Deaths in the 1950s

Sam Barry

1892–1950 (age 58)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Sam Barry was an American sports figure from Aberdeen who lived from 1892 to 1950.

Charles Delaney

1892–1959 (age 67)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Charles Delaney was an American actor from New York City who lived from 1892 to 1959.

Dick Curtis

1902–1952 (age 50)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Dick Curtis was an American actor from Newport who lived from 1902 to 1952.

Dixie Lee

1909–1952 (age 43)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Dixie Lee was an American singer and actress who performed during the early 20th century.

Eddie Laughton

1903–1952 (age 49)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Eddie Laughton was a British character actor known for his roles in film and television.

Gypsy Abbott

1896–1952 (age 56)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Gypsy Abbott was an American entertainer and performer active in the early 20th century.

Manuel Sorola

1880–1957 (age 77)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Manuel Sorola was a Spanish painter known for his seascapes and impressionist works.

Marguerite Hamilton

1920–1956 (age 36)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Marguerite Hamilton was an American performer and entertainer of the mid-20th century.

Tim Ryan

1899–1956 (age 57)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Tim Ryan was an American comedian and actor who appeared in films and vaudeville.

Adrienne D'Ambricourt

1878–1957 (age 79)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Adrienne D'Ambricourt was a French socialite and cultural figure from Paris.

George H. Kress

1874–1954 (age 80)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

George H. Kress was an American businessman and founder of the Kress variety store chain.

James Henry White

1896–1954 (age 58)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

James Henry White was an Australian religious leader and Seventh-day Adventist pioneer.

H. Kinley Martin

1898–1952 (age 54)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

H. Kinley Martin was an American religious figure and spiritual leader.

Douglas Kimball DeVorss

1900–1953 (age 53)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Douglas Kimball DeVorss was an American publisher and New Thought movement advocate.

Wheelock Whitney, Sr.

1894–1957 (age 63)

Lakewood Cemetery

Wheelock Whitney, Sr. was an American businessman and prominent Minnesota industrialist.

Preston Sturges

1898–1959 (age 61)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Preston Sturges was an American filmmaker and screenwriter known for his comedic films.

John Erskine

1879–1951 (age 72)

Ferncliff Cemetery

John Erskine was an American writer, educator, and musician known for his literary works.

Sigmund Romberg

1887–1951 (age 64)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Sigmund Romberg was a Hungarian-American composer famous for his operettas and musical theater works.

Albert Austin

1881–1953 (age 72)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Albert Austin was a British actor and comedian known for his work in silent films during the early 20th century.

Owen Davis

1874–1956 (age 82)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Owen Davis was an American playwright and author who won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1924.

Paul Ash

1891–1958 (age 67)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Paul Ash was a German-American conductor and composer who led orchestras in major American cities.

Irène Bordoni

1889–1953 (age 64)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Irène Bordoni was a French actress and singer who became a major star on Broadway and in early Hollywood films.

William Rose Benét

1886–1950 (age 64)

Ferncliff Cemetery

William Rose Benét was an American poet, editor, and critic who won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1942.

Vera Fokina

1886–1958 (age 72)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Vera Fokina was a Russian prima ballerina and wife of legendary dancer Michel Fokine.

Howard Chandler Christy

1873–1952 (age 79)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Howard Chandler Christy was an American illustrator and painter famous for his portraits and patriotic imagery.

Walter White

1893–1955 (age 62)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Walter White was an American educator and civil rights activist who served as executive secretary of the NAACP.

Chang Jen-Chieh

1877–1950 (age 73)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Chang Jen-Chieh was a Chinese diplomat and politician who served in various governmental positions.

Paul Shearer Althouse

1889–1954 (age 65)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Paul Shearer Althouse was an American tenor opera singer who performed at the Metropolitan Opera House.

Alfred Steele

1901–1959 (age 58)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Alfred Steele was an American businessman who served as chairman and president of Pepsi-Cola.

Coenraad Valentijn Bos

1875–1955 (age 80)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Coenraad Valentijn Bos was a Dutch conductor and composer who founded the Concertgebouw Orchestra.

David Warfield

1866–1951 (age 85)

Ferncliff Cemetery

David Warfield was an American actor and comedian who was a major star of the stage and early cinema.

Wolcott Gibbs

1902–1958 (age 56)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Wolcott Gibbs was an American theater critic and writer known for his witty reviews in The New Yorker.

John Lionel Golden

1874–1955 (age 81)

Ferncliff Cemetery

John Lionel Golden was an American playwright and producer who created numerous successful Broadway productions.

Barclay George Acheson

1886–1957 (age 71)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Barclay George Acheson (1886-1957) was a resident of Virden who was buried at Ferncliff Cemetery.

Ernest Paananen

1879–1951 (age 72)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Ernest Paananen (1879-1951) was born in Pihtipudas and buried at Ferncliff Cemetery.

Anton Bamberger

1886–1950 (age 64)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Anton Bamberger (1886-1950) was from Mitwitz and was buried at Ferncliff Cemetery.

Frederick Wheeler

1877–1951 (age 74)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Frederick Wheeler (1877-1951) was a Boonville resident buried at Ferncliff Cemetery.

Minna McLeod Beck

1878–1959 (age 81)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Minna McLeod Beck (1878-1959) was an Atlanta native buried at Ferncliff Cemetery.

Albert Bartholdi

1881–1954 (age 73)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Albert Bartholdi (1881-1954) was from Switzerland and buried at Ferncliff Cemetery.

Marguerite Wells

1872–1959 (age 87)

Lakewood Cemetery

Marguerite Wells (1872-1959) was a Milwaukee resident buried at Lakewood Cemetery.

Conrad L. Eklund

1894–1953 (age 59)

Lakewood Cemetery

Conrad L. Eklund (1894-1953) was buried at Lakewood Cemetery.

Grace Alice Day

1878–1952 (age 74)

Lakewood Cemetery

Grace Alice Day (1878-1952) was from Rosemount and buried at Lakewood Cemetery.

Caroline Macomber Crosby

1871–1950 (age 79)

Lakewood Cemetery

Caroline Macomber Crosby (1871-1950) was buried at Lakewood Cemetery.

George W. Webster

1870–1953 (age 83)

Lakewood Cemetery

George W. Webster (1870-1953) was an Oshkosh resident buried at Lakewood Cemetery.

William S. Ervin

1886–1951 (age 65)

Lakewood Cemetery

William S. Ervin (1886-1951) was buried at Lakewood Cemetery.

Edith Lydia Frost

1881–1958 (age 77)

Lakewood Cemetery

Edith Lydia Frost (1881-1958) was buried at Lakewood Cemetery.

Elizabeth Hankinson Foss

1872–1959 (age 87)

Lakewood Cemetery

Elizabeth Hankinson Foss (1872-1959) was a Minnesota resident buried at Lakewood Cemetery.

Julia Walker Smith

1865–1951 (age 86)

Lakewood Cemetery

Julia Walker Smith (1865-1951) was buried at Lakewood Cemetery.

Edward McKnight Kauffer

1890–1954 (age 64)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Edward McKnight Kauffer was an influential American Art Deco graphic designer and poster artist.

Frank Scalice

1893–1957 (age 64)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Frank Scalice was a Mafia caporegime and underboss in the Gambino crime family.