Deaths in the 1950s

Eva Perón

1919–1952 (age 33)

Recoleta Cemetery

Eva Perón (1919-1952) was Argentina's iconic First Lady and political leader from Junín, buried at Recoleta Cemetery.

Paul Althouse

1889–1954 (age 65)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American opera singer and tenor known for his performances in the early 20th century.

Albert E. Austin

1877–1953 (age 76)

Ferncliff Cemetery

U.S. Congressman from Connecticut who served in the early 20th century.

Aline Bernstein

1882–1955 (age 73)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Tony Award-winning set and costume designer and patron of novelist Thomas Wolfe.

Mary Ritter Beard

1867–1958 (age 91)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American historian known for her work on women's history and social movements.

Irène Bordoni

1895–1953 (age 58)

Ferncliff Cemetery

French-American actress and singer known for her Broadway performances.

Peaches Browning

1910–1956 (age 46)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American actress known for her work in early Hollywood films.

Hattie Carnegie

1880–1956 (age 76)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American fashion designer and businesswoman known for her haute couture designs.

Mady Christians

1900–1951 (age 51)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American actress known for her work in film and theater.

John Flanagan

1865–1952 (age 87)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American sculptor known for his public monuments and sculptures.

Ernst Gräfenberg

1881–1957 (age 76)

Ferncliff Cemetery

German-American physician and namesake for the G-spot.

Karen Horney

1885–1952 (age 67)

Ferncliff Cemetery

German-American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst known for her theories on psychology.

Ona Munson

1903–1955 (age 52)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American actress known for her work in film and theater.

William Oberhardt

1882–1958 (age 76)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American artist and sculptor known for his portrait paintings.

Leopold Prince

1880–1951 (age 71)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American lawyer, judge, and conductor known for his work in New York.

Harry P. Guy

1870–1950 (age 80)

Elmwood Cemetery

Ragtime composer.

George Baker

1872–1953 (age 81)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

American politician.

Griff Barnett

1884–1958 (age 74)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

American character actor in early Hollywood films.

Sally Emory

1864–1959 (age 95)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

American philanthropist and social benefactor.

Pearl Hart

1871–1955 (age 84)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

American outlaw and stagecoach robber of the Old West.

Hugh Prosser

1907–1952 (age 45)

Rose Hills Memorial Park

American character actor in films and television.

Julia Morgan

1872–1957 (age 85)

Mountain View Cemetery

Architect.

Irving Pichel

1891–1954 (age 63)

Mountain View Cemetery

American actor and film director.

Nannie Kramer

1883–1953 (age 70)

Mountain View Cemetery

Organizer, president and membership director of the Oakland Women's City Club.

Louis Semple Clarke

1867–1957 (age 90)

Allegheny Cemetery

Founder of the Autocar Company and member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club.

Gus Greenlee

1893–1952 (age 59)

Allegheny Cemetery

Major League Baseball team owner.

Everett Brown

1902–1953 (age 51)

Evergreen Cemetery

Actor in film and television.

Catherine Cate Coblentz

1897–1951 (age 54)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Writer and wife of physicist William Coblentz.

Henry Ellsworth Ewing

1883–1951 (age 68)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Arachnologist who studied spiders and arachnids.

Israel Moore Foster

1873–1950 (age 77)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Mary Berri Chapman Hansbrough

1872–1951 (age 79)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Poet and painter in early 20th century America.

George L. Harrison

1887–1958 (age 71)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Banker, insurance executive, and political advisor during World War II.

Samuel Billingsley Hill

1875–1958 (age 83)

Rock Creek Cemetery

U.S. representative from Washington and member of the United States Board of Tax Appeals.

Adolphe Danziger De Castro

1859–1959 (age 100)

Los Angeles

Polish-born centenarian who lived from 1859 to 1959 in Dobrzyń nad Wisłą before relocating to Los Angeles.

Charles Bigelow

1872–1958 (age 86)

Los Angeles

American who lived from 1872 to 1958 and was buried in Los Angeles.

Vladimir Zenzinov

1880–1953 (age 73)

New York City

Russian political figure and writer born in Moscow in 1880 who died in 1953 and was buried in New York City.

Jan Kucharzewski

1876–1952 (age 76)

New York City

Polish historian and diplomat from Wysokie Mazowieckie who lived from 1876 to 1952.

Rebecca Weintraub

1873–1952 (age 79)

New York City

Ukrainian-born woman from Odesa who lived from 1873 to 1952 and was buried in New York City.

Paul Underwood Kellogg

1879–1958 (age 79)

New York City

American social reformer and editor from Kalamazoo who lived from 1879 to 1958.

Alice Rohe

1876–1957 (age 81)

United States

American woman from Lawrence who lived from 1876 to 1957.

Opha May Johnson

1878–1955 (age 77)

Washington, D.C.

American woman from Kokomo who lived from 1878 to 1955 and was buried in Washington, D.C.

Alexander Mukdoni

1878–1958 (age 80)

New York City

Belarusian-born individual from Liachavičy who lived from 1878 to 1958 and was buried in New York City.

Victor Samuel Fox

1893–1957 (age 64)

New York City

British-born man from Nottingham who lived from 1893 to 1957 and was buried in New York City.

Jānis Kurelis

1882–1954 (age 72)

Chicago

Latvian-born individual from Ērģeme Parish who lived from 1882 to 1954 and was buried in Chicago.

Lazar Berezovs'kyj

1868–1952 (age 84)

Chicago

Ukrainian-born individual from Mozolivka who lived from 1868 to 1952 and was buried in Chicago.

Jossafat Markewitsch

1880–1959 (age 79)

Chicago

Polish-born individual from Trzęsówka who lived from 1880 to 1959 and was buried in Chicago.

Lola Hughes Sheldon Armour

1869–1953 (age 84)

Chicago

American socialite from Hartford who lived from 1869 to 1953 and was buried in Chicago.

James Henry Paskill

1895–1956 (age 61)

Chicago

Chicago native who lived from 1895 to 1956 and was buried in his hometown.

Reginald Oliver Sellman

1884–1952 (age 68)

Baltimore

Reginald Oliver Sellman (1884-1952) was a Maryland resident buried in Baltimore.

Francis W. Pennell

1886–1952 (age 66)

Philadelphia

Francis W. Pennell (1886-1952) was a botanist and naturalist from Wawa, Pennsylvania.