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Tarasov-Rodionov, Alexander b. October 7, 1885 d. September 3, 1938
Author. His famous novel "Chocolate" (1922) was a forerunner of what came to be known as "Socialist Realism" in the Soviet period of Russian Literature. It is a cautionary tale about a local police chief who, out of pity, pardons a prostitute he has arrested. In gratitude she gives his wife some chocolate she had gotten from a suspected English spy. Because of this the chief is later executed for taking bribes and "collaboration with a class enemy". The book shocked many readers because it...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Kommunarka Mass Execution Site, Kommunarka, Moskovskaya Oblast', Russian Federation
Beaton, Morag b. July 2, 1926 d. April 1, 2010
Opera Singer. An artist able to present the repertoire of both the mezzo and dramatic soprano ranges, she shall probably be best remembered for her interpretation of Puccini's Ice Princess, "Turandot". Raised in Edinburgh, she was initially taught voice by her mother before joining the Royal Army in 1945. Following three years' service she returned home to continue her studies, then moved to London in the early 1950s, where she gave occasional concerts. Beaton was hired by the Deutsche Oper...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
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Faidit, Gaucelm b. 1170 d. 1204
Troubadour. His elegy on the death of England's King Richard I, "Fortz chausa es" (1199), is the most famous example of a troubadour plahn (lament) and one of the few to survive with both words and music. Faidit was born in Uzerche in the Limousin, France, into a noble family in the service of Vicomte Raymond II of Turenne. His first patron was probably Raymond's daughter, Maria de Ventadorn, to whom he dedicated at least a dozen songs. Legend has it he fought in the Third Crusade (1189 to 1192)...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Body lost or destroyed, Location unknown to historians
Martinez Sierra, Carmen b. May 3, 1904 d. November 6, 2012
Opera Singer, Actress. A mezzo soprano of note, she later had a long and distinguished career on the Spanish screen. Born Madrilena Carmen Martinez Sierra to a family of wealth and position, she won her first vocal contest at three, earning a box of chocolates as her prize, and began singing professionally aaround 1920, making her mark in the distinctively Spanish zarzuela. Carmen made her 1942 operatic debut as the prostitute Maddalena of Verdi's "Rigoletto" and was to receive praise as Lola...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Cementerio de la Almudena, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Joye, Gilles b. 1425 d. December 31, 1483
Composer. A prominent member of the Burgundian School. Although he had a major reputation during his lifetime, almost none of his compositions survive and he is remembered today for reasons rather apart from music. Joye was likely born in Kortrijk, Belgium. In 1449 he became a singer at the Cathedral of St. Donatian in Bruges, which remained his permanent career base. Ordained a priest around 1450, he was appointed a Canon of St. Donatian's three years later and was an honorary rector at...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cathedral of Saint Donatian (Defunct), Bruges, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Brennan, Mollie d. January 24, 1876
Folk Figure. Although her early history remains unknown, at some point she worked as a prostitute in Denison, Texas. In 1872 she was in Ellsworth, Kansas, where she married a saloonkeeper named Joe Brennan. But in 1873 she apparently became involved with her husband's brother, and when he fled after the death of the Sheriff, she apparently followed him to Texas. She arrived at Sweetwater – now Mobeetie - where she apparently worked as a dance hall girl at Charlie Norton's establishment. On the...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cause of death: Gunshot
Mobeetie Cemetery, Mobeetie, Wheeler County, Texas, USA
Plot: Exact location unknown
Warfield, Sandra b. June 8, 1921 d. June 29, 2009
Opera Singer. A mezzo-soprano, she was primarily known for her numerous appearances at New York's Metropolitan Opera. Born Flora Jean Bornstein, she was raised in Kansas City and studied at the Kansas City Conservatory of Music. Her early career was in California where she sang with the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera during the 1940s. Moving to New York, she gave the first of her 173 Metropolitan performances in 1953 as a peasant girl in Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro". In 1954 she met...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend, Ashes given to her daughter
Haworth, Jill b. August 15, 1945 d. January 3, 2011
Actress. She is best remembered for creating the role of Sally Bowles on Broadway in the 1966 musical "Cabaret". Born Valerie Jill Haworth to a family of wealth, she was raised in Sussex and originally trained in ballet. After dancing at Sadler's Wells Jill made her silver screen bow as Sal Mineo's Jewish girlfriend in Otto Preminger's 1960 classic "Exodus", had roles in three French movies, most notably as prostitute Fleur de Marie in 1962's "The Mysteries of Paris", made the covers of some...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Actors Plot
Lilova, Margarita b. July 26, 1935 d. April 13, 2012
Opera Singer. A mezzo soprano, she shall be remembered for her career of more than 30 years with the Vienna State Opera. Born Margarita Lilowa at Tscherwen Briag, she trained at the Sofia Music Academy and made her 1959 operatic debut at Varna as the prostitute Maddalena from Verdi's "Rigoletto". After refining her art Margarita bowed at London's Covent Garden in 1962 as Amneris in Verdi's "Aida" and used the same role on January 1, 1963, for the first of her 1,135 Vienna State Opera...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Zentralfriedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
De Young, Charles b. January 6, 1845 d. April 23, 1880
Journalist. Co-founder and first Editor-in-Chief of the San Francisco Chronicle. Born in France, he emigrated to San Francisco with his parents around 1850. In January 1865 De Young and his brother Michael launched "The Daily Dramatic Chronicle", an eight-page theatrical handbill, with $20 borrowed from their landlord. Their first scoop was breaking the story of President Abraham Lincoln's assassination. By 1870 the Chronicle had become a full-fledged newspaper, with such staff writers as...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
Plot: Section O
Dietrich, Marlene b. December 27, 1901 d. May 6, 1992
Actress, Singer. She appeared in over 70 films from 1914 to movies made after her death in 1992. Her acting style was so famous that she was spoofed by Madeline Kahn in the comedic film "Blazing Saddles". Born just outside Berlin, Germany, her father was a police lieutenant (other biographies state he was an Army officer), and she was noted for her "bedroom eyes" early, including an affair with a professor that resulted in his dismissal from school. In 1920 she entered Germany's cabaret scene...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Berlin-Schöneberg (Friedhof Schöneberg III), Friedenau (Berlin), Berlin, Germany
Compson, Betty b. March 19, 1897 d. April 18, 1974
Actress. Versatile star of silent films and later a character performer in talkies. She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for "The Barker" (1928). Born Eleanor Luisime Compson in Beaver, Utah, she made her vaudeville debut at 15, billed as "The Vagabond Violinist". She broke into films in 1915 and served her apprenticeship in slapstick comedies, westerns, and serials. The melodrama "The Miracle Man" (1919), in which she co-starred with Lon Chaney, established her as one of...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section B, Lot 853, Grave 4
GPS coordinates: 34.2762604, -118.4651031 (hddd.dddd)
Lipton, Martha b. April 6, 1913 d. November 28, 2006
Opera Singer. A mezzo soprano, she followed a distinguished career at the Metropolitan Opera with an even longer one as a respected music professor. Raised in New York City, she attended the Juilliard School on a scholarship and made her 1941 professional bow with the now defunct New Opera Company as Pauline from Tchaikovsky's "The Queen of Spades". Martha first sang with the New York City Opera in February 1944 as Nancy in Friedrich Flotow's "Martha" then on November 27th. of that year had the...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Valhalla Memory Gardens, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, USA
Gentileschi, Artemisia b. July 8, 1593 d. 1656
Baroque painter. She was born in Rome as daughter of the painter Orazio Gentileschi and Prudentia Montones. She was also taught painting by him. It was also him who sent her to Agostino Tassi to further her ability in perspective. Tassi raped her and afterwards promised to marry her to restore her honor. He was not able to stand to his promise because he was already married. Orazio insisted on a trial which happened in May 1612. Tassi claimed that she worked as a prostitute to discredit her...[Read More] (Bio by: Lutetia)
Body lost or destroyed
O'Murphy, Mary-Louise 'Louison' b. October 21, 1737 d. December 11, 1814
Artist's Model, Folk Figure. Popularly called "Louison" and "Morphise", she was a noted child courtesain of her day and one of the many mistresses of King Louis XV, though today she is known as the subject of one of the most provocative and controversial works in the artistic canon. Born Mary-Louise O'Murphy de Boisfaily, she was the child of an Irish father and a convicted prostitute French mother and was moved to Paris following her father's death around 1850. According to legend she was seen...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Church of Saint-Roch, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Yamada, Isuzu b. February 5, 1917 d. July 9, 2012
Actress. One of her country's most respected performers, she shall perhaps be best remembered in the West for her portrayal of the Lady Macbeth character in 1957's "Throne of Blood". Born Mitsu Yamada to a theatrical family, she received both musical and dance training as a child and at 13 was signed by the Nikkatsu studios. Initially often cast as either a difficult teenager or as a prostitute, she first became well known via director Kenji Mizoguchi's 1935 films "Oyuki the Virgin" and "The...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend
Rosenthal, Geri McGee b. May 16, 1936 d. November 9, 1982
Wife of Las Vegas sports handicapper, Frank Rosenthal, their life story was the focus of a novel, Casino, by author Nicholas Pileggi, and in the subsequent 1995 movie by the same name; her movie role was played by actress Sharon Stone. Born Geraldine "Geri" McGee, she met Anthony Spilotro, the best friend of Frank Rosenthal, at a gambling convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where she began an affair with him. She made her living as a "chip girl" (a good looking woman who hustled gamblers...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Mount Sinai Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Ramah I, Plot 1569
GPS coordinates: 34.1481705, -118.3125076 (hddd.dddd)
Lillo, George b. February 4, 1693 d. September 3, 1739
Dramatist. He was the author of "The London Merchant; or, The History of George Barnwell" (1731), one of the most popular English plays of the 18th Century. A fact-based tale of a young apprentice seduced into a life of crime by a vengeful prostitute, it was credited with reviving the genre of domestic tragedy and spreading its influence to Continental Europe. Lillo was born in London, the son of a jeweller of Flemish descent. He became a partner in his father's business and apparently indulged...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
St Leonard Churchyard, Shoreditch, Greater London, England
Plot: churchyard, unmarked
Johnson, Christine b. September 8, 1911 d. June 9, 2010
Opera Singer. A contralto, she is probably best remembered as the creator of Nettie Fowler in the 1945 Broadway world premiere of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Carousel". Initially raised in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, she moved to Owensboro as a teen and graduated from high school there in 1929. She studied at the Nashville Conservatory and performed on WSM radio prior to relocating to New York in 1937. Johnson sang at Radio City Music Hall, toured the country with the Columbia Symphony Orchestra...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery, Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky, USA
Merriman, Nan b. April 28, 1920 d. July 22, 2012
Opera Singer. A mezzo soprano, she is probably best remembered for her 1940s appearances with Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony. Born Katherine Ann Merriman she was raised in Pittsburgh's East End until moving to Los Angeles at 15 where after training with legendary soprano Lotte Lehmann she got her start in show business by performing on movie soundtracks. Spotted by Sir Laurence Olivier she toured with the great actor and Vivien Leigh singing arias during the set changes of a traveling...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend

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