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Duncan, Michael Clarke b. December 10, 1957 d. September 3, 2012
Actor. Best remembered for his Academy Award nominated role as the condemned inmate John Coffey in the motion picture adaptation of the Stephen King novel "The Green Mile" (1999). Raised in the South Side of Chicago, he attended Alcorn State University in Mississippi where he studied Communications. However, a career in this field never materialized and he would return to Chicago where he worked at such jobs as a ditch digger for the gas company and nightclub bouncer. A position in security for...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Courts of Remembrance section, Sanctuary of Treasured Love, Wall Crypt 2949
Taylor, June b. December 14, 1917 d. May 16, 2004
Choreographer, Dancer. Born in Chicago, she was a nightclub dancer until she contracted tuberculosis as a young woman. She then turned to choreography and founded the June Taylor Dancers in 1942. Appearing first on television in 1948 on "The Toast of the Town," starring Ed Sullivan, she won an Emmy for her choreography in 1954 for her success with "Cavalcade of the Stars," Jackie Gleason's television variety show. Later known as "The Jackie Gleason Show" she had the foresight to utilize the...[Read More] (Bio by: D C McJonathan-Swarm)
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Cemetery, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
John of Burgundy b. May 28, 1371 d. September 10, 1419
French Royalty. Also known as The Fearless, Jean de Valois and Jean de Bourgogne. Second Duke of Burgundy, he is one of the most dramatic characters among medieval rulers. He inherited the Duchy from his father Philip II the Bold and mother Margaret III, Countess of Flanders. By his wife, Margaret of Bavaria, he had one son, Philip the Good...[Read More] (Bio by: MC)
Chartreuse de Champmol, Dijon, Departement de la Cote-d'Or, Bourgogne, France
Chisholm, Jesse b. 1805 d. March 4, 1868
Western Pioneer. Born in the Cherokee Nation, eastern Tennessee, he was a skilled hunter, guide and trader. Learning dozens of Indian languages, he became a sought-after guide and adviser about Indian affairs throughout Texas, Kansas and Indian Territory. In 1865, Chisholm hauled wagons loaded with buffalo hides from his trading post near Wichita, Kansas, to what is now Oklahoma City. The route came to be known as the Chisholm Trail and for the next 20 years, traders and cowboys herding Texas...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Jesse Chisholm Gravesite, Geary, Blaine County, Oklahoma, USA
Forrest, Steve b. September 29, 1925 d. May 18, 2013
American Actor. Born William Forrest Andrews, he was one of 13 children. At 18, he enlisted in the Army during World War II, attaining the rank of sergeant and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, he moved to Los Angeles and attended UCLA where he graduated with honors in 1950 with a bachelor's degree in theater arts. While working as a stagehand at the La Jolla Playhouse outside San Diego, he was discovered by Hollywood legend [Read More] (Bio by: Louis Mata)
Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Ford, Ernie (Ernest Jennings) 'Tennessee Ernie' b. February 13, 1919 d. October 17, 1991
Singer, television host, radio announcer. He was born in Bristol, Tennesee, sang in the school choirs and played the trombone in the band. In 1937 he worked as an announcer for WOPI-AM in Bristol which he left to attended the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. He held radio jobs in Atlanta and Knoxville between 1939 and 1941 and joined the Air Force during World War II. After his dischage from the service in 1946 he went to live in San Bernardino, California and landed an announcer's job with...[Read More] (Bio by: Debbie)
Cause of death: Liver disease
Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Plot: Lot 242 Sub 1, urn Garden
Liberace (Wladziu Valentino) b. May 16, 1919 d. February 4, 1987
Pianist. He was born Wladziu (Polish for Walter) Liberace in West Allis, Wisconsin to immigrant Italian and Polish parents one of four children. Both parents were musically talented. His Italian father played the french horn with the Milwaukee Philharmonic Orchestra and his Polish mother played the piano. When Polish pianist Paderwski visited the Liberaces, he recommended Wladziu receive a scholarship to the Wisconsin College of Music. He also studied privately and at age 14 made his...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Cause of death: AIDS
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Court of Remembrance
Andrews, Dana b. January 1, 1909 d. December 17, 1992
Actor. Born Carver Dana Andrews, he signed a contract with Samuel Goldwyn and nine years after arriving in Los Angeles was offered his first movie role in William Wyler's The Westerner (1940), starring Gary Cooper. He was also memorable as the gangster in the 1941 comedy Ball of Fire. In the 1943 movie adaptation of The Ox-Bow Incident with Henry Fonda, often cited as one of his best films, he played a lynching victim. Andrews' two signature roles came as an obsessed detective in Laura (1944)...[Read More]
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend
Hopper, Dennis b. May 17, 1936 d. May 29, 2010
Actor, Director. He was considered one of Hollywood's most outspoken and versatile actors. He appeared in over 150 motion pictures during his lifetime, working as both an actor and film director, in a career that spanned over five decades. Known in the motion picture industry for his anti-establishment reputation, he was nominated for two Academy Awards during his professional career. His first Oscar nomination came for his work in the 1969 motion picture "Easy Rider" which he wrote, co-starred...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Jesus Nazareno Cemetery, Ranchos de Taos, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
John II., King b. April 16, 1319 d. April 8, 1364
French Monarch. Jean le Bon. Born the son of Philippe VI and Jeanne of Burgundy. At thirteen, he married Bonne of Luxemburg, with whom he eventually had nine children. Bonne died one year before his ascension to the throne in 1350 and he married Joanna, Countess of Auvergne and Boulogne. The early part of his reign was marred by his choice of corrupt advisors who robbed the treasury and passed oppressive measure. An economic crisis led to him debasing the kingdom's coinage to pay for the...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Saint Denis Basilique, Saint-Denis, Departement de Seine-Saint-Denis, Ile-de-France, France
Reagan, Ronald Wilson b. February 6, 1911 d. June 5, 2004
40th United States President, Actor. Considered by many historians and political scientists as the one individual who most helped end the Cold War between the Western world and the Soviet Union and its allies (although this event occurred ten months after he left office). Born in the small town of Tampico, Illinois, he graduated from Eureka College, Illinois, in 1932 with a degree in economics and sociology. He landed a job as sportscaster for Radio station WOC in Davenport, Iowa, and later...[Read More]
Cause of death: Pneumonia, complications of Alzheimer's Disease
Ronald W. Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, Ventura County, California, USA
Wiggins, Roy 'Little Roy' b. June 27, 1926 d. August 3, 1999
Musician. Born Ivan Leroy Wiggins in in Nashville, Tennessee, he liked Hawaiian and country music and quickly became proficient on the lap steel guitar. Dubbed "Little Roy", he started playing with Paul Howard and his Arkansas Cotton Pickers on the famed Grand Ole Opry radio show at age 14. In the 1940s, he performed with Pee Wee King, George Morgan, and on Eddie Arnold's hit records such as "I'll Hold You in My Heart", "Anytime" and Bouquet of Roses". With Eddie Arnold for 25 years, on his own...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Goodlettsville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Plot: unmarked grave [unmarked]
Rizal, Jose b. June 19, 1861 d. December 30, 1896
Doctor, Novelist, Filipino Patriot, Independence Movement Martyr. He rests in downtown Manila's Rizal Park beneath an elaborate monument guarded by sentries dressed in full regalia. His nationalist ideas contained in his two novels "Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo" fomented the Filipino Insurrection against the ruling Spaniards in 1896 resulting in his death. After execution by firing squad, his remains were quickly buried by Spanish authorities in a secret makeshift grave in Paco...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Rizal Monument, Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital, Philippines
Thomas, Henry Andrew 'Heck' b. January 3, 1850 d. August 15, 1912
Deputy US Marshal and Folk Figure. He was the youngest of 12 children born to Lovick Pierce and Martha Ann Fullwood Bedell Thomas. When he was only 12 years old he joined his father and his uncle and went off to the Civil War. They were officers in the 35th Georgia Infantry and Heck was a courier for them inn the battlefields of Virginia. On the last day of the Second Battle of Bull Run, General Philip Kearney was killed in Chantilly. The general's horse and equipment was placed in the trust of...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Todd)
Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA
Hill, Dana b. May 6, 1964 d. July 15, 1996
Actress. Born Dana Goetz in Los Angeles, California, her father was a director of commercials, and procured her first job for her. To get roles on her own merit and not because of her father, she took her mother's maiden-name, Hill, as her professional name. She soon graduated from commercials to guest spots on popular television shows such as "Family," and by 1981 was appearing as regular cast member of CBS', "The Two of Us." Diagnosed with childhood diabetes, which impeded her growth, she...[Read More] (Bio by: Paul Austin)
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend
Allison, Joe b. October 3, 1924 d. August 2, 2002
Songwriter, Recording Executive, Producer. Member of Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. His songs were recorded by such artist as Elvis Presley, Bing Crosby, and Patsy Cline. He composed such hits as Jim Reeves' classic "He'll Have to Go" and Faron Young's "Live Fast, Love Hard, and Die Young." His first big success as a songwriter came when Tex Ritter (actor John Ritter's father) recorded the Top-Ten Hit "When You Leave" and "Don't Slam the Door" in 1946. His biggest success came with "He...[Read More]
Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Skelton (Skelton), Red (Richard) Barnard b. July 18, 1913 d. September 17, 1997
Actor, Comedian. As a vaudevillian, member of the MGM pantheon of film stars and then a television pioneer, he parlayed his comedic genius and gentle, if sometimes lonely, soul into a legendary career spanning seven decades, and had a talent for characterization, whether in film ("The Fuller Brush Man") or television ("San Fernando Red," "Freddie the Freeloader," "Clem Kadiddlehopper.") Born in 1913, two months after the death of his father, he was an icon on television for 20 years after...[Read More] (Bio by: Portia)
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Great Masoleum, Sanctuary of Benediction, private room, left side
Jean de France b. 1247 d. 1248
French Royalty. Born Jean de France the fifth child of Louis IX of France and Marguerite de Provence about 1247. He died within a year of birth and was interred within the Saint Denis Basilique. (Bio by: Iola)
Cause of death: Died in Infancy
Saint Denis Basilique, Saint-Denis, Departement de Seine-Saint-Denis, Ile-de-France, France
John I of Alencon b. 1385 d. October 25, 1415
French Nobility. First Duke of Alencon. He was a division commander at the Battle of Agincourt (October 25, 1415), and died in action. Legend has it he was killed fighting Henry V himself. Born at the Chateau d'Essay in Orne, he succeeded his father as Count of Alencon and Perche in 1404, and created a duke when Alencon was elevated to a duchy in 1414. He would hold this title just over a year. At Agincourt...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Church of the Cordeliers (Defunct), Hesdin, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Plot: Site destroyed in 1553
Cody, William Frederick 'Buffalo Bill' b. February 26, 1846 d. January 10, 1917
Western Frontiersman, Entertainer, Indian Wars Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient.. Born in Scott County, Iowa, his family moved to Kansas when he was eight. When his father died in 1857, young Bill rode a mule as a messenger for a freight company. The next year, he dropped out of school, and began making trips west with wagon trains, looking after the livestock and driving a team of horses for the trains. In 1860 to 1861 he rode on the mail route for the short-lived Pony Express Company...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Cause of death: Uremic Poisoning
Buffalo Bill Memorial Museum, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA

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