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Fubini, Guido b. January 19, 1879 d. June 6, 1943
Mathemetician. Best known for divising Fubini's Theorum, taught today in most calculus classrooms. Born in Venice, he became a professor of Math at the University of Catania in Sicily at the age of 21, and then a professor at the University of Turin from 1910 to 1938. His activities extended to many branches of mathematics, but he was a specialist in differential-projective geometry. He gained early fame in 1900 for his work on differential geometry, working with another famous mathematician...[Read More] (Bio by: BobW)
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA
Gavagan, Joseph Anthony b. August 20, 1892 d. October 18, 1968
Member of the New York State assembly 1923-1929. A Democrat to the United States Congress from New York's 21st District 1929-1943. Justice of the New York Supreme Court 1943-1968. (Bio by: Eamonn)
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA
Gilbert, William Oliver b. June 21, 1876 d. August 8, 1927
Major League Baseball Player. Billy Gilbert was a hard-nosed infielder who played 8 seasons in the Majors. After a season at Milwaukee and a season at Baltimore, both of the American League, Gilbert jumped his contract to sign with his former manager with Baltimore, John McGraw, to play with the New York Giants. Gilbert manned second base in an infield that also featured Art Devlin at 3rd base, 'Bad Bill' Dahlen at shortstop, and Dan McGann at 1st base. That quartet was considered by many to be...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank Russo)
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 35, Plot 36, Grave 8
Goldberg, Rube b. July 4, 1883 d. December 7, 1970
Cartoonist. His strips included "Boob McNutt" and "Foolish Questions". Best known for "Goldberg's Inventions" - extremely roundabout ways to a simple end, using a chain of living and mechanical agents. Won Pulitzer prize in 1948 for editorial cartooning.

See also Robinson, W. Heath , whose work was in the same vein. (Bio by: Ginny M)
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA
Haydon, Julie b. June 10, 1910 d. December 24, 1994
Actress. She is best remembered as "Laura" in the original Broadway production of "The Glass Menagerie". She also appeared in Saroyan's "The Time of Your Life". She also appeared in movies from 1931 until 1994. She was married to the drama critic George Jean Nathan. (Bio by: David Zipperer)
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA
Held, Anna b. March 18, 1872 d. August 12, 1918
Actress. Appeared on stage in many musical comedies. Married to theatre producer, Florenz Ziegfeld.
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA
Hoffa, Portland b. January 25, 1905 d. December 25, 1990
Comedienne and Actress. Named for her birthplace, she was raised in New York City, and her siblings included the equally unusual "birthplace" names Lebanon, Cortland and Harlem. (The youngest was named "Lastone", for "Last One", and pronounced "Last 'Un.") Portland Hoffa started appearing in vaudeville as a teenager, and in 1922 she met Fred Allen and began working in his act. They...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Buried with her first husband, Fred Allen
Holmes, Phillips b. July 22, 1907 d. August 12, 1942
Actor. Son of actress Edna Phillips, brother of actor Ralph Holmes, he played in some 50 movies. Most remembered in "Private Scandal," "Penthouse," "Dinner at Eight" and "Million Dollar Ransom." A Leading Aircraftman with the Royal Canadian Air Force, he died in a mid-air collision. (Bio by: MC)
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA
Houdini, Bess (Beatrice Rahner) b. January 22, 1875 d. February 11, 1943
Entertainer. Born Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner, she met an unknown magician named Ehrich Weiss in 1894 who, with his brother, Dash was performing under the name Houdini Brothers. She was performing a song and dance act as one of the Floral Sisters in Brighton Beach, New York. After a three week courtship, and despite objections to a Gentile daughter-in-law, the couple were married on June 22, 1894. Bess left the Floral Sisters and became her husband's new stage assistant and the act became The...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cause of death: Heart and lung ailment
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 48, 184-10
Hulbert, George Murray b. May 14, 1881 d. April 26, 1950
US Congressman from New York and Federal Judge. Known as G. Murray Hulbert and Murray Hulbert, he graduated from New York Law School in 1902 and became an attorney in New York City. In 1914 he was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Democrat. He was reelected in 1916 and served from March, 1915 until January, 1918, when he resigned to become New York City's Commissioner of Docks and Director of the Port of New York. In 1921 Hulbert was elected President of the New York Board of...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA
Joyce, Peggy Hopkins b. May 26, 1895 d. June 12, 1957
Actress, Folk Figure. A performer on both stage and film, she is probably best remembered for her knack of marrying (and divorcing) rich men. Born Marguerite Upton, she was raised under poor circumstances in Southside Virginia, and moved to New York at 16 to join the Ziegfeld Follies. Divorced twice by age 20, her stage name evolved gradually, "Hopkins" and "Joyce" being the second and third of her six husbands. Peggy made her silver screen bow with the 1916 "The Turmoil", and was only to...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 25
Judson, Arthur b. February 17, 1881 d. January 28, 1975
Businessman. He was co-founder of the Columbia Broadcasting System and founder and manager of the Columbia Artists Management. In 1915 he was manager of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA
Kennedy, Michael Joseph b. October 25, 1897 d. November 1, 1949
US Congressman. He was a successful insurance businessman and served as Marshal of the City of New York from 1923 to 1938. In 1939 he was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-sixth and Seventy-seventh Congresses, serving until 1943. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the insurance business. He was killed in an airplane accident at the Washington National Airport. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA
Kilgallen, Dorothy b. July 3, 1913 d. November 8, 1965
Columnist, television and radio personality. She was born Dorothy Mae Kilgallen in Chicago, Illinois. Her father was well known International News Service and Chicago Evening-Journal reporter James Lawrence Kilgallen. Her formal education was at Erasmus Hall High School and a year at the College of New Rochelle. She joined her father and went to work at the Evening-Journal earning a reputation as a crime reporter. In September 1936, she took part in a race around the world against two fellow...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Kollmar Family, sec. 23, lot 121-6
Lecuona, Ernesto b. August 7, 1896 d. November 29, 1963
Famed Cuban composer. Although a prolific composer of songs and music for stage and film, Ernesto Lecuona remains most widely known for his piano compositions. While demonstrating a varied range of pianistic oeuvre, the performances made evident Lecuona's astonishing virtuosity as well as improvisatory gift. Lecuona stands as a link between the virtuoso pianistic trandition of the late 19th century and the widened musical expression of the modern era that incorporated idioms ranging from...[Read More] (Bio by: I remember when. . .)
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA
Leinsdorf, Erich b. February 4, 1912 d. September 11, 1993
Orchestra Conductor. Leinsdorf was born in Vienna, where he began his musical training at the age of 5. He studied piano with Paul Emmerich at the Hochschule in Vienna. He followed up with advanced studies at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and then at the University of Vienna. In 1933, he made his conducting debut in Vienna at the Musikverein. In 1934 he auditioned for Bruno Walter and Arturo Toscanini and became their musical assistant at the Salzburg Festspiele. He left Vienna a year prior to...[Read More] (Bio by: Harmonie Autographs and Music, Inc.)
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA
Lynch, Walter Aloysius b. July 7, 1894 d. September 10, 1957
US Congressman. He graduated from Fordham University in 1915 and Fordham Law School in 1918, and became a lawyer in New York City. He served as a City Magistrate in 1930 and a Delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention in 1938. In 1939 Lynch was elected to represent New York in the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat in a special election held to fill the vacancy caused by Edward W. Curley's death. He was elected to five full terms and served from February, 1940...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA
MacMahon, Aline b. May 3, 1899 d. October 12, 1991
Actress. She had large, sleepy eyes and a bittersweet face. Her family moved to New York when she was a small child. She was educated at Erasmus Hall and Barnard College and made her first professional acting appearance with the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York in "The Madras House." Her Broadway debut came the year after her graduation, in "The Mirage." She is often confused with her mother, Jennie Simon MacMahon as Aline coaxed her into an acting career at the age of 53. Aline had a long...[Read More] (Bio by: Christian Anderson)
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 6, Plot 124
Mara, John V. b. March 21, 1908 d. June 15, 1965
Professional Football Team Owner. He became the owner, along with his brother Wellington Mara, in 1930 when their father, Tim Mara, turned over ownership to them. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA
Mara, Tim b. July 29, 1887 d. February 17, 1959
Football Hall of Fame Team Owner. Born Timothy James Mara in New York City, he was the founder, owner and administrator of the National Football League's New York Giants. Under his guidance, the New York Giants won eight divisional titles (1933, 1935, 1939, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1958, 1959) and four NFL Championships (1927, 1934, 1938, 1956). He also strengthened what would become one of pro football's most successful storied franchises and one of sport's most elite organizations. Upon his death...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA

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