Deaths in the 1940s

Edgar Kennedy

1890–1948 (age 58)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Edgar Kennedy was an American actor and comedian known for his roles in silent and sound films.

Barney Oldfield

1878–1946 (age 68)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Barney Oldfield was an American auto racing pioneer and one of the first professional race car drivers.

Gregg Toland

1904–1948 (age 44)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Gregg Toland was an influential American cinematographer known for his innovative deep-focus photography in classic film...

Mildred Harris

1901–1944 (age 43)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Mildred Harris was an American silent film actress and one of Charlie Chaplin's early leading ladies.

Agnes Ayres

1891–1940 (age 49)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Agnes Ayres was an American silent film actress best known for her role in The Sheik.

Bugsy Siegel

1906–1947 (age 41)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Bugsy Siegel was an American mobster and businessman who helped develop Las Vegas as a gambling destination.

Fedor Ozep

1895–1949 (age 54)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Fedor Ozep was a Soviet and French film director known for his work in silent and early sound cinema.

Peretz Hirschbein

1880–1948 (age 68)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Peretz Hirschbein was a Yiddish-language playwright and writer known for his contributions to Jewish theater.

Jeanie MacPherson

1886–1946 (age 60)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Jeanie MacPherson was an American silent film actress, screenwriter, and producer who worked extensively with Cecil B. D...

Jack J. Clark

1879–1947 (age 68)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Jack J. Clark was an American actor and director active in silent and early sound films.

Bob Swanson

1912–1940 (age 28)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Bob Swanson was an American actor who appeared in films during the early Hollywood era.

Lucile Gleason

1888–1947 (age 59)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Lucile Gleason was an American actress known for her roles in early Hollywood films and later character parts.

Paul Porcasi

1879–1946 (age 67)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Paul Porcasi was an Italian-American character actor known for his roles in silent and early sound films.

Volga Hayworth

1897–1945 (age 48)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Volga Hayworth was an American actress and dancer who appeared in early Hollywood films.

Winfield Sheehan

1883–1945 (age 62)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Winfield Sheehan was an American film producer and executive who was instrumental in founding Twentieth Century Fox.

Neal Hart

1870–1949 (age 79)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Neal Hart was an American silent film actor, director, and screenwriter active in early Hollywood westerns.

Peggy Shannon

1907–1941 (age 34)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Peggy Shannon was an American actress who appeared in films during the 1930s before her early death at age 34.

Edward LeSaint

1870–1940 (age 70)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Edward LeSaint was an American actor and director who worked in silent and early sound films.

Tully Marshall

1864–1943 (age 79)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Tully Marshall was an American character actor with a long career spanning silent films and early talkies.

Flora Finch

1867–1940 (age 73)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Flora Finch was a British-American actress who became a major star of silent cinema in the early 1900s.

André Barlatier

1882–1943 (age 61)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

André Barlatier was a French actor who appeared in European and American films during the silent era.

Edwin Carewe

1883–1940 (age 57)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Edwin Carewe was an American film director and actor known for his work in silent and early sound pictures.

Eva Tanguay

1878–1947 (age 69)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Eva Tanguay was a Canadian-American entertainer and actress famous for her vaudeville performances and early film work.

George Periolat

1874–1940 (age 66)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

George Periolat was an American character actor who appeared in numerous silent and early sound films.

Georgios Regas

1890–1940 (age 50)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Georgios Regas was a Greek-American actor who appeared in Hollywood films during the 1930s and 1940s.

Harry Bernard

1878–1940 (age 62)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Harry Bernard was an American actor and comedian known for his work in silent films and early talkies.

Horace B. Carpenter

1875–1945 (age 70)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Horace B. Carpenter was an American character actor who appeared in silent films and early Hollywood productions.

Josef Swickard

1866–1940 (age 74)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Josef Swickard was a German-American actor who worked in silent films and early sound pictures.

Joseph Cawthorn

1868–1949 (age 81)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Joseph Cawthorn was an American actor and singer who appeared in stage productions and early films.

Isaac George Dobsevage

1883–1948 (age 65)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Isaac George Dobsevage was a Ukrainian-American actor who appeared in films during the early Hollywood era.

Adrian Morris

1907–1941 (age 34)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Adrian Morris was an American actor who appeared in films and television during the 1930s and 1940s.

Gordon Morris

1898–1940 (age 42)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Gordon Morris (1898-1940) was an American resident of Los Angeles.

Edwin Mordaunt

1868–1942 (age 74)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Edwin Mordaunt (1868-1942) was a Baltimore-born individual who lived into his seventies.

Zara Witkin

1900–1940 (age 40)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Zara Witkin (1900-1940) was a Bondsville native who died at age forty.

Isak Bacharach

1882–1947 (age 65)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Isak Bacharach (1882-1947) was a Fellheim-born resident who lived to age sixty-five.

Alexander Leftwich

1884–1947 (age 63)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Alexander Leftwich (1884-1947) was a Philadelphia native who lived into his sixties.

George Pauncefort

1869–1942 (age 73)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

George Pauncefort (1869-1942) was a San Francisco resident who lived to age seventy-three.

John McKay

1863–1940 (age 77)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

John McKay (1863-1940) was an American who lived to age seventy-seven.

Estella Short

1879–1949 (age 70)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Estella Short (1879-1949) was an American woman who lived to age seventy.

Evalyn Bostock

1917–1944 (age 27)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Evalyn Bostock (1917-1944) was an American who died at age twenty-seven.

Henry B. Vandercook

1861–1942 (age 81)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Henry B. Vandercook (1861-1942) was a Washtenaw County resident who lived to age eighty-one.

Yascha Bunchuk

1896–1944 (age 48)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Yascha Bunchuk (1896-1944) was a Kharkiv-born individual who lived to age forty-eight.

Anne Lucretia Ward

1864–1944 (age 80)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Anne Lucretia Ward (1864-1944) was an American woman who lived to age eighty.

Arthur Gregor

1890–1948 (age 58)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Arthur Gregor (1890-1948) was a Vienna-born resident who lived to age fifty-eight.

Sven Lokrantz

1892–1940 (age 48)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Sven Lokrantz (1892-1940) was a Munsö parish native who lived to age forty-eight.

Edna Margaret Cowin

1877–1949 (age 72)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Edna Margaret Cowin (1877-1949) was an American woman who lived to age seventy-two.

Chief Many Treaties

1874–1948 (age 74)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Chief Many Treaties (1874-1948) was a Native American leader from Montana known for his diplomatic negotiations.

Lew Davis

1884–1948 (age 64)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Lew Davis (1884-1948) was a Buffalo resident whose life spanned the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.

Lou Mahaffey

1874–1949 (age 75)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Lou Mahaffey (1874-1949) was a Madison resident who lived through significant American historical changes.

Ollie Anderson

1879–1945 (age 66)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Ollie Anderson (1879-1945) was a Harvard resident whose life encompassed the World War II era.