Brossolette, Pierre
Historical Figure
Age 40
June 25, 1903 - March 22, 1944
Le Panthéon / Paris / France / Europe
Pierre Brossolette was a French journalist, a leading left-wing politician, and a major hero of the French Resistance.
Brown, Les
Music
Age 88
March 14, 1912 - January 4, 2001
Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Les Brown was an American musician, big band leader and composer best known for his nearly seven decades of work with the big band Les Brown and His B...
Bunker, Chang and Eng
The Odd and the Interesting
Age 62
May 11, 1811 - January 17, 1874
White Plains Baptist Church Cemetery / White Plains / North Carolina / USA / North America
Chang Bunker and Eng Bunker were Siamese-American conjoined twin brothers whose fame led to the term "Siamese twins" to become synonymous for conjoine...
Burlison, Paul
Music
Age 74
February 4, 1929 - September 27, 2003
Hinds Chapel Cemetery / Nesbit / Mississippi / USA / North America
The Burnette brothers with lead guitarist Paul Burlison, are best remembered for their seminal rockabilly recordings for Coral in the mid-1950s. Paul,...
Burnette, Dorsey
Music
Age 46
December 28, 1932 - August 19, 1979
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) / Glendale / California / USA / North America
The Burnette brothers, Dorsey and Johnny, are best remembered for their seminal rockabilly recordings for Coral in the mid-1950s. With lead guitarist ...
Burnette, Johnny
Music
Age 30
March 25, 1934 - August 14, 1964
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) / Glendale / California / USA / North America
The Burnette brothers, Dorsey and Johnny, are best remembered for their seminal rockabilly recordings for Coral in the mid-1950s. With lead guitarist ...
Burns, George
Show Business
Age 100
January 20, 1896 - March 9, 1996
Forest Lawn Memorial Park / Glendale / California / USA / North America
George Burns was a beloved American comedian, actor, singer, and writer and one of a few who made the successful transition from vaudeville to radio t...
Burnside, R. L.
Music
Age 78
November 23, 1926 - September 1, 2005
Free Springs C.M.E. Church / Como / Mississippi / USA / North America
R. L. Burnside was a Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. He played music for much of his life but received little recognition before the ear...
Caesar, Adolph
Show Business
Age 52
December 5, 1933 - March 6, 1986
Ferncliff Cemetery / Hartsdale / New York / USA / North America
Adolph Caesar was an American actor, theatre director, dancer, and choreographer. He was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his supporting...
Cahn, Sammy
Music
Age 79
June 18, 1913 - January 15, 1993
Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Sammy Cahn, the prolific lyricist whose Oscar-winning songs included Call Me Irresponsible, Three Coins in the Fountain and hundreds of films, pop hit...
Calloway, Cab
Music
Age 86
December 25, 1907 - November 18, 1994
Ferncliff Cemetery / Hartsdale / New York / USA / North America
Cab Calloway was an American jazz singer, dancer, bandleader and actor. He was a regular performer at the Cotton Club in Harlem, New York. He was a po...
Campbell, Krystle
Crime and their Victims
Age 29
May 3, 1983 - April 15, 2013
Oak Grove Cemetery / Medford / Massachusetts / USA / North America
Krystle Campbell, a 29-year-old Medford, Massachusetts native, was one of three people killed in the April 15, 2013 bombings at the Boston Marathon fi...
Candy, John
Show Business
Age 43
October 31, 1950 - March 4, 1994
Holy Cross Cemetery / Culver City / California / USA / North America
John Candy was one of the most fantastic comedic actors of his generation and perhaps Canada's greatest export to the U.S. His well-known roles as the...
Cannon, Gus
Music
Age 96
September 12, 1883 - October 15, 1979
Greenview Cemetery / Nesbit / Mississippi / USA / North America
Obscure but influential blues musician who helped to popularize jug bands (such as his own Cannon's Jug Stompers) in the 1920s and 1930s
Capone, Al
Crime and their Victims
Age 48
January 17, 1899 - January 25, 1947
Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery / Hillside / Illinois / USA / North America
Al "Scarface" Capone was a notorious mobster who was head of the powerful Chicago Outfit during the 1920s and 30s. Making a vast fortune from alcohol...
Capote, Truman
Writers and Poets
Age 59
November 30, 1924 - August 25, 1984
Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Truman was a unique, one-of-a-kind American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, playwright, and actor. Some of Truman Capote's best known work...
Caradine, David
Show Business
Age 72
December 8, 1936 - June 3, 2009
Forest Lawn Memorial Park – Hollywood Hills / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Probably the best known of the famous (or infamous) Carradine Family of actors, David Carradine was an American actor whose maverick roles ranged from...
Carr, Eric
Music
Age 41
July 12, 1950 - November 24, 1991
Cedar Hill Cemetery / Newburgh / New York / USA / North America
Despite being a replacement of an original member, Eric Carr was immediately accepted by die hard KISS fans based on his personality and superior perc...