Ferncliff Cemetery

Betty Furness

1916–1994 (age 78)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American actress and consumer advocate known for her television work.

Jane Gail

1890–1962 (age 72)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American actress known for her work in early Hollywood films.

Maria Gay

1879–1943 (age 64)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Catalan opera singer known for her performances in classical opera.

Lawrence Otis Graham

1961–2021 (age 60)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American lawyer and author known for his books on race and society.

Minnie Gentry

1915–1993 (age 78)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American actress known for her work in film and television.

Ernst Gräfenberg

1881–1957 (age 76)

Ferncliff Cemetery

German-American physician and namesake for the G-spot.

Johnny Gunther

1929–1947 (age 18)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Son of author John Gunther and subject of the book Death Be Not Proud.

Oscar Hammerstein II

1895–1960 (age 65)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American librettist and lyricist known for his Broadway musicals.

Annette Hanshaw

1901–1985 (age 84)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American jazz and popular singer known for her recordings in the 1920s-1930s.

Renee Harris

1876–1969 (age 93)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American theatre producer and entrepreneur.

Moss Hart

1904–1961 (age 57)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American playwright and director known for his Broadway productions.

Kitty Carlisle Hart

1910–2007 (age 97)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American actress and singer known for her work in theater and television.

Irene Hayes

1896–1975 (age 79)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American businesswoman and founder of Irene Hayes Wadley & Smythe.

Hans Heinsheimer

1900–1993 (age 93)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American music publisher and author known for his work in classical music.

Robert Holland

1940–2021 (age 81)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American business executive and entrepreneur.

Karen Horney

1885–1952 (age 67)

Ferncliff Cemetery

German-American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst known for her theories on psychology.

Alberta Hunter

1895–1984 (age 89)

Ferncliff Cemetery

African-American jazz singer and songwriter known for her blues performances.

Jam Master Jay

1965–2002 (age 37)

Ferncliff Cemetery

DJ for the hip-hop group Run-DMC known for his turntable skills.

Jerome Kern

1885–1945 (age 60)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American composer known for his Broadway musicals and popular songs.

Juliana Young Koo

1905–2017 (age 112)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American-Chinese diplomat and businesswoman.

Wellington Koo

1888–1985 (age 97)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Chinese diplomat and statesman who served as Ambassador of the Republic of China.

Hsiang-Hsi Kung

1880–1967 (age 87)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Chinese government official who served as Minister of Finance and Industry.

Vincent W. Lanna

1925–2010 (age 85)

Ferncliff Cemetery

U.S. Army major general and military officer.

Alan Jay Lerner

1918–1986 (age 68)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American composer and playwright known for his Broadway musicals.

Avon Long

1910–1984 (age 74)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American actor, singer, and dancer known for his work in theater and film.

Marion Lorne

1883–1968 (age 85)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American actress known for her work in theater and early television.

James Male

1896–1947 (age 51)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American lawyer and New York State Assemblyman.

Moms Mabley

1894–1975 (age 81)

Ferncliff Cemetery

African-American comedian known for her stand-up comedy performances.

Michael Malloy

1873–1933 (age 60)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Victim of a notorious murder case in early 20th century New York.

Hugh Marlowe

1911–1982 (age 71)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American actor known for his work in film and television.

Elsa Maxwell

1883–1963 (age 80)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American columnist and society hostess known for her glamorous parties.

Jeffrey Miller

1950–1970 (age 20)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Victim of the Kent State shootings and subject of an iconic photograph.

Lucky Millinder

1910–1966 (age 56)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American bandleader known for his swing and rhythm-and-blues music.

Ludwig von Mises

1881–1973 (age 92)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Austrian-American economist and philosopher known for his libertarian economic theories.

Thelonious Monk

1917–1982 (age 65)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American jazz pianist and composer known for his innovative compositions.

Khalid Abdul Muhammad

1948–2001 (age 53)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Black nationalist and separatist activist known for his controversial speeches.

Ona Munson

1903–1955 (age 52)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American actress known for her work in film and theater.

Dwight Arrington Myers

1967–2011 (age 44)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Rapper and actor known as Heavy D, influential in hip-hop music.

Nat Nakasa

1937–1965 (age 28)

Ferncliff Cemetery

South African writer and journalist known for his literary work.

Dagmar Nordstrom

1903–1976 (age 73)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American pianist and composer, one of the Nordstrom Sisters.

Frederick O'Neal

1905–1992 (age 87)

Ferncliff Cemetery

African-American actor known for his work in theater and film.

William Oberhardt

1882–1958 (age 76)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American artist and sculptor known for his portrait paintings.

Joseph Pilates

1883–1967 (age 84)

Ferncliff Cemetery

German-American physical trainer and inventor of the Pilates method.

David M. Potts

1906–1976 (age 70)

Ferncliff Cemetery

U.S. Congressman from New York who served in the House of Representatives.

Leopold Prince

1880–1951 (age 71)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American lawyer, judge, and conductor known for his work in New York.

Anne Eisner Putnam

1911–1967 (age 56)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American painter known for her artistic work.

Otto Rank

1884–1939 (age 55)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Austrian-American psychoanalyst and student of Sigmund Freud.

Ed Sullivan

1901–1974 (age 73)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American television host known for The Ed Sullivan Show.

John P. Sanderson

1818–1864 (age 46)

Ferncliff Cemetery

John P. Sanderson was an East Hanover Township resident who lived from 1818 to 1864.

Thomas Asbury Morris

1794–1874 (age 80)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Thomas Asbury Morris (1794-1874) was a Kanawha County man who witnessed the growth of the American nation.