Deaths in the 1990s

Chi-ming Hou

1924–1991 (age 67)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Chi-ming Hou (1924–1991) of Hebei is recorded as being buried at Ferncliff Cemetery.

John William Lindauer

1914–1991 (age 77)

Ferncliff Cemetery

John William Lindauer (1914–1991) of The Bronx is memorialized by his burial at Ferncliff Cemetery.

Clara Rockmore

1911–1998 (age 87)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Clara Rockmore (1911–1998) was a Lithuanian-born virtuoso of the theremin whose grave is at Ferncliff Cemetery.

Mike Sokoll

1894–1991 (age 97)

Ponca City

Mike Sokoll (1894–1991) emigrated from Hungary and was laid to rest in Ponca City.

Polly Ann Young

1908–1997 (age 89)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Polly Ann Young (1908–1997) was an American actress whose resting place is Holy Cross Cemetery.

Richard Murphy

1912–1993 (age 81)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Richard Murphy (1912–1993) was a Boston-born screenwriter remembered for his work on mid-century Hollywood films and i...

Ruth Clifford

1900–1998 (age 98)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Ruth Clifford (1900–1998) was an American actress whose remains are at Holy Cross Cemetery.

William Dozier

1908–1991 (age 83)

Holy Cross Cemetery

William Dozier (1908–1991) was an American film and television producer interred at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Vince Edwards

1928–1996 (age 68)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Vince Edwards (1928–1996) was an actor best known for starring in the medical drama Ben Casey and is buried at Holy Cr...

Joan Banks

1918–1998 (age 80)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Joan Banks (1918–1998) was an actress remembered for her radio, film, and television work and is buried at Holy Cross ...

Marguerite Chapman

1918–1999 (age 81)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Marguerite Chapman (1918–1999) was an actress whose final resting place is Holy Cross Cemetery.

Ramsay Ames

1919–1998 (age 79)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Ramsay Ames was an American film and television actress known for her leading roles in 1940s serials and B-movies.

Dennis Crosby

1934–1991 (age 57)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Dennis Crosby was an American singer and member of the extended Crosby clan who performed often in nightclubs and on tel...

Doris Tate

1924–1992 (age 68)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Doris Tate was an American victims' rights activist who campaigned tirelessly after the murder of her daughter, Sharon T...

Marguerite Hamilton

1920–1998 (age 78)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Marguerite Hamilton (1920–1998) spent much of her life outside the public eye and is remembered through her resting pl...

Rosita Moreno

1907–1993 (age 86)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Rosita Moreno was a Spanish actress who appeared in Hollywood and European films from the silent era through the 1940s.

André the Giant

1946–1993 (age 47)

Ellerbe

André the Giant was a French professional wrestler and actor whose towering presence made him a worldwide pop culture i...

Ross Bass

1918–1993 (age 75)

Maplewood Cemetery

Ross Bass was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Tennessee during the mid-1960s.

Darl Beecher Ransburg Jr.

1913–1993 (age 80)

Lakewood Cemetery

Darl Beecher Ransburg Jr. (1913–1993) lived much of his life out of the spotlight, leaving behind a quiet legacy and L...

Florence M. Hendrickson

1898–1991 (age 93)

Lakewood Cemetery

Florence M. Hendrickson (1898–1991) was an early twentieth-century American whose life concluded with burial at Lakewo...

Eleanor Aller

1917–1995 (age 78)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Eleanor Aller was an American cellist whose work with the Hollywood String Quartet made her a respected figure in classi...

Gordon Oliver

1910–1995 (age 85)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Gordon Oliver was an American film actor whose career spanned the 1930s through the 1950s before he moved into televisio...

John Foreman

1925–1992 (age 67)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

John Foreman was an American film producer who worked in Hollywood during the 1950s and 1960s.

Lois Collier

1919–1999 (age 80)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Lois Collier was an American film and radio actress best known for her B-movie roles in the 1940s.

Nat Perrin

1905–1998 (age 93)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Nat Perrin was an American screenwriter and producer associated with the Marx Brothers comedies and other classic Hollyw...

Patricia Lake

1919–1993 (age 74)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Patricia Lake was an American actress and radio personality famed for her work in the 1930s and 1940s and her high-profi...

Phyllis Hill

1920–1993 (age 73)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Phyllis Hill was a New York-born dancer and actress best known for her film and television roles in mid-century musicals...

Winston Miller

1910–1994 (age 84)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Winston Miller was an American screenwriter and occasional actor whose career spanned the golden age of Hollywood.

Charles Brown

1922–1999 (age 77)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Charles Brown was an influential blues singer and pianist from Texas City who helped shape the sound of West Coast blues...

Tom Bradley

1917–1998 (age 81)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Tom Bradley was the long-serving mayor of Los Angeles and a pioneering African American political leader in the city.

Louis Meyer

1904–1995 (age 91)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Louis Meyer was a pioneering racecar driver from New York City who became the first three-time winner of the Indianapoli...

Joyce Chen

1917–1994 (age 77)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Joyce Chen was a Beijing-born chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author who introduced Americans to Mandarin cuisine.

Trang Ho

1974–1995 (age 21)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Trang Ho’s brief life ended in 1995, and little publicly documented information beyond her burial site is available.

Don Myrick

1940–1993 (age 53)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Don Myrick was a Chicago-born saxophonist best known for his work in the horn section of Earth, Wind & Fire.

Archie Ware

1918–1990 (age 72)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Archie Ware was a Greenville-born Major League Baseball first baseman active in the 1940s.

James Cleveland

1931–1991 (age 60)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

James Cleveland was a Chicago-born gospel singer and composer often hailed as the King of Gospel.

Cassietta George

1929–1995 (age 66)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Cassietta George was a gospel singer and recording artist whose rich contralto influenced several generations of singers...

Curt Flood

1938–1997 (age 59)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Curt Flood was a Houston-born major league center fielder whose legal challenge to baseball’s reserve clause helped pa...

Richard Nixon

1913–1994 (age 81)

Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum

Richard Nixon was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974.

Franklin Patterson

1916–1994 (age 78)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Franklin Patterson was the founding president of Hampshire College, guiding the new liberal arts institution in its earl...

Achilles Fang

1910–1995 (age 85)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Achilles Fang was a noted sinologist and translator who taught at Harvard University and specialized in Chinese literatu...

Stanley Hobart Tyler

1908–1998 (age 90)

Spencer

Stanley Hobart Tyler (1908–1998) was a longtime Spencer resident whose life concluded with burial there.

Wally Karbo

1915–1993 (age 78)

Mendota Heights

Wally Karbo (1915–1993) was a Minneapolis-based wrestling promoter who helped build the American Wrestling Association...

Felix Knight

1908–1998 (age 90)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Felix Knight (1908–1998) was an American tenor and actor whose credits ranged from Broadway to the Hollywood film musi...

Polly Walters

1913–1994 (age 81)

Woodlawn Cemetery

Polly Walters (1913–1994) was an American film actress who appeared in early talkies playing flappers and wisecracking...

Ella Fitzgerald

1917–1996 (age 79)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996), renowned as the "First Lady of Song," was an American jazz singer celebrated for her scat...

Hans J. Salter

1896–1994 (age 98)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Hans J. Salter (1896–1994) was an Austrian-born composer who scored numerous Universal Pictures horror and fantasy fil...

Nat Pierce

1925–1992 (age 67)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Nat Pierce (1925–1992) was an American jazz pianist, arranger, and bandleader known for his work with the Woody Herman...

Paul Gayten

1920–1991 (age 71)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Paul Gayten (1920–1991) was a New Orleans R&B pianist, bandleader, and record label executive whose songs influenced e...

Lowell Fulson

1921–1999 (age 78)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Lowell Fulson (1921–1999) was an influential American blues guitarist and songwriter whose hits like "Reconsider Baby"...