Find A Grave - Wizard of Oz

Arlen, Harold (Hyman Arluck) b. February 15, 1905 d. April 23, 1986
Composer. Considered one of the 'Great American Composers of the 20th Century,' Harold Arlen has over 400 songs to his credit. Born Hyman Arluck to Samuel and Celia Arluck in Buffalo, New York. Father of the household, Samuel Arluck, was a well known cantor in Buffalo's rapidly growing Jewish community. It was here that young Hyman first began singing and developing his musical talents. His parents introduced him to classical music and he learned the basics of the piano. As a preteen he found...[Read More] (Bio by: katzizkidz)
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Hickory, Grave 1666
Bambury, John Thomas b. July 10, 1891 d. November 4, 1960
Actor. Born in Pennsylvania, he was a dwarf best remembered for his role as a Munchkin in the film, "The Wizard of Oz" (1939). A popular character performer, his other credits included "The Plot Thickens" (1936), "The Terror of Tiny Town" (1938), "Maisie Was a Lady" (1941), Lady in the Dark" (1944) "Superman and the Mole Men (1951) and "The Adventures of Superman" TV series. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Baum, L. Frank b. May 15, 1856 d. May 6, 1919
Author and Journalist. Lyman Frank Baum (who used "Frank" as his Christian name throughout his life) showed a remarkable inclination for journalism from an early age, publishing his own small newspaper and stamp-collecting magazine while still in his teens. He would run several small publications through his adult life, taking jobs with newspapers like the "Aberdeen Saturday Pioneer" and "Chicago Evening Post" when his own ventures failed to bear fruit. His passion for children's storytelling...[Read More] (Bio by: Stuthehistoryguy)
Cause of death: Stroke
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section G, next to the narrow road
Blandick, Clara b. June 4, 1881 d. April 15, 1962
Actress. She is best remembered for her role of Auntie Em in the 1939 film classic, "The Wizard of Oz." Born Clara Dickey, she was the daughter of Isaac B. and Hattie Mudgett Dickey. Her father was Captain of a small American merchant ship, the "Willard Mudgett," and she was born aboard her father's ship while it was anchored in Hong Kong harbor. She grew up in Boston, Massachusetts, and began her acting career there in the play "Richard Lovelace" about 1898. In 1900, she moved to New York...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Cause of death: Suicide
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Great Mausoleum, Columbarium of Security, Niche 17230
Bolger (Bulcao), Ray (Raymond Wallace) b. January 10, 1904 d. January 15, 1987
Actor. Born Raymond Wallace Bulcao in Dorchester, Massachusetts, son of James, a house painter, and Anne Bulcao. In 1922, he made his stage debut with the Bob Ott Musical Comedy Repertory Company in Boston. He then moved to Vaudeville, where he was half of a team called Sanford and Bolger. In 1926, he was spotted by star maker, Gus Edwards, who hired him for the Broadway show "A Merry World." Numerous Broadway roles...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Mausoleum, Block 35, Crypt F2
Burke, Billie b. August 7, 1884 d. May 14, 1970
American Stage and Motion Picture Actress. She is best remembered in the role of Glinda, the Good Witch of the North, from the 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz", and in the role of the scatterbrained Clara Topper, wife of stuffy banker Cosmo Topper, in the "Topper" series of films (1937-1941). She was married to the legendary Broadway showman, Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr, of the Ziegfeld Follies fame. Born Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke in Washington, DC, her father was a famed circus clown and...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, New York, USA
Carroll, Mickey b. July 8, 1919 d. May 7, 2009
Actor. He was one of the Munchkins in the movie classic "The Wizard of Oz". A versatile entertainer, he had multiple roles as a Munchkin. He was the town crier, he was a marching soldier and he was one of the fiddlers that escorted Dorothy down the yellow brick road. In addition, actress Clara Blandick as Auntie Em wasn't yelling Dorothy's name to director ...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saint Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri, USA
Plot: Main Mausoleum
Cottonaro, Thomas J. b. March 20, 1914 d. February 7, 2001
Actor. A native of Castrogiovanni, Italy, he played the role of a 'Bearded Man' in the film classic, "The Wizard Of Oz" (1939). His other films include, "Maisie Was A Lady" (1941), "My Gal Sal" (1942), "Invaders From Mars" (1953), and "The Court Jester" (1956).
Mount Calvary Cemetery, Cheektowaga, Erie County, New York, USA
Plot: Section I, Lot 170
Croft, Lewis A. 'Idaho Lewis' b. May 2, 1919 d. April 29, 2008
Actor. When Lewis was 20 he starred as a munchkin soldier in the 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz". He worked in sideshows and circuses and became an acomplished singer. He passed away on April 29, 2008, 3 days before his 89th birthday. (Bio by: Jared Walker)
Hillcrest Cemetery, Shelley, Bingham County, Idaho, USA
Earles, Harry 'Harry Doll' b. April 3, 1902 d. May 4, 1985
Actor. He was a member of the famous Doll Family of midgets. Kurt and his three sisters, Frieda, Hilda, and Elly all appeared in the classic 1939 motion picture, "Wizard of Oz." Harry appeared in the role of a Lollipop Guild member. Harry and Hilda also appeared in the cult-classic horror film "Freaks." After touring with the Ringling Brothers Circus, the Doll Family retired to Florida. Elly "Tiny Doll" Schneider, was the last surving member of the Doll Family, when she died on September 6...[Read More]
Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea
Ebsen, Buddy (Christian Rudolph) b. April 2, 1908 d. July 6, 2003
Actor. A motion picture and television figure whose career spanned from the 1930s until the 1990s, he is best known for his role as the patriarch 'Jed Clampett' on the 1960s television sitcom "The Beverly Hillbillies". he also gained notoriety as television detective 'Barnaby Jones' in the 1970s series of the same name, and as Fess Parker's sidekick in "Davy Crockett" during the 1950s. He is famously connected to the 1939 film classic "Wizard of Oz," when, cast as the role of the 'Tin Woodsman'...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea
Fleming, Victor b. February 23, 1889 d. January 6, 1949
Motion Picture Director. He occupies a curious place in cinema history. In the 1930s Fleming was hailed as one of Hollywood's greatest filmakers. He is the credited director of "The Wizard of Oz" (1939) and "Gone With the Wind" (1939), two of the most popular movies of all time, and won a Best Director Academy Award for the latter. Yet he has been largely ignored by critics and historians, and his name has long been forgotten by the public. Fleming was born in Pasadena, California. A former...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Abbey of the Psalms, Sanctuary of Refuge #2081
GPS coordinates: 34.0892906, -118.3211975 (hddd.dddd)
Gage, Dorothy Louise b. June 11, 1898 d. November 11, 1898
Literary Figure. She was the niece of Maud (Gage) Baum and her husband, and "The Wizard of Oz" author, L. Frank Baum. Born to Sophie Jewel and Thomas Clarkson Gage in June 1898, she tragically died only 5 months later (the "official" cause of death was listed as "congestion of the brain"). The Baums had four sons, and Maud had always longed for a daughter. Maud was devastated by the infant's death, and it is said that her husband used the child's name in his Oz stories (and later books) to...[Read More]
Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, USA
Garland (Gumm), Judy (Frances Ethel) b. June 10, 1922 d. June 22, 1969
Considered by many to be the 'World's Greatest Entertainer,' Judy Garland began performing at the age of two and a half. From 1924-1935 she and her older sisters performed as a singing trio that toured all over the country. In 1935, the group split up due to marriage by the oldest sister in the group. This was not exactly unwelcome news, since reviews of the trio always singled out the youngest, Judy, with lofty praise. She was billed as "the little girl with the big voice," and soon drew...[Read More] (Bio by: Eric Hemphill)
Cause of death: Accidental Overdose
Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
Plot: Unit 9, alcove HH, crypt 31
Gillespie, Arnold 'Buddy' b. October 14, 1899 d. May 3, 1978
Hollywood special effects pioneer. His career spans 40 years and more than 130 films. His best known work is 'The Wizard of Oz'.
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Court of Freedom, Columbarium of Heavenly Peace, N-948 (The birth year on his marker incorrectly reads 1800)
Grapewin, Charley b. December 20, 1869 d. February 2, 1956
Actor. Among his numerous stage and film roles, he is fondly remembered as 'Uncle Henry' in the 1939 classic "The Wizard of Oz." (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
Cause of death: Natural causes
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Great Mausoleum, Columbarium of Inspiration, niche 14639
Haley, Jack b. August 10, 1898 d. June 6, 1979
Actor. He is best remembered for his role of the 'Tin Man' in the 1939 film, "The Wizard of Oz." A versatile actor, he proved a good light comedian, as well as a descent singer and dancer. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Irish Protestant parents, he showed early acting interest when at age 6, he entertained the congregation at church with his antics. His father trained him to be an electrician, and he worked for a while at the Boston Navy Yard. But at age 18, after finishing high school...[Read More]
Cause of death: heart attack
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Grotto, L100, 2
Hamilton, Margaret b. December 9, 1902 d. May 16, 1985
American character actress, best known for her legendary role as �The Wicked Witch of the West� in the 1939 MGM classic �The Wizard of Oz,� which was ranked #4 on the American Film Institute's villains list of The Greatest Screen Heroes and Villains. Hamilton had a long career on stage and screen, often playing spinsters and nosy neighbors with names like Aunt Huddy, Mrs. Klopplebobbler and Hester Crabwell. In the 1970s she gained fresh fame as �Cora,� in a memorable series of commercials for...[Read More] (Bio by: Edward Parsons)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Cremated, Ashes scattered, Ashes scattered over her property in Dutchess County, Amenia, New York
Lahr, Bert b. August 13, 1895 d. December 4, 1967
American stage and film actor, best known for his comedic roles, the most famous being �The Cowardly Lion� in the 1939 MGM classic �The Wizard of Oz.� But long before �Oz," he was an established name in burlesque, vaudeville, and Broadway. He starred in Broadway's "Ziegfeld Follies" and had his own show on radio before venturing into feature films. He was born Irving Lahrheim in 1895, in New York City. Dropping out of school at 15 and taking the stage name �Bert Lahr� to join a juvenile...[Read More] (Bio by: Edward Parsons)
Union Field Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens County, New York, USA
Lewis, Mitchell b. 1880 d. 1956
American motion picture actor of the 1910s through 1950s. He played 'Captain of the Winkie Guard' in the 1939 classic "The Wizard of Oz." (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Sunrise Slope, L-2148, G-3

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