Deaths in the 1990s

Tay Brown

1911–1994 (age 83)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Tay Brown (1911-1994) was an American football player and coach known for his standout career at USC before being buried...

Thomas McKimson

1907–1998 (age 91)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Thomas McKimson (1907-1998) was an American animator and layout artist best known for his work with Warner Bros. cartoon...

William Benedict

1917–1999 (age 82)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

William Benedict (1917-1999) was an American character actor who appeared in films and television shows from the 1930s o...

Michael Kanin

1910–1993 (age 83)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Michael Kanin (1910-1993) was an American screenwriter who, with his wife, won an Academy Award for the film "Woman of t...

Jerry Siegel

1914–1996 (age 82)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Jerry Siegel (1914-1996) was an American comic book writer and co-creator of Superman, a defining hero of the genre.

Lilian Bond

1908–1991 (age 83)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Lilian Bond (1908-1991) was a British-born actress who worked in stage and film in Hollywood during the 1930s.

Victor I. Myers

1921–1996 (age 75)

Brookings

Victor I. Myers (1921-1996) is buried in Brookings after a life now remembered through the quiet dignity of his resting ...

Emma McKean

1907–1992 (age 85)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Emma McKean (1907-1992) hailed from Taunton and was laid to rest at Holy Cross Cemetery after a lifetime spent in the re...

Coral Browne

1913–1991 (age 78)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Coral Browne (1913-1991) was an Australian-born actress celebrated for her stage and screen performances in Britain and ...

David White

1916–1990 (age 74)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

David White (1916-1990) was an American actor best known for portraying Larry Tate on the television series Bewitched.

Iron Eyes Cody

1904–1999 (age 95)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Iron Eyes Cody (1904-1999) was an actor who became the iconic face of the Keep America Beautiful campaign while cultivat...

Rozz Williams

1963–1998 (age 35)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Rozz Williams (1963-1998) was an American singer-songwriter and visual artist who founded the influential deathrock band...

Steve James

1952–1993 (age 41)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Steve James (1952-1993) was an American actor and martial artist recognized for his work in action films like the Americ...

Norman Cousins

1915–1990 (age 75)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Norman Cousins (1915-1990) was an American journalist, author, and peace advocate who championed nuclear disarmament and...

Joan Perry

1911–1996 (age 85)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Joan Perry (1911-1996) was an American film actress and model who appeared in 1930s and 1940s pictures before marrying s...

Leo Fuchs

1911–1994 (age 83)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Leo Fuchs (1911-1994) was a Polish-born Yiddish comedian, actor, and dancer revered for his vaudeville and cabaret perfo...

Michel Michelet

1893–1995 (age 102)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Michel Michelet (1893-1995) was a Ukrainian-born composer whose film scores graced European and Hollywood productions fo...

Tamara Toumanova

1919–1996 (age 77)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Tamara Toumanova (1919-1996) was a Russian-American prima ballerina and actress celebrated for her work with the Ballet ...

Vito Scotti

1918–1996 (age 78)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Vito Scotti (1918-1996) was an American character actor noted for his versatile portrayals in film and television comedi...

Carleton Young

1905–1994 (age 89)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Carleton Young (1905-1994) was an American character actor who appeared in classics such as The Man Who Shot Liberty Val...

Charlie Allen

1942–1990 (age 48)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Charlie Allen (1942-1990) was an American musician remembered for his soulful vocals and work in the rhythm and blues sc...

Jerry Knight

1952–1996 (age 44)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Jerry Knight (1952–1996) was an American R&B singer-songwriter and bassist best known as a member of the group Raydio.

Ken Jones

1938–1993 (age 55)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Ken Jones (1938–1993) was a Los Angeles-born resident whose life concluded at Inglewood Park Cemetery, though his wide...

Kenneth Hahn

1920–1997 (age 77)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Kenneth Hahn (1920–1997) was a long-serving Los Angeles County supervisor and civic leader celebrated for his advocacy...

Layne Britton

1907–1993 (age 86)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Layne Britton (1907–1993) hailed from Munday and, while specific accomplishments are not readily documented, is memori...

MC Trouble

1970–1991 (age 21)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

MC Trouble (1970–1991), born LaTasha Sheron Rogers, was a pioneering female rapper signed to Motown Records in the lat...

Robin Harris

1953–1990 (age 37)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Robin Harris (1953–1990) was an American comedian and actor best known for his "Bébé's Kids" routine.

Winnie Ruth Judd

1905–1998 (age 93)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Winnie Ruth Judd (1905–1998) gained notoriety as the "Trunk Murderess" whose sensational trial captured national atten...

Patrick Moten

1957–1999 (age 42)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Patrick Moten (1957–1999) was an American songwriter, keyboardist, and producer who collaborated with artists such as ...

Zari Elmassian

1906–1990 (age 84)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Zari Elmassian (1906–1990) was a Los Angeles-area performer about whom little public biographical information survives...

William D. Byrd

1966–1993 (age 27)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

William D. Byrd (1966–1993) was a young Los Angeles resident whose brief life concluded with burial in Inglewood Park ...

Grete Natzler

1906–1999 (age 93)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Grete Natzler (1906–1999) was an Austrian-born actress and opera singer who appeared in European and Hollywood films.

Reggie Nalder

1907–1991 (age 84)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Reggie Nalder (1907–1991) was an Austrian-American character actor remembered for playing eerie villains in films and ...

John Candy

1950–1994 (age 44)

Holy Cross Cemetery

John Candy (1950–1994) was a Canadian comedian and actor beloved for his work in films like Planes, Trains and Automob...

Audrey Meadows

1922–1996 (age 74)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Audrey Meadows (1922–1996) was an American actress renowned for portraying Alice Kramden on the sitcom The Honeymooner...

Macdonald Carey

1913–1994 (age 81)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Macdonald Carey (1913–1994) was an American actor whose long career included starring roles on Broadway, in film, and ...

Fred MacMurray

1908–1991 (age 83)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Fred MacMurray was an American actor whose affable everyman persona made him a staple of film and television before he w...

Helen O'Connell

1920–1993 (age 73)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Helen O'Connell was a big band singer celebrated for her silky voice in the swing era and buried near many colleagues at...

Andrew Cunanan

1969–1997 (age 28)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Andrew Cunanan became infamous as a spree killer whose manhunt ended in 1997 before he was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery...

John Doucette

1921–1994 (age 73)

Holy Cross Cemetery

John Doucette was an actor known for playing tough-guy roles in film and television who now rests at Holy Cross Cemetery...

Lawrence Welk

1903–1992 (age 89)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Lawrence Welk achieved fame as a bandleader and television personality, with his final resting place at Holy Cross Cemet...

Phil Chambers

1916–1993 (age 77)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Phil Chambers was a film and television actor whose career spanned decades before his burial at Hollywood Forever Cemete...

Morty Corb

1917–1996 (age 79)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Morty Corb was a respected jazz double bassist whose contributions to recordings made him a fixture in the Los Angeles m...

Gertrude Ross Marks

1916–1994 (age 78)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Gertrude Ross Marks, a Chicago native, is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Victoria Risk

1915–1992 (age 77)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Victoria Risk, whose final days were remembered in Cedar County, is interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Jue Quon Tai

1898–1991 (age 93)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Jue Quon Tai, who passed in 1991, rests at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Harold Schultz

1925–1995 (age 70)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Harold Schultz, originally from Detroit, is buried among Hollywood greats at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Jay Moloney

1964–1999 (age 35)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Jay Moloney was a Hollywood talent agent and producer whose untimely death was followed by his interment at Hollywood Fo...

GG Allin

1956–1993 (age 37)

Littleton

GG Allin was a controversial punk rock musician known for his transgressive performances and is buried in Littleton.

Betty Shabazz

1934–1997 (age 63)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Betty Shabazz was a civil rights advocate and educator who, after her work with the movement and beyond, was laid to res...