Deaths in the 1940s

Henry F. Warner

1923–1944 (age 21)

Troy

Henry F. Warner was an American individual who lived from 1923 to 1944.

Hanna Astrup Larsen

1873–1945 (age 72)

Decorah

Hanna Astrup Larsen was a Norwegian-American resident of Decorah, Iowa who lived from 1873 to 1945.

Reginald Barker

1886–1945 (age 59)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Reginald Barker was a Canadian film director born in Winnipeg in 1886 who died in 1945.

Slim Summerville

1892–1946 (age 54)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Slim Summerville was an American actor and comedian born in Albuquerque in 1892 who appeared in silent films.

Bud Jamison

1894–1944 (age 50)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Bud Jamison was an American actor and comedian born in Vallejo, California in 1894 who worked in silent and early sound ...

Samuel S. Hinds

1875–1948 (age 73)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Samuel S. Hinds was an American actor born in Brooklyn in 1875 who had a long career in film and television.

Burton L. King

1877–1944 (age 67)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Burton L. King was an American film director born in Cincinnati in 1877 who worked during the silent film era.

James Bullough Lansing

1902–1949 (age 47)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

James Bullough Lansing was an American audio engineer and founder of Lansing Manufacturing Company, born in Illinois in ...

Scotty Mattraw

1880–1946 (age 66)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Scotty Mattraw was an American actor and comedian born in Evans Mills in 1880 who appeared in early Hollywood films.

Thomas Lincoln Tally

1861–1945 (age 84)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Thomas Lincoln Tally was an American film pioneer and inventor born in Goliad, Texas in 1861.

Alfred Rosenheim

1859–1943 (age 84)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Alfred Rosenheim was a St. Louis resident who lived from 1859 to 1943.

Beals Becker

1886–1943 (age 57)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Beals Becker was an American resident of El Dorado who lived from 1886 to 1943.

Bill Sheffler

1917–1949 (age 32)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Bill Sheffler was an American who lived from 1917 to 1949.

Byron B. Brainard

1894–1940 (age 46)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Byron B. Brainard was an American who lived from 1894 to 1940.

Evan Lewis

1869–1941 (age 72)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Evan Lewis was an American who lived from 1869 to 1941.

John Joseph Cantwell

1874–1947 (age 73)

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

John Joseph Cantwell was an Irish-born American Catholic archbishop who served in Los Angeles and lived from 1874 to 194...

Walter Donaldson

1893–1947 (age 54)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Walter Donaldson was an American songwriter and composer known for his popular songs during the 1920s and 1930s.

Thomas H. Cullen

1868–1944 (age 76)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Thomas H. Cullen was an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from New York.

Andrew Lawrence Somers

1895–1949 (age 54)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Andrew Lawrence Somers was an American politician who represented New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Joe De Grasse

1873–1940 (age 67)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Joe De Grasse was an early American film director and actor who worked during the silent film era.

Fountain L. Thompson

1854–1942 (age 88)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Fountain L. Thompson was an American businessman and civic leader in early 20th century Michigan.

George Walter Caldwell

1866–1946 (age 80)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

George Walter Caldwell was an American actor and director who appeared in silent films during the early 1900s.

Robert Bischoff

1899–1945 (age 46)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Robert Bischoff was an American actor who appeared in films during the early to mid-20th century.

Joseph Achron

1886–1943 (age 57)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Joseph Achron was a Russian-American composer and violinist known for his classical and contemporary compositions.

Louis Capone

1896–1944 (age 48)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Louis Capone was an American mobster associated with organized crime in New York during the Prohibition era.

Joseph F. Stedman

1898–1946 (age 48)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Joseph F. Stedman was an American professional associated with early 20th century New York.

Michael J. Gillen

1885–1942 (age 57)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Michael J. Gillen was an American professional active in Brooklyn during the early 20th century.

George H. Peck

1856–1940 (age 84)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

George H. Peck was an American businessman or civic figure from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Herschel Clifford Parker

1867–1944 (age 77)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Herschel Clifford Parker was an American scholar and literary critic known for his work on Herman Melville.

Ralph Madsen

1897–1948 (age 51)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Ralph Madsen was an American professional active in the early to mid-20th century.

George Mountain

1878–1948 (age 70)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

George Mountain was an American professional active during the early to mid-20th century.

Robert Garner Curran

1870–1948 (age 78)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Robert Garner Curran was an Indiana resident who lived from 1870 to 1948.

Franklin Ellsworth

1879–1942 (age 63)

Lakewood Cemetery

Franklin Ellsworth was a St. James resident who lived from 1879 to 1942.

Sydney Anderson

1881–1948 (age 67)

Lakewood Cemetery

Sydney Anderson was a Zumbrota resident and Minnesota politician who lived from 1881 to 1948.

Oscar Youngdahl

1893–1946 (age 53)

Lakewood Cemetery

Oscar Youngdahl was a Minneapolis resident and Minnesota judge who lived from 1893 to 1946.

Walter Hughes Newton

1880–1941 (age 61)

Lakewood Cemetery

Walter Hughes Newton was a Minneapolis resident and political figure who lived from 1880 to 1941.

William I. Nolan

1874–1943 (age 69)

Lakewood Cemetery

William I. Nolan was a Saint Paul resident and Minnesota congressman who lived from 1874 to 1943.

Thomas Heggen

1918–1949 (age 31)

Lakewood Cemetery

Thomas Heggen was a Fort Dodge-born author best known for his novel Mister Roberts, who lived from 1918 to 1949.

L. J. Cooke

1868–1943 (age 75)

Lakewood Cemetery

L. J. Cooke was a Toledo resident who lived from 1868 to 1943.

Theodore Wirth

1863–1949 (age 86)

Lakewood Cemetery

Theodore Wirth was a Swiss-born landscape architect and Minneapolis park superintendent who lived from 1863 to 1949.

William Bell Riley

1861–1947 (age 86)

Lakewood Cemetery

William Bell Riley was a Greene County resident and prominent Baptist minister who lived from 1861 to 1947.

Helen Irene McNamara

1860–1942 (age 82)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Helen Irene McNamara was an England-born resident who lived from 1860 to 1942.

Ellen A. O'Grady

1865–1949 (age 84)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Ellen A. O'Grady was a resident who lived from 1865 to 1949.

Georgiana Marie Reynolds

1854–1940 (age 86)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Georgiana Marie Reynolds was a Vermont-born resident who lived from 1854 to 1940.

Salvatore Ceonzo

1887–1942 (age 55)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Salvatore Ceonzo was a Naples-born immigrant who lived from 1887 to 1942.

Stephen Birch

1873–1940 (age 67)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Stephen Birch was a New York City resident and mining magnate who lived from 1873 to 1940.

Jack Dye

1874–1944 (age 70)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Jack Dye (1874-1944) was an American resident of LaCrosse.

Charles Joel Duveen

1871–1940 (age 69)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Charles Joel Duveen (1871-1940) was a British resident of Kingston upon Hull.

Anna Schoen-René

1864–1942 (age 78)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Anna Schoen-René (1864-1942) was a music educator and vocal coach born in Kwidzyn.

Maurice S. Campbell

1869–1942 (age 73)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Maurice S. Campbell (1869-1942) was a Philadelphia-based professional.