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Famous People The Evergreens, like many cemeteries, boasts its fair number of celebrities. Some of the famous people and landmark memorials are listed below: ENTERTAINERS
Antonio "Tony" Pastor (1837-1908) Lot #96-98 Shadowy Way. The Father of Vaudeville.
Lester W. Young (1909-1959) Grave #11418 Redemption. Played saxophone for Benny Goodman, Count Basie and Billie Holiday. Emma Thursby (1845-1931) Lot #129 Greenwood Shade. "The American Nightingale". ART AND LITERATURE
Francis Guy (1760-1820) Sand Street Grounds. One of America's first landscape painters. Winsor McCay (1869-1934) Lot #64 The Lawn. Very popular cartoonist and pioneering cartoon animator.
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Memorial, Brooklyn City Grounds/Memorial Gardens. Brooklyn Eastern District Fire Department, Lot #72 Summachs. Sandy Hook Pilot, Lot #556 Mount Grace. Actors Fund of America, Lots 1, 2 & 8 Prospect Hill Seaman's Cemetery Association of New York, Seaman's Grounds INTRODUCTION | ABOUT US | HISTORY | FAMOUS PEOPLE | SERVICES | Endowed Care | Seasonal Care | MAUSOLEUM | PRICES | SPECIAL EVENTS | Battle of L.I. | Walking Tours | DIRECTIONS | CONTACT US |
Bill
"Bojangles" Robinson ( 1877-1949) Lot #1 Redemption. He
danced his way into the hearts of millions.
John
Bunny (1863-1915) Lot #407 Lake Side. The first comic star of the
American screen.
Anthony
Comstock (1844-1915) Lot #95 Summachs. Head of a YMCA campaign against
obscene literature.
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MEMORIALS