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• Carroll, Georgia   b. November 18, 1919  d. January 14, 2011
  Actress, Model, and Singer. Wife of band leader Kay Kyser. Georgia Carroll was born in a small town near Dallas, Texas. Excelling in singing and dancing from a young age, Georgia became a well seasoned performer by the age of seven. Agent Robert Powers, who discovered her at age 17, gave Georgia her first modeling job, the cover of "Redbook." Her face became of part of the 1930a and 40s appearing in several magazines, calenders, and advertisements most notably on cans of Spam. Her...[Read More] (Bio by: David)
  Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill (Orange County), Orange County, North Carolina, USA
   
• Graham, Frank Porter    b. October 14, 1886  d. February 16, 1972
  US Senator, University President. He began teaching at the University of North Carolina in 1915, but left to enlist in the United States Army during World War I, and achieved the rank of First Lieutenant. He returned to UNC to continue teaching. In 1930, he became the president of the University of North Carolina. He remained the president until being appointed to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate in 1949. He only served until 1950 when he lost election. Following his term in the...[Read More] (Bio by: Evening Blues)
  Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill (Orange County), Orange County, North Carolina, USA
   
• Graves, Louis    b. August 6, 1883  d. January 23, 1965
  Author of "Leaves from a Coblenz Diary," and "An American in Asia." Also contributed stories, articles and essays to the Saturday Evening Post and other leading magazines. (Bio by: Laurie)
  Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill (Orange County), Orange County, North Carolina, USA
   
• Green, Paul Eliot   b. March 17, 1894  d. May 4, 1981
  Playwright, Screenwriter. He was an outspoken champion of civil rights and one of the first white Americans to write plays about black life. In 1926 he wrote "In Abraham's Bosom" and in 1927 he won the Pulitzer Prize for the drama. He also wrote seven Broadway plays and other books including "The Lost Colony" (1937) and "The Common Glory" (1948). He also collaborated with black author Richard Wright on the stage version of his "Native Son".
  Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill (Orange County), Orange County, North Carolina, USA
   
• Houston, Noel    b. March 26, 1909  d. September 9, 1958
  Journalist, Playwright. He wrote articles for the New Yorker magazine. His plays include "According to Law," "Last Christmas," "Last Refuge," "Long Ago," and "Pennies for Their Thoughts." (Bio by: Evening Blues)
  Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill (Orange County), Orange County, North Carolina, USA
  Plot: Section 4
   
• Koch, Frederick Henry   b. September 12, 1877  d. August 16, 1944
  Author. He is known as the "Father of American Folk Drama." While teaching at the University of North Carolina, he founded the "Carolina Playmakers," one of the nation's most influential repertoire groups of its day. He served as a mentor to Thomas Wolfe, Paul Green, Sarah Knott, and Gwen Pharis, to name a few. Many writers attributed their success to his influence. The Carolina Playmakers produced a large number of writers, actors, directors, and designers who made names for themselves in...[Read More] (Bio by: Evening Blues)
  Cause of death: Heart attack
  Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill (Orange County), Orange County, North Carolina, USA
   
• Kreps, Dr. Juanita Morris    b. January 11, 1921  d. July 5, 2010
  US Presidential Cabinet Secretary. She served as US Secretary of Commerce from 1977 until 1979, during the administration of President Jimmy Carter, becoming the first female in that capacity. The daughter of a coal mine operator, her parents divorced when she was four. She was raised in a poverty-stricken Kentucky community during the depression, and growing up under those circumstances influenced her to devote her life to economics. After attending a Presbyterian boarding school, Kreps...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
  Chapel of the Cross Episcopal Churchyard, Chapel Hill (Orange County), Orange County, North Carolina, USA
   
• Kuralt, Charles    b. September 10, 1934  d. July 4, 1997
  Television Journalist. He is best remembered for his series, "On the Road." He won 3 Peabody Awards and 11 Emmy Awards for his reporting. Born Charles Bishop Kuralt in Wilmington, North Carolina, the son of a social worker and a teacher, as a young boy he began his journalist career when he won an American Legion essay contest and a trip to Washington DC to meet President Harry Truman. During his college years, he worked as student editor for the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
  Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill (Orange County), Orange County, North Carolina, USA
   
• Kyser, Kay (James Kern)    b. June 18, 1897  d. July 23, 1985
  Big Band Leader, Entertainer announcer. Kay Kyser was very successful during his years as a number one band leader in the country and equally productive during his long period of retirement at age 41. He had eleven number-one hit recordings..."Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition" "Three Little Fishes" "Jingle Jangle Jingle" "Old Buttermilk Sky" and "The Woody Woodpecker Song." In the late 30's and early 40's, Kyser's band appeared in seven motion pictures..."Stage Door Canteen" "...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
  Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill (Orange County), Orange County, North Carolina, USA
  Plot: Section N
   
• Page, Estelle Lawson    b. March 22, 1907  d. May 7, 1983
  Professional Golfer. She began playing golf when her father would not allow her to become a doctor. She went on to win 22 golf tournaments, including the 1937 United States Women's Amateur champion. In 1963, she became one of the first members of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
  Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill (Orange County), Orange County, North Carolina, USA
   
• Prince, Lillian    b. 1893  d. 1962
  Actress. She starred in many theatre productions in the Northeast and The North Carolina area before joining the Schubert Touring Company and performing in Howard Richardson's "Dark of the Moon" in the 1940s. In her later years, she became well known for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth in Paul Green's play "The Lost Colony." She was the wife of artist William Meade Pince. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
  Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill (Orange County), Orange County, North Carolina, USA
   
• Prince, William Meade    b. July 9, 1893  d. November 10, 1951
  Illustrator, Author. He was an illustrator for such publications as "The Saturday Evening Post", "Red Book", "Cosmopolitan", and "Collier's". He also did illustrations for many books by others, and for advertisements. He created the King Feature comic strip "Aladdin Junior." In 1950, he wrote the book "The Southern Part of Heaven," about his childhood in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Today, many have used the book's title as a nickname for the city of Chapel Hill. In November of 1951, he died of...[Read More] (Bio by: Evening Blues)
  Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill (Orange County), Orange County, North Carolina, USA
   
• Shuford, Alonzo Craig    b. March 1, 1858  d. February 8, 1933
  US Congressman. He was elected to represent North Carolina in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1895 to 1899. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
  Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill (Orange County), Orange County, North Carolina, USA
   
• Smith, Betty   b. December 15, 1896  d. January 17, 1972
  Author. Though she wrote 4 novels and 30 plays, Betty Smith is remembered most for her novel "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn." She was born Elizabeth Lillian Wehnerin the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn, New York. She would base A Tree Grows In Brooklyn loosely on her life when she was growing up in a tenement housing area there. After the tree in the project's courtyard was cut down in her youth she vowed to plant a tree everywhere she lived. She died in Shelton, Connecticut, of pneumonia on January...[Read More] (Bio by: Lisa S)
  Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery, Chapel Hill (Orange County), Orange County, North Carolina, USA
   
• Street, James Howell    b. October 15, 1903  d. September 28, 1954
  Author. A Protestant minister, he is best known for his book, "Oh Promised Land" (1940). Several of his other books have been turned into films, "The Biscuit Eater" (1972), "Good-bye, My Lady" (1956), "Living It Up" (1954), "Tap Roots" (1948), "The Biscuit Eater" (1940), and "Nothing Sacred" (1937). (Bio by: K)
  Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill (Orange County), Orange County, North Carolina, USA
   
• Strowd, William Franklin    b. December 7, 1832  d. December 12, 1911
  Civil War Veteran US Congressman. During the Civil War, he served as a Private in the Confederate Army. He was elected to represent North Carolina in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1895 to 1899. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
  Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill (Orange County), Orange County, North Carolina, USA
   
• Trice, Richard    b. November 16, 1917  d. April 6, 2000
  Bluesman. Best known for his friendship with Piedmont blues king, Blind Boy Fuller, and his encounters with blues legends Rev. Gary Davis, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. In the 1930's he took up with Fuller and his music developed very much in the Fuller style. A world of an African American music and community emerges when his musical career took him to New York city where he recorded for Decca and Savoy records in the 30's and 40's. In the late 1940's he moved to Newark, New Jersey and made...[Read More] (Bio by: Clair)
  Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery, Chapel Hill (Orange County), Orange County, North Carolina, USA
   
• Trice, Willie   b. February 10, 1911  d. December 10, 1976
  Blues Musician. Brother of Richard Trice, earning a reputation by his own right playing his modern country blues and recording several albums over a span of three decades with Rich, including, 'Carolina Blues' featuring, 'Come On In Here Mama.' He played what was known locally as Piedmont Blues and was rather well known in the area during the 1930s and 1940s. He played and recorded with more nationally famous locals such as his friend, Blind Boy Fuller, and was rediscovered in the late 1960s by...[Read More] (Bio by: Clair)
  Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery, Chapel Hill (Orange County), Orange County, North Carolina, USA
   

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