Find A Grave - Saturday Night Live

Belushi, John [cenotaph] b. January 24, 1949 d. March 5, 1982
Actor. Comedian. Born John Adam Belushi in Chicago to Albanian immigrant parents. As a boy, his family moved to Wheaton, where John played on the high school football team and was homecoming king. He attended the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater where he co-founded an acting troupe. Belushi then auditioned for and won a spot with Chicago's famous Second City ensemble. In 1973 John moved to New York City and landed a role off-Broadway in National Lampoon's "Lemmings". The part led to a job...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cause of death: Overdose of cocaine and heroin
Elmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum, River Grove, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Belushi, John b. January 24, 1949 d. March 5, 1982
Actor. Comedian. Born John Adam Belushi in Chicago to Albanian immigrant parents. As a boy, his family moved to Wheaton, where John played on the high school football team and was homecoming king. He attended the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater where he co-founded an acting troupe. Belushi then auditioned for and won a spot with Chicago's famous Second City ensemble. In 1973 John moved to New York City and landed a role off-Broadway in National Lampoon's "Lemmings". The part led to a job...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cause of death: Overdose of cocaine and heroin
Chilmark Cemetery, Chilmark, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: At the entrance of the cemetery.
Farley, Chris b. February 15, 1964 d. December 18, 1997
Comedian, Actor. Chris Farley was born on February 15, 1964. In his youth he was a class clown and at summer camp he was a very popular camp counselor. He attended Marquette University in Wisconsin and graduated with a degree in communications and theatre. Farley then worked briefly with his father, then began performing with the Ark Improv Theatre group studying under legendary director Del Close at the Improv Olympic Theatre. He then performed at Chicago's Second City Theatre through...[Read More]
Cause of death: Drug overdose, heart attack
Resurrection Cemetery, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
Hartman, Phil b. September 24, 1948 d. May 28, 1998
Actor, Comedian, Artist. Born Philip Edward Hartmann in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, he was one of eight children. He grew up in Connecticut and Southern California and described himself as a class clown. He joined the comedy group "The Groundlings" in 1975. Hartman's co-wrote the feature film "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" in 1978 for fellow Groundling, Paul Reubens. Hartman also worked as a graphic artist, designing album covers for Poco's 1978 album "Legend", three albums by the band America, and...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cause of death: Homicide
Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea, Ashes Scattered over Santa Catalina's Emerald Bay, California
O'Donoghue, Michael Henry b. January 5, 1940 d. November 8, 1994
Writer, Comedian. O'Donoghue, known as "Mr. Mike," was a writer for "Saturday Night Live" off and on from the show's beginning in 1975 until the mid 1980's. He appeared in the show's very first sketch with John Belushi. He was best known on SNL for his recurring skit "Mr. Mike's Least-Loved Bedtime Tales," his dark and disturbing parodies of children's stories, and his impressions of various celebrities having steel needles driven into their eyes. He also wrote the screen play for the film "...[Read More] (Bio by: Jennifer M.)
Cremated, Ashes scattered
Radner, Gilda b. June 28, 1946 d. May 20, 1989
Actress, Comedienne. She gained wide fame in the mid-1970s as an original cast member of television's hit comedy series, "Saturday Night Live" (SNL). Born Gilda Susan Radner in Detroit, Michigan, to Henrietta Dworkin Radner, a legal secretary, and Herman Radner, a businessman who operated Detroit's Seville Hotel, where many nightclub performers and actors stayed when performing in the city. Radner attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, dropping out in her senior year to follow her...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Cause of death: Ovarian cancer
Long Ridge Union Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Plot: Just to the right of the center of the cemetery, near a small ornamental tree and in front of a small shrub surrounded by a small circle of stones.
Rocket (Claverie), Charles b. August 24, 1949 d. October 7, 2005
Actor, he is best remembered for his role on the popular television series, "Saturday Night Live" during the 1980-1981 season. Born Charles Claverie in Bangor, Maine, he attended the Rhode Island School of Design in the late 1960s, and made several short films, and played with his band, "the Fabulous Motels." During the 1970s, he anchored the local news for Channel 12, WPRI, in Rhode Island. He made is network debut on the television series "Saturday Night Live," noted for introducing many...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Cause of death: Suicide
Cremated, Ashes scattered
Vance, Danitra b. July 13, 1959 d. August 21, 1994
American motion picture and television actress of the 1980s and 90s. Best known as being a cast member on "Saturday Night Live" in the mid-1980s. (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
Cause of death: Breast Cancer
Unknown*, Location of body is unknown
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