Find A Grave - Poltergeist Movies

Beck, Julian b. May 31, 1925 d. September 14, 1985
Actor, Motion Picture Producer, Director. Known for his experimental and improvisatory approach. He was co-founder, with wife Judith Malina, of the influential "Living Theater"(1972). He was best known for his role in "Poltergeist II" as the evil Reverend Henry Kane. (Bio by: Tomas)
Cedar Park Cemetery, Emerson, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Block 1, Hirsch Society plot
Dunne, Dominique b. November 23, 1959 d. November 4, 1982
Actress, she is best remembered for her role of Dana Freeling in the movie "Poltergeist" (1982). Born Dominique Ellen Dunne in Santa Monica, California, she was the youngest child and only daughter of Dominick Dunne, a film producer, and Ellen Dunne, an actress. While growing up, film stars and movie producers were regular guests in her wealthy parents home. She first attended Westlake High School in Los Angeles, then graduated in 1977 from Fountain Valley High School in Colorado. The next...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Cause of death: Murdered by strangulation
Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section D, L-189
Fitzgerald, Geraldine b. November 24, 1913 d. July 17, 2005
Actress. She was born in Greystones, near Dublin (Ireland) and died in Manhattan. Her role in the film "Wuthering Heights" (1939), earned her an Oscar Nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She also appeared in "Dark Victory" (1939), "Wilson" (1944), "Three Strangers" (1946), "Harry and Tonto" (1974) and "Arthur" (1981). On stage, she played 'Goneril' in King Lear (1956), 'Gertrude' in Hamlet at Stratford, Connecticut, in 1958, and 'Juno' in Juno and the Paycock at the Long Wharf Theatre at...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Cause of death: Complications of Alzheimer's Disease
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA
Plot: Chestnut Hill, Section 111 Lot 12461 (Scheftel family plot)
O'Rourke, Heather Michele b. December 27, 1975 d. February 1, 1988
Child actress, she is best remembered for her roles of Carol Anne Freeling in the three "Poltergeist" movies (1982, 1986, and 1988). Born in San Diego, California, she was discovered in 1980 by director Steven Spielberg, while eating lunch with her mother in the MGM Studio Commissary. Spielberg was looking for a six-year-old to play the part of Carol Anne in his upcoming movie, "Poltergeist" and hired her after an interview and a "scream test." Very quickly, her line "They're here…."entered the...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Cause of death: Cardiopulminary arrest due to intestinal stenosis
Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
GPS coordinates: 34.0584908, -118.4417725 (hddd.dddd)
Sampson, Will b. September 27, 1933 d. June 3, 1987
Actor. He appeared in "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" (1975), "The White Buffalo" (1977), "Standing Tall" (1978), "Fish Hawk" (1979) and "Firewalker" (1986).
Cause of death: Complications from heart surgery
Graves Creek Cemetery, Hitchita, McIntosh County, Oklahoma, USA
Straight, Beatrice b. August 2, 1914 d. April 7, 2001
Actress who won an Oscar for her role in 'Network'.
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend, Ashes Given to Family

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