Deaths in the 1940s

Boylston Adams Beal

1865–1944 (age 79)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Boylston Adams Beal was an American man who lived from 1865 to 1944.

Lillian Sprague Darrow

1876–1942 (age 66)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Lillian Sprague Darrow was an American woman who lived from 1876 to 1942.

Robert Stow Bradley

1855–1945 (age 90)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Robert Stow Bradley was an American man who lived from 1855 to 1945.

Harry Carey

1878–1947 (age 69)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Harry Carey was an American actor based in New York City who lived from 1878 to 1947.

Joseph Stella

1877–1946 (age 69)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Joseph Stella was an Italian-born artist from Muro Lucano who lived from 1877 to 1946.

Benjamin L. Fairchild

1863–1946 (age 83)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Benjamin L. Fairchild was a Swedish-born man who lived from 1863 to 1946.

Attilio Piccirilli

1866–1945 (age 79)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Attilio Piccirilli was an Italian sculptor from the Province of Massa-Carrara who lived from 1866 to 1945.

William Reese Jones

1889–1940 (age 51)

Woodlawn Cemetery

William Reese Jones was a New York City resident who lived from 1889 to 1940.

C. B. J. Snyder

1860–1945 (age 85)

Woodlawn Cemetery

C. B. J. Snyder was an American architect from Stillwater who lived from 1860 to 1945.

C. D. Bliss

1870–1948 (age 78)

Woodlawn Cemetery

C. D. Bliss was a New York City resident who lived from 1870 to 1948.

Thomas Graydon

1881–1949 (age 68)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Thomas Graydon was a Cincinnati resident who lived from 1881 to 1949.

Antoinette Perry

1888–1946 (age 58)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Antoinette Perry was an American theatre actress, director, and producer who co-founded the Tony Awards.

George M. Cohan

1878–1942 (age 64)

Woodlawn Cemetery

George M. Cohan was an American entertainer, playwright, composer, and actor who became a Broadway legend.

Arthur Parker Whetsol

1905–1940 (age 35)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Arthur Parker Whetsol was an American jazz trumpeter known for his work with Duke Ellington's orchestra.

Damon Runyon

1880–1946 (age 66)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Damon Runyon was an American writer and journalist famous for his short stories about New York City characters.

Samuel Untermyer

1858–1940 (age 82)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Samuel Untermyer was an American lawyer and prominent civic leader known for his philanthropic endeavors.

Simon Guggenheim

1867–1941 (age 74)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Simon Guggenheim was an American businessman and philanthropist from the prominent Guggenheim mining family.

Augustus G. Paine, Jr.

1866–1947 (age 81)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Augustus G. Paine, Jr. was an American businessman and member of a prominent New York family.

Gus Edwards

1878–1945 (age 67)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Gus Edwards was an American songwriter, composer, and vaudeville performer who created popular Broadway songs.

Countee Cullen

1903–1946 (age 43)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Countee Cullen was an American poet and writer who was a prominent figure of the Harlem Renaissance.

De Witt C. Flanagan

1870–1946 (age 76)

Woodlawn Cemetery

De Witt C. Flanagan was an American businessman and civic leader in New York City.

Otho Winger

1877–1946 (age 69)

North Manchester

Otho Winger was an American religious leader and educator associated with the Brethren church.

Jesse W. Reno

1861–1947 (age 86)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Jesse W. Reno was an American inventor and engineer credited with developing the escalator.

Ferdinand Moeller

1852–1946 (age 94)

Milford

Ferdinand Moeller was an American Catholic bishop who served in the Diocese of Columbus.

Marguerite La Flesche Diddock

1862–1945 (age 83)

Walthill

Marguerite La Flesche Diddock was a Native American educator and member of the Omaha Nation.

Glen Cooper Henshaw

1880–1946 (age 66)

Elwood

Glen Cooper Henshaw was an American businessman and civic leader in Indiana.

Dick Rudolph

1887–1949 (age 62)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Dick Rudolph was an American baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball during the early 20th century.

Edward A. Johnson

1860–1944 (age 84)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Edward A. Johnson was a prominent African American businessman and civil rights advocate from North Carolina.

Edward Harkness

1874–1940 (age 66)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Edward Harkness was an American philanthropist and heir to the Standard Oil fortune who made significant charitable cont...

Edward Spring Knapp

1879–1940 (age 61)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Edward Spring Knapp was an American businessman and industrialist from Long Island.

Everett Colby

1874–1940 (age 66)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Everett Colby was an American businessman and civic leader from Milwaukee.

Finley Johnson Shepard

1867–1942 (age 75)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Finley Johnson Shepard was an American railroad executive and prominent New York businessman.

Frederick Triebel

1865–1944 (age 79)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Frederick Triebel was an American businessman and industrialist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

George Julian Zolnay

1863–1949 (age 86)

Woodlawn Cemetery

George Julian Zolnay was a Romanian-American sculptor known for his public monuments and artistic works.

Graeme Hammond

1858–1944 (age 86)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Graeme Hammond was an American businessman and civic leader from Philadelphia.

Henry Bruckner

1871–1942 (age 71)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Henry Bruckner was an American politician who served as Mayor of New York City.

Henry S. Harper

1864–1944 (age 80)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Henry S. Harper was an American businessman and member of the prominent Harper publishing family.

Charles William Dabney

1855–1945 (age 90)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Charles William Dabney was an American educator and president of the University of Cincinnati.

Gilbert Bettman

1881–1942 (age 61)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Gilbert Bettman was an American businessman and civic leader from Cincinnati.

Harriet "Hattie" Elizabeth Wilcox

1869–1943 (age 74)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Harriet Elizabeth Wilcox was an American woman of social prominence from Cincinnati.

Elizabeth Kemper Adams

1872–1948 (age 76)

Conway

Elizabeth Kemper Adams was an American philanthropist and social activist from Wisconsin.

Alfred De Forest

1888–1945 (age 57)

Marlborough

Alfred De Forest (1888-1945) was an American businessman and philanthropist.

J. V. Uspensky

1883–1947 (age 64)

Alta Mesa Memorial Park

J. V. Uspensky (1883-1947) was a Russian-American mathematician known for his work in number theory.

Hans Frederick Blichfeldt

1873–1945 (age 72)

Alta Mesa Memorial Park

Hans Frederick Blichfeldt (1873-1945) was a Danish-American mathematician specializing in finite groups and geometry.

Ray Lyman Wilbur

1875–1949 (age 74)

Alta Mesa Memorial Park

Ray Lyman Wilbur (1875-1949) was an American physician and President of Stanford University.

Charles Gilman Norris

1881–1945 (age 64)

Alta Mesa Memorial Park

Charles Gilman Norris (1881-1945) was an American novelist and writer.

Paul Downing

1873–1944 (age 71)

Alta Mesa Memorial Park

Paul Downing (1873-1944) was an American businessman and civic leader.

Sidney Dean Townley

1867–1946 (age 79)

Alta Mesa Memorial Park

Sidney Dean Townley (1867-1946) was an American seismologist and geophysicist.

Paul Shoup

1874–1946 (age 72)

Alta Mesa Memorial Park

Paul Shoup (1874-1946) was an American railroad executive and businessman.

Frank Cramer

1861–1948 (age 87)

Alta Mesa Memorial Park

Frank Cramer (1861-1948) was an American businessman and industrialist.