Carvel, Tom
Business and Finance
Age 84
July 14, 1906 - October 21, 1990
Ferncliff Cemetery / Hartsdale / New York / USA / North America
Tom Carvel was the creator of soft serve ice cream and one of the founding fathers of the franchise system in America. When his ice cream truck suffe...
Cassavetes, John
Show Business
Age 59
December 9, 1929 - February 3, 1989
Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Primarily known as an actor early in his career, John Cassavetes would later be regarded by some as one of the most daring and influential filmmakers ...
Cassidy, Eva
Music
Age 33
February 2, 1963 - November 2, 1996
Cremated / North America
Eva Cassidy was a powerful, soulful singer and guitarist known for her interpretations of jazz, folk, and blues music whose meteoric rise to fame happ...
Castle, Irene
Other Entertainers
Age 75
04/17/1893 - 01/25/1969
Woodlawn Cemetery / Bronx / New York / USA / North America
Irene Castle and her husband Vernon Castle were the best known ballroom dancers of the early 20th Century. Beginning about 1914 they operated several ...
Castle, Vernon
Other Entertainers
Age 30
05/02/1887 - 02/15/1918
Woodlawn Cemetery / Bronx / New York / USA / North America
Vernon Castle and his wife Irene Castle were the best known ballroom dancers of the early 20th Century. Beginning about 1914 they operated several clu...
Cazale, John
Show Business
Age 42
August 12, 1935 - March 13, 1978
Holy Cross Cemetery / Malden / Massachusetts / USA / North America
John Cazale was an incredible actor who, in the course of 6 short years starred in 5 of the most iconic movies ever made - all of which were nominated...
Cermak, Anton
Historical Figure
Age 59
May 9, 1873 - March 6, 1933
Bohemian National Cemetery / Chicago / Illinois / USA / North America
Anton Cermak was the 44th mayor of Chicago who was shot while shaking hands with President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt in Miami, Florida after a day o...
Chaplin, Charlie
Show Business
Age 88
04/16/1889 - 12/25/1977
Cimetière de Corsier-sur-Vevey / Corsier-sur-Vevey / Vaud / Switzerland / Europe
Charlie Chaplin was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his...
Cheval, Ferdinand
Artists
Age 88
April 19, 1836 - August 19, 1924
Cemeterie de hauterive / Hauterive / France / Europe
Factuer Cheval was a French postman who spent thirty-three years of his life building Le Palais idéal (the "Ideal Palace") in Hauterives, France. Th...
Chirac, Jacques
World Leaders
Age 86
November 29, 1932 - September 26, 2019
Cimetière du Montparnasse / Paris / France / Europe
Jacques Chirac was a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. Chirac was previously the Prime Minister of France from 19...
Chisholm, Shirley
Historical Figure
Age 80
November 30, 1924 - January 1, 2005
Forest Lawn Cemetery / Buffalo / New York / USA / North America
Chisholm was the first black woman elected to the United States Congress, the first black candidate for a major party's nomination for President of th...
Chopin, Frédéric
Music
Age 39
March 1, 1810 - October 17, 1849
Cimetière du Père Lachaise / Paris / France / Europe
Frederic Chopin was a Polish-born pianist and composer of matchless genius in the realm of keyboard music. As a pianist, his talents were beyond emula...
Christie, Agatha
Writers and Poets
Age 85
September 15, 1890 - January 12, 1976
St. Mary's Church / Cholsey, Wallingford / United Kingdom / Europe
Agatha Christie, the world’s best selling author, was born on 15th September 1890 in Torquay. She is know as the Queen of Crime for her detective fi...
Clark, William Andrews Jr.
Business and Finance
Age 57
March 29, 1877 - June 14, 1934
Hollywood Forever Cemetery / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
William Andrews Clark Jr. was a philanthropist, lawyer, book collector, founder of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the youngest surviving son of co...
Clarkson, Lana
Show Business
Age 40
April 5, 1962 - February 3, 2003
Hollywood Forever Cemetery / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
For nearly 20 years Lana Clarkson was the typical struggling actress and model in Hollywood appearing in a multitude of forgettable films such as Deat...
Clavel, Bernard
Writers and Poets
Age 87
May 29, 1923 - October 5, 2010
Frontenay Communal Cemetery / Frontenay / France / Europe
The popular French novelist Bernard Clavel, who started his career as a baker, published his first novel "Night Worker" in 1956 and went on to write m...
Cleveland, Frances
Historical Figure
Age 83
July 21, 1864 - October 29, 1947
Princeton Cemetery / Princeton / New Jersey / USA / North America
Frances Cleveland was First Lady of the United States from 1886 to 1889 and again from 1893 to 1897 as the wife of President Grover Cleveland. Becomin...
Clicquot, Madame
Business and Finance
Age 88
December 16, 1777 - July 29, 1866
Cimetiere du Nord / Reims / France / Europe
Barbe-Nicole grew up as the eldest daughter of one of wealthy textile industry tycoon and personal friend of Napoleon Bonaparte: Ponce Jean Nicolas Ph...