Bonaventure Cemetery, in Savannah, Georgia, is located on the site of a plantation originally owned by John Mullryne, whose daughter Mary married Josias Tatnall, Sr. The wife of Tatnall's son, Harriet Fenwick Tattnall, was buried on the plantation in 1802. The plantation was converted to a cemetery in 1868, and was originally called Evergreen Cemetery; its name was changed to Bonaventure Cemetery in 1907. Savannah Savannah is a city located in (and the county seat of) Chatham County, Georgia. ... 1802 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

The cemetery became famous when it was featured in the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt, and in the movie, directed by Clint Eastwood, based on it. The book's cover photograph, taken by Jack Leigh, featured an evocative sculpture of a young girl that had been in the cemetery—essentially unnoticed for over 50 years—and which has come to be known as the "Bird Girl". The original sculpture had been placed on the family plot of Lucy Boyd Trosdal. After the publication of the book, it was donated to Savannah's Telfair Museum of Art to avoid the disturbances that tourists wanting to see it at the cemetery were causing. The cover of the 1994 novel, which features the Bird Girl sculpture. ... John Berendt is the author of the best-selling non-fiction novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. ... Clint Eastwood Clinton Eastwood, Jr. ... Jack Leigh, a native of Savannah, Georgia was a photographer and author, best known for the cover photograph on the novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. ... Cover of the novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, which made the Bird Girl famous. ...

There are two burial sections:

Old Bonaventure Cemetery

Grave of Conrad Aiken

• The Bird Girl statue once stood here on the Trosdal family plot
• Conrad Aiken
• Johnny Mercer
• Edward Telfair (1735-1807)
• Nobel Wymberley Jones (1723/4-1850)

Conrad Aikens tomb, located in Bonaventure Cemetery on the banks of the Savannah River, was made famous after its mention in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, the bestselling book by John Berendt. ... Conrad Aikens tomb, located in Bonaventure Cemetery on the banks of the Savannah River, was made famous after its mention in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, the bestselling book by John Berendt. ... Conrad Potter Aiken ( August 5, 1889 – August 17, 1973) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author, born in Savannah, Georgia, whose work includes poetry, short stories and novels. ... Cover of the novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, which made the Bird Girl famous. ... Conrad Potter Aiken ( August 5, 1889 – August 17, 1973) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author, born in Savannah, Georgia, whose work includes poetry, short stories and novels. ... Johnny Mercer (November 18, 1909 - June 25, 1976) was a pop music composer. ... Edward Telfair (1735– September 17, 1807) was governor of the state of Georgia in 1786 and 1790-1793. ... Events 16 April - The London premiere of Alcina by George Frideric Handel, his first the first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Events February 16 - Louis XV of France attains his majority Births February 24 - John Burgoyne, British general (d. ... Events January 14 - King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne February 20 - The premiere of Giulio Cesare, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, takes place in London June 23 - Treaty of Constantinople signed. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

New Bonaventure Cemetery

• victim Danny Hansford
• shooter Jim Williams

Bonaventure Cemetery also includes two modern extensions, Forest Lawn Memory Gardens and Greenwich Cemetery, which are contiguous.