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Payne, John b. May 23, 1912 d. December 6, 1989
American Actor. Popular leading man, starred in many motion pictures and television shows between 1936 and 1975. His memorable early films include "Dodsworth" (1936), "Hats Off" (1936), and "Fair Warning" (1937). He later appeared in several musicals, such as "Tin Pan Alley" (1940), "The Great American Broadcast," "Week-end in Havana," Sun Valley Serenade" (all 1941), "Iceland," "Springtime in the Rockies" (both 1942), "Hello Frisco, Hello" (1943), and "The Dolly Sisters" (1945). Shortly...[Read More] (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
Cause of death: Heart ailment
Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea
Lynes, George Platt b. April 15, 1907 d. December 6, 1955
Photographer. He was born in East Orange, New Jersey. Lynes is best known for his portraits of artists such as W.H. Auden, Jean Cocteau, Colette, Aldous Huxley, Igor Stravinsky and Thomas Mann, and for his fashion photography for Harper's Bazaar and Vogue. He later moved to Hollywood, where he photographed Katharine Hepburn, Rosalind Russell, Gloria Swanson, and Orson Welles. He also worked for the Kinsey Institute, which holds the largest collection of his male nudes, including a young Yul...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA
Plot: Family plot, near his father.
Patterson, Robert Urie b. June 16, 1877 d. December 6, 1950
US Army Major General, Presidential Cabinet Secretary. Born in Montreal, Canada, After completing medical studies at McGill University, he graduated with honors from the Army Medical School in 1902. For conspicuous gallantry in action in the Philippines, he was awarded two Silver Star Medals and in World War I, he received the Distinguished Service Medal. During the postwar years, he served as an instructor at the US Army War College, General Staff War Department Medical Director, US Veteran's...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 3, Lot 4200
McPhail, Douglas b. April 16, 1914 d. December 6, 1944
Actor, Singer. During his brief career in motion pictures, he appeared in some of the most popular films of the late 1930s and early 1940s, working along side such luminaries as Clark Gable, Jimmy Stewart, and Spencer Tracy. [Read More] (Bio by: katzizkidz)
Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: 206, RB G13
Knowles, Oliver Blatchy b. January 3, 1842 d. December 6, 1866
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Entered the Civil War as a Private in the 1st New York Volunteer Cavalry. Participated in cavalry battles of Pohick Station, the Peninsular Campaign, the Antietam Campaign and in the Shenandoah Valley. By April 1863 his service as such that he had promoted from Private to 1st Lieutenant. At this rank he commanded troops in the Gettysburg Campaign. In 1864 he was promoted to Major, then Colonel and commander of the 21st Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Cause of death: Cholera
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section K, Lot 106
Gray, Dobie b. July 26, 1940 d. December 6, 2011
Vocalist, Songwriter, Actor. Best known for his hit "Drift Away" (1973). Born Lawrence Darrow Brown (some sources state name as Leonard Victor Ainsworth), into a family of sharecroppers, his love for gospel music was sparked by his grandfather who was a Baptist minister. He embarked upon a recording career during the early 1960s, as he moved to Los Angeles and came under the guidance of Sonny Bono, leading to the single "Look at Me" (1963), which cracked the Billboards 100 Pop Chart. His...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Power, Thomas S. b. June 18, 1905 d. December 6, 1970
United States Air Force General. Entered the Army Air Corps Flying School in 1928, and received his wings the following year. He flew missions over North Africa, England and Japan during World War II. From 1957 until his retirement in 1964 he served as the commander of the Strategic Air Command. (Bio by: Bill Heneage)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 30, Lot 396 RH
Lombardo, Rosalia b. 1918 d. December 6, 1920
Rosalia Lombardo was an Italian child born in 1918 in Palermo, Sicily. She died on December 6 1920. It is thought that she died from a bronchial infection. Rosalia's father was sorely grieved upon her death that he approached Dr. Alfredo Salafia, a noted embalmer, to preserve her. She was one of the last corpses to be admitted to the Capuchin catacombs of Palermo in Sicily. Thanks to Dr. Salafia's embalming techniques, the body has been well-preserved and appeared so lifelike that until...[Read More]
Cimitero dei Cappuccini, Palermo, Provincia di Palermo, Sicilia, Italy
Palmer, Alice Elvira Freeman b. February 21, 1855 d. December 6, 1902
Educator. She served as President of Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, becoming the first woman to head a nationally known college in the United States.
Wellesley College, Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Kschessinska, Mathilde b. September 1, 1872 d. December 6, 1971
Dancer. Mathilde Kschessinska (Kschessinskaya) was born in Ligova, Russia, in 1872. She studied at the St Petersburg Imperial Ballet School with Ivanov, Johansson and Cecchetti. Graduated into the Mariinsky Theatre in 1890. Prima Ballerina Assoluta in 1895. She was a dancer of brilliant technique, dramatic gifts and great personal charm and beauty. She had close links with the Imperial family and later she married the Grand Duke Andrei, nephew of Tsar Nikolai II. She was the first Russian...[Read More] (Bio by: Medora)
Cimetière de Sainte Genevieve Des Bois, Sainte-Genevieve-des-Bois, Departement de l'Essonne, Ile-de-France, France
Couzins, Phoebe Wilson b. September 8, 1842 d. December 6, 1913
A lawyer & suffragist, Couzins was the first Missouri woman to graduate from law school (1871), the second to be admitted to a bar association & the third allowed to practice law nationwide. She was a member of the Woman Suffrage Association of Missouri & served as a delegate to the American Equal Rights Association convention in 1869. She joined with Elizabeth Stanton to form the more radical National Woman Suffrage Association. She was also the first female U.S. marshal & was buried with her...[Read More] (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri, USA
Plot: Block 117, Lot 919
Emerson, Lieut. James Samuel b. August 3, 1895 d. December 6, 1917
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient.
Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Plot: Cambrai Memorial, Panel 5 and 6 (No Known Grave)
Fain, Sammy b. June 17, 1902 d. December 6, 1989
Composer. He penned scores of enduring and heartfelt songs, including such all-time favorites as "Let A Smile Be Your Umbrella," "Wedding Bells Are Breaking Up That Old Gang of Mine," "I Can Dream, Can't I?," "April Love," "Strange Are The Ways of Love," "I'll Be Seeing You," and "Tender Is The Night." Fain, who was nominated 10 times for an Academy Award for best song, won twice, for "Secret Love" in 1953 and "Leave Is A Many Splendored Thing" in 1955. Fain began composing in 1925 and from...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Cedar Park Cemetery, Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
Gould, Thomas William b. December 28, 1914 d. December 6, 2001
World War II British Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He as a Petty Officer in the Royal Navy on the Submarine HMS Trasher. After attacking and sinking a German supply ship, on February 16, 1942, north of Crete, in the Mediterranean Sea, two unexploded bombs were discovered in the gun-casing of the ship. Petty Officer Gould with a deck officer removed the first one without too much difficulty. The second was lying in a very confined space with limited access. Petty Officer Gould lying on his...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Peterborough Crematorium, Bretton, Huntingdonshire, England
France, Charles Orland de b. October 9, 1492 d. December 6, 1495
French Royalty. Successor to the throne of France. Son of Charles VIII. and Anne de Bretagne. Count of Valentinois and of Diois. He died during a epidemic in Amboise. (Bio by: Lutetia)
Basilique de St-Martin, Tours, Departement d'Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France
Worden, Hank (Norton Earl) b. July 23, 1901 d. December 6, 1992
Prolific motion picture character actor of the 1930s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. He appeared in popular Westerns such as "Red River" (1948), "The Big Sky" (1952), and "True Grit" (1969), among many others. (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Freedom Mausoleum, Columbarium of Victory, niche 32616
Coleman, Vince b. 1872 d. December 6, 1917
Folk Figure. Coleman was a dispatch operator working at a Halifax, Nova Scotia, railroad on December 6, 1917. On that day, Coleman and his co-worker, Henry Dunstan got word that a ship caring explosives was docked in Halifax Harbor. Without warning the munition ship exploded into flames a few hours later. After realizing what was going on the two men started to run off until Coleman remembered that there were two trains headed in there direction. As Dunstan left, Coleman stayed behind and...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Von Bulow (Crawford), Sunny (Martha Sharp) b. September 1, 1931 d. December 6, 2008
American heiress, socialite, and philanthropist. Her husband, Claus von Bülow, was convicted of twice attempting her murder by insulin overdose, but the conviction was overturned on appeal. A second trial found him not guilty, after experts opined that there was no insulin injection and that her symptoms were attributable to over-use of prescription drugs. The story was dramatized in the book and movie, Reversal of Fortune. Sunny von Bulow continued to live almost 28 years in a persistent...[Read More]
Saint Marys Episcopal Churchyard, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Gould, Charles Gilbert b. May 5, 1845 d. December 6, 1916
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served during the Civil War as Captain and commander of Company H, 5th Vermont Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery in the assaults on Petersburg, Virginia on April 2, 1865. His citation reads "Among the first to mount the enemy's works in the assault, he received a serious bayonet wound in the face, was struck several times with clubbed muskets, but bravely stood his ground, and with his sword killed the man who...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham County, Vermont, USA
Norton, John 'Jack' b. 1918 d. December 6, 2004
United States Army General. He developed the Army's modern airpower doctrine for wartime and pioneered the use of helicopters in combat. Born in Fort Monroe, Virginia, he was was a West Point graduate who became a World War II paratrooper with the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the famed 82nd Airborne Division and jumped behind German lines into the French village of St. Mere-Eglise on D-Day. Also participated in the Battle of the Bulge and saw combat in Sicily, Italy, Belgium and Germany...[Read More] (Bio by: Fred Beisser)
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Plot: Section X, Row A, Grave 001

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