Irving Berlin

Irving Berlin

male, deceased (1989)
buried at Woodlawn Cemetery death by myocardial infarction Belarusian American god bless america Jewish Congressional Gold Medal recipient
Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 - September 22, 1989) was an American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters... More
Otto Preminger

Otto Preminger

male, deceased (1986)
actor buried at Woodlawn Cemetery oscar Austrian film actor director
Otto Ludwig Preminger (December 5, 1906 - April 23, 1986) was an Austrian actor and twice Oscar-nominated film director. Preminger was born in... More
Madam C.J. Walker

Madam C.J. Walker

female, deceased (1919)
Indianapolis buried at Woodlawn Cemetery African American from Louisiana inventor entrepreneur
Madam C.J. Walker or Madame Charles Joseph Walker (December 23, 1867-May 25, 1919) was an African American philanthropist and tycoon who made her... More
Nellie Bly

Nellie Bly

female, deceased (1922)
buried at Woodlawn Cemetery memoirist expose American author Undercover journalist
Nellie Bly was an American journalist, author, industrialist, and charity worker. She is most famous for an undercover exposé in which she faked i... More
Jay Gould

Jay Gould

male, deceased (1892)
buried at Woodlawn Cemetery Gould family calvinist union pacific railroad American American railroad executive
Jason Gould (May 27, 1836 - December 2, 1892) was an American financier, who became a leading American railroad developer and speculator.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

female, deceased (1902)
buried at Woodlawn Cemetery Anglican Saint american civil war Temperance movement united states constitution
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, (November 12, 1815 - October 26, 1902), was an American social activist and leading figure of the early women's rights... More
Damon Runyon

Damon Runyon

male, deceased (1947)
buried at Woodlawn Cemetery Midtown Manhattan franklin delano roosevelt Midtown J.G. Taylor Spink Award American
Damon Runyon was a newspaperman and writer. He was best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew... More
Joseph Pulitzer

Joseph Pulitzer

male, deceased (1911)
buried at Woodlawn Cemetery From st. louis, missouri Union Army soldier hungarian journalist republican party
Joseph Pulitzer (April 10, 1847 - October 29, 1911) was a Hungarian-American publisher best known for posthumously establishing the Pulitzer Prizes... More
James Cash Penney

James Cash Penney

male, deceased (1971)
buried at Woodlawn Cemetery Business person in retailing J.C. Penney Freemason American From Kansas City
James Cash Penney (born September 16, 1875 in Hamilton, Missouri, USA - died February 12, 1971 in New York City, USA) was a businessman and... More
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

female, deceased (1942)
buried at Woodlawn Cemetery Socialite Vanderbilt family philanthropist Whitney family sculptor
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (January 9 1875 - April 18 1942) was born into the prominent United States Vanderbilt family and married into the... More