Sharkey, Ray b. November 14, 1952 d. June 11, 1993 Actor. Lead and character player who began his career on television in the 1970s and achieved his movie breakthrough in 1982's "The Idolmaker", which was Taylor Hackford's stinging look at exploitation in the music business. He appeared in several Paul Mazursky films, notably as "Phil D'Amico" in "Willie and Phil" (1980). He excelled in tough, urban roles and is known for his role as mob boss "Sonny Steelgrave" in the popular TV series "Wiseguy." Saint Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, USA Plot: Section 25, Row V, Grave 87 GPS coordinates: 40.7351418, -73.4115524 (hddd.dddd)
Steele, Peter b. January 4, 1962 d. April 14, 2010 Rock Musician. Born Petrus T. Ratajczyk in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, he was the lead singer, bassist, and songwriter for the New YorK City-based heavy metal band "Type O Negative". The band enjoyed mainstream popularity in the early 1990's after the release of their album, "Bloody Kisses", and it's follow up, "October Rust". Before joining Type O Negative, he played for the bands "Fallout" and "Carnivore". Saint Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Taylor, Eva b. January 22, 1895 d. October 31, 1977 Blues Singer. Born Irene Gibbons in St. Louis, Missouri, she was an early female blues singer and Broadway actress of the 1920s and 1930s. Her career began at the age of 3 when she joined Josephine Gassman and Her Pickaninnies and traveled throughout Australia, New Zealand, and the Hawaiian Islands. Eva began her recording career with Black Swan Records in 1922, then later with Okeh Records that same year. She made many of her recordings with her husband, Clarence Williams, who was a pianist...[Read More] (Bio by: Adam Maroney) Saint Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Williams, Clarence b. November 8, 1896 d. November 6, 1965 Musician. He left home at age 12 to join a traveling minstrel show, and first made a name for himself as a pianist and songwriter in New Orleans. After some experience as a vaudeville entertainment manager he founded a music publishing business, The Clarence Williams Music Company, with bandleader Armand J. Piron. He toured with W.C. Handy and eventually settled in New York, where he performed with and later married blues singer and stage actress [Read More] (Bio by: Caroline) Saint Charles Cemetery, Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, USA
b. November 14, 1952 d. June 11, 1993
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