Composer Graves & Memorials

Ernest Bloch

1880–1959 (age 79)

Agate Beach

Ernest Bloch was a Swiss composer born in Geneva in 1880 who died in 1959.

Empar Iturbi Bàguena

1898–1969 (age 71)

Culver City

Empar Iturbi Bàguena (1898-1969) was an Alboraia-born Spanish composer and musician.

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.'

Colin McPhee

1900–1964 (age 64)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Colin McPhee was a Montreal-born composer and ethnomusicologist who lived from 1900 to 1964.

Ernst Toch

1887–1964 (age 77)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Ernst Toch was a Vienna-born composer and music theorist who emigrated to America and lived from 1887 to 1964.

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

1895–1968 (age 73)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Italian composer and guitarist Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) was a prolific creator of classical music and film ...

Louis Gruenberg

1884–1964 (age 80)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Louis Gruenberg (1884-1964) was an American composer known for his modernist orchestral and operatic works.

Franz Waxman

1906–1967 (age 61)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

German-American composer and conductor known for his film scores and concert works.

Harry Archer

1886–1960 (age 74)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Harry Archer was an American composer from Creston who lived from 1886 to 1960.

Nacio Herb Brown

1896–1964 (age 68)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

Nacio Herb Brown was an American composer and songwriter known for his work in Hollywood film musicals.

Edward Burlingame Hill

1872–1960 (age 88)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Edward Burlingame Hill was an American composer and music educator who taught at Harvard University for many decades.

Henry Cowell

1897–1965 (age 68)

Cypress Lawn Memorial Park

Henry Cowell was an innovative American composer and music theorist who lived from 1897 to 1965.

Vernon Duke

1903–1969 (age 66)

Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery

Vernon Duke was a Russian-American composer and songwriter who lived from 1903 to 1969.

Ernesto Lecuona

1896–1963 (age 67)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Ernesto Lecuona was a Cuban composer and pianist renowned for his classical and popular music compositions.

Leigh Harline

1907–1969 (age 62)

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery

Leigh Harline was a Salt Lake City-born composer who scored numerous Hollywood films and won Academy Awards for his work...

Artie Bernstein

1909–1964 (age 55)

Eden Memorial Park

Artie Bernstein was a composer and musician who contributed to film scores and orchestral arrangements.

T. Frederick Candlyn

1892–1964 (age 72)

Long Island National Cemetery

T. Frederick Candlyn was a British-American organist and composer known for his sacred music compositions.

Deems Taylor

1885–1966 (age 81)

Kensico Cemetery

Deems Taylor was an American composer, conductor, and music critic from New York City.

Irving Fine

1914–1962 (age 48)

Sharon Memorial Park

Irving Fine (1914-1962) was an American composer and conductor.

Marc Blitzstein

1905–1964 (age 59)

Chelten Hills Cemetery

Marc Blitzstein was an American composer and playwright from Philadelphia who lived from 1905 to 1964.

Cole Porter

1891–1964 (age 73)

Mount Hope Cemetery

Cole Porter was an American composer and songwriter known for his sophisticated popular songs and Broadway musicals.

Roger Edens

1905–1970 (age 65)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Roger Edens was an American composer and musical arranger who won Academy Awards for his work in MGM musicals.

Jack Marshall

1921–1973 (age 52)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Jack Marshall was an American composer and musician who scored numerous films and television productions.

Walter Jurmann

1903–1971 (age 68)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Walter Jurmann was a Viennese composer and songwriter who lived from 1903 to 1971.

Carl W. Stalling

1891–1972 (age 81)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Carl W. Stalling was a legendary composer and conductor best known for scoring Warner Bros. cartoons.

Elliott Stanton Shaw

1887–1973 (age 86)

Ferncliff Cemetery

Elliott Stanton Shaw was a Des Moines-born composer and conductor who lived from 1887 to 1973.

Margaret Ruthven Lang

1867–1972 (age 105)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Margaret Ruthven Lang was an American composer and pianist, one of the first prominent female composers in the United St...

Walter Piston

1894–1976 (age 82)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Walter Piston was an American composer and music theorist whose works significantly influenced 20th-century classical mu...

John William Becker

1902–1974 (age 72)

Spring Grove Cemetery

John William Becker was an American composer and music educator.

Heluiz Chandler Washburne

1892–1970 (age 78)

Graceland Cemetery

Heluiz Chandler Washburne was a Cincinnati resident and composer who lived from 1892 to 1970.

Julia Perry

1924–1979 (age 55)

Glendale Cemetery

Julia Perry was an American composer and conductor who broke barriers as an African American woman in classical music.

Manning Sherwin

1898–1974 (age 76)

Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery

Manning Sherwin was an American composer and songwriter who wrote music for film and theater.

Stefan Wolpe

1902–1972 (age 70)

Green River Cemetery

Stefan Wolpe was a German-born composer known for his innovative contributions to modern classical music.

Nikolai Lopatnikoff

1903–1976 (age 73)

Homewood Cemetery

Nikolai Lopatnikoff (1903-1976) was a Russian-born composer and pianist known for his classical and contemporary works.

Nat W. Finston

1895–1979 (age 84)

Home of Peace Cemetery

Nat W. Finston (1895-1979) was an American composer and conductor who scored numerous silent films and early sound pictu...

Sholom Secunda

1894–1974 (age 80)

Montefiore Cemetery

Sholom Secunda was a Ukrainian-born composer and musician who lived from 1894 to 1974.

Bernard Herrmann

1911–1975 (age 64)

Beth David Cemetery

Bernard Herrmann was an acclaimed composer and conductor known for his innovative film scores and orchestral works.

Alvin Etler

1913–1973 (age 60)

Wildwood Cemetery

Alvin Etler was a composer from Battle Creek who lived from 1913 to 1973.

Hugo Montenegro

1925–1981 (age 56)

Riverside County

Hugo Montenegro was an American film composer and conductor known for his orchestral arrangements.

Robert Russell Bennett

1894–1981 (age 87)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Robert Russell Bennett (1894-1981) was a Kansas City-born composer and orchestrator.

Earle B. Brown

1909–1981 (age 72)

Ridgefield

Earle B. Brown was an American composer known for his innovative graphic notation and experimental approach to music com...

Marvin Hatley

1905–1986 (age 81)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Marvin Hatley was an American composer and musician known for film scores.

Harry Warren

1893–1981 (age 88)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Harry Warren was an American composer and songwriter who wrote numerous hit songs for films and Broadway shows.

Nelson Riddle

1921–1985 (age 64)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Nelson Riddle was an American bandleader and composer known for arranging Frank Sinatra's recordings who lived from 1921...

Randall Thompson

1899–1984 (age 85)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Randall Thompson was an influential American composer and music educator known for his choral works.

Frederick Loewe

1901–1988 (age 87)

Desert Memorial Park

Frederick Loewe was an Austrian-American composer best known for creating the music for the Broadway musicals Brigadoon ...

Katherine Kennicott Davis

1892–1980 (age 88)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Katherine Kennicott Davis was an American composer and songwriter best known for writing the Christmas carol 'O Come, Al...

Josef Myrow

1910–1987 (age 77)

Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery

Josef Myrow was a Russian-born composer known for his work in film and television music.

Samuel Barber

1910–1981 (age 71)

Oaklands Cemetery

Samuel Barber was an American composer known for his classical and operatic works, living from 1910 to 1981.

Arthur Gershwin

1900–1981 (age 81)

Westchester Hills Cemetery

Arthur Gershwin was an American composer and the younger brother of renowned composer George Gershwin.