Adele Jergens (1917 - 2002)

American motion picture actress. Jergens went to Hollywood from her native Brooklyn, New York, where she became a model and did some work as a chorus girl before entering “B” movies in the early 1940s. She played opposite the likes of Red Skelton and Abbott & Costello in many of those films. In 1949 she […]

Tess Gardella (1894 - 1950)

Actress. She was an Italian-American born actress whom colored her face to play the character of Aunt Jemima in the original 1927, Broadway production of “Show Boat”. In the 1930s, she held the lead role on the “Aunt Jemima” radio program and in the two-reel film “A Swing Opera” (1938). Though her marker has the […]

Florence Halop (1923 - 1986)

Actress. She began her career appearing on radio series of the 1940s, which transitioned to television in the early 1950s. Halop guest starred on various television series to include “Meet Millie”, “I Love Lucy”, “I Spy”, “That Girl”, “Barney Miller”, “Soap” and “Different Strokes”. She is most fondly remembered for the roles of ‘Bailiff Florence […]

Sara Garcia (1895 - 1980)

Actress. She was born in Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico. She become one of the most beloved actresses in Mexican cinema, and was best known as the Granny. She developed a prolific career on stage, cinema and television, appearing in over 200 films. Among others, she played in “Alma de Sacrificio” (1917), “Yo Soy tu Padre” (1927), […]

Florence Eldridge (1901 - 1988)

A popular Broadway ingenue from age 17 onward, her credits included the original productions of “Six Cylinder Love” and “The Cat and the Canary.” She blossomed into a superb actress in the 1930s, winning several awards, including the New York Drama Critics prize for her performance in the 1956 Pulitzer Prize winner “Long Day’s Journey […]

Michele Fawdon (1947 - 2011)

Actress. She shall be remembered for her long career on Australian television. Raised in the London suburbs she had stage ambitions from an early age and at 12 entered the Bush Davies Theatrical School in Sussex. Moving to Australia she made her silver screen bow in 1971’s “Stockade” and received her first major notice as […]

Frances Faye (1911 - 1991)

Singer, Songwriter, Actress. Born Francis Cohen in Brooklyn, New York, she was a second cousin of actor Danny Kaye whom began her career as a cabaret show tune singer and pianist. In the 1930s to 1960s, she recorded dozens of albums to include “Frances Faye”, “Frances Faye Sings Folk Songs”, “Frances Faye Sings the Blues” […]

Caryll Ann Ekelund (1935 - 1939)

Actress. She appeared with Shirley Temple in the film, “The Blue Bird” (1940), in the role of a little girl. Her name was later cut from the credits for no apparent reason. Her dress caught fire from a jack-o-lantern on Halloween night, October 31, 1939. She died from the injuries on november 3, 1939. At […]

Judy Canova (1913 - 1983)

Judy Canova Actress, Singer. For three decades Judy Canova was a unique persona in the movies and music, a musical comedienne, a yodeling country bumpkin with costumes to match. However, unknown to many she was a recording artist who made hundreds of recordings from the early ’30’s and continued into the end of the ’50’s. She […]

Ruby Dandridge (1900 - 1987)

Actress, American stage and screen figure of the 1930s through the 1950s. Mother of actress Dorothy Dandridge. Their ashes are together within the same niche.

Martha Bamattre (1891 - 1970)

Actress. Born in Switzerland, she was most noted for her roles as the French peasant woman in “Battleground” (1949) and as Mathilde Mattieu in “An American in Paris” (1951). Her other credits included “Bolero” (1934), “Champagne Waltz” (1937), “Reunion in France” (1942), “Thunderbirds” (1952) and “To Catch a Thief” (1955).

Andra Akers (1943 - 2002)

Actress. A blonde character actor, she usually portrayed brassy sidekicks or tough businesswomen. She appeared in the films “Murder a la Mod” (1968), “The Wedding Party” (1969), “Moment by Moment” (1978), “E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind” (1984), “Desert Hearts” (1985), “Just Between Friends” (1986), “Odd Jobs” (1986), and “nothing in Common” (1986), […]

Skip Young (1930 - 1993)

Actor. Born Ronald Plumstead, he is best remembered for the role of Wally, a buddy of the Nelson boys on the ABC television series “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet”, from 1957 to 1966. After serving in the US Navy during the Korean War, he was a radio personality before being recruited to join the […]

Morgan Wallace (1881 - 1953)

American film actor who had a long career spanning from 1919 to 1946. Husband of actress Louise Chapman Wallace.

Eddy Waller (1889 - 1977)

Actor. Born Edward C. Walker, he worked in vaudeville and the theater before he entered movies appearing in “Meet the Missus” (1929). A wide ranging performer, he was a mainstay in the westerns of Republic Pictures and worked with just about every cowboy actor of the 1940s. His many credits include “Jesse James” (1939), “The […]

James Van Horn (1917 - 1966)

American motion picture actor of the 1920s, 30s, 40s, and 50s. Appeared with Barbara Stanwyck in the 1955 adventure film “Escape to Burma.”

Jacques Tati (1907 - 1982)

French actor and director. He was best known for the films, Mr Hulot, Mr Hulot’s Holiday, and Mon Oncle which won an Oscar in 1958. He was often compared to the likes of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton.

Arthur Tauchert (1877 - 1933)

Australian Actor. He was a silent screen star in australian cinema. He began his career in vaudeville, and he is best remembered for his film “The Sentimental Bloke” (1919). He also appeared in “Ginger Mick” (1920), “The Digger Earl” (1924), “Joe” (1924), “For the Term of His Natural Life” (1927), “The Adorable Outcast” (1928) and […]

Truman Van Dyke (1897 - 1984)

Actor. Born in Natchez, Mississippi, he was a graduate of Mississippi A&M College and an amateur actor when he was signed to Triangle Studios at the age of 21. He made his film debut in “A Lady’s Name” (1918), followed by “The Wishing Ring Man” (1919). His other film credits include “The Midlanders” (1920), “Dust […]

Tony Randall (1920 - 2004)

Actor, Entertainer. Fondly remembered for his role of ‘Felix Unger’ on the hit 1970s television series, “The Odd Couple,” for which he won an Emmy Award. A highly respected and accomplished stage actor, he was popular in numerous Broadway plays. He appeared in many motion pictures, including “Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?” (1957), “Pillow Talk” […]

Luis Sanchez (1926 - 1999)

Popular actor and humorist. He and his partner José Luis Coll (Tip y Coll was his artistic name) performed surrealistic and absurd humor that triumphed in the Spanish Transition.

Fernando Sancho (1918 - 1990)

Actor. One of the most popular performers in Spanish cinema. Born in Zaragoza, Sancho began acting in the theatre. After fighting in the Spanish Civil War, he entered films in 1940 and amassed over 400 credits in a career that spanned 50 years. During the 1960s and 1970s he played villains in several spaghetti westerns. […]

Jerry Orbach (1935 - 2004)

Actor. Although he had an acting career that began in the 1950s, he is best known for his portrayal of ‘Detective Lennie Briscoe’ in the NBC Police-Courtroom drama television series “Law and Order” from 1992 to 2004. He was nominated three times for an Emmy in that role. Spending much of his early career acting […]

Bernard Nedell (1893 - 1972)

American motion picture actor with a long career spanning the 1910s, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s. Interred along with his wife, actress Olive Blakeney.

Robin Nedwell (1946 - 1999)

Along with the late Barry Evans, Robin Nedwell was one of the most popular comedy stars of British sitcoms. He also narrated many TV series.

David Opatoshu (1918 - 1996)

American motion picture and television actor of the 1930s through 1980s. Father of screenwriter Danny Opatoshu.

Steve Landesberg (1936 - 2010)

Actor, Comedian. Best remembered as Arthur P. Dietrich, the intellectual, unflappably deadpan detective from the long-running 1970s television series “Barney Miller”. Born and raised in New York City, Landesberg began his career in the late 1960s as a stand-up comedian, alongside comics such as David Brenner and Jimmie Walker. He appeared in commercials and made […]

Wilbur Mack (1874 - 1964)

American character actor in motion pictures of the 1920s trough the 1960s. Appeared in the 1946 film classic “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

David Landau (1879 - 1935)

Actor. Born David Magee in Philadelphia, he had a long but unremarkable stage career until 1930, when he played a murderous cuckold in the road show production of Elmer Rice’s “Street Scene”. He powerfully recreated the role in director King Vidor’s 1931 film adaptation. Armed with a menacing look and a cavernous bass speaking voice, […]

Bernard Lancret (1912 - 1983)

Actor. Leading man in a number of French movies. Most remembered in “That Naughty Girl,” “Julietta,” “Foolish Husbands,” “Le Corbeau” and “Heroes of the Marne.”