Deaths in the 1940s

Joseph Barlow Lippincott

1864–1942 (age 78)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Joseph Barlow Lippincott (1864-1942) was a Scranton resident who lived 78 years.

Alexander Carr

1878–1946 (age 68)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Alexander Carr (1878-1946) was a Romny-born individual who lived 68 years.

George Hackathorne

1896–1940 (age 44)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

George Hackathorne (1896-1940) was a Pendleton native who lived 44 years.

Harry Chandler

1864–1944 (age 80)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Harry Chandler (1864-1944) was a Landaff resident who lived 80 years.

Harry Semels

1887–1946 (age 59)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Harry Semels (1887-1946) was a New York City native who lived 59 years.

John Tyrrell

1900–1949 (age 49)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

John Tyrrell (1900-1949) was a Bronx-born individual who lived 49 years.

John St. Polis

1873–1946 (age 73)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

John St. Polis was an American actor and director active in early silent films during the 1910s-1920s.

Leora Spellman

1890–1945 (age 55)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Leora Spellman was an American actress who appeared in silent films during the early 20th century.

Lester Allen

1891–1949 (age 58)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Lester Allen was an American actor and comedian known for his work in silent and early sound films.

Louis Adlon

1907–1947 (age 40)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Louis Adlon was a German hotelier and restaurateur famous for founding the prestigious Hotel Adlon in Berlin.

Maude Turner Gordon

1868–1940 (age 72)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Maude Turner Gordon was an American actress and theatrical performer active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

May Kitson

1864–1945 (age 81)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

May Kitson was a British actress who appeared in early silent films and stage productions.

Theodore Bachenheimer

1923–1944 (age 21)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Theodore Bachenheimer was an American who died at age 21, with limited public historical records available.

Thomas F. Cooke

1863–1941 (age 78)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Thomas F. Cooke was an American whose specific occupation and biographical details remain largely undocumented.

Victor Travers

1884–1948 (age 64)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Victor Travers was a British-born performer active in early 20th-century entertainment.

Merna Kennedy

1908–1944 (age 36)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Merna Kennedy was an American actress and dancer who appeared in silent films and early talkies during the 1920s-1930s.

Harry Culver

1880–1946 (age 66)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Harry Culver was an American real estate developer and founder of the city of Culver City, California.

Ralph Modjeski

1861–1940 (age 79)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Ralph Modjeski was a renowned Polish-American civil engineer famous for designing major bridges across the United States...

Lucille La Verne

1872–1945 (age 73)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Lucille La Verne was an American actress known for her character roles in silent films and early Hollywood productions.

Joseph H. August

1890–1947 (age 57)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Joseph H. August was an American cinematographer who worked on numerous silent films and early sound pictures.

Blanche Sewell

1898–1949 (age 51)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Blanche Sewell was an American film editor and screenwriter who contributed to early Hollywood productions.

Tommy Ryan

1870–1948 (age 78)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Tommy Ryan was an American boxer and bare-knuckle fighter active in the late 19th century.

Vernon L. Walker

1894–1948 (age 54)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Vernon L. Walker was an American special effects pioneer and cinematographer in early Hollywood.

Joe Keaton

1867–1946 (age 79)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Joe Keaton was an American vaudeville performer and father of silent film star Buster Keaton.

Mattie Edwards

1866–1944 (age 78)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Mattie Edwards was an American woman whose biographical details remain largely undocumented.

Charles Hutchison

1879–1949 (age 70)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Charles Hutchison was an American silent film actor and stuntman known for adventure serials.

Charles Middleton

1874–1949 (age 75)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Charles Middleton was an American character actor who appeared in numerous Hollywood films and serials.

James Cruze

1884–1942 (age 58)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

James Cruze was an American film director and actor known for silent era westerns and epics.

Leon Schlesinger

1884–1949 (age 65)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Leon Schlesinger was an American animator and producer who founded the studio behind Looney Tunes.

Cullen Tate

1896–1947 (age 51)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Cullen Tate was an American actor whose career details remain largely undocumented.

Egon Brecher

1880–1946 (age 66)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Egon Brecher was an Austrian-American character actor who appeared in early Hollywood films.

Walter Law

1876–1940 (age 64)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Walter Law was an American businessman and philanthropist involved in real estate and horse racing.

William Hamilton

1893–1942 (age 49)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

William Hamilton was an American actor who appeared in early Hollywood silent films.

William Lord Wright

1879–1947 (age 68)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

William Lord Wright was an American actor known for roles in silent era films.

Rosika Schwimmer

1877–1948 (age 71)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Rosika Schwimmer was a Hungarian-American peace activist and women's suffrage advocate.

William Moulton Marston

1893–1947 (age 54)

Ferncliff Cemetery

William Moulton Marston was an American psychologist and writer who created the comic book character Wonder Woman.

Gustav Stolper

1888–1947 (age 59)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Gustav Stolper was an Austrian economist and journalist who lived from 1888 to 1947.

Rudolf Kommer

1886–1943 (age 57)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Rudolf Kommer was an Austro-Hungarian theater and film producer who lived from 1886 to 1943.

Benjamin De Casseres

1873–1945 (age 72)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Benjamin De Casseres was an American writer and philosopher who lived from 1873 to 1945.

Charles Richman

1865–1940 (age 75)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Charles Richman was an American stage and film actor who lived from 1865 to 1940.

Albert Edward Sterner

1863–1946 (age 83)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Albert Edward Sterner was a British-American illustrator and painter who lived from 1863 to 1946.

Arno C. Gaebelein

1861–1945 (age 84)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Arno C. Gaebelein was a German-American biblical scholar and evangelist who lived from 1861 to 1945.

Charles P. McClelland

1854–1944 (age 90)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Charles P. McClelland was a Scottish-born individual who lived from 1854 to 1944.

George Brant Bridgman

1864–1943 (age 79)

Ferncliff Cemetery

George Brant Bridgman was a Canadian-American artist and anatomist known for his figure drawing instruction who lived fr...

Henrietta Crosman

1861–1944 (age 83)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Henrietta Crosman was an American stage and film actress who lived from 1861 to 1944.

Carl Gustaf Mörner

1897–1947 (age 50)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Carl Gustaf Mörner was a Swedish individual who lived from 1897 to 1947.

Marie Tiffany

1881–1948 (age 67)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Marie Tiffany was an American individual who lived from 1881 to 1948.

Maud Ballington Booth

1865–1948 (age 83)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Maud Ballington Booth was a British-American Salvation Army officer and social reformer who lived from 1865 to 1948.

Owen Davis, Jr.

1907–1949 (age 42)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Owen Davis, Jr. was an American playwright and screenwriter who lived from 1907 to 1949.

Mary Fairchild Low

1858–1946 (age 88)

Albany Rural Cemetery

Mary Fairchild Low was an American painter who lived from 1858 to 1946.