Edison, Thomas
Historical Figure
Age 84
February 11, 1847 - October 18, 1931
Thomas Edison National Historical Park / West Orange / New Jersey / USA / North America
Thomas Edison was an American inventor and businessman who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices in fields such...
Einstein, Albert
Science
Age 76
March 14, 1879 - April 18, 1955
Cremated / North America
Albert Einstein was a renown German-born theoretical physicist, and regarded as one of the greatest physicists of all time. Einstein is known widely f...
Ellington, Duke
Music
Age 75
April 29, 1899 - May 24, 1974
Woodlawn Cemetery / The Bronx, New York / New York / USA / North America
Considered by many as the greatest jazz composer and bandleader of his time, Duke Ellington led his band for more than half a century, composed thousa...
Elliot, Cass
Music
Age 32
September 19, 1941 - July 29, 1974
Mount Sinai Memorial Park / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Her unmistakable voice as a founding member of The Mamas and The Papas in songs like California Dreamin’, Monday Monday and Dream a Little Dream o...
Éluard, Nusch
Artists
Age 40
June 21, 1906 - November 28, 1946
Cimetière du Père Lachaise / Paris / Frace / Europe
Nicknamed “Nusch” by artist Max Bill, she was a French performer, model and surrealist artist. In 1930 she met the poet Paul Éluard working as a ...
Éluard, Paul
Writers and Poets
Age 56
December 14, 1895 - November 18, 1952
Cimetière du Père Lachaise / Paris / France / Europe
Paul Éluard was a French poet and one of the founders of the Surrealist movement. He is widely considered the best of the surrealist poets, and his s...
Emmons, Louise
Show Business
Age 77
January 7, 1858 - March 6, 1935
Hollywood Forever Cemetery / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Louise Emmons was an American character actress who specialized in portraying old hags, such as the evil headmistress from the Our Gang film Mush and ...
Escalante, Jaime
Science
Age 79
December 31, 1930 - March 30, 2010
Rose Hills Memorial Park / Whittier / California / USA / North America
Jaime Escalante became famous for his work with troubled, "unteachable" high school math students. Escalante was an educator who was born in Bolivia ...
Factor, Max
Business and Finance
Age 60
September 15, 1877 - August 30, 1938
Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery / Culver City / California / USA / North America
Polish businessman, beautician, entrepreneur and inventor. Max Factor Sr. founded the the cosmetics giant Max Factor & Company, and modernized the cos...
Fairbanks, Douglas
Show Business
Age 56
May 23, 1883 - December 12, 1939
Hollywood Forever Cemetery / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
One of cinema's first icons, Douglas Fairbanks was noted for such swashbuckling adventure films as The Mark of Zorro, Robin Hood and The Thief o...
Fairbanks, Douglas Jr.
Show Business
Age 90
December 9, 1909 - May 7, 2000
Hollywood Forever Cemetery / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Son of actor Douglas Fairbanks and once married to Joan Crawford, Fairbanks Jr. was a decorated navel officer in WW II and a well respected actor who ...
Falk, Peter
Show Business
Age 83
September 16, 1927 - June 23, 2011
Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
American actor and comedian, known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the long-running television series Columbo, for which he won four Primetime E...
Farina, Dennis
Show Business
Age 69
February 29, 1944 - July 22, 2013
Mount Carmel Cemetery / Hillside / Illinois / USA / North America
Farina began his career in law enforcement as a Chicago police officer and, later in life, was a talented character actor often typecast as a mobster ...
Farley, Chris
Show Business
Age 33
February 15, 1964 - December 18, 1997
Resurrection Cemetery / Madison / Wisconsin / USA / North America
Chris Farley was an actor and a physical comedy genius known for his over-the-top loud, energetic comedic style. He started out as a member of Chicago...
Farmer, Fannie
Writers and Poets
Age 57
March 23, 1857 - January 15, 1915
Mount Auburn Cemetery / Cambridge / Massachusetts / USA / North America
American cooking expert, author, and educator Fannie Farmer was an authority in the art of cooking, author of six books about food preparation (includ...
Fawcett, Farrah
Show Business
Age 62
February 2, 1947 - June 25, 2008
Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Farrah Leni Fawcett was an American actress, fashion model, and artist. A four-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Award nomin...
Fender, Leo
Music
Age 81
August 10, 1909 - March 21, 1991
Fairhaven Memorial Park / Santa Ana / California / USA / North America
Keith Richard's once said "thank God for Leo Fender". For it was Leo Fender, with $600 in his pocket, started the Fender Radio Service company during ...
Field, Cyrus West
Business and Finance
Age 72
November 30, 1819 - July 12, 1892
Stockbridge Cemetery / Stockbridge / Massachusetts / USA / North America
Cyrus Field (1819-1892) spearheaded the mission to lay the first telegraphic cable across the Atlantic Ocean. As the head of a paper company, he amass...
Fillmore, Millard
World Leaders
Age 74
December 31, 1969 - March 8, 1874
Forest Lawn Cemetery / Buffalo / New York / USA / North America
Millard Fillmore was the 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853, the last to be a member of the Whig Party while in the White ...
Finch, Peter
Show Business
Age 60
September 28, 1916 - January 14, 1977
Hollywood Forever Cemetery / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Peter Finch was a hard-drinking, hell-raising womanizer and one of his generations finest actors best remembered for his performance as Howard Beale i...