Actor/Playwright Graves & Memorials

Samuel Drake

1768–1854 (age 86)

Cave Hill Cemetery

Samuel Drake was an American actor, playwright, and theatrical manager who lived from 1768 to 1854.

Sol Smith

1801–1869 (age 68)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

American actor, playwright, and theatrical manager prominent in 19th-century American theater.

Robert C. Hilliard

1857–1927 (age 70)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Robert C. Hilliard (1857-1927) was an American actor and playwright based in New York City.

Holbrook Blinn

1872–1928 (age 56)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Holbrook Blinn was an American actor and playwright who achieved prominence on stage and in early silent films.

Boris Thomashefsky

1868–1939 (age 71)

Mount Hebron Cemetery

Boris Thomashefsky was a Yiddish-language theater actor and playwright who pioneered American Jewish theater.

William Collier Sr.

1864–1944 (age 80)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

William Collier Sr. (1864-1944) was a New York City-born actor and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Thomas Mitchell

1857–1942 (age 85)

Long Island National Cemetery

Thomas Mitchell (1857-1942) was an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter with a prolific career.

Douglas Gilmore

1903–1950 (age 47)

Woodlawn Cemetery

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

Sam Levene

1905–1980 (age 75)

Mount Carmel Cemetery

Sam Levene was an American actor and playwright known for his work in theater, film, and television.

Luigi De Filippo

1930–2018 (age 88)

Campo Verano

Luigi De Filippo was an Italian actor, playwright, and director who continued the theatrical legacy of his father Eduard...