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Miller, Bill b. 1904 d. December 9, 2002
Vaudeville Entertainer, Talent Agent. He was part of the vaudville team "Miller and Peterson." He later became a talent agent and moved to Las Vegas, becoming known as 'Mr. Entertainment.' He invented what is known today as the 'Lounge' act. He booked Elvis Presley, Mae West, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. He retired to Palm Springs in the mid 1970s. (Bio by: Graving Queen of the OC)
Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, USA
Plot: Section A32, grave 5
Mitchell, Cameron b. November 4, 1918 d. July 7, 1994
Actor. Born Cameron McDowell Mitzell, he was a popular performer for over four decades making more than 300 film and TV appearances. He made his film debut in "What Next, Corporal Hargrove?" in 1945. His many other film credits included "They Were Expendable" (1945), "Flight to Mars" (1951), "The Tall Men" (1955), "The Unstoppable Man" (1960), "Hombre" (1967), " My Favorite Year" (1982) and "Trapped Alive" (1993). For television he is best remembered for his roles on the westerns "Zane Gray...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Lung cancer
Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, USA
Plot: Section A-23, Lot 83
Phillips, John b. September 11, 1887 d. December 18, 1983
US Congressman. Served in the United States Army during World War I. Elected to represent California's 22nd and 29th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1943 to 1957. Also served as a Member of the California State Assembly from 1932 to 1936, Member of the California State Senate from 1936 to 1942, and Delegate to the Republican National Convention from California in 1944. (Bio by: K)
Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, USA
Powell, Diana 'Mousie' b. September 18, 1919 d. January 18, 1997
Actress. Born in Asbury Park, New Jersey, she was nicked named "Mousie" and began her film career appearing in "All the King's Horses" (1934). In 1940, she met and married actor William Powell, with whom she remained with for the rest of her life. Before retiring from performing in 1943, her most notable films included "It's a Gift" (1934), "Gold Diggers in Paris" (1938), "Go West" (1940), "Andy Hardy Meets Debutante" (1940) and "Johnny Eager" (1942). She died of cancer in Rancho Mirage...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, USA
Plot: B-10, #21
Powell, William David b. February 27, 1925 d. March 13, 1968
Screenwriter. Born the only child of William Powell and his first wife Eileen Wilson nine years into their on again off again marriage during a period of reconciliation between the two. They would finally divorce five years later. As a boy he was apparently plagued by emotional problems. He would become a television writer, whose work was seen on such series as 'Bonanza,' 'Death Valley,' 'Rawhide,' and '77 Sunset Strip.' He served as an associate producer at Warner Brothers Studios and at...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cause of death: Suicide
Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, USA
Plot: Sec.B-10 Lot 20
Powell, William b. July 29, 1892 d. March 5, 1984
Actor. His birth and boyhood home until age ten was Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His accountant father had visions of his only son acquiring a legal career. However, William showed talent and a keen interest in the theatre in high school. Following graduation, over the objections of his father, his aunt staked him and he enrolled at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. He first began his career on the stage with many lean years performing in vaudeville and stock companies...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Cause of death: Cardiac arrest in his sleep
Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, USA
Plot: B-10, #20
Rambeau, Marjorie b. July 15, 1889 d. June 7, 1970
Actress. Born in San Francisco, Rambeau worked on the stage from the age of 12. In the first quarter of the 20th century, she became a prominent leading lady on Broadway. She left Broadway for Hollywood in the late 20s, however, and delivered sterling character and support work as blowsy floozies and other hard-luck dames. Rambeau seemed comfortable in rowdy, rambunctious, over the top, woman-of-the-world parts. She was cast in Min and Bill (1930) and the title character in Tugboat Annie Sails...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, USA
Plot: section B-10-26
Reiser, Harold Patrick 'Pete' b. March 17, 1919 d. October 25, 1981
Major League Baseball Player. Harold Patrick Reiser was born in 1919 in St. Louis, he died at the age of 62 in 1981 in Palm Springs, California. At age 15, an underage Reiser wowed St. Louis Cardinal scouts, at 17, in 1937, Reiser signed with the Cardinals as an amateur free agent, in 1938 he signed as a free agent with the Brooklyn Dodgers for $100, he played in the minor league for Elmira. On July 23, 1940, at age 21, Pete Reiser debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers, by 1941, his first full...[Read More] (Bio by: edh)
Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, USA
Plot: Section C-12, grave 219
Rizzo, Jilly b. May 6, 1917 d. May 6, 1992
Restaurateur and Entertainer. A long-time friend of Frank Sinatra, Rizzo made cameo appearances in several of his films. He was also a frequent guest on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, where he would recite one liners in his monotone New York accent. During the 1970s, his night-club was torn down and replaced with Dean Martin's restaurant, Dino's. On May 6, 1992, Rizzo was killed in a car accident when he was hit by a drunk driver on his 75th birthday in Rancho Mirage, California. He is buried...[Read More]
Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, USA
Plot: B-8, #157
Schilling, Jessica b. May 28, 1984 d. November 27, 2003
Model. A native of Palm Springs, California, she later graduated from Palm Desert High School, and became a talented model. Schilling began competing in beauty pageants and won titles such as, Miss Teen Palm Springs in 2001, competed for the United States during the Miss Earth Pageant for the title in the Philippines, and was the reigning Miss USA International in 2003. Schilling died at the age of 19 in a tragic car accident on November 27, 2003, in Palm Springs, California. (Bio by: K)
Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, USA
Simms (Eastvold), Ginny (Virginia) b. May 13, 1913 d. April 4, 1994
Singer, actress.
Born in Texas but raised in California, Ginny Simms became an MGM contract star in the 1940�s. As a child she studied piano but it was her vocal talents that catapulted her career when she formed a singing trio while studying at Fresno State Teachers College. While performing at a club in San Francisco she caught the attention of bandleader Kay Kyser who starred Ginny as his feature singer. In addition to having hr own radio show she also acted in the films Hit The Ice (...[Read More] (Bio by: r77ortiz)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, USA
Sinatra, Frank (Francis Albert) b. December 12, 1915 d. May 14, 1998
Entertainer. Regarded by many as the greatest popular singer of the 20th Century, he was nicknamed "The Voice", "Ol Blue Eyes" and "Chairman of the Board". Born Francis Albert Sinatra in Hoboken, New Jersey, the son and only child of an Italian immigrant fireman, his mother Dolly was a midwife. Legend has it that one day he heard Bing Crosby singing and decided this would be the career path he was to embark upon. His initial break came in 1935, when he received first prize in a radio contest...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Cause of death: Heart Attack
Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, USA
Plot: B-8, #151
GPS coordinates: 33.8166389, -116.4418564 (hddd.dddd)
Sinatra, Natalie 'Dolly' b. November 25, 1894 d. January 6, 1977
Frank Sinatra's Mother.
Cause of death: Plane Crash
Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, USA
Plot: B-8, #149
Tomack, Sid b. September 8, 1907 d. November 12, 1962
Actor. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was a stage performer when he made his screen in "Forgotten Girls" (1940). A veteran of many films, his credits included "The Thrill of Brazil" (1946), "Knock On Any Door" (1949), "Side Street" (1950), "My Sister Eileen" (1955) and "Sail a Crooked Ship" (1961). He also appeared as a regular on many television shows such as "Adventures of Superman" (1952 to 1957), "G.E. Theatre" (1955 to 1957), "The Donna Reed Show" (1958 to 1959) and "Perry Mason" (1958 to...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Heart ailment
Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, USA
Plot: Section A-9, Lot 14
Van Heusen, Bobbe (Josephine) b. November 28, 1910 d. May 2, 1999
Vocalist. Josephine Bobbe Brock Van Heusen, whose original name was Josephine Brock, was the middle 1/3 of the "Brox Sisters". The trio was raised in Edmonton, Alberta, but were U.S. born; Josephine in Memphis Tennessee on Nov 28, 1901. They changed their name to Brox after a producer told them the shorter spelling would look best on a marquee. Josephine changed her first name to Dagmar, then to Bobbe, her younger sister Kathleen to Patricia, oldest sister Eunice became Lorayne. Josephine...[Read More] (Bio by: edh)
Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, USA
Plot: Section B-35, near Frank Sinatra
Van Heusen (Babcock), James (Edward Chester) b. January 26, 1913 d. February 6, 1990
Composer.
Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, USA
Plot: B-8, #63
Young, Ralph b. July 1, 1923 d. August 22, 2008
Singer, Entertainer. He began his professional career after serving in World War II, as lead vocalist for Les Brown and his Band of Renown. He had his greatest success when he teamed up with Tony Sandler to form "Sandler and Young" in 1963. For over twenty years they were known as one of the best and most unique vocal duos in popular music. They headlined casino showrooms such as Caesar's Palace, the Las Vegas Hilton, Sahara and Atlantic City's Resorts International. They hosted CBS' "Kraft...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, USA
Plot: Section A-37, #67

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