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Adler, Celia b. 1891 d. January 31, 1979
Actress. A member of the famed Adler theatre family, she was known as the "First Lady of the Yiddish Theatre". She was the daughter of noted stage actor Jacob Adler, and the half sister to actors Jay Adler and Luther Adler, and actress [Read More]
Mount Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens County, New York, USA
Plot: Yiddish Theatre Section
Armstrong, Louis 'Satchmo' b. August 4, 1901 d. July 6, 1971
Jazz Musician. Born in the slums of segregated New Orleans, Louisiana, neglected with no supervision, he spent most of his time on the streets, singing with neighborhood kids for loose change and searching garbage cans for food. Delinquency landed him in the New Orleans Waif's Home, where under the tutelage of the Home's band instructor he received his first formal music lessons and was given his first cornet. His release from the facility found him completely unprepared, and, having no...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield (inactive))
Flushing Cemetery, Flushing, Queens County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 9
Barry, William Bernard b. July 21, 1902 d. October 20, 1946
US Congressman. He was elected as a Democrat to represent New York's 2nd and 4th Congressional Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1935 to 1946.
Mount Saint Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens County, New York, USA
Baruch, Bernard b. August 19, 1870 d. June 20, 1965
Financier and Politician. Known by the nickname "The Lonely Lion of Wall Street". He concluded his studies at City College of New York, later becoming a broker at an important New York company, where he acquired much experience in the business world. Thanks to the activity of his brokerage company, Baruch quickly became very rich. After his success in business, he became advisor in Economy for the presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt. During World War II he was appointed, as a...[Read More] (Bio by: Lucy Caldarelli)
Flushing Cemetery, Flushing, Queens County, New York, USA
Bern, Mina b. May 5, 1911 d. January 10, 2010
Actress, Singer. Though she appeared on Broadway and in a number of Hollywood films, she shall be best remembered as a star of the Yiddish theater scene of New York. Born Mina Bernholtz in what is now Poland, she was introduced to the stage early on with the traveling group Ararat. Fleeing the Nazi invasion of 1939, she continued entertaining as she and her daughter lived first in Russia, then in Uganda, and finally in Palestine. By the time Bern landed in New York in 1949, the once-thriving...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Mount Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens County, New York, USA
Bernie, Ben b. May 30, 1891 d. October 20, 1943
Jazz Musician, Bandleader. Born Benjamin Anselvitz, he began his career in vaudeville. Educated at the New York College of Music, City College of New York, and Columbia School of Mines, he joined his first orchestra in 1922. For the next twenty years he toured with Maurice Chevalier, and appeared on radio and in films. His films include "Love And Kisses" (1937), "Wake Up And Love" (1937), "Stolen Harmony" (1935), and "Shoot The Works" (1934). He also wrote the songs "Sweet Georgia Brown," "Who'...[Read More]
Mount Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens County, New York, USA
Bitzer, G.W. (Georg William) b. April 21, 1872 d. April 29, 1944
Motion Picture Cinematographer. One of the most famous and most sought after photographers of the early cinema, he served as cinematographer on 735 motion pictures from 1896 to 1933 and director of 3 films in 1902, 1903 and 1908. A few of the more well-known films he photographed are: "Broken Blossoms" 1921 with Lillian Gish & Richard Barthelmess, "Orphans of the Storm" with Lillian & Dorothy Gish, "The Birth of A Nation," "Intolerance," "Judith of Bethulia" and "The Fall of Babylon" with Tully...[Read More] (Bio by: Tony Scott)
Cedar Grove Cemetery, Flushing, Queens County, New York, USA
Plot: Unmarked family plot
Bozyk, Max b. May 3, 1899 d. April 5, 1970
Actor. Born in Lodz, Poland, he began his career performing in the Yiddish theater before relocating to America. He made his film debut in "Yidle with a Fiddle" (1936), followed by "The Dybbuk" (1937). His other credits included "The Jester" (1937), "The Vow" (1938), "The Eternal Song" (1939) and "God, Man and Devil" (1949). He died at age 70 in New York City. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Mount Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens County, New York, USA
Plot: Yiddish Theatrical Alliance Section/Block 67, ref. 1, section A-D, line 19, grave 21.
Bozyk, Reizl b. May 13, 1914 d. September 30, 1993
Actress. A noted actress in Yiddish Theatre, she is best known for her role as 'Bubbie Kantor' in the 1988 motion picture "Crossing Delancey". She appeared on television in "Law & Order" and "Reading Rainbow", a children's program.
Mount Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens County, New York, USA
Plot: Yiddish Theatre Alliance Section
Buchalter, Louis 'Lepke' b. February 6, 1897 d. March 4, 1944
Organized Crime Figure. He was a Jewish Mob boss who operated in the New York City, New York Garment District in the 1930s and 1940s, and was a close associate of mafia boss Lucky Luciano. He was part of the Murder Incorporated a group of professional killers who worked solely for the National Crime Syndicate in the 1930s. The killers received assignments and payments to murder total strangers in the New York area or anywhere in the country, murdering anyone selected by the syndicate board...[Read More]
Cause of death: Executed in the Sing Sing Prison electric chair
Mount Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens County, New York, USA
Bullard, Eugene Jacques b. October 9, 1894 d. October 13, 1961
World War I Aviator. He was a famed African American combat pilot of World War I, known as "The Black Swallow of Death." He trained and flew with the French Army and is thought to have downed at least two German aircraft during the war. Regarded by the French as a national hero, Bullard stayed in France after the First World War. He married a French countess, served as a band leader and operated successful businesses. He returned to the United States to avoid possible capture after being...[Read More]
Federation of French War Veterans Cemetery, Flushing, Queens County, New York, USA
Buloff, Joseph b. December 6, 1899 d. February 27, 1985
Actor, Theatrical Director. Born J�zef Bulow in the former Wilno, Poland (now Vilnius, Lithuania), at an early age he became a leading actor with Poland's famed Vilnia Troupe. During this time he met and married the Troupe founder's daughter, Luba, also a leading actress. They emigrated to the U.S. in 1926, when Maurice Schwartz's Yiddish Art Theater was looking for a replacement for actor Muni Weisenfreund (who would later change his name to Paul Muni). Over the next decade, Buloff directed...[Read More] (Bio by: TomDuse)
Mount Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens County, New York, USA
Plot: Block 67, Line 1/2, Grave 17, Yiddish Theatrical Alliance
Burstein, Lillian b. June 20, 1918 d. June 11, 2005
Actress. A major figure in Yiddish Theater, she is best known for the musical acts she produced and staged as the matriarch of "The Four Bursteins", a troupe composed of herself, her husband and their twin children, Michael and Susan. Touring internationally, The Four Bursteins made a name bringing what Lux termed "classical Jewish opera" to Yiddish-speaking enclaves of South Africa, South America, Europe, Australia, Israel and the United States. She began her career at age 7 on stage at...[Read More] (Bio by: Helaine M. Cigal)
Mount Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens County, New York, USA
Burstein, Paul 'Pesach'ke' b. April 15, 1896 d. April 6, 1986
Actor. A matinee idol of Yiddish Theatre, he was brought to the United States in 1924 by Boris Thomashefsky. Renowned for his unique whistling, he was a popular Columbia recording artist in the 1920s and 1930s.
Mount Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens County, New York, USA
Plot: Block 67, Section A-D, Line 17,
Butler, Ellis Parker b. December 5, 1869 d. September 13, 1937
Author. She was a short story writer whose best known tale, "Pigs is Pigs," has been widely anthologized.
Flushing Cemetery, Flushing, Queens County, New York, USA
Caplin, Nathan b. August 3, 1891 d. August 28, 1923
Organized Crime Figure. Known as "Kid Dropper", he was a notorious Jewish crime gang leader during the 1910s and early 1920s. In 1923 gang he led and the gang headed by gangster Jacob "Little Augie" Orgen fought for supremacy of the labor rackets in New York City, New York. On August 28, 1923, he had just left the Essex Market Court House in lower Manhattan under heavy police guard and was sitting in a taxicab in front of the courthouse when mobster Louis Cohen, who had been hired by Orgen...[Read More]
Mount Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens County, New York, USA
Plot: Block 12, Path 7, Section D, Line 3, Grave 12. Facing Block 10
Colden, Cadwallader b. February 7, 1688 d. September 20, 1776
New York Colonial Governor. He graduated from Edinburgh University and became a scholar in medicine, science and mathematics. He moved to Philadelphia in 1710, where he started a medical practice. He relocated to New York in 1718 and held many colonial offices, including Master in Chancery, Surveyor General and President of the Governor's Council. Colden was New York's first representative to the Iroquois Confederacy, and based on this experience he authored the first book about the Iroquois, "...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Colden Family Cemetery, Flushing, Queens County, New York, USA
DiBono, Louis b. May 3, 1927 d. October 4, 1990
Organized Crime Figure. Member of the Gambino crime family and business partner of mob informant Salvatore "Sammy The Bull" Gravano. After a falling out over business, he was murdered by Gravano and his body was found in the trunk of his car in the garage of the World Trade Center in New York City. His mob nickname was Louie The Bone. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Mount Saint Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens County, New York, USA
Dovlatov, Sergei Donatovich b. September 3, 1941 d. August 24, 1990
Author. Born in Ufa, Russia, during World War II when his parents were evacuated from the besieged city of Leningrad, after schooling he had performed compulsory service in the Soviet Army as a prison guard. His time in this duty gave him his first ideas and inspirations for writing. Unable to publish in the Soviet Union, Dovlatov circulated his writings through "samizdat" (illegal hand-printed copies) and by having them smuggled into Western Europe for publication in foreign journals; an...[Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld)
Mount Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens County, New York, USA
Plot: Block: 9, Reference: 20, Section: H, Line: 14, Grave: 4
Eisenstaedt, Alfred b. December 6, 1898 d. August 24, 1995
Photojournalist. Renown for his photos that appeared on the cover of "Life Magazine", his most famous photo became the shot of a United States Navy sailor kissing a woman in a white dress in New York City, New York's Times Square during the celebration sparked by V-J Day on August 14, 1945.
Cause of death: Unknown
Mount Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens County, New York, USA

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