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Allen, Robert b. March 15, 1811 d. August 5, 1886
Civil War Union Brevet Major General. He began his military career graduating from the US Military Academy at West Point, as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1836. After his service in the Seminole War, he served as assistant quartermaster during the Mexican War and for gallant conduct at the Battle of Cerro Gordo, he was promoted Major. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was made Chief Quartermaster of the Department of Missouri, with headquarters at St. Louis, where he had charge of supplies and...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Chene-Bourgeries Cemetery, Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
Anouilh, Jean b. June 23, 1910 d. October 3, 1987
Playwright.
Cimetière de Pully, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Ansermet, Ernest b. November 11, 1883 d. February 20, 1969
Conductor. Founder of the famed L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, which he led for nearly 50 years. He was particularly noted for his interpretations of French and Russian music. Ansermet was born in Vevey, Switzerland. He studied mathematics in Lausanne and at the Sorbonne, and music at the Paris Conservatory, before making his conducting debut in Montreux in 1912. As principal conductor of Diaghilev's Ballet Russes from 1915 to 1923, he guided the first performances of key works by Igor...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cimetiere des Rois, Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
Plot: Section D, Grave 390
Arp, Jean b. September 16, 1887 d. June 7, 1966
Artist, Poet. Born in Strasbourg, France, he began his career as a poet, before he developed a succesful work on sculpture and painting (but never abandoing writing poetry). He was a founding member of the Dada movement, becoming one of the most respected abstract artists of his time. In 1950, he executed a relief for the Harvard University Graduate Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts and also a mural at the UNESCO building in Paris. In 1954, Arp won the Grand Prize for Sculpture at the Venice...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cimitero di Locarno, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland
Baclanova, Olga b. August 19, 1896 d. September 6, 1974
Actress. Born Olga Vladimirovna Baklanova in Moscow, Russia. She worked extensively on stage in London's West End and in New York, before her film debut with a bit in "The Dove." Over the following years she played roles in "The Man Who Laughs," "Street of Sin," and "The Docks of New York." She is perhaps most famously known for her role as 'Cleopatra', the evil trapeze artist, in the legendary cult film "Freaks." (Bio by: MC)
Corsier Cemetery, Corsier-Sur-Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland
Ball, Hugo b. February 2, 1886 d. September 14, 1927
Artist. Regarded as the "Father of Dadaism", he founded "Cabaret Voltaire". He was the inventor of dadaist phonetic poetry, and wrote essays about "Siddhartha" author Hermann Hesse. (Bio by: Apats)
S. Abbondio Church Cemetery, Montagnola, Ticino, Switzerland
Barshai, Rudolf Borisovich b. September 18, 1924 d. November 2, 2010
Conductor, Violist. He shall probably be most remembered as an exponent of the works of his friend Dimitri Shostakovich. A graduate of the Moscow Conservatory where he studied both violin and viola, he was a member of the Borodin Quartet from 1945 until 1953, stopping when his work as a conductor and arranger cut into his performing time, though resentment over having to play for Stalin's funeral may have contributed to his decision to leave. In 1955 Barshai helped found the Moscow Chamber...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Ramlinsburg Cemetery , Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
Beriosova, Svetlana b. September 24, 1932 d. November 10, 1998
Noted Ballerina. Born in Kaunas, Lithuania in 1932, her family emigrated to the USA in 1940 where she was trained by her father who was a ballet dancer. She joined the Grand Ballet de Monte Carlo in 1947. Moved to England and joined the Sadler's Wells Ballet Company in 1950. She was appointed prima ballerina in 1955. Repertoire included: Trumpet Concert, The Prince of the Pagodas, Antigone, Perséphone, Ondine, Baiser de la fée, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, Coppelia, Sylvia and...[Read More]
Friedhof Enzenbühl, Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Plot: Grave No. 4192
Borges, Jorge Luis b. August 24, 1899 d. June 14, 1986
Famed Argentinian fantasy writer.
Cause of death: Liver cancer
Cimetiere des Rois, Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
Browne, Edward Stevenson b. December 23, 1852 d. July 16, 1917
Zulu Wars Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Lieutenant in the 1st Battalion, 24th Regiment, British Army. On March 29, 1879, at Inhlobane Mountain, Africa, when the Mounted Infantry were being driven to retreat by the enemy, Lieutenant Browne twice galloped back under heavy fire and helped a man on to his horse who would otherwise would have fallen into the hands of Zulu warriors. For courage in the face of the enemy, he was awarded the Victoria Cross Medal and later achieved the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cimitière de Clarens, Clarens, Vaud, Switzerland
Buchner, Georg b. October 17, 1813 d. February 19, 1837
Playwright. Although he died at the age of 23, leaving only three plays and an unfinished novella, his influence has vastly execeeded his slender output. He has been hailed as a forerunner of such literary movements as Naturalism, Metaphysical Symbolism, Expressionism, the Epic Theatre of Bertolt Brecht, and the Theatre of the Absurd, and his ideas and original style were so far ahead of their time that it was nearly a century after his death before his full stature was recognized...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Buchner Private Plot - Rigiblick, Fluntern, Zurich, Switzerland
Burton, Richard b. November 10, 1925 d. August 5, 1984
Actor. He is best remembered for his roles in such movies as "Cleopatra" (1963), "Where Eagles Dare" (1971), "Raid on Rommel" (1973), as the voice of Sir Winston Churchill in the television series, "The Valiant Years," and for being married to Actress Elizabeth Taylor twice. Born in Pontrhydyfen, Wales, as Richard Walter Jenkins, Jr, he would take his stage name from his former schoolteacher, Philip Burton, and grew up speaking Cymraeg (Welsh) as well as English. The twelfth of thirteen...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Vieux Cemetery, Celigny, Geneve, Switzerland
Calvin, John b. July 10, 1509 d. May 27, 1564
Religious Figure. A very influential Protestant theologian whose religion (Calvinism) has touched all of the Western world.
Cimetiere des Rois, Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
Canetti, Elias b. July 25, 1905 d. August 14, 1994
German novelist, essayist, sociologist and playwright. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1981. He was born in Russe, Bulgaria. He spoke several languages, including Bulgarian, German, Spanish and English. He worked as a translator, he was the German translator of Upton Sinclair's works. From 1916 he studied in Zurich, and produced his first literary work, a verse play, "Junius Brutus". After that his novel about the human madness, "Die Blendungen" was published. He wrote also essays...[Read More] (Bio by: Apats)
Fluntern Cemetery, Fluntern, Zurich, Switzerland
Caracciola, Rudolph b. January 30, 1901 d. September 28, 1959
Auto Race Car Driver. Born in Remagen, Germany, he began working at a local Mercedes-Benz dealer as a clerk. He persuaded his employers to allow him to race and his first big event was in 1823 when he drove a Mercedes M218 supercharged 8-cylinder car at AVUS and won. His exceptional speed in the rain resulted in his nickname “Der Regenmeister” (the Rainmaster). He became a specialist at the German Grand Prix, winning five times from 1928 to 1939. He became to favorite of the Mercedes-Benz team...[Read More] (Bio by: Paul Narramore)
Cemetery of Castagnola, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
Carigiet, Alois b. August 30, 1902 d. August 1, 1985
Artist. The brother of actor Zarli Carigiet, he illustrated several children's books and was the recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustration in 1966. (Bio by: DC)
Trun Cemetery, Trun, Graubunden, Switzerland
Chanel, Gabrielle Bonheur b. August 19, 1883 d. January 10, 1971
Renowned Fashion Designer. Born a peasant and raised in an orphanage, she grew up with a gift of fashion and a keen awareness of social trends. Some of her most famous creations were worn by Jackie Kennedy. Coco Chanel died in 1971 at the age of 88. The House of Chanel still exists today. She is buried in Lausanne Switzerland; her tomb is surrounded by five stone lions. (Bio by: Greg Brown)
Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Chaplin, Charlie (Charles Spencer) b. April 16, 1889 d. December 25, 1977
Legendary English Actor. From his screen debut in 1914 to his last completed film in 1967, the versatile Charlie Chaplin, actor, writer, director, producer, composer and choreographer, left a legacy of some 80 mostly silent films but the icon of the silent screen is forever associated with his "Little Tramp" character, the man with the toothbrush mustache, bowler hat, bamboo cane and the funny walk. Charles Spencer Chaplin was born in Walworth, London, England to [Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Corsier Cemetery, Corsier-Sur-Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland
Chaplin, Oona b. 1926 d. September 27, 1991
Wife of Charlie Chaplin. She was the daughter of Nobel Laureate playwright Eugene O'Neill and his wife, Agnes Boulton, and when she was two years old her father abandoned the family. Until her father disinherited her when she turned eighteen, she only saw him a few times. In spite of the fact that her father wasn't around, however, she did have a normal and happy childhood. Oona, who had dreams of becoming an actress...[Read More] (Bio by: Carrie-Anne)
Corsier Cemetery, Corsier-Sur-Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland
Chaplin, Sydney b. March 16, 1885 d. April 16, 1965
Actor. Charlie Chaplin's half-brother and business manager. He played roles in "Shoulder Arms," "Pay Day," "A Dog's Life," "A Little Bit of Fluff," "The Missing Link" and "The Pilgram." (Bio by: MC)
Cimetière de Clarens-Montreux, Clarens, Vaud, Switzerland

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