Ferncliff Cemetery - Notable Interments, Burials, Cremations

Notable Interments, Burials, Cremations

• Aaliyah Dana Haughton (1979–2001) R&B Singer, Actress
• Harold Arlen (1905–1986), composer
• Tommy Armour (1895–1968), Hall of Fame professional golfer
• Leopold Auer (1845–1930), violinist
• Arleen Auger (1939-1993), opera singer
• Albert Austin (1877–1953), U.S. Congressman from Connecticut
• Arthur Baer (1886–1969), journalist
• James Baldwin (1924–1987), novelist, essayist
• Richard Barthelmess (1895–1963), actor
• Béla Bartók* (1881–1945), composer, pianist, scholar; his remains were moved to Farkasreti Cemetery in Budapest, Hungary in 1988
• Charles A. Beard (1874–1948), educator, historian
• Mary Ritter Beard (1867–1958), historian
• Sherman Billingsley (1900–1966), restaurateur, owner of Stork Club
• Ballington Booth (1857–1940), social reformer (Volunteers of America)
• Maud Booth (1865–1948), co-founder of Volunteers of America
• Irène Bordoni (1895–1953), actress, singer
• Connee Boswell (1907-1976) Singer
• Peaches Browning (1910–1956) Actress
• Adolph Caesar (1933–1986) Actor
• Cab Calloway (1907-1994) Musician
• Northern Calloway (1950–1990) Actor
• Salvatore Cardillo (1880–1947) Composer
• Hattie Carnegie (1856–1956) Dress Designer
• Thomas Carvel (1906–1990) Founder of Carvel Ice Cream
• Soong May-ling (1897–2003) First Lady of the Republic of China
• Mady Christians (1900–1951) Actress
• Michael "Trigger Mike" Coppola (1900–1966) Mafioso
• Alexander Cores (1900–1994) Violinist Dorian String Quartet
• Joan Crawford (1905–1977) Actress
• Myrtle Vail (1888–1978) Actress
• Lya De Putti (1899–1931) Actress
• Jack Donahue (1888–1930) Actor
• O.L. Duke (1953–2004) Actor
• Emmanuel Feuermann (1902–1942) Cellist
• Lew Fields (1867–1941) Actor, Comedian
• Michel Fokine (1880–1942) Choreographer
• Donald Foster (1889-1969) Actor
• Nahan Franko (1861-1930) Musician
• Alan Freed* (1921–1965) Radio DJ, "The Father of Rock & Roll" (*His ashes were moved to the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 2002.)
• Anis Fuleihan (1900–1970) Musician
• Betty Furness (1916–1994) Actress, Consumer Advocate, Commentator
• Jane Gail (1890-1962) Actress
• Judy Garland (1922–1969) Singer, Actress
• Maria Gay (1879-1943) Catalan opera singer
• Minnie Gentry (1915-1993) Actress
• Johnny Gunther (1929–1947) Son of John Gunther
• Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960) Composer
• Annette Hanshaw (1901-1985) Singer
• Moss Hart (1904–1961) Playwright, Director
• Kitty Carlisle Hart (1910–2007) Actress, Singer
• Paul Althouse (1889–1954), opera singer
• Irene Hayes (1896–1975) Business woman who created Irene Hayes Wadley & Smythe, a leading Manhattan florist and Gallagher's Steak House
• Jim Henson** (1936–1990) Muppets Creator (**He was cremated here and his ashes were scattered at his Santa Fe, New Mexico ranch.)
• Karen Horney (1885–1952) Psychiatrist
• Alberta Hunter (1895–1984) Singer, Songwriter
• Jerome Kern (1885–1945) Composer
• Wellington Koo (1888–1985) Diplomat, Statesman, Ambassador of Republic of China
• Hsiang-Hsi Kung (1881–1967) Minister of Finance and Industry of Republic of China
• John Lennon** (1940–1980) Singer, Songwriter (**He was cremated here and his ashes were given to Yoko Ono Lennon.)
• Alan Jay Lerner** (1918-1986) Composer, Playwright (**He was cremated here and his ashes given to family.)
• Avon Long (1910-1984) Actor, Singer, Dancer
• Marion Lorne (1883–1968) Actress
• Moms Mabley (1899–1975) Comedienne
• El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (1925–1965) Civil Rights Leader known as "Malcolm X", born Malcolm Little
• Hugh Marlowe (1911–1982) Actor
• Elsa Maxwell (1883–1963) Columnist, Society Figure
• Jam Master Jay (1965–2002) DJ
• Jeffrey Miller (1950–1970) victim of the Kent State shootings and subject of John Filo's iconic photo of the event
• Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973) economist and philosopher
• Thelonious Monk (1917–1982) Musician
• Ona Munson (1910–1955) Actress
• Nat Nakasa (1937–1965) South African Writer
• Dagmar Nordstrom (1903–1976) pianist, composer, one of The Nordstrom Sisters
• Frederick O'Neal (1905-1992) Actor
• William Oberhardt (1882–1958) Artist, Portrait Painter, Illustrator, Sculptor
• David M. Potts (1906–1976) U.S. Congressman, House of Rep. (NY)
• James Powell (1949–1964) Author
• Otto Rank (1884–1939) Psychiatrist
• Vincenzo Rao (1898-1988) Lucchese crime family mobster
• Connie Rasinski (1907-1965 Animator
• Basil Rathbone (1892–1967) Actor
• Sharon Redd (1945-1992) Singer
• Charles Revson (1906–1975) Founder of Revlon Cosmetics
• Peter Revson (1939–1974) Racecar Driver
• Paul Robeson (1898–1976) Actor, Singer, Civil Rights Activist
• Nelson Rockefeller** (1908–1979) Governor of New York, 41st Vice President of US (**He was cremated there and his ashes were scattered on his own estate.)
• Gene Rodemich (1890-1934) Pianist and Bandleader
• Arsenio Rodríguez (1911–1970) Cuban composer, bandleader
• Sigmund Romberg (1887–1951) Composer
• Jerry Ross (1926-1955) Songwriter
• Diana Sands (1934–1973) Actress
• Friedrich Schorr (1888-1953) Opera Singer
• Gerlando Sciascia (1934-1999) Bonanno crime family caporegime, Rizzuto clan caporegime
• Malik Sealy (1970–2000) NBA player, Guard For The Minnesota Timberwolves
• Betty Shabazz (1936–1997) Philosopher, Leader, Wife of Malcolm X
• Toots Shor (1903–1977) Restaurateur
• Otto Soglow (1900–1975) Author, Cartoonist, New Yorker Magazine
• T.V. Soong (1894–1971) "Financier, Diplomat, Chairman of National Bank of China"
• Alfred Steele (1901–1959) Businessman, Board Chairman of Pepsi, Married to Joan Crawford
• Preston Sturges (1898–1959) Writer, Director
• Ed Sullivan (1901–1974) Columnist, Television Host
• Anya Taranda (1915–1970) Model, Showgirl
• Diana Trilling (1905-1996) Author, Literary Critic
• Lionel Trilling (1905–1975) Literary Critic
• Judy Tyler (1932–1957) Actress
• Lenore Ulric (1892–1970)** Actress (She was cremated here and her ashes given to family.)
• Myrtle Vail (1888-1978) Actress
• Conrad Veidt (1893–1943) Actor
• Raymond Walburn** (1887–1969) Actor (He was cremated here and his ashes given to family.)
• David Warfield (1866–1951) Actor
• Cornell Woolrich (1903–1968) Author, Screenwriter
• Joe Young (1889-1939) Composer
• Whitney Young (1921–1971) Social Reformer, National Urban League