Deaths in the 1960s
20,000+ memorials
Sarah Mellon
1903–1965 (age 62)
Allegheny Cemetery
Sarah Mellon (1903-1965) was a Pittsburgh resident and member of the prominent Mellon family buried in Allegheny Cemeter...
Zeke Wissinger
1902–1963 (age 61)
Allegheny Cemetery
Zeke Wissinger (1902-1963) was a Johnstown resident buried in Allegheny Cemetery.
Ruth St. Denis
1879–1968 (age 89)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Ruth St. Denis (1879-1968) was a pioneering American modern dancer and choreographer born in Newark.
Leo Tover
1900–1964 (age 64)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Leo Tover (1900-1964) was a New Haven resident buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Harry Keck
1897–1965 (age 68)
Allegheny Cemetery
Harry Keck (1897-1965) was a Philadelphia resident buried in Allegheny Cemetery.
Press C. Dowler
1877–1964 (age 87)
Allegheny Cemetery
Press C. Dowler (1877-1964) was a Pennsylvania resident buried in Allegheny Cemetery.
George Sturges Oliver
1878–1963 (age 85)
Allegheny Cemetery
George Sturges Oliver (1878-1963) was a prominent Pittsburgh businessman and politician.
Jess Willard
1881–1968 (age 87)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Jess Willard (1881-1968) was a Kansas-born heavyweight boxing champion who held the world title from 1915 to 1919.
Snub Pollard
1889–1962 (age 73)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Snub Pollard (1889-1962) was an Australian-born silent film comedian and actor.
Red Nichols
1905–1965 (age 60)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Red Nichols (1905-1965) was an Ogden-born jazz cornet player and bandleader prominent in the 1920s and 1930s.
Jack Teagarden
1905–1964 (age 59)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Jack Teagarden (1905-1964) was a Vernon-born jazz trombonist and vocalist known for his innovative playing style.
William Ferrari
1901–1962 (age 61)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Argentine-born William Ferrari (1901-1962) was a film industry professional.
Harry Barris
1905–1962 (age 57)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Harry Barris (1905-1962) was an American entertainer and musician from New York City.
George Tomasini
1909–1964 (age 55)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
George Tomasini (1909-1964) was an American film editor known for his work in Hollywood.
Rex Ingram
1895–1969 (age 74)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Rex Ingram (1895-1969) was an American actor and director from Navarro.
Carl Harbaugh
1886–1960 (age 74)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Carl Harbaugh (1886-1960) was an American film director and screenwriter from Washington, D.C.
Bobby Fuller
1942–1966 (age 24)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Bobby Fuller (1942-1966) was an American rock musician and singer from Baytown, Texas.
Sabu Dastagir
1924–1963 (age 39)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Sabu Dastagir (1924-1963) was an Indian-born actor who became a Hollywood star.
Orry-Kelly
1897–1964 (age 67)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Orry-Kelly (1897-1964) was an Australian-born costume designer who won multiple Academy Awards.
Don Alvarado
1900–1967 (age 67)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Don Alvarado (1900-1967) was an American actor from Albuquerque known for silent films.
Rhys Williams
1897–1969 (age 72)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Rhys Williams (1897-1969) was a Welsh-born American actor and character performer.
Joseph Kearns
1907–1962 (age 55)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Joseph Kearns (1907-1962) was an American actor from Salt Lake City best known for television roles.
Carl E. Guthrie
1905–1967 (age 62)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Carl E. Guthrie (1905-1967) was an American film and television professional from St. Louis.
Charles Trowbridge
1882–1967 (age 85)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Charles Trowbridge (1882-1967) was an American character actor with a long career in film and television.
Eddie Fetherston
1896–1965 (age 69)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Eddie Fetherston (1896-1965) was an American actor from Brooklyn active in early cinema.
Jason Robards
1892–1963 (age 71)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Jason Robards (1892-1963) was an American actor from Hillsdale known for stage and film work.
Frank Mayo
1886–1963 (age 77)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Frank Mayo was an American actor active in silent and early sound films during the 1910s-1920s.
Frank Tuttle
1905–1969 (age 64)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Frank Tuttle was an American film director known for directing comedies and musicals in the 1920s-1940s.
Smiley Burnette
1911–1967 (age 56)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Smiley Burnette was an American actor, singer, and musician best known for his sidekick roles in Western films and telev...
George E. Diskant
1907–1965 (age 58)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
George E. Diskant was an acclaimed American cinematographer who worked on numerous films from the 1940s-1960s.
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
1899–1962 (age 63)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams was an American actor known for his roles in Westerns and adventure films throughout the 1920s-...
Lois Andrews
1924–1968 (age 44)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Lois Andrews was an American actress and singer who appeared in films and television during the 1940s-1960s.
Paul Weatherwax
1900–1960 (age 60)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Paul Weatherwax was an American animal trainer renowned for training Lassie and other animals for film and television.
Charles Winninger
1884–1969 (age 85)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Charles Winninger was an American actor and singer with a long career in theater, film, and television spanning several ...
Hal Yates
1899–1969 (age 70)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Hal Yates was an American film director known for directing comedy and action films during the silent and early sound er...
Harry Cheshire
1891–1968 (age 77)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Harry Cheshire was an American character actor who appeared in numerous films and television shows from the 1930s-1960s.
Harry Akst
1894–1963 (age 69)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Harry Akst was an American songwriter and composer known for writing popular songs and film scores in the early 20th cen...
Ernie Kovacs
1919–1962 (age 43)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Ernie Kovacs was an innovative American comedian, actor, and television pioneer known for his experimental and surreal c...
Dan Duryea
1907–1968 (age 61)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Dan Duryea was an American actor known for his roles in film noir and Western films from the 1940s-1960s.
Albert Hay Malotte
1895–1964 (age 69)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Albert Hay Malotte was an American composer and songwriter best known for composing 'The Lord's Prayer.'
George "Gabby" Hayes
1885–1969 (age 84)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
George 'Gabby' Hayes was an American actor famous for his character roles in Western films and his distinctive raspy voi...
Nestor Paiva
1905–1966 (age 61)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Nestor Paiva was a Mexican-American character actor known for his roles in film and television during the mid-20th centu...
Forrest Taylor
1883–1965 (age 82)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Forrest Taylor was an American character actor who appeared in numerous films and television shows throughout his long c...
Frank Orth
1880–1962 (age 82)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Frank Orth was an American character actor and comedian who appeared in early Hollywood films and radio.
George Zucco
1886–1960 (age 74)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
George Zucco was a British character actor renowned for his roles in horror and mystery films during the Golden Age of H...
Ray Collins
1889–1965 (age 76)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Ray Collins was an American actor and director best known for his work in film, radio, and television.
Martin Melcher
1915–1968 (age 53)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Martin Melcher was an American film and television producer known for producing films and managing his wife Doris Day's ...
Reginald Denny
1891–1967 (age 76)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Reginald Denny was a British-American actor and aviator who appeared in silent films and early talking pictures.
Abbie Rowe
1905–1967 (age 62)
Strasburg
Abbie Rowe was an American photographer best known for his official photographs of U.S. Presidents and the White House.
Sidney Warren Wilcox
1881–1964 (age 83)
Strasburg
Sidney Warren Wilcox was an American academic and historian who contributed to historical scholarship in the early 20th ...