Astaire, Fred b. May 10, 1899 d. June 22, 1987 Actor, Entertainer, and Dancer. Born Frederick Austerlitz, Jr, in Omaha, Nebraska, and the son of an Austrian immigrant, he entered show business at the age of 5, working in both vaudeville and Broadway in partnership with his sister, Adele. When Adele left show business to marry in 1932, he headed for Hollywood. Signed to RKO, he was loaned to MGM Studios, to make "Dancing Lady" (1933)...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson) Oakwood Memorial Park, Chatsworth, Los Angeles County, California, USA Plot: Sequoia section G, Lot 82, Space 4 GPS coordinates: 34.2520485, -118.6204376 (hddd.dddd)
Horton, Edward Everett b. March 18, 1886 d. September 29, 1970 Actor. Popular motion picture character actor of the 1920s to the 1970s. Fondly remembered as the exasperated protagonist in the classic Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers films "The Gay Divorcee" (1934) and "Top Hat" (1935). In the 1960s, he was the narrator on television's "Fractured Fairy Tales". He was the hardware store owner on "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad...[Read More] (Bio by: A.J. Marik) Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA Plot: Whispering Pines, Lot 984, at the top of the hill
Rhodes, Erik b. February 10, 1906 d. February 17, 1990 Actor. Born Ernest Sharpe at El Reno, in the Indian Territory in what was to become the state of Oklahoma. He started performing on the Broadway stage in 1928 in "A Most Immoral Lady" using his birth name. This was followed by two musicals "The Little Show" and "Hey Nonny Nonny!" He first used the name Erik Rhodes when he appeared on stage in "Gay Divorce" from 1932-1933. This took him to Hollywood where he would twice be featured with [Read More] (Bio by: D C McJonathan-Swarm) El Reno Cemetery, El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA Plot: Block 14, Lot 24
Rogers, Ginger b. July 16, 1911 d. April 25, 1995 Actress, Singer, and Dancer. She was given the name "Ginger" by her cousin, who could not pronounce "Virginia" correctly. She neither smoked nor drank, preferring ice cream sodas. Born Virginia Katherine McMath in Independence, Missouri, her family moved to Texas when she was a toddler. Her parents divorced, and her father died when she was 11. She then moved with her mother to her grandparents' home in Kansas City, Missouri, where she was raised. Her mother went to Hollywood in search of...[Read More] Oakwood Memorial Park, Chatsworth, Los Angeles County, California, USA GPS coordinates: 34.2517090, -118.6185532 (hddd.dddd)
b. May 10, 1899 d. June 22, 1987