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First Name
Last Name
State (or Country)
City
Cemetery
Date

Passed: Jul 23, 1948
(Age: 73)
From: cerebral hemorrhage

Resting Place: Mount Tabor Methodist Church Graveyard
Crestwood (Oldham County), Oldham County, KY

Plot: unknown

D.W. Griffith
Jul 23, 1948

Passed: Aug 7, 1957
(Age: 65)
From: stroke

Resting Place: Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park
North Hollywood, LA

Plot: Garden of Hope, Lot 48

Oliver Hardy
Aug 7, 1957

Passed: Nov 17, 1957
(Age: 67)
From: unknown

Resting Place: Metairie Cemetery
New Orleans, LA

Plot: unknown

Cora Witherspoon
Nov 17, 1957

Passed: Jan 1, 1960
(Age: 50)
From: suicide (barbiturates overdose)

Resting Place: Saint Mary's Whitechapel Episcopal Churchyard
Lancaster, VA

Plot: n/a

Margaret Sullavan
Jan 1, 1960

Passed: Jul 24, 1965
(Age: 60)
From: cerebral hemorrhage

Resting Place: Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, VA

Plot: Section 3, Lot 2231-A, Grid P-13

Constance Bennett
Jul 24, 1965

Passed: Apr 16, 1968
(Age: 74)
From: pneumonia

Resting Place: Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, VA

Plot: Section 3, Site 2456-1, Map Grid M/N 12.5

Fay Bainter
Apr 16, 1968

Passed: May 28, 1971
(Age: 46)
From: Airplane Crash (private plane)

Resting Place: Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, VA

Plot: Section 46 Lot 366-11

Audie Murphy
May 28, 1971

Passed: Oct 9, 1972
(Age: 70)
From: heart attack

Resting Place: Oak City Cemetery
Bainbridge, Decatur County, GA

Plot: unknown

Miriam Hopkins
Oct 9, 1972

Passed: Jun 28, 1974
(Age: 50)
From: heart attack

Resting Place: Greenwood Cemetery
Clarksville, Montgomery County, TN

Plot: Section 12, section 188, next to the access road in the back of the cemetery

Frank Sutton
Jun 28, 1974

Passed: Mar 14, 1975
(Age: 57)
From: brain tumor

Resting Place: Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cemetery
Carrollton, GA

Plot: unknown

Susan Hayward
Mar 14, 1975

Passed: Aug 16, 1977
(Age: 42)
From: heart failure

Resting Place: Graceland Mansion Estates
Memphis, TN

Plot: Meditation Garden

Elvis Presley
Aug 16, 1977

Passed: Oct 19, 1978
(Age: 65)
From: suicide (murder-suicide)

Resting Place: Green Hill Cemetery
Waynesville, NC

Plot: Family grave site

Gig Young
Oct 19, 1978

Passed: May 1, 1980
(Age: 84)
From: unknown

Resting Place: Lexington Cemetery
Lexington, KY

Plot: unknown

Gene Markey
May 1, 1980

Passed: May 23, 1981
(Age: 83)
From: heart attack

Resting Place: Hillside Memorial Park
Culver City, LA

Plot: Mausoleum, Memorial Court #516

George Jessel
May 23, 1981

Passed: Jan 2, 1986
(Age: 82)
From: unknown

Resting Place: Highland Cemetery
Fort Mitchell, KY

Plot: unknown

Una Merkel
Jan 2, 1986

Passed: Mar 2, 1987
(Age: 89)
From: heart and lung ailments

Resting Place: Elmwood Cemetery
Charlotte, NC

Plot: Section R

Randolph Scott
Mar 2, 1987

Passed: Jun 24, 1987
(Age: 71)
From: Liver and colon cancer

Resting Place: Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Cemetery
Miami, FL

Plot: n/a

Jackie Gleason
Jun 24, 1987

Passed: Aug 29, 1987
(Age: 63)
From: heart attack

Resting Place: Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, VA

Plot: Section 7A, Lot 176, Map Grid U-24

Lee Marvin
Aug 29, 1987

Passed: Jan 25, 1990
(Age: 67)
From: Pneumonia

Resting Place: Sunset Memorial Park
Smithfield, Johnston County, NC

Plot: unknown

Ava Gardner
Jan 25, 1990

Passed: Feb 6, 1991
(Age: 77)
From: heart failure

Resting Place: Saint Jude Hospital Grounds
Memphis, TN

Plot: Danny and Rose Marie Thomas Memorial Garden

Danny Thomas
Feb 6, 1991

Passed: Feb 6, 1994
(Age: 88)
From: pneumonia and throat cancer

Resting Place: Blandford Cemetery
Petersburg, Petersburg City, VA

Plot: unknown

Joseph Cotten
Feb 6, 1994

Passed: Apr 4, 1995
(Age: 79)
From: lung cancer and heart failure

Resting Place: Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, VA

Plot: Section 60, Grave 1288, Grid EE-22

Priscilla Lane
Apr 4, 1995

Passed: Aug 4, 1999
(Age: 86)
From: leukemia

Resting Place: Saint Michael Cemetery
Louisville, KY

Plot: family plot

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D.W. GriffithJul 23, 1948

Oliver HardyAug 7, 1957

Cora WitherspoonNov 17, 1957

Margaret SullavanJan 1, 1960

Constance BennettJul 24, 1965

Fay BainterApr 16, 1968

Audie MurphyMay 28, 1971

Miriam HopkinsOct 9, 1972

Frank SuttonJun 28, 1974

Susan HaywardMar 14, 1975

Elvis PresleyAug 16, 1977

Gig YoungOct 19, 1978

Gene MarkeyMay 1, 1980

George JesselMay 23, 1981

Una MerkelJan 2, 1986

Randolph ScottMar 2, 1987

Jackie GleasonJun 24, 1987

Lee MarvinAug 29, 1987

Ava GardnerJan 25, 1990

Danny ThomasFeb 6, 1991

Joseph CottenFeb 6, 1994

Priscilla LaneApr 4, 1995

Victor MatureAug 4, 1999

D.W. Griffith
Jul 23, 1948

Oliver Hardy
Aug 7, 1957

Cora Witherspoon
Nov 17, 1957

Margaret Sullavan
Jan 1, 1960

Constance Bennett
Jul 24, 1965

Fay Bainter
Apr 16, 1968

Audie Murphy
May 28, 1971

Miriam Hopkins
Oct 9, 1972

Frank Sutton
Jun 28, 1974

Susan Hayward
Mar 14, 1975

Elvis Presley
Aug 16, 1977

Gig Young
Oct 19, 1978

Gene Markey
May 1, 1980

George Jessel
May 23, 1981

Una Merkel
Jan 2, 1986

Randolph Scott
Mar 2, 1987

Jackie Gleason
Jun 24, 1987

Lee Marvin
Aug 29, 1987

Ava Gardner
Jan 25, 1990

Danny Thomas
Feb 6, 1991

Joseph Cotten
Feb 6, 1994

Priscilla Lane
Apr 4, 1995

Victor Mature
Aug 4, 1999