Journalist Graves & Memorials

Marcus M. Pomeroy

1833–1896 (age 63)

Port Allegany Cemetery

Marcus M. Pomeroy (1833-1896) of Elmira made his mark as a journalist before being buried in Port Allegany Cemetery.

Moissaye Joseph Olgin

1878–1939 (age 61)

New Montefiore Cemetery

Moissaye Joseph Olgin (1878–1939) was a Russian-born American socialist journalist and editor who chronicled immigrant...

Valentine S. McClatchy

1857–1938 (age 81)

East Lawn Memorial Park

Valentine S. McClatchy (1857-1938) was an American journalist and civic leader who helped expand the influence of the Mc...

Sol N. Sheridan

1858–1936 (age 78)

Cemetery Memorial Park

Sol N. Sheridan (1858–1936) was an American journalist and regional historian from St. Joseph whose final resting plac...

Pauline Pfeiffer

1895–1951 (age 56)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Pauline Pfeiffer (1895-1951) was an American journalist and fashion editor who became the second wife of Ernest Hemingwa...

Dorothy Dix

1861–1951 (age 90)

Metairie Cemetery

Dorothy Dix (1861-1951) of Montgomery County became a nationally syndicated advice columnist and lies in Metairie Cemete...

H. L. Mencken

1880–1956 (age 76)

Loudon Park Cemetery

H. L. Mencken (1880–1956) was a Baltimore journalist, critic, and satirist whose sharp pen shaped American literary di...

Don Hollenbeck

1905–1954 (age 49)

Wyuka Cemetery

Don Hollenbeck (1905–1954) was a Lincoln-born radio and television journalist for CBS who is buried at Wyuka Cemetery.

Herbert Bayard Swope

1882–1958 (age 76)

Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium

Herbert Bayard Swope (1882–1958) was an American journalist from St. Louis who was laid to rest at Fresh Pond Cremator...

Louis Isaac Jaffe

1888–1950 (age 62)

Cedar Grove Cemetery

Journalist whose thoughtful words advocated for fairness.

Grace Kingsley

1874–1962 (age 88)

Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery

Grace Kingsley (1874–1962) was a pioneering film reporter for the Los Angeles Times whose life concluded at Angelus-Ro...

Robert Sharon Allen

1900–1981 (age 81)

Arlington National Cemetery

Robert Sharon Allen was an American journalist best known for co-authoring the 'Washington Merry-Go-Round' column with D...

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.

Bascom N. Timmons

1890–1987 (age 97)

Llano Cemetery

Bascom N. Timmons (1890–1987) was an American journalist renowned for decades of political reporting between Texas and...

Keyes Beech

1913–1990 (age 77)

Arlington National Cemetery

Keyes Beech (1913–1990) of Pulaski lies at Arlington National Cemetery.

William N. Oatis

1914–1997 (age 83)

Calverton National Cemetery

William N. Oatis (1914-1997) was an American journalist who reported internationally and was laid to rest at Calverton N...

Manuel de Dios Unanue

1943–1992 (age 49)

Bayamón

Manuel de Dios Unanue (1943-1992) was a Cuban-American journalist renowned for his investigative reporting on drug traff...

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...

Sandy Hume

1969–1998 (age 29)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Sandy Hume (1969–1998) was a Washington, D.C. political journalist whose ashes rest at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Mike Royko

1932–1997 (age 65)

Acacia Park Cemetery

Mike Royko (1932–1997) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning Chicago columnist whose career chronicled city life before burial ...

Vermont C. Royster

1914–1996 (age 82)

Historic Oakwood Cemetery

Vermont C. Royster was an American journalist and editorial writer who helmed The Wall Street Journal's editorial page f...

Josephine Patterson Albright

1913–1996 (age 83)

Mount Pleasant Cemetery

Josephine Patterson Albright (1913–1996) was a journalist and media executive from Libertyville entombed at Mount Plea...

Newbold Noyes, Jr.

1918–1997 (age 79)

Doanes Point Cemetery

Newbold Noyes, Jr. (1918-1997) was an American journalist and publisher best known for running the Washington Evening St...

Carl Rowan

1925–2000 (age 75)

Philadelphia

Carl Rowan (1925-2000) was an American journalist and civil servant from Ravenscroft whose columns and government servic...

Sidney Zion

1933–2009 (age 76)

Paramus

Sidney Zion, the Passaic-born journalist and writer, died in 2009 and was buried in Paramus.

Robert E. Thompson

1924–2004 (age 80)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Robert E. Thompson (1924-2004) was a Los Angeles-based journalist who covered politics and culture before being interred...

Shana Alexander

1925–2005 (age 80)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Shana Alexander (1925–2005) was a New York City-born journalist and television personality whose remains rest at Westw...

Michael Kelly

1957–2003 (age 46)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Michael Kelly was an American journalist and editor for The Washington Post, known for his reporting and commentary befo...

George Christian

1927–2002 (age 75)

Texas State Cemetery

George Christian (1927-2002) was a journalist who rose to prominence as President Lyndon B. Johnson's press secretary be...

Howard K. Smith

1914–2002 (age 88)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Howard K. Smith (1914-2002) was a Ferriday-born American journalist and broadcaster noted for his work on ABC and CBS, b...

LeRoy Whitfield

1969–2005 (age 36)

Burr Oak Cemetery

LeRoy Whitfield (1969-2005) was an American journalist noted for his honest reporting on HIV and its impact on the Afric...

Chauncey Bailey

1949–2007 (age 58)

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

Chauncey Bailey (1949–2007) was an American journalist and editor who was the editor-in-chief of the Oakland Post at t...

Daniel Pearl

1963–2002 (age 39)

Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery

Daniel Pearl (1963–2002) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and correspondent for The Wall Street Journal who was...

Vernon Jarrett

1917–2004 (age 87)

Oak Woods Cemetery

Vernon Jarrett (1917–2004) was a prominent African American journalist and commentator whose columns chronicled the st...

Marjorie Williams

1958–2005 (age 47)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Marjorie Williams (1958-2005) was a journalist and critic for The Washington Post and The New Yorker, buried at Rock Cre...

Tim Russert

1950–2008 (age 58)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Tim Russert (1950–2008), the Buffalo-born NBC news journalist, rests at Rock Creek Cemetery.

A. M. Rosenthal

1922–2006 (age 84)

Westchester Hills Cemetery

A. M. Rosenthal, the longtime executive editor of The New York Times, was buried at Westchester Hills Cemetery after his...

Jerry Nachman

1946–2004 (age 58)

Union Dale Cemetery

Jerry Nachman (1946–2004) of Brooklyn was interred at Union Dale Cemetery.

Robert Novak

1931–2009 (age 78)

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

Robert Novak was a Joliet-born political commentator and syndicated columnist noted for his conservative voice.

Jack Newfield

1938–2004 (age 66)

Beth David Cemetery

Jack Newfield (1938–2004) of New York City was an influential journalist whose work lives on beyond his burial at Beth...

David Brinkley

1920–2003 (age 83)

Oakdale Cemetery

David Brinkley (1920-2003) was a pioneering American newscaster famed for his smooth delivery on NBC's 'The Huntley-Brin...

William Safire

1929–2009 (age 80)

King David Memorial Gardens

William Safire (1929-2009) was a New York City-born journalist and presidential speechwriter now buried at King David Me...

Hugh Sidey

1927–2005 (age 78)

Saint Gabriel Cemetery

Hugh Sidey covered the White House for Life magazine and became known for his thoughtful presidential profiles.

Elizabeth Neuffer

1956–2003 (age 47)

Hillside Cemetery

Elizabeth Neuffer reported from international trouble spots for The Boston Globe, shedding light on war crimes before he...

Chuck Stone

1924–2014 (age 90)

Philadelphia

Chuck Stone (1924–2014) was a Hartford-born journalist who is buried in Philadelphia.

Sid Yudain

1923–2013 (age 90)

Arlington National Cemetery

Sid Yudain (1923–2013) was a journalist and founder of the influential political newspaper The Hill from New Canaan, b...

Roman Kupchinsky

1944–2010 (age 66)

Arlington National Cemetery

Vienna-born Roman Kupchinsky was a journalist and Cold War analyst whose work on Eastern Europe led to his interment at ...

Doğan Uluç

1935–2022 (age 87)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Doğan Uluç (1935-2022) was a Turkish-American journalist whose grave is at Green-Wood Cemetery.

Cecilia Alvear

1939–2017 (age 78)

Holy Cross Cemetery

Cecilia Alvear (1939–2017) was an Ecuadorian-born American journalist and advocate for Hispanic media who led the Nati...

James M. Cannon

1918–2011 (age 93)

Oak Hill Cemetery

James M. Cannon (1918–2011) was a Sylacauga-born journalist and policy analyst whose career spanned decades in Washing...