Sousa's Band and went on with his own Arthur Pryor Band, to promote America to the emerging ragtime style of the early 1900s. As a composer of some of the most popular tunes of the early 1900s, he was a pioneering phonograph recording artist, an educator and a founding father of several major musical...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Glenwood Cemetery, West Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
b. May 30, 1878 d. September 24, 1933