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• Anderson, Maceo    b. September 3, 1910  d. July 5, 2001
  Professional Dancer. He was the last original member of the groundbreaking tap-dance act the "Four Step Brothers". Billed in their prime as the "eight feet of rhythm", the "Four Step Brothers" started out in the 1920s performing successfully for some 30 years under Maceo Anderson's leadership. They are credited with breaking the color line by being the first black act to perform at Radio City Music Hall in New York, Chez Paris Club in Chicago, and the first to perform on television thus...[Read More]
  Palm Memorial Park (Henderson), Henderson, Clark County, Nevada, USA
   
• Arentz, Samuel Shaw    b. January 8, 1879  d. June 17, 1934
  US Congressman. Served in the United States Army during World War I. He was elected to represent Nevada as an At-Large Delegate in the United States House of Representatives, serving first from 1921 to 1923, then from 1925 to 1933. (Bio by: T.L. Watson)
  Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
   
• Augustine, Kathy Marie    b. May 29, 1956  d. July 11, 2006
  Murder Victim. A Republican politician, she served in various state-wide offices for over 20 years. She was a member of the Nevada State Assembly from 1993 to 1995, then served in the Nevada Senate from 1995 to 1999. She became Nevada's first female State Controller, serving from 1999 until her murder in 2006. Political scandals shadowed her throughout the last few years of her life. After a series of investigations, she admitted violating state ethics laws during her 2002 reelection bid and...[Read More] (Bio by: Miracle Mile Tim)
  Davis Memorial Park, Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA
  Plot: Garden of Hope
   
• Azarow, Martin    b. July 4, 1934  d. September 8, 2003
  Actor. He appeared in the films, "The Jigsaw Murders" (1988), "Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling" (1986), "They Call Me Bruce?" (1982), "Mae West" (1982), "Some Kind of Hero" (1982), and "The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa" (1977). He also appeared in several television shows including, "Matlock," "L.A. Law," "The Twilight Zone," and "The A-Team," among many others. (Bio by: K)
  Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Clark County, Nevada, USA
  Plot: Section K, Site 1171
   
• Balzar, Frederick Bennett    b. June 15, 1880  d. March 21, 1934
  Nevada Governor. Only the second native Nevadan to become governor, the Virginia City native worked as a miner, a railroad conducter and owned a butcher store before serving as governor from 1927 to 1934. He was in the state assembly and senate as well as sheriff of Mineral County. During his term, he signed the state's open gambling law and six-week divorce law. He died while in office. (Bio by: Bigwoo)
  Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
   
• Baring Jr., Walter Stephan    b. September 9, 1911  d. July 13, 1975
  US Congressman. Served in the United States Navy during World War II. Elected to represent Nevada in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1949 to 1953, and 1957 to 1973. Also served as a Member of the Nevada State Legislature in 1936.
  Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
   
• Bartine, Horace Franklin    b. March 21, 1848  d. August 27, 1918
  Civil War Veteran US Congressman. He served during the Civil War in Company A, 8th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, being only 16 years old when he enlisted in July 1863. He fought in all the subsequent engagements of his unit., and was severely wounded in the May 1864 Battle of the Wilderness, He retunred to the regiment upon his recover, received a promotion to the rank of Corporal in March 1865, and was present at the surrender of the Confederate forces at Appomattox Court House. After the...[Read More]
  Lone Mountain Cemetery, Carson City, Carson City, Nevada, USA
  Plot: Family Plot near GAR Section
   
• Bartlett, George Arthur    b. 1869  d. 1951
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Nevada in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1907 to 1911. Also served as a State Court Judge. (Bio by: K)
  Mountain View Cemetery, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
   
• Behar, Joseph    b. April 1, 1933  d. November 24, 2003
  Television Director. Behar directed many television series' including, "From These Roots" from 1958 to 1961, "General Hospital" beginning in 1963, "People Will Talk" in 1963, "Let's Make A Deal" from 1963 to 1976, "Days Of Our Lives" beginning in 1965, "The Young & The Restless" in 1973, "It's Anybody's Guess" in 1977, "Let's Make A Deal" from 1984 to 1986, and "Dangerous Woman" in 1991. In 1996 he was also casting director for the film, "Wedding Bell Blues." A native of Chicago, Illinois...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
  Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Clark County, Nevada, USA
   
• Belinsky, Bo (Robert)    b. December 7, 1936  d. November 23, 2001
  Major League baseball pitcher with the Los Angeles Angels. Born Robert Belinsky, he pitched first no hitter in Dodger Stadium history on May 5, 1962 beating the Baltimore Orioles 2-0. Had a career record of 28-51 for eight seasons. Known as a notorious playboy for dating such Hollywood starlets as Ann-Margret, Juliet Prowse, Connie Stevens, Tina Louise and was twice engaged to Mami Van Doren. He also pitched for the Phildelphia Phillies, Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Priates and Cincinnati Reds.
  Cause of death: Cancer
  Davis Memorial Park, Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA
   
• Bell, Frank Jardine    b. January 28, 1840  d. February 13, 1927
  Nevada Governor. With little formal education, he supervised the construction of telegraph lines in California and Nevada in the 1860s. He served as warden of the Nevada State Prison from 1883 until 1887. In 1889, Governor Stevenson appointed Bell to fill the vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor. After Stevenson's death on September 21, 1890, Bell became governor. During his few months in office, he continued the policies of his predecessor and chose not to run for election on his own...[Read More] (Bio by: Thomas Fisher)
  Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
   
• Bell, Freddie    b. September 29, 1931  d. February 10, 2008
  Pioneer Rock and Roll Performer. Real name Ferdinando Dominick Bello. In 1952 he formed Freddie Bell and The Bellboys, one of the first white groups to cover the rhythm and blues hits of the era. After being signed to Teen Records in 1955, one of their first recordings was a cover version of Leiber and Stoller's "Hound Dog." Elvis Presley, then an opening act at the New Frontier in Las Vegas, allegedly caught a performance of Bell's ensemble at the Sands Hotel, and was so impressed he...[Read More] (Bio by: Miracle Mile Tim)
  Palm Valley View Memorial Park, Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA
  Plot: Garden of Inspiration
   
• Bible, Alan Harvey    b. November 20, 1909  d. September 12, 1988
  US Senator. He was admitted to the Nevada bar in 1935 and commenced the practice of law in Reno, Nevada. Appointed as the district attorney of Storey County, he served in that office from 1935 until 1938, when he was appointed deputy attorney general of Nevada in 1938. Four years later he became the Nevada State attorney. serving from 1942 to 1950. He was elected as a Democrat Senator from Nevada to the United States Senate, serving from 1954 until his resignation December 17, 1974. During his...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
   
• Binion, Benny    b. November 20, 1904  d. December 25, 1989
  Businessman. He was the founder of “Binion's Horseshoe Casino”, and the father of Ted Binion, who later ran the casino, and Becky Binion Behan, the current owner. He came to Las Vegas in 1946, became part owner of the Las Vegas Club for a short time, then opened the Horseshoe in 1951. He later bought the Mint Hotel, next door to the Horseshoe, and made the Horseshoe a hotel-casino. His casino was famous for accepting bets of any size. He brought the National Finals Rodeo and the World Series of...[Read More]
  Bunkers Eden Vale Cemetery, Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA
   
• Binion, Lonnie 'Ted'    b. November 28, 1943  d. September 17, 1998
  Casino magnate. His family started The Horseshoe Casino in downtown Las Vegas.
  Bunkers Eden Vale Cemetery, Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA
   
• Blake, Pamela   b. August 6, 1915  d. October 6, 2009
  Actress. She appeared in more than fifty B-movies from the mid-1930's until the 1950's and had roles opposite such leading men as John Wayne in "Wyoming Outlaw" (1939) and Alan Ladd in "This Gun for Hire" (1942). Born Adele Pearce in Oakland, she studied acting after a first place finish in a beauty contest and pursued a career in Hollywood. She signed with RKO Pictures and was later under contract with MGM. After making her big screen debut in the 1934 picture "Eight Girls in a Boat", she had...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
  Cause of death: Natural causes
  Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Boulder City, Clark County, Nevada, USA
  Plot: Section G, site 234
   
• Blue, Joe    b. September 23, 1934  d. April 22, 1990
  "Little Joe" Blue, a native of Vicksburg, Mississippi, moved to Tallulah, Louisiana as a child. It was here that he developed a love of music and learned to play guitar. After serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, he settled in Detroit, Michigan where he briefly worked with a band known as the "Midnighters." He moved to Los Angeles, California in the mid 1960's and recorded for the Checker Record label. He spent the 1960's and 1970's touring the U.S., briefly working with the James...[Read More] (Bio by: Adam Maroney)
  Sierra Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
   
• Boyle, Emmet Derby    b. July 26, 1879  d. January 3, 1926
  Nevada Governor. Boyle served as the governor of Nevada from 1915 to 1923. He was the first "Native Nevadan" (born in Nevada) to serve as the state's governor. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
  Masonic Memorial Gardens, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
   
• Bradley, Lewis Rice    b. February 18, 1805  d. March 21, 1879
  Nevada Governor. Member of California State Assembly,8th District from 1861 to 1862 and served two terms as Governor from 1871 to 1878. (Bio by: Mr. Denardo)
  Elko City Cemetery, Elko, Elko County, Nevada, USA
   
• Brady, Pat   b. September 7, 1926  d. July 14, 2009
  Professional Football Player. He played at the quarterback and punter positions for three seasons (1952 to 1954) in the National Football League with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Born Patrick Thomas Brady, he attended Bishop O'Dea High School in Seattle. He attended Bradley University and later transferred to the University of Nevada where he continued his collegiate football career. While with the Wolf Pack, he set a college football record when he kicked a 99 yard punt during a game in 1950...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
  Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
   

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