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Browning, Frances Heenan 'Peaches' b. June 23, 1910 d. August 23, 1956
Actress. She played 'Gold Digger' roles on stage. She married Edward West ("Daddy") Browning, a wealthy real estate broker when she was 15 years old (he was 51). They separated after six months and upon his death in 1934, she was awarded his entire estate.
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Ferncliff Mausoleum, Unit 7, Alcove MM, Crypt 35
Caesar, Adolph b. December 5, 1933 d. March 6, 1986
Actor. He is best remembered for his motion picture appearance as Sergeant Vernon C. Waters in the 1984 production of "A Soldier's Story," for which he received nominations for Best Supporting Actor from the Motion Picture Academy and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. He served in the United States Navy following high school, where he rose to the rank of chief petty officer. Following military service he studied drama at New York University before joining the Negro Ensemble Company in...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Beechwood section, Grave 238
Calder, A. King b. April 21, 1898 d. June 28, 1964
Actor. He is best remembered for his role as 'Lieutenant Grey' in the television series "Martin Kane, Private Eye" from 1952 to 1954. He appeared in the films, "Ready For The People" (1964), "Everything's Ducky" (1961), "Hong Kong Confidential" (1958), "Mardi Gras" (1958), "On The Threshold Of Space" (1956), "Timetable" (1956), "The Rains Of Ranchipur" (1955). He also made guest appearances on such television shows as "The Fugitive," "The Virginian," "Rawhide," "The Twilight Zone," "Perry Mason...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Ferncliff Mausoleum, Unit 7, Alcove NNJJ, Column O, Niche 14
Calloway, Cab b. December 25, 1907 d. November 18, 1994
Jazz Singer. One of the premier entertainers in Jazz. Cabell (Cab) Calloway was born on December 25th, 1907 in Rochester, New York. Growing up in Baltimore, he began singing as a teenager. While attending law school in Chicago, he realized that entertainment was his calling and became a bandleader. His first stage appearance was in the Plantation Days show at the Loop Theatre. He then worked with "The Missourians" in New York, in 1928. In spring of 1929, he returned to Chicago and acted as the...[Read More]
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Rosewood Mausoleum, 6A-BBB-C252 (third floor)
Calloway, Northern J. b. January 22, 1948 d. January 9, 1990
Actor. A native of New York, New York, Calloway is best remembered for his role as shopkeeper 'David Robinson' on the long-running PBS (Public Broadcasting Station) children's program, "Sesame Street" from 1971 to 1989. He also appeared in several of the show's apecials including, "Christmas Eve On Sesame Street" (1978), "A Special Sesame Street Christmas" (1978), "Sesame Street Special" (1988), "Sesame Street: 20 And Still Counting" (1989), and Sesame Street Presents: The Street We Live On" (...[Read More]
Cause of death: Stomach cancer
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Hickory 2, Grave 438
Carnegie (Zanft), Hattie b. March 15, 1886 d. February 22, 1956
Dress Designer.
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Ferncliff Mausoleum, Unit 7, Alcove NN, Private Memorial Room 1, Crypt 2
Carvel (Carvellos), Thomas b. July 14, 1906 d. October 21, 1990
Business Magnate. Founder of the Carvel Ice Cream business empire.
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: St. Paul, Plot 188, Grave 2
Christians, Mady b. January 19, 1892 d. October 28, 1951
Actress. She appeared in more than 80 feature films in Europe and America, while carving out a significant Broadway career. Raised in a theatrical family, Mady made her first trip to the United States in 1912 to partner her parents in a New York-based German language theater. She made her silver screen debut with the 1916 "Audrey", then went back to Germany for study with Max Reinhardt; she was to make a large number of German movies, mostly "silents", prior to returning to America in 1931...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Cause of death: Cerebral hemorrhage
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Oakwood section, grave 1946
Coppola, Michael b. 1900 d. October 1, 1966
Organized Crime Figure. Known as "Trigger Mike," he was a Made-Member in the Costello/Genovese Organized Crime Family, and ran a large gambling operation in Harlem. He was also major drug trafficker and was considered one of the most vicious enforcers in American Mafia history. In 1931, he took control of the artichoke rackets in New York City after Ciro Terranova was forced out by Lucky Luciano. He died of natural causes in 1966. (Bio by: Bill Heneage)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Unit 5, Alcove X, Room 2, Crypt
Crawford, Joan (Lucille Fay LeSueur) b. March 23, 1906 d. May 10, 1977
Actress. Born Lucille Fay Le Sueur in San Antonio, Texas, but christened Joan Crawford by Hollywood, she exemplified the 1920s carefree "flapper" era to a 'T'. Her beauty and vivacity catapulted her to stardom in the late 1920s in the hugely popular silent classic "Our Dancing Daughters". Ever since that point, the resilient actress with the ever expressive eyes, the famous overpainted lips and the will of steel created for herself one of the most legendary and enduring Hollywood personae of...[Read More]
Cause of death: Cancer and acute coronary occlusion
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Ferncliff Mausoleum, Unit 8, Alcove E, Crypt 42
Crosman, Henrietta b. September 2, 1861 d. October 31, 1944
Actress. A former leading stage actress, she appeared in motion pictures from 1914 to 1934, usually in grande-dame roles. (Bio by: Laurie)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Damerel, Myrtle b. January 7, 1888 d. September 18, 1978
Actress. She went by the name of Myrtle Vail throughout her career. Damerel started performing on the vaudeville circuit with her husband George, and later came up with the idea of a radio soap opera based on her stage experiences. It became a reality when the "Myrt and Marge Show" debuted on CBS in 1931. Damerel's daughter Donna played Marge opposite her role of Myrt until Donna's untimely passing in 1941. Damerel would continue with the show, along with Helen Mack who took over the role...[Read More] (Bio by: LeRoy A.)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Ferncliff Mausoleum, Unit 4, Columbarium 2, Arcade, Column L, Niche 5
De Putti, Lya b. January 10, 1896 d. November 27, 1931
Actress. Exotic, darkly sensual star of international silent films. She is best remembered as Emil Jannings' faithless trapeze artist mistress in the German classic "Variety" (1925). Reputedly descended from Hungarian nobility, she was born Amalia de Putti in what is now Vesce, Slovakia. At 16 she entered into an arranged marriage with a local magistrate, Zoltan von Szepessy, and had two daughters before abruptly abandoning the family to become a dancer in Budapest. Szepessy divorced...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Ferncliff Mausoleum, Unit 1, Alcove D, Crypt 31
Duke, O.L. b. August 12, 1953 d. September 10, 2004
Actor.He started his career by replacing Denzel Washington in Charles Fullers Pulitzer Prize winning original production of a "Solider's Play" film credits also include, "Return of Superfly," "Malcolm X," "The Five Heartbeats," "Sugar Hill," "The Keeper," "The Other Brother," "OZ," "Antwone Fisher," "Out Of Time" and "Coalition." He passed away on September 10, 2004 in a automobile accident in New York. (Bio by: Brown Girl 33)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Fick, Donna b. 1912 d. February 14, 1941
Actress. She started in vaudeville with her parents who were major stars on the circuit. Fick became popular to radio listeners as Marge of the "Myrt and Marge" radio show which ran on CBS during the 1930s and 1940s. Her mother Myrtle Vail played the role of Myrt. Fick played the part from the beginning of the show in 1931 to her untimely passing right after giving birth to her third child on St. Valentine's Day in 1941. She also appeared in the movie version of "Myrt and Marge" in 1933. (Bio by: LeRoy A.)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Mausoleum Unit 4, Columbarium 2, Arcade, Column L, Niche 5
Fields, Lew b. January 1, 1867 d. July 20, 1941
Comedian, Theatrical Producer and Director. He was generally regarded as the artistically creative member of Weber and Fields, a 19th century comedy team that revolutionized the 20th century musical theater with their productions. In 1877, Lew teamed with his Bowery, New York friend, Joe Weber, to develop a knockabout comedy act to play the local saloons. Both were nine years old. They based their characters, Mike and Meyer, on caricatures of the Dutch German immigrants they saw on the streets...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Fells)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Ferncliff Mausoleum, Unit 4, Columbarium 2, Alcove D, Column E, Niche 5
Fokine, Michel b. April 26, 1880 d. August 22, 1942
Ballet Choreographer.
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Shrine of Memories Mausoleum, Unit 1, Tier L, Crypt 12
Fosdick, Harry Emerson b. May 24, 1878 d. October 5, 1969
Protestant clergyman. 1926-46 was minister of Riverside Church in New York City. He advocated for liberal Christianity through his writings and broadcasts.
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: St. James, Plot 486, Grave 2
Foster (Foster), Donald (Henri) George b. July 31, 1889 d. December 23, 1969
Actor. He is best remembered for his role as Herbert Johnson' on the television series, "Hazel" from 1961 to 1965. He appeared in the films, "Lord Love A Duck" (1966), "Please Don't Eat The Daisies" (1960), and "Al Capone" (1959). He also made several television guest appearances including, "The Monkees" "The Addams Family" "Bewitched" "The Rogues" "The Beverly Hillbillies" "Dragnet" "Bonanza" and "The Twilight Zone." (Bio by: K)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Franko, Nahan b. July 23, 1861 d. May 7, 1930
American orchestra leader, violinist and the first American-born conductor of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. It was largely through Franko's efforts to make good music popular by performing al fresco did NYC and the Metropolitan Opera begin the habit of performing free outdoor performances. Nahan ('NAY-an') Franko made his debut in 1869 at the age of 8 at Steinway Hall and subsequently toured the world with Adelina Patti as a child prodigy. After studying with Joachim and Wilhelmj in Berlin...[Read More] (Bio by: K. Jacob Ruppert)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Niche 29, Alcove RR, Unit One

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