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Bach, Johann Christoph b. December 6, 1642 d. March 31, 1703
Organist, Composer. The uncle of Johann Sebastian Bach, he was in his time the most famous member of the musical Bach family, renowned throughout Germany for his virtuosity at the organ. Born in Arnstadt, he was taught music by his father and at age 20 was appointed organist of the Arnstadt Court Chapel. From 1665 until his death he served as organist of the Georgenkirche (St. George's Church) in Eisenach, and during his last three years was also the Duke of Eisenach's official chamber...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Alter Friedhof (Old Cemetery), Eisenach, Eisenach, Thuringen, Germany
Lamb, Joseph Francis b. December 6, 1887 d. September 3, 1960
Composer. He was a self-taught piano player regarded as one of the best composers of classic ragtime music. Using great diversity, his contributions to ragtime music literature surpassed ragtime's usual four-measure phrase structure. His many scores which are still in publication to date, included "Ethiopia Rag" (1909), "Champagne Rag" (1910), "American Beauty Rag" (1913), "Ragtime Nightingale" (1915), "The Top Liner Rag" (1916) and "Bohemia Rag" (1919). He died of a heart attack. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Upper Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: East Section, Tier 5, Grave 10
GPS coordinates: 40.8542099, -74.1943130 (hddd.dddd)
Nelson (Gillis), Lester (Lester Joseph) 'Baby Face' b. December 6, 1908 d. November 27, 1934
Gangster. Also known as George Nelson.
As a youngster, he was in and out of reform school. As an adult, he went to adult prison for bank robbery and escaped, joining John Dillinger's mob. With them he pulled a series of bank robberies - often shooting down bank guards and bystanders for the pleasure of it (he killed three F.B.I. agents before his own demise). He met his end near Barrington, Illinois in a shootout with two Federal men, Sam Cowley and Herman Hollis, both of whom had been at...[Read More] (Bio by: Graveaddiction)
Saint Joseph Cemetery, River Grove, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot: Lot 18- Block 8- Section C
Merriman, Eric b. December 6, 1924 d. June 2, 2003
Popular British comedy scriptwriter. A native of Golders Green in North West London, Merriman was one of the most prolific comedy writers of the 20th Century. He will probably be remembered mostly for his contribution to the now legendary BBC Radio show "Beyond Our Ken" in the 1960's, although the vast majority of his work was for television. With "Beyond Our Ken", he and fellow scriptwriter Barry Took created a comedy format which laid the foundations for the even more outrageous "Round the...[Read More] (Bio by: Kieran Smith)
Golders Green Crematorium, Golders Green, Greater London, England
Ingraham, Como. Duncan Nathaniel b. December 6, 1802 d. October 16, 1891
US Navy Captain, Civil War Confederate Navy Commodore. Born into a seafaring family, he was the son of Nathaniel Ingraham, who was a volunteer and shipmate of John Paul Jones in the Revolution and later a close friend of George Washington. Young Ingraham received his midshipman warrant in the United States Navy in 1812, when barely ten years of age, and was taught his craft at sea (the Naval Academy wasn't founded until 1845). He served in the Navy throughout the war of 1812 and was present...[Read More] (Bio by: John Schneider)
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Epstein, Linda b. December 6, 1949 d. April 10, 1986
Songwriter, Producer. Born Linda Creed in the Mount Airy section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she started singing while attending Germantown High School. After graduation, she started singing on the Philadelphia night-club scene and eventually went to New York to get her "big break," according to her obituary in The Philadelphia Inquirer. When that didn't happen, she called her father for help in coming back home and she composed "I'm Coming Home" based on that experience. After being in a...[Read More] (Bio by: Donna Di Giacomo)
Roosevelt Memorial Park, Trevose, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Batalov, Nikolai b. December 6, 1899 d. November 10, 1937
Actor. Charismatic Soviet star of stage and screen. From 1916 he was a fixture of the Moscow Art Theatre troupe, making a name for himself in its Second Theatre under the direction of Mikhail Chekhov. His greatest triumphs were in the long-running production of Vsevolod Ivanov's "Armored Train 14-69" (1926) and in the title role of "The Marriage of Figaro" (1930), co-starring his wife Olga Androvskaya as Susanna. Batalov's film appearances were few but memorable. They include "Aelita" (1924)...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Plot: Section 2, Row 15 (MAT Plot)
Neff, Francine b. December 6, 1925 d. February 9, 2010
US Government Official. She served as United States Treasurer from July 1974 to September 1977. A graduate of the University of New Mexico in 1948, she became active in Republican politics following college. She worked on the presidential campaign of Republican challenger Barry M. Goldwater in 1964, served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1972, and served as a Republican national committeewoman from...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
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Hickox, Laurie Jean b. December 6, 1945 d. February 15, 1961
Sister and pairs skating partner of William Hickox. 1960 National Junior Pairs figure skating champions and third place at the 1961 National pairs figure skating champinionships. Member of the 1960 US World Figure Skating Team. She perished along with the entire 1961 US Figure Skating Team, including coaches, family members, and...[Read More]
Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Cuenca, Luis b. December 6, 1921 d. January 21, 2004
Stage and Motion Picture Character Actor. He develope a succesful career in Musical Revue during the 50's. In Cinema, he debuted in "Eugenia de Montijo" in 1944, appearing, often, in minor roles. But in the last three decades, he obtained big success in his works in movies. He play in films such as "Suspiros de Espa�a (y Portugal)" (1985), "Cachito" (1985), "La Buena Vida" (1996), who earned him a Goya Award as Best Supporting Actor, "Airbag" (1997), "Torrente, el Brazo Tonto de la Ley" (1998)...[Read More] (Bio by: Jos� L Bernab� Tronchoni)
Cementerio de Navalmoral de la Mata, Extremadura, Extremadura, Spain
Hack, Stanley Camfiled b. December 6, 1909 d. December 15, 1979
Major League Baseball Player. A player of reliability and durability, he was also one of the Cubs best players in the postseason, hitting .348 in four World Series. Stan was a popular player with both the fans and his teammates. He was an ebullient man who seemed to enjoy his work. Writers dubbed him "Smiling Stan." He led the league in putouts five times, twice in fielding percentage and twice in assists. In 1942 he went 54 games without committing an error at third base, which was a record at...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank Martinek)
Grand Detour Cemetery, Grand Detour, Ogle County, Illinois, USA
Curie, Eve b. December 6, 1904 d. October 22, 2007
Author. She was best known for "Madame Curie" (1937), a biography of her mother, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist Marie Curie. The book became a best seller and in 1943 was made into a Hollywood film. During World War II she supported the Free French cause and served in Europe with the women's division of General Charles de Gaulle's Fighting French. She later was a publisher of the French newspaper Paris-Press, and in the early 1950s was a special adviser to the secretary general of NATO...[Read More] (Bio by: Jos� L Bernab� Tronchoni)
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Faber, Eberhard b. December 6, 1822 d. March 2, 1879
Businessman. A successfull pencil magnate, he Manufactured the first lead pencils.
Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Richmond County, New York, USA
Buloff, Joseph b. December 6, 1899 d. February 27, 1985
Actor, Theatrical Director. Born J�zef Bulow in the former Wilno, Poland (now Vilnius, Lithuania), at an early age he became a leading actor with Poland's famed Vilnia Troupe. During this time he met and married the Troupe founder's daughter, Luba, also a leading actress. They emigrated to the U.S. in 1926, when Maurice Schwartz's Yiddish Art Theater was looking for a replacement for actor Muni Weisenfreund (who would later change his name to Paul Muni). Over the next decade, Buloff directed...[Read More] (Bio by: TomDuse)
Mount Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens County, New York, USA
Plot: Block 67, Line 1/2, Grave 17, Yiddish Theatrical Alliance
Wagner, Wende b. December 6, 1941 d. February 26, 1997
Actress. She is best remembered for her role as 'Lenore "Casey" Case' on the television series, "The Green Hornet" from 1966 to 1967. She was born in New London, Connecticut, on December 6, 1941, of French, Native American, and German descent to a father who was an Olympic swimming and diving coach who later became a Naval Commander and a mother who was a champion downhill skier. She began her career as a model and then made her television debut on en episode of "Wagon Train" entitled, 'The...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea
Palmer, Ernest b. December 6, 1885 d. February 22, 1978
Motion Picture Cinematographer. Worked as a cinematographer on many top motion pictures from the 1910s to the 1960s. (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Court of Freedom, L-97B
Achong, Bertrand Geoffrey b. December 6, 1928 d. November 20, 1996
Medical Pioneer. An expert on Electron Microscopy, he is most known for his participation in the discovery of the Epstein-Barr virus.
Golders Green Crematorium, Golders Green, Greater London, England
Robustelli, Andy b. December 6, 1925 d. May 31, 2011
Hall of Fame Professional Football Player. For fourteen seasons (1951 to 1964), he played at the defensive-end position in the National Football League with the Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants. Born Andrew Richard Robustelli, he attended Stamford High School (Connecticut) and played collegiate football at Arnold College in Connecticut. His collegiate career yielded to his service with the US Navy during World War II. He was selected by the Rams during the 19th round of the 1951 NFL Draft...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Saint John Cemetery, Darien, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Monck, George '1st Duke of Albemarle' b. December 6, 1608 d. January 3, 1670
In charge of the armed forces during the Commonwealth, he was a leader in organising the retoration of King Charles II, under whom he kept his posts. However he never fully recovered from the disastrous defeat of the British Navy by the Dutch at the Battle of the Medway, 1667. An eyewitness wrote 'He died like a Roman general and soldier, standing almost up in his chair, his chamber like a tent open, and all his officers about him'. Husband of Anne Clarges (q.v.) and father of Christopher Monck...[Read More] (Bio by: David Conway)
Cause of death: Dropsy
Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Greater London, England
Plot: South Aisle
Tover, Leo b. December 6, 1902 d. December 30, 1964
One of the most famed and foremost cinematographers of the 1940s and 50s. Nominated for Academy Awards for his work on "Hold Back the Dawn" (1941) and "The Heiress" (1949). Other examples of his influential work can be seen in the films "The Day the Earth Stood Still," "The Snake Pit," and "The Sun Also Rises," among many others. He was married for a time to actress Mary Kornman. (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Homeward, L-3350

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