Deaths in the 1950s

Mary Emma Stillman Harkness

1874–1950 (age 76)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Mary Emma Stillman Harkness was an American philanthropist and member of the wealthy Harkness family.

Ethel Borden

1897–1953 (age 56)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Ethel Borden was an American woman of the early to mid-20th century.

William Ziegler, Jr.

1891–1958 (age 67)

Woodlawn Cemetery

William Ziegler, Jr. was an American businessman from Muscatine of the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.

Marjorie Gould

1890–1955 (age 65)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Marjorie Gould (1890-1955) was a Manhattan resident whose life spanned the turn of the 20th century.

Sarah Cantine Shrady

1875–1951 (age 76)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Sarah Cantine Shrady (1875-1951) was a member of a prominent New York family.

Grace Gurney

1866–1959 (age 93)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Grace Gurney (1866-1959) was a Manhattan-based woman who lived to the age of 93.

John Lawrence Riker

1904–1951 (age 47)

Woodlawn Cemetery

John Lawrence Riker (1904-1951) died at age 47.

Edward Loomis Davenport Seymour

1888–1956 (age 68)

Albany Rural Cemetery

Edward Loomis Davenport Seymour (1888-1956) was an Albany resident.

Lucy Thorndike

1913–1958 (age 45)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Lucy Thorndike (1913-1958) was a Beverly Farms resident who lived 45 years.

Emily Pauline Locke

1876–1953 (age 77)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Emily Pauline Locke (1876-1953) was a Roxbury resident.

Robert K. Lamb

1904–1952 (age 48)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Robert K. Lamb (1904-1952) was a Washington, D.C. resident.

Augustus Peabody Loring Jr.

1885–1951 (age 66)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Augustus Peabody Loring Jr. (1885-1951) was a member of a prominent New England family.

Arthur Stoddard Johnson

1863–1957 (age 94)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Arthur Stoddard Johnson (1863-1957) lived 94 years.

Walter Trowbridge Littlefield

1869–1951 (age 82)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Walter Trowbridge Littlefield (1869-1951) was a Somerville resident.

Harry J. Carlson

1869–1957 (age 88)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Harry J. Carlson (1869-1957) was a Saint Paul resident who lived 88 years.

Generoso Pope

1891–1950 (age 59)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Generoso Pope (1891-1950) was an Arpaise-born resident.

Harry Benjamin Jepson

1870–1952 (age 82)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Harry Benjamin Jepson (1870-1952) was a New Haven resident.

Henry Krumb

1875–1958 (age 83)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Henry Krumb (1875-1958) was a Brooklyn resident.

Henry W. Armstrong

1879–1951 (age 72)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Henry W. Armstrong was an American politician from Somerville who served in the early 20th century.

James J. Lanzetta

1894–1956 (age 62)

Woodlawn Cemetery

James J. Lanzetta was a U.S. Congressman from New York City who represented his district during the mid-20th century.

James Joseph Hines

1876–1957 (age 81)

Woodlawn Cemetery

James Joseph Hines was a New York City political figure and businessman known for his influence in Democratic politics.

John Murray Anderson

1886–1954 (age 68)

Woodlawn Cemetery

John Murray Anderson was a Canadian-born theater and film director known for his work in Broadway productions and Hollyw...

John Randolph Hearst

1909–1958 (age 49)

Woodlawn Cemetery

John Randolph Hearst was a member of the prominent Hearst publishing family.

Malvina Thompson

1893–1953 (age 60)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Malvina Thompson was a secretary and close associate of Eleanor Roosevelt, serving as her personal assistant for many ye...

Tyrone Power

1914–1958 (age 44)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Tyrone Power was an American actor and major Hollywood star known for his roles in adventure and drama films.

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

1897–1957 (age 60)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Erich Wolfgang Korngold was an Austrian-American composer renowned for his film scores and orchestral works.

Victor Young

1900–1956 (age 56)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Victor Young was an American composer and conductor who created numerous film scores for Hollywood productions.

Phil Rosen

1888–1951 (age 63)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Phil Rosen was an American film director who worked extensively in silent and early sound cinema.

Monta Bell

1891–1958 (age 67)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Monta Bell was an American film director and producer active during the silent and early sound film era.

Estelle Taylor

1894–1958 (age 64)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Estelle Taylor was an American actress who appeared in silent films and early sound pictures.

William Churchill deMille

1878–1955 (age 77)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

William Churchill deMille was an American playwright and film director, brother of Cecil B. DeMille.

Tony Gaudio

1883–1951 (age 68)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Tony Gaudio was an Italian-American cinematographer who worked on numerous Hollywood films during the golden age of cine...

Philip Tonge

1897–1959 (age 62)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Philip Tonge was a British character actor known for his roles in films and television during the mid-20th century.

Alfred A. Cohn

1880–1951 (age 71)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Alfred A. Cohn was an American screenwriter and producer who worked in early Hollywood cinema.

Del Staigers

1899–1950 (age 51)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Del Staigers was an American actor known for work in early film and television.

Louis Calhern

1895–1956 (age 61)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Louis Calhern was an acclaimed American stage and film actor with a career spanning multiple decades.

Charlotte Harding

1873–1951 (age 78)

Smithtown

Charlotte Harding was an American actress active in early silent and sound films.

Edward H. H. Simmons

1876–1955 (age 79)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Edward H. H. Simmons was an American artist and educator.

Douglas Gilmore

1903–1950 (age 47)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Douglas Gilmore was an American actor and playwright active in theater and film.

George Monroe Moffett

1883–1951 (age 68)

Woodlawn Cemetery

George Monroe Moffett was an American businessman and civic leader.

Charles Henry Marshall

1891–1952 (age 61)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Charles Henry Marshall was an American professional whose specific occupation is not readily determined from available r...

Alma Clayburgh

1881–1958 (age 77)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Alma Clayburgh was an American woman whose professional background is not readily documented.

Gertrude Halladay Leonard

1868–1951 (age 83)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Gertrude Halladay Leonard was an American woman active in the early 20th century.

Mabel Elwes

1878–1950 (age 72)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Mabel Elwes was a British-born American woman whose specific occupation is not readily determined.

John A. Walz

1871–1954 (age 83)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

John A. Walz was an American professional whose specific occupation is not readily documented.

Edwin Booth Grossman

1887–1957 (age 70)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Edwin Booth Grossman was an American professional active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

William Sohier Bryant

1861–1956 (age 95)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

William Sohier Bryant was an American businessman and civic figure from Boston.

John Lewis Bremer

1874–1959 (age 85)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

John Lewis Bremer was an American professional whose specific occupation is not readily determined from available record...

Frederick W. C. Lieder

1881–1953 (age 72)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Frederick W. C. Lieder was an American businessman and philanthropist who lived from 1881 to 1953.

Grace Lowell Forbes

1872–1957 (age 85)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Grace Lowell Forbes was an American socialite and member of the prominent Forbes family who lived from 1872 to 1957.