Deaths in the 1980s
21,000+ memorials
Robert Aldrich
1918–1983 (age 65)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Robert Aldrich championed daring storytelling across cinema and inspired artists to take creative risks.
Lloyd N. Morrisett
1892–1981 (age 89)
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Lloyd N. Morrisett was an educator and philanthropist dedicated to advancing learning.
Marvin Miller
1913–1985 (age 72)
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Marvin Miller blended memorable performance with steadfast union leadership, strengthening safeguards for working actors...
Robert Gottschalk
1918–1982 (age 64)
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Robert Gottschalk lived from 1918 to 1982 and is remembered with respect.
Victor Hammer
1901–1985 (age 84)
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Victor Hammer was a visionary typographer and artisan whose work bridged continents.
Marion Talley
1906–1983 (age 77)
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Marion Talley was a celebrated opera singer known for her exceptional vocal talent.
William C. Thomas
1903–1984 (age 81)
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
William C. Thomas was a thoughtful producer whose steady guidance shaped many studio efforts.
Gregory Morton
1911–1986 (age 75)
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Marjorie Riordan
1921–1984 (age 63)
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Marjorie Riordan was a graceful actress whose warmth enlivened mid-century films.
Raleigh Bond
1935–1989 (age 54)
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Brooks West
1916–1984 (age 68)
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Brooks West was a Mill Valley resident born in 1916 who died in 1984 and was laid to rest at Westwood Village Memorial P...
Greg Bautzer
1911–1987 (age 76)
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Greg Bautzer was one of Hollywood's most sought-after entertainment lawyers, advising stars and studios before his death...
John Vivyan
1915–1983 (age 68)
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
John Vivyan was an American actor whose work on radio, film, and television included portraying Philip Marlowe in the 19...
Jacqueline Gadsden
1900–1986 (age 86)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Jacqueline Gadsden was an American silent film actress known for roles opposite leading men like John Barrymore during t...
Keenan Wynn
1916–1986 (age 70)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Keenan Wynn was a prolific American character actor distinguished by his booming voice in films and television from the ...
Sybil Seely
1900–1984 (age 84)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Sybil Seely was a silent-era American actress best remembered for her comedic work in several Buster Keaton short films.
Hal C. Kern
1894–1985 (age 91)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Hal C. Kern was an American film editor who won an Academy Award for his work on Gone with the Wind and enjoyed a long H...
Ted Knight
1923–1986 (age 63)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Ted Knight was an American actor and comedian beloved for his portrayal of the pompous newscaster Ted Baxter on The Mary...
W. R. Burnett
1899–1982 (age 83)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
W. R. Burnett was an American novelist and screenwriter whose gritty stories inspired Hollywood classics such as Little ...
John Qualen
1899–1987 (age 88)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
John Qualen was a Canadian-American character actor whose gentle, memorable turns included the Swedish waiter in Casabla...
Roy Webb
1888–1982 (age 94)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Roy Webb was an American film composer who scored hundreds of RKO pictures, helping to define the studio's sound from th...
Warne Marsh
1927–1987 (age 60)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Warne Marsh was an American tenor saxophonist associated with the cool-jazz circle of Lennie Tristano and other innovato...
William Demarest
1892–1983 (age 91)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
William Demarest was an American character actor best known for his collaborations with Preston Sturges and his role as ...
James Craig
1912–1985 (age 73)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
James Craig was an American actor who rose to fame in the 1940s as one of MGM's handsome leading men.
Joseph Risser
1892–1981 (age 89)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Joseph Risser was born in Des Moines in 1892, died in 1981, and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Ralph Guldahl
1911–1987 (age 76)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Ralph Guldahl, born in Dallas in 1911 and laid to rest at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, passed away in 1987.
Louise Tracy
1896–1983 (age 87)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Louise Tracy, a New Castle native born in 1896, was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park after her death in 1983.
Agness Underwood
1902–1984 (age 82)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Agness Underwood, born in 1902 in San Francisco, died in 1984 and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Aileen Stanley
1893–1982 (age 89)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Aileen Stanley, who entered the world in Chicago in 1893, spent her final years before being buried at Forest Lawn Memor...
Athole Shearer
1900–1985 (age 85)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Athole Shearer, born in Montreal in 1900, was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park following her death in 1985.
Babe Herman
1903–1987 (age 84)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Babe Herman, a Buffalo native born in 1903, passed away in 1987 and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Bessie Griffin
1922–1989 (age 67)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Bessie Griffin, born in 1922 in New Orleans, died in 1989 and was laid to rest at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Bob Holt
1928–1985 (age 57)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Bob Holt, born in St. Louis in 1928, died in 1985 and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Carl Jorgensen
1911–1984 (age 73)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Carl Jorgensen, a Denmark native born in 1911, was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park after his death in 1984.
Mario Merola
1922–1987 (age 65)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Mario Merola, born in 1922 in Woodlawn, was laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery upon his death in 1987.
Joe Smith
1884–1981 (age 97)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Joe Smith, born in New York City in 1884, died in 1981 and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
William A. M. Burden
1906–1984 (age 78)
Woodlawn Cemetery
William A. M. Burden, a Manhattan native born in 1906, was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in 1984.
John Belushi
1949–1982 (age 33)
Chilmark
John Belushi, born in Humboldt Park in 1949, was buried in Chilmark after his death in 1982.
Charlotte Reichmann
1892–1983 (age 91)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Charlotte Reichmann, born in 1892, was laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery following her death in 1983.
Burleigh Grimes
1893–1985 (age 92)
Clear Lake
Burleigh Grimes, born in 1893 in Emerald, was interred at Clear Lake after he died in 1985.
Jeannette Elizabeth Graustein
1892–1982 (age 90)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Jeannette Elizabeth Graustein (1892-1982) lived in Cambridge and was laid to rest at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Stanley Yates Mortimer
1898–1984 (age 86)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Stanley Yates Mortimer (1898-1984) was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery after a life that concluded in 1984.
Silvia Annunziata Gould
1918–1980 (age 62)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Silvia Annunziata Gould (1918-1980) called Manhattan home and is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Lita McClinton
1953–1987 (age 34)
Oakland Cemetery
Lita McClinton (1953-1987) is buried at Oakland Cemetery after her life was cut short in 1987.
Mary Rudd Cochran
1881–1982 (age 101)
Spring Grove Cemetery
Mary Rudd Cochran (1881-1982) spent her final years near Mount Auburn and rests in Spring Grove Cemetery.
Frederic Cameron Church, Jr.
1897–1983 (age 86)
Lowell Cemetery
Frederic Cameron Church, Jr. (1897-1983) was a Lowell native who was buried in Lowell Cemetery.
Mathilde Haga
1908–1984 (age 76)
Bergen
Mathilde Haga (1908-1984) ended her days in Bergen, where she is also buried.
Mollie King
1895–1981 (age 86)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Mollie King (1895-1981) lived in New York City and now rests at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Shirley Burden
1908–1989 (age 81)
Woodlawn Cemetery
Shirley Burden (1908-1989) called New York City home and was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.
William Powell
1892–1984 (age 92)
Desert Memorial Park
William Powell (1892-1984) died in Pittsburgh and was buried at Desert Memorial Park.