Find A Grave - Orange County

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
Strudwick, Shepperd b. September 22, 1907 d. January 15, 1983
Actor. Born John Shepperd, he was a durable performer of film, television and stage. He began his film career in the title character role in the film "Joaquin Murrieta" (1938), followed by "Flight Command" (1940). His many other movie credits include "Belle Starr" (1941), "The Love of Edgar Allan Poe" (1942), "Dr. Renault's Secret" (1942), "The Fighting Guerillas" (1943), "Joan of Arc" (1948), "All the King's Men" (1949) and "A Place in the Sun" (1951). For television, he appeared on "The...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Cancer
Hillsborough Town Cemetery, Hillsborough, 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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