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Astor, Brooke b. March 30, 1902 d. August 13, 2007
Philanthropist. Born Roberta Brooke Russell in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, her father was Major General John Henry Russell Jr., a military officer who eventually became Commandant of the United States Marine Corps. She dropped out of high school in 1919 to marry John Dryden Kuser, (her first serious relationship), when she was 17. The son of the founder of South Jersey Gas and Electric and the grandson of the founder...[Read More] (Bio by: Andrew A. Caruso)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 88, row 2
Astor, Vincent b. November 15, 1891 d. February 3, 1959
Financier, Businessman, Philanthropist. The son of Colonel John Jacob Astor IV, he entered Harvard University only to leave after the death of his father in the sinking of the "RMS Titanic"'. He was the first Astor, in several generations, to take active control of the family investments, with interests in automobiles, shipping and air transportation, as well as the ancestral involvement in Manhattan, New York City, New York real estate. A Commodore of The New York Yacht Club, his yacht, "...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Bruce)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 88, row 2
Auer, Leopold b. June 7, 1845 d. July 17, 1930
Musician. Born in Veszprim, Hungary, he was a master violinist, transcriber of violin music and a professor at the Imperial Conservatory in Petrograd. In 1918, he relocted to New York, where he was noted for his great violin students which included Mischa Elman, Jascha Heifetz, Toscha Seidel and Efrem Zimbalist. He died of pneumonia in Dresden, Saxony. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Ferncliff Mausoleum, Unit 1, Alcove D, Crypt 31
Auger, Arleen b. September 13, 1939 d. June 10, 1993
Opera Singer. A coloratura soprano, she earned praise in both opera and recital throughout the world. Born Joyce Arleen Auger, she was raised in Southern California and learned to sing in church while also studying piano and violin and gaining experience in local theater; Arleen graduated from California State University, Long Beach, worked for a time as an elementery school teacher, then after vocal training in Chicago made her first professional appearances in concerts with the Los Angeles...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Hillcrest H, Grave 813
Austin, Albert Elmer b. November 15, 1877 d. January 26, 1942
US Congressman. Elected to represent Connecticut's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1939 to 1941. He was defeated in 1940. Also served as a Member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives from 1917 to 1919, and 1921 to 1923. (Bio by: K)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Ferncliff Mausoleum, Unit 2, Alcove P, Niche 4
Baccaloni, Salvatore b. April 14, 1900 d. December 31, 1969
Opera Singer. The archetypal fat Italian basso buffo, he is considered by many to have been the greatest clown in the history of opera. Raised in Rome he got his initial training with the Sistine Chapel Choir then after study with noted baritone Josip Kasman bowed at the Teatro Adriano of Rome in 1922 as Dr. Bartolo from Rossini's "The Barber of Seville". Baccaloni made his 1926 debut at La Scala Milano in Ildebrando Pizetti's now-forgotten "Debora e Jaele" and quickly made a name for himself...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA
Badeau, Adam b. December 29, 1831 d. March 19, 1895
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He grew up in what is now Sleepy Hollow, New York, and worked as a theatre critic in New York City before volunteering for the Union Army in 1862. He was appointed to the staff of Brigadier General Thomas Sherman in 1863, and was wounded during Battle at Port Hudson that year. In 1864, he joined the staff of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, serving as his military secretary and participating in the Appomattox and Wilderness campaigns. He accompanied...[Read More] (Bio by: Pat)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Old Dutch Churchyard, Section D, Lot 65
Baekeland, Leo Hendrik b. November 14, 1863 d. February 23, 1944
Scientist, Inventor. Having graduated from the University of Ghent in Belgium in 1882 and having received his doctorate from there in 1884, he immigrated to the United States in 1889. He invented Velox, a photographic paper, and received a fortune when he sold his Nepera Chemical Company to Eastman Kodak in 1899. Experimenting with synthetic resins, he introduced Bakelite in 1907 and formed the Bakelite Company the next year, serving as president of the company until 1939. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York, USA
Baer, Arthur 'Bugs' b. 1886 d. May 17, 1969
Journalist and Humorist. Born into a family of French origin, he graduated from "Artillery Officers School" in Louisville, Kentucky. He later began his career at the Washington Post as a sports journalist. His talents as cartoonist and humorist was soon regarded by the public for having designed the body of baseball players with the look of insects. In 1923, after working at the New York Journal-American, he began to work as a screenwriter and cartoonist. Baer wrote the screenplay for a film...[Read More] (Bio by: Lucy Caldarelli)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Ferncliff Mausoleum, Unit 6, Private Alcove D, Niche 4
Balasic Jr., Victor Balasz b. November 15, 1897 d. August 18, 1943
Entertainer. He was a member of the Balasic Family Acrobats and Vaudeville Performers. He is buried in the National Vaudeville Association section of Kensico Cemetery. (Bio by: Mark Balasi)
Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Lot 7822, Section 59,60, grave 291
Baldwin, James Arthur b. August 2, 1924 d. November 30, 1987
Author.
Cause of death: Stomach cancer
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Hillcrest A, Grave 1203
Bancroft (Italiano), Anne (Anna Maria) b. September 17, 1931 d. June 6, 2005
Actress, Stage, Screen, Television. Her career spanned half a century. Anne Bancroft was a prolific award winner for her excellent acting. Nominated for an Academy Award four times, she won once then was a two time winner of both Tony and Emmy Awards. However, her role as 'Mrs. Robinson' in the "Graduate" was her defining performance resulting in great fame and recognition. She toiled to the very end furnishing the voice for "Delgo" currently in post production. She was born Anna Maria Louisa...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Cause of death: Cancer
Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 180, Lot 6
Barrie, Wendy b. April 18, 1912 d. February 2, 1978
British Actress. Her godfather was the Scottish novelist-playwright J.M. Barrie, in whose "Peter Pan" there was a character called Wendy. Her films include "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1939) and best remembered for her portrayal of Jane Seymour (Royal Wife No. 3) in 'The Private Life of Henry VIII' (1933). She was the hostess of the television show �Through Wendy's Window'. She was once engaged to marry gangster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel. (Bio by: Ginny M)
Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Actors Fund Plot
Barrow, Ed (Edward Grant) b. May 10, 1868 d. December 15, 1953
Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Executive. Born in Springfield, Illinois, he served in almost every role in baseball except as a player and was the one responsible for the creation of baseball's greatest dynasty, the New York Yankees. Serving as the chief executive, he used trades, the development of talent through a farm system and the outright purchase of players to build the New York Yankee teams that would win 14 pennants and 10 World Series between 1921 and 1945. He was also credited...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Section 79, Lot 10501, Grave 6 (In The Family Mausoleum)
Barthelmess, Richard Semler b. May 9, 1895 d. August 17, 1963
Actor. One of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Won special Academy Award for "The Patent Leather Kid" (1927). (Bio by: Laurie)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Ferncliff Mausoleum, Unit 8, Alcove BB, Column B, Memorial Niche 1
Bartok, Bela [original burial site] b. March 25, 1881 d. September 26, 1945
Composer, Pianist, Scholar. He is regarded as Hungary's greatest 20th Century composer. Bartok was also one of the founders of ethnomusicology (the study of folk music and music of non-western cultures), and his own compositions combined modern techniques with the elemental force of his homeland's rustic songs and dances. Bartok was born in Nagyszentmiklos, Hungary (now Sannicolau Mare, Romania), and studied at the Budapest Academy of Music from 1899 to 1903. He was set for a...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: St. Peter, Grave 470
Bauer, Marion Eugenie b. August 15, 1887 d. August 9, 1955
Composer, Author. She wrote 30 songs, 20 piano pieces, 2 sonatas for violin and piano, and was the author of books such as "How Music Grew," "Book of Modern Composers." (Bio by: Laurie)
Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, New York, USA
Beard, Charles b. November 27, 1874 d. September 1, 1948
Historian.
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: St Paul section, Plot 309
Beard, Mary b. August 5, 1876 d. August 14, 1958
Historian.
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: St. Paul, Plot 309
Beattie, Aubrey b. 1865 d. 1944
Stage and Screen Actor. His silent films include �Motherhood� (1917), �Hedda Gabler� (1917) and �Life�s Greatest Problem� (1918). His performances on stage included "The Ninety and Nine" (1902), "Another Man's Shoes"(1918), and "She Got What She Wanted" (1929). (Bio by: Ginny M)
Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Actors' Fund

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