Find A Grave - Hartsdale

Althouse, Paul S. b. December 2, 1889 d. February 15, 1954
Opera Singer. He sang tenor at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. He later became a voice teacher.
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Ferncliff Mausoleum, Unit 7, Private Alcove O, Crypt 31A
Archer, Harry b. February 21, 1886 d. April 23, 1960
Composer. He is remembered for his song "I Love You." He worked in Broadway in plays such as "Little Jessie James," "Peek-a-Boo," "Paradise Alley" and "Strip Girl" (1935). He also appeared in a few silent films such as "Mixed Blood" (1916), "The Trail of Octopus" (1916) and "The Hope Diamond Mistery" (1921). (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Prospect, Grave 1015
Arlen, Harold (Hyman Arluck) b. February 15, 1905 d. April 23, 1986
Composer. Considered one of the 'Great American Composers of the 20th Century,' Harold Arlen has over 400 songs to his credit. Born Hyman Arluck to Samuel and Celia Arluck in Buffalo, New York. Father of the household, Samuel Arluck, was a well known cantor in Buffalo's rapidly growing Jewish community. It was here that young Hyman first began singing and developing his musical talents. His parents introduced him to classical music and he learned the basics of the piano. As a preteen he found...[Read More] (Bio by: katzizkidz)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Hickory, Grave 1666
Ash, Paul Robert b. February 11, 1891 d. July 13, 1958
Orchestra Leader, Composer, Vaudeville Personality and Recording Artist. Born in Germany and brought to the U.S. in his first year. Though largely forgotten today, Paul Ash was a significant show business personality in the Jazz Age 1920s, and with his wavy hair and resonant voice, had quite a female fan following. He was a pioneer in elevating the orchestra from secondary status as an accompanist to a featured role on the Broadway stage. In the days when movie houses featured live...[Read More] (Bio by: James Lacy)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: St. James, Grave 665
Auer, Leopold b. June 7, 1845 d. July 17, 1930
Musician. Born in Veszprim, Hungary, he was a master violinist, transcriber of violin music and a professor at the Imperial Conservatory in Petrograd. In 1918, he relocted to New York, where he was noted for his great violin students which included Mischa Elman, Jascha Heifetz, Toscha Seidel and Efrem Zimbalist. He died of pneumonia in Dresden, Saxony. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Ferncliff Mausoleum, Unit 1, Alcove D, Crypt 31
Auger, Arleen b. September 13, 1939 d. June 10, 1993
Opera Singer. A coloratura soprano, she earned praise in both opera and recital throughout the world. Born Joyce Arleen Auger, she was raised in Southern California and learned to sing in church while also studying piano and violin and gaining experience in local theater; Arleen graduated from California State University, Long Beach, worked for a time as an elementery school teacher, then after vocal training in Chicago made her first professional appearances in concerts with the Los Angeles...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Hillcrest H, Grave 813
Austin, Albert Elmer b. November 15, 1877 d. January 26, 1942
US Congressman. Elected to represent Connecticut's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1939 to 1941. He was defeated in 1940. Also served as a Member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives from 1917 to 1919, and 1921 to 1923. (Bio by: K)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Ferncliff Mausoleum, Unit 2, Alcove P, Niche 4
Baer, Arthur 'Bugs' b. 1886 d. May 17, 1969
Journalist and Humorist. Born into a family of French origin, he graduated from "Artillery Officers School" in Louisville, Kentucky. He later began his career at the Washington Post as a sports journalist. His talents as cartoonist and humorist was soon regarded by the public for having designed the body of baseball players with the look of insects. In 1923, after working at the New York Journal-American, he began to work as a screenwriter and cartoonist. Baer wrote the screenplay for a film...[Read More] (Bio by: Lucy Caldarelli)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Ferncliff Mausoleum, Unit 6, Private Alcove D, Niche 4
Baldwin, James Arthur b. August 2, 1924 d. November 30, 1987
Author.
Cause of death: Stomach cancer
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Hillcrest A, Grave 1203
Barthelmess, Richard Semler b. May 9, 1895 d. August 17, 1963
Actor. One of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Won special Academy Award for "The Patent Leather Kid" (1927). (Bio by: Laurie)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Ferncliff Mausoleum, Unit 8, Alcove BB, Column B, Memorial Niche 1
Bartok, Bela [original burial site] b. March 25, 1881 d. September 26, 1945
Composer, Pianist, Scholar. He is regarded as Hungary's greatest 20th Century composer. Bartok was also one of the founders of ethnomusicology (the study of folk music and music of non-western cultures), and his own compositions combined modern techniques with the elemental force of his homeland's rustic songs and dances. Bartok was born in Nagyszentmiklos, Hungary (now Sannicolau Mare, Romania), and studied at the Budapest Academy of Music from 1899 to 1903. He was set for a...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: St. Peter, Grave 470
Beard, Charles b. November 27, 1874 d. September 1, 1948
Historian.
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: St Paul section, Plot 309
Beard, Mary b. August 5, 1876 d. August 14, 1958
Historian.
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: St. Paul, Plot 309
Billingsley, Sherman b. 1900 d. 1966
Nightclub owner, ex-bootlegger, ruled with a velvet fist. The Stork Club was the epitome of glamor. The green canopy, blue-uniformed doorman with his whistle at the ready, the heavy bronze door swinging to admit only the chosen few while crowds of craning gawkers and autograph hunters tried to get a glimpse, of what today we would call the rich and famous, are all gone. The sanctum sanctorum of the Cub Room, the "snub room" was guarded by a captain know to everyone as "Saint Peter." Hemingway;...[Read More] (Bio by: D C McJonathan-Swarm)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Ferncliff Mausoleum, Unit 8, Alcove Y, Crypt 74
Biow, Milton b. July 24, 1892 d. February 1, 1976
Advertising genius. He developed the concept of the "$64,000 Question" for television. He also created the slogan "Call for Philip Morris."
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Ferncliff Mausoleum, Unit 5, Alcove AA, Private Room 4, Crypt 1
Bloch, Ray b. August 3, 1902 d. March 29, 1982
Musician, Songwriter. Born in France, he made his orchestra a popular and much admired band during the 1950s. He came to America during World War I and performed as a pianist in New York Ballrooms. He then organized his own orchestra, toured the US in a Vaudeville shows, then became music director and arranger for radio and for television networks. From 1952 to 1957, he was the bandleader for TV series "The Jackie Gleason Show", the "Toni Twin Time" series and was conductor of Ed Sullivan's...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: St Paul section, plot 184, Grave 2
Booth, Ballington b. July 28, 1857 d. October 5, 1940
Social Reformer. He launched a new movement called "God's American Volunteers". The name was later changed to "Voulunteers of America."
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: St. Paul Section, Plot 237
Booth, Maud Charlesworth b. July 28, 1865 d. October 5, 1948
Though a British subject by birth she chose to become an American citizen and devoted her life to helping others. Along with Ballington Booth, they co-founded the Volunteers of America in 1896. (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: St. Paul, Lot 237, Grave 2
Bordoni, Irene b. January 16, 1895 d. March 19, 1953
Actress. Born in Ajaccio, Corsica, France, she first appeared in New York in the stage play "Broadway to Paris" (1912). After subsequent stage performaces and vaudeville nonmusical plays, she made her film debut in "Miss Information" (1915). Her other credits included "As You Were" (1920), "The French Doll" (1922) and "Paris" (1928). In 1938, she returned to performing in the theatre and her last major appearances came when she toured as Bloody Mary in the road production of "South Pacific" in...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Ferncliff Mausoleum, Unit ? Tier AA-CC, Column A, Niche 12
Boswell, Connee b. December 3, 1907 d. October 11, 1976
Jazz Singer, Actress. She was one of the "Boswell Sisters" singing trio. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, she grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana with her sisters Martha and Helvetia. There they learned to play numerous musical instruments, with Connee playing cello, piano, alto sax, trombone and guitar. At the age of three she contracted polio...[Read More] (Bio by: Priscilla)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Hillcrest J, Grave 227

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