Kensico Cemetery

Ezio Flagello

1931–2009 (age 78)

Kensico Cemetery

Ezio Flagello (1931-2009) was an American operatic bass who sang leading roles at the Metropolitan Opera.

Robert Merrill

1917–2004 (age 87)

Kensico Cemetery

Robert Merrill (1917-2004) was an American operatic baritone celebrated for his decades-long tenure at the Metropolitan ...

David Towell

1937–2003 (age 66)

Kensico Cemetery

David Towell (1937-2003) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served a term as a U.S. Representative fro...

Gordon Scott

1926–2007 (age 81)

Kensico Cemetery

Gordon Scott (1926-2007) was an American film and television actor best remembered as Tarzan in the 1950s and 1960s.

Al Hirschfeld

1903–2003 (age 100)

Kensico Cemetery

Al Hirschfeld was a legendary American caricaturist whose elegant lines captured Broadway and Hollywood stars for decade...

Harry Cooper

1904–2000 (age 96)

Kensico Cemetery

Harry Cooper was an Australian-American professional golfer noted for numerous PGA Tour victories and consistent top fin...

Sully Boyar

1923–2001 (age 78)

Kensico Cemetery

Sully Boyar was an American character actor widely recognized for his roles in film and television dramas.

Soupy Sales

1926–2009 (age 83)

Kensico Cemetery

Soupy Sales was an American comedian and television personality best known for his slapstick kiddie show and signature p...

Dorothy Loudon

1925–2003 (age 78)

Kensico Cemetery

Dorothy Loudon was an American Broadway actress celebrated for originating the role of Miss Hannigan in Annie.

Theodore R. Kupferman

1920–2003 (age 83)

Kensico Cemetery

Theodore R. Kupferman (1920-2003) was an American New Yorker interred at Kensico Cemetery.

Amzie Strickland

1919–2006 (age 87)

Kensico Cemetery

Amzie Strickland (1919-2006) was an American character actress whose career spanned radio, film, and television.

Virginia Admiral

1915–2000 (age 85)

Kensico Cemetery

Virginia Admiral was an American painter, poet, and teacher from The Dalles whose creative life is commemorated at Kensi...

Dolly Dawn

1916–2002 (age 86)

Kensico Cemetery

Dolly Dawn was an American big-band singer from Newark who sang her way into burial at Kensico Cemetery.

Bertram Ross

1920–2003 (age 83)

Kensico Cemetery

Bertram Ross was an American dancer and choreographer from Brooklyn celebrated by a gravesite at Kensico Cemetery.

Orin Lehman

1920–2008 (age 88)

Kensico Cemetery

Orin Lehman was a New York-born public servant and philanthropist whose final resting place is Kensico Cemetery.

Ned Lehac

1899–2000 (age 101)

Kensico Cemetery

Ned Lehac (1899–2000) was laid to rest at Kensico Cemetery after a long life spanning the 20th century.

Truman Gaige

1906–2002 (age 96)

Kensico Cemetery

Truman Gaige (1906–2002) spent his life in New York City before being buried at Kensico Cemetery.

Maurita Tam

1979–2001 (age 22)

Kensico Cemetery

Maurita Tam (1979–2001) lived in Manhattan and was buried at Kensico Cemetery.

Wai Ching Chung

1965–2001 (age 36)

Kensico Cemetery

Wai Ching Chung (1965–2001), born in British Hong Kong, was laid to rest at Kensico Cemetery.

Elie Wiesel

1928–2016 (age 88)

Kensico Cemetery

Elie Wiesel (1928–2016), the Nobel Peace Prize-winning writer and Holocaust survivor, was buried at Kensico Cemetery.

I. M. Pei

1917–2019 (age 102)

Kensico Cemetery

I. M. Pei (1917–2019), the renowned architect behind landmarks like the Louvre Pyramid, was buried at Kensico Cemetery...

Martin Bregman

1926–2018 (age 92)

Kensico Cemetery

Martin Bregman (1926–2018), the New York City-born film producer, was laid to rest at Kensico Cemetery.

Gil Scott-Heron

1949–2011 (age 62)

Kensico Cemetery

Gil Scott-Heron, Chicago-born poet, musician, and spoken-word pioneer, left a lasting legacy in soul and jazz before his...

Jill Haworth

1945–2011 (age 66)

Kensico Cemetery

Jill Haworth, the British-born actress whose film and television work spanned the 1950s and 1960s, died in 2011 and was ...

Robert Downey Sr.

1936–2021 (age 85)

Kensico Cemetery

Robert Downey Sr., Manhattan-born underground filmmaker and actor, shaped countercultural cinema before his 2021 interme...

Ulu Grosbard

1929–2012 (age 83)

Kensico Cemetery

Antwerp-born Ulu Grosbard was a respected theatre and film director whose New York career earned acclaim before his buri...

Melvin Sparks

1946–2011 (age 65)

Kensico Cemetery

Melvin Sparks, the Houston-born soul-jazz guitarist, influenced the genre with his groove-heavy playing before he was bu...

Danny Chen

1992–2011 (age 19)

Kensico Cemetery

Danny Chen, a New York City native and U.S. Army private whose 2011 hazing death sparked calls for reform, was laid to r...

Dave Herman

1941–2022 (age 81)

Kensico Cemetery

Dave Herman, the Bryan-born mixed martial artist who competed in major promotions, died in 2022 and was buried at Kensic...

David Harris

1949–2024 (age 75)

Kensico Cemetery

David Harris, the New York City-born antiwar activist and author known for opposing the Vietnam War, died in 2024 and wa...

Dennis Morgan

1952–2015 (age 63)

Kensico Cemetery

Dennis Morgan, who died in White Plains in 2015, was buried at Kensico Cemetery.

Siri von Reis

1931–2021 (age 90)

Kensico Cemetery

Siri von Reis, the Bloomfield Hills-born botanist and ethnobotanist, advanced medicinal plant research before her 2021 b...

Jane Sherman

1908–2010 (age 102)

Kensico Cemetery

Jane Sherman, the Beloit-born dancer and lyricist celebrated for her work in modern dance, died in 2010 and was laid to ...

Jordan Neely

1992–2023 (age 31)

Kensico Cemetery

Jordan Neely, a New York City street performer known for his Michael Jackson impersonations, died in 2023 and was buried...

Herbert Wekselblatt

1927–2019 (age 92)

Kensico Cemetery

Herbert Wekselblatt, who died in 2019, was buried at Kensico Cemetery.

Wen-Ying Tsai

1928–2013 (age 85)

Kensico Cemetery

Wen-Ying Tsai was a Xiamen-born sculptor and multimedia light artist whose luminous work bridged Eastern and Western aes...

Corky Lee

1947–2021 (age 74)

Kensico Cemetery

Corky Lee was a Queens-born photojournalist celebrated for capturing the Asian American experience across decades.

Mildred Joanne Smith

1921–2015 (age 94)

Kensico Cemetery

Mildred Joanne Smith was a Struthers-born actress and singer who graced stage and screen before retiring to private life...

Philip Gips

1931–2019 (age 88)

Kensico Cemetery

Philip Gips was a Bronx-born graphic designer best known for creating iconic film posters such as Saturday Night Fever.