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Johnny Gunther
1929–1947 (age 18)
Ferncliff Cemetery
Son of author John Gunther and subject of the book Death Be Not Proud.
Oscar Hammerstein II
1895–1960 (age 65)
Ferncliff Cemetery
American librettist and lyricist known for his Broadway musicals.
Annette Hanshaw
1901–1985 (age 84)
Ferncliff Cemetery
American jazz and popular singer known for her recordings in the 1920s-1930s.
Renee Harris
1876–1969 (age 93)
Ferncliff Cemetery
American theatre producer and entrepreneur.
Moss Hart
1904–1961 (age 57)
Ferncliff Cemetery
American playwright and director known for his Broadway productions.
Kitty Carlisle Hart
1910–2007 (age 97)
Ferncliff Cemetery
American actress and singer known for her work in theater and television.
Irene Hayes
1896–1975 (age 79)
Ferncliff Cemetery
American businesswoman and founder of Irene Hayes Wadley & Smythe.
Hans Heinsheimer
1900–1993 (age 93)
Ferncliff Cemetery
American music publisher and author known for his work in classical music.
Robert Holland
1940–2021 (age 81)
Ferncliff Cemetery
American business executive and entrepreneur.
Karen Horney
1885–1952 (age 67)
Ferncliff Cemetery
German-American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst known for her theories on psychology.
Alberta Hunter
1895–1984 (age 89)
Ferncliff Cemetery
African-American jazz singer and songwriter known for her blues performances.
Jam Master Jay
1965–2002 (age 37)
Ferncliff Cemetery
DJ for the hip-hop group Run-DMC known for his turntable skills.
Jerome Kern
1885–1945 (age 60)
Ferncliff Cemetery
American composer known for his Broadway musicals and popular songs.
Juliana Young Koo
1905–2017 (age 112)
Ferncliff Cemetery
American-Chinese diplomat and businesswoman.
Wellington Koo
1888–1985 (age 97)
Ferncliff Cemetery
Chinese diplomat and statesman who served as Ambassador of the Republic of China.
Hsiang-Hsi Kung
1880–1967 (age 87)
Ferncliff Cemetery
Chinese government official who served as Minister of Finance and Industry.
Vincent W. Lanna
1925–2010 (age 85)
Ferncliff Cemetery
U.S. Army major general and military officer.
Alan Jay Lerner
1918–1986 (age 68)
Ferncliff Cemetery
American composer and playwright known for his Broadway musicals.
Avon Long
1910–1984 (age 74)
Ferncliff Cemetery
American actor, singer, and dancer known for his work in theater and film.
Marion Lorne
1883–1968 (age 85)
Ferncliff Cemetery
American actress known for her work in theater and early television.
James Male
1896–1947 (age 51)
Ferncliff Cemetery
American lawyer and New York State Assemblyman.
Moms Mabley
1894–1975 (age 81)
Ferncliff Cemetery
African-American comedian known for her stand-up comedy performances.
Michael Malloy
1873–1933 (age 60)
Ferncliff Cemetery
Victim of a notorious murder case in early 20th century New York.
Hugh Marlowe
1911–1982 (age 71)
Ferncliff Cemetery
American actor known for his work in film and television.
Elsa Maxwell
1883–1963 (age 80)
Ferncliff Cemetery
American columnist and society hostess known for her glamorous parties.
Jeffrey Miller
1950–1970 (age 20)
Ferncliff Cemetery
Victim of the Kent State shootings and subject of an iconic photograph.
Lucky Millinder
1910–1966 (age 56)
Ferncliff Cemetery
American bandleader known for his swing and rhythm-and-blues music.
Ludwig von Mises
1881–1973 (age 92)
Ferncliff Cemetery
Austrian-American economist and philosopher known for his libertarian economic theories.
Thelonious Monk
1917–1982 (age 65)
Ferncliff Cemetery
American jazz pianist and composer known for his innovative compositions.
Khalid Abdul Muhammad
1948–2001 (age 53)
Ferncliff Cemetery
Black nationalist and separatist activist known for his controversial speeches.
Ona Munson
1903–1955 (age 52)
Ferncliff Cemetery
American actress known for her work in film and theater.
Dwight Arrington Myers
1967–2011 (age 44)
Ferncliff Cemetery
Rapper and actor known as Heavy D, influential in hip-hop music.
Nat Nakasa
1937–1965 (age 28)
Ferncliff Cemetery
South African writer and journalist known for his literary work.
Dagmar Nordstrom
1903–1976 (age 73)
Ferncliff Cemetery
American pianist and composer, one of the Nordstrom Sisters.
Frederick O'Neal
1905–1992 (age 87)
Ferncliff Cemetery
African-American actor known for his work in theater and film.
William Oberhardt
1882–1958 (age 76)
Ferncliff Cemetery
American artist and sculptor known for his portrait paintings.
Joseph Pilates
1883–1967 (age 84)
Ferncliff Cemetery
German-American physical trainer and inventor of the Pilates method.
David M. Potts
1906–1976 (age 70)
Ferncliff Cemetery
U.S. Congressman from New York who served in the House of Representatives.
Leopold Prince
1880–1951 (age 71)
Ferncliff Cemetery
American lawyer, judge, and conductor known for his work in New York.
Anne Eisner Putnam
1911–1967 (age 56)
Ferncliff Cemetery
American painter known for her artistic work.
Otto Rank
1884–1939 (age 55)
Ferncliff Cemetery
Austrian-American psychoanalyst and student of Sigmund Freud.
Ed Sullivan
1901–1974 (age 73)
Ferncliff Cemetery
American television host known for The Ed Sullivan Show.
Chris von der Ahe
1851–1913 (age 62)
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Owner of the St. Louis Brown Stockings, which later became the St. Louis Cardinals.
John R. Anderson
1818–1863 (age 45)
Bellefontaine Cemetery
American minister from St. Louis who fought against slavery and for education for African Americans.
Eberhard Anheuser
1805–1880 (age 75)
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Father-in-law of Adolphus Busch and president of Eberhard Anheuser and Company, predecessor of Anheuser-Busch.
Charles Balmer
1817–1892 (age 75)
Bellefontaine Cemetery
German-born American musician.
George I. Barnett
1815–1898 (age 83)
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Prominent St. Louis architect.
Edward Bates
1793–1869 (age 76)
Bellefontaine Cemetery
United States Attorney General under President Abraham Lincoln.
William Beaumont
1785–1853 (age 68)
Bellefontaine Cemetery
U.S. Army surgeon known as the Father of Gastric Physiology for his research on human digestion.
Robert Benecke
1835–1903 (age 68)
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Early St. Louis photographer.