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• Anderson, Robert Woodruff   b. April 28, 1917  d. February 9, 2009
  Playwright, Screenwriter. He is best known for his play "Tea and Sympathy" (1953 to 1955), which was made into a successful film in 1956. Born in New York City, Anderson was educated at Harvard University. After serving in the United States Navy during World War II, he studied at the Dramatic Workshop of the New School. He began his career as a writer during the early years of television for such programs as "The Philco Television Playhouse", "Goodyear Television Playhouse" and "The United...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
  Roxbury Center Cemetery, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
   
• Lee, Manfred B.    b. October 20, 1905  d. April 3, 1971
  Author. Best known for being the co-author of the "Ellery Queen" detective novels from 1929 to 1969, which he wrote with his cousin, Frederic Dannay. He also founded the "Ellery Queen Detective Magazine". The Ellery Queen Series went on to more then 125 million sales worldwide. They wrote 35 novels and seven short stories. The books were later the subject of a television series and a long-running radio program.
  Roxbury Center Cemetery, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
   
• Miller, Arthur    b. October 17, 1915  d. February 10, 2005
  Playwright. Born in New York City, he was best known for his play "Death of a Salesman." His works focused on family, morality and personal responsibility and decried the growing fragmentation of American society. He won the Pulizer Prize in 1949 at age 33. He was briefly married to actress, Marilyn Monroe. He died at the age of 89 in Roxbury, Connecticut. (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
  Cause of death: Congestive heart failure
  Roxbury Center Cemetery, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
   
• Morath, Inge    b. May 27, 1923  d. January 30, 2002
  Renowned photographer. She was involved as a writer, photographer or both in the publication of more than two dozen books. She was married for four decades to Pulitzer Prize winning playwrite Arthur Miller. (Bio by: Ron Moody)
  Cause of death: Cancer
  Roxbury Center Cemetery, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
   
• Warner, Seth   b. May 17, 1743  d. December 26, 1784
  Revolutionary War Vermont Militia Officer. He served as a Captain of the Green Mountain Boys (Vermont Militia), which was founded by Ethan Allen. He assisted in the capture of Ticonderoga and in May 1775 led the capture of Crown Point from the British. He was commissioned Colonel in July 1775m abd replaced Colonel Allen. A monument for him stands near the Bennington Battle Monument in Vermont, with an inscription reading "By resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut on...[Read More] (Bio by: Jan Franco)
  Seth Warner Grave Site, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
   
• Widmark, Richard   b. December 26, 1914  d. March 24, 2008
  Actor. He spent his early teenage years growing up in Illinois and throughout the Midwest before entering Lake Forest College in Illinois with the intent of pursuing a degree in law. Following graduation he remained at Lake Forest College as a drama instructor, before appearing on radio in the 1938 production of "Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories." He appeared on Broadway five years later in the theater production of "Kiss and Tell" before making his first big screen appearance in 1947 as a...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
  Roxbury Center Cemetery, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
   

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