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Barsi, Judith b. June 6, 1978 d. July 27, 1988
Actress. Made her TV debut at age 5 in a Roman Meal commercial. One of her strong casting points was that she seemed younger than she was. At six years old, she played the three year-old 'Kimberly MacDonald' in "Fatal Vision" (1984). Television appearances include bits in "St. Elsewhere" (1982), "Cagney and Lacey" (1982), "Remington Steele" (1982) and "Growing Pains" (1985) as well as Anna in "Punky Brewster" (1984). Films include "Do You Remember Love?" with Joanne Woodward (1985), "Eye of the...[Read More] (Bio by: Paul F. Wilson)
Cause of death: Murdered
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Sheltering Hills, Lot 5049, Space 2, next to her mother Maria
Benchley, Peter Bradford b. May 8, 1940 d. February 11, 2006
Author. Wrote numerous novels of which some ("Beast," "The Island," "The Deep") became major motion pictures or made-for-television films, but it was his 1974 novel "Jaws" and its subsequent blockbuster film which scared millions world-wide into staying out of the water. He had since become a leading advocate for shark conservation, encouraging the protection of the great white shark that was the villian in his book. (Bio by: Brian Macdonald)
Cause of death: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Unknown*
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Hamilton, Murray b. March 24, 1923 d. September 1, 1986
Actor. American motion picture and television figure. He appeared in several movies including "The Graduate" (1967) and "Jaws" (1975). He also had roles in classic television series such as "The Twilight Zone." (Bio by: Kenneth McNeil)
Oakdale Cemetery, Washington, Beaufort County, North Carolina, USA
Kingsbury, Craig Johnstone b. October 10, 1912 d. August 30, 2002
Actor. Played the role of fisheman Ben Gardener in the movie "Jaws". It was this character whose head pops out of the boat. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Cremated, Other, Ashes buried on his farm in Vineyard Haven under a mimosa tree next to the ashes of his wife.
Rebello, Chris b. August 8, 1963 d. November 30, 2000
Child Actor. Born in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, he was eleven when he won the part of Mike Brody, son of the police chief played by Roy Scheider, when the film "Jaws" was made on the island in 1974. It was to be his only screen appearance. He graduated from Martha's Vineyard Regional High School in 1981 where he had excelled in varsity football, baseball, and basketball. He returned to his high school as a coach, working with the football program, leading his team to a place in the...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Sacred Heart Cemetery, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
Scheider, Roy Richard b. November 10, 1932 d. February 10, 2008
Actor. Born the son of Anna Crosson and Roy Bernhard Scheider in Orange, New Jersey. He attended Rutgers and Franklin and Marshall College from which he was graduated with a history major. He earned his distinctive broken nose in the New Jersey Diamond Gloves Boxing Competition. After military service, he debuted with the New York Shakespeare Festival in 1961. He then appeared in a pair of television soap operas before making his film debut in 1963's 'Curse of the Living Corpse.' After a...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cremated
Shaw, Robert b. August 9, 1927 d. August 28, 1978
Actor. Born Robert Archibald Shaw in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, one of five children of Thomas and Doreen Shaw. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London making his stage debut at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. He made an uncredited screen debut in the Alec Guinness vehicle, The Lavender Hill Mob in 1951. His first notable film appearance was From Russia with Love in 1964. He also appeared in such films as A Man for All Seasons in 1966 for which...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Cremated, Ashes scattered, Ashes scattered near his home in Ireland

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