Cole, Nat King
Music
Age 45
March 17, 1919 - February 15, 1965
Forest Lawn Memorial Park / Glendale / California / USA / North America
Nat King Cole, was a phenomanel jazz pianist, singer and national treasure. He first rose to fame as the leader of the Nat King Cole Trio which became...
Collier, Sean
Crime and their Victims
Age 26
January 3, 1986 - April 18, 2013
Puritan Lawn Memorial Park / Peabody / Massachusetts / USA / North America
Three days after the horrific Boston Marathon Bombings in April 2013 and with the two perpetrators still at large, Officer Sean Collier was on patrol ...
Collins, Jackie
Writers and Poets
Age 77
October 4, 1937 - September, 19 2015
Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Jackie Collins was an English romance novelist and actress. who wrote 32 novels - all of which appeared on The New York Times bestsellers list. Succes...
Colombo, Joseph
Crime and their Victims
Age 54
June 16, 1923 - May 22, 1978
St. John Cemetery / Middle Village / New York / USA / North America
Joseph Colombo Sr. became the boss of the Colombo crime family, one of five families associated with the American Mafia in New York City. Joseph Colom...
Colosimo, Big Jim
Crime and their Victims
Age 42
February 16, 1878 - May 11, 1920
Oak Woods Cemetery / Chicago / Illinois / USA / North America
James "Big Jim" Colosimo was the first organized crime leader in Chicago who ran a popular restaurant, Colosimo's Cafe, that was a hot spot for vice ...
Concannon, Jack
Sports
Age 62
February 25, 1943 - November 28, 2005
New Calvary Cemetery / Mattapan / Massachusetts / USA / North America
With only one winning season to his name, Jack Concannon was an as an American football player who played professionally as a quarterback in the Natio...
Conigliaro, Tony
Sports
Age 45
January 7, 1945 - February 24, 1990
Holy Cross Cemetery / Malden / Massachusetts / USA / North America
Tony C was a phenomenal baseball player who, in his first at bat for the Boston Red Sox hit a towering home run on the first pitch. During his 1964 ro...
Conner, Keven
Music
Age 28
November 18, 1974 - January 28, 2003
Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery / Houston / Texas / USA / North America
Known as the Kings of the Slow Jamz, R&B masters H-Town was founded in 1990 by twin brothers Keven "Dino" Conner, Solomon “Shazam" Conner and their ...
Connolly, Brian
Music
Age 51
October 5, 1945 - February 9, 1997
Breakspear Crematorium / Ruislip, Middlesex / Europe
As lead singer for the glam band Sweet, Brian Connolly and Sweet enjoyed a string of hits “Block Buster” topping the chart, followed by three cons...
Cooke, Sam
Music
Age 33
January 22, 1931 - December 11, 1964
Forest Lawn Memorial Park / Glendale / California / USA / North America
Sam Cooke's intonation was exquisitely exact. His command of pitch and texture were flawless. His skills as a vocalist were - and remain over sixty ye...
Coppola, Michael
Crime and their Victims
Age 66
July 2, 1900 - October 1, 1966
Ferncliff Cemetery / Hartsdale / New York / USA / North America
Michael "Trigger Mike" Coppola was a New York City mobster who became a caporegime of the 116th Street Crew, with the Genovese crime family. He entere...
Cornell, Chris
Music
Age 52
July 20, 1964 - May 18, 2017
Hollywood Forever Cemetery / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Possessing a nearly four-octave range and one of the key figures in the 1990s Seattle grunge music movement, Chris Cornell was know as the lead singer...
Coward, Noël
Show Business
Age 73
December 16, 1899 - March 26, 1973
Firefly Estate, Galina, Jamaica / Galina, St. Mary / Jamaica / North America
A prolific performer, playwright and raconteur, Noël Coward was also a talented songwriter whose acerbic wit (both on and off stage) and sophisticate...
Crane, Bob
Show Business
Age 49
July 13, 1928 - June 29, 1978
Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery / Westwood / California / United States / North America
Robert Edward Crane was an actor, drummer, radio personality, and disc jockey known for starring in the CBS television comedy Hogan's Heroes about the...
Crash, Darby
Music
Age 22
September 26, 1958 - December 7, 1980
Holy Cross Cemetery / Culver City / California / USA / North America
Darby Crash was an American punk rock vocalist and songwriter who co-founded the seminal Los Angeles punk band the Germs. As the lead "singer" a typic...
Crawford, Joan
Show Business
Age 73
March 23, 1904 - May 10, 1977
Ferncliff Cemetery / Hartsdale / New York / USA / North America
Ranked in the Top Ten list of greatest female stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema by the American Film Institute, Joan Crawford's brilliant career inclu...
Crosby, Bing
Show Business
Age 74
May 3, 1903 - October 14, 1977
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery / Culver City / California / United States / North America
With over 70 feature films and 1,600 recorded songs and countless television appearances, Bing Crosby was the first multimedia star in America. From 1...
Cruz, Celia
Music
Age 77
October 21, 1925 - July 16, 2003
Woodlawn Cemetery / The Bronx / New York / USA / North America
Originally Celia Cruz studied to be a teacher in her native Havana, but was lured into show business when a relative entered her in a radio talent con...