Kensico Cemetery, located in Valhalla, Westchester Co., New York, was founded in 1889, when many New York City cemeteries were becoming full, and rural cemeteries were being created near the railroads which served the city. Initially 250 acres (1 km²), it was expanded to 600 acres (2.4 km²) in 1905, and reduced to 461 acres (1.9 km²) in 1912 when a portion was sold to the neighboring Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Valhalla is an unincorporated hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Mount Pleasant in Westchester County, New York. ... Westchester County is a suburban county with about 940,000 residents located in the U.S. state of New York. ... The construction of the Empire State Building, 1930. ... The Gate of Heaven Cemetery, approximately 25 miles north of New York City, was established in 1917 at 10 West Stevens Ave. ...

Many entertainment figures of the early nineteenth century were buried here. The cemetery has a special section for members of the the Actors Fund of America and the National Vaudeville Association, some of whom died in abject poverty.

Notable burials include:

• Wendy Barrie (1912–1978), actress
• Ed Barrow, (1868-1953), hall of fame baseball manager and executive
• Henri Bendel, (1868-1936), fashion designer, famed for the Bendel bonnet
• Paul Bonwit, (1862-1939) founder of Bonwit Teller department store
• Evangeline Booth, (1865-1950), evangelist, daughter of Salvation Army founder
• Billie Burke, (1885-1970), actress, played "Glinda the Good" in The Wizard of Oz
• Paddy Chayefsky, (1923-1981), screenwriter, winner of three Academy Awards
• Harry Cooper, (1904-2000), hall of fame golfer
• Peter DeRose (1896-1953), Hall of Fame composer
• Tommy Dorsey, (1905-1956), swing-era trombonist
• Sherman Edwards, (1919-1981), Tony Award winning composer and songwriter
• Judith Evelyn (1913-1967), stage actress
• Geraldine Farrar, (1882-1967), opera singer
• Harry Frazee, (1880-1929), owner of the Boston Red Sox who sold Babe Ruth
• Fred Friendly, (1915-1998), broadcaster
• Lou Gehrig, (1903-1941), baseball player who gave his name to Lou Gehrig's disease
• Al Hodge, (1912-1979), actor
• Danny Kaye, (1913-1987), comedic actor
• William Van Duzer Lawrence (1842-1927), founder Sarah Lawrence College
• Herbert H. Lehman, (1878-1963), politician
• Dorothy Loudon, (1933-2003), Tony Award winning actress
• Anne Nichols, (1891-1966), playwright and screenwriter
• David Graham Phillips, (1867-1911), journalist and novelist
• Harriet Quimby, (1875-1912), pioneer aviatrix
• Sergei Rachmaninoff, (1873-1943), composer, pianist and conductor
• Ayn Rand, (1905-1982), author, philosopher
• David Sarnoff, (1891-1971), broadcaster and head of RCA
• Fay Templeton, (1865-1939), Broadway star
• John North Willys, (1873-1935), automobile manufacturer
• Florenz Ziegfeld, (1869-1932) producer of the Ziegfeld Follies

See also: List of famous cemeteries Wendy Barrie Wendy Barrie (April 18, 1912 – February 2, 1978) was a Hong Kong-born actress who worked in British and Hollywood films. ... Edward Grant Barrow (May 10, 1868 - December 15, 1953) was an American manager and executive in Major League Baseball who guided the Boston Red Sox to the 1918 World Series title, then built the New York Yankees into baseballs premier franchise and greatest dynasty as their top executive from... Paul Bonwit (September 29, 1862 – December 11, 1939) retail merchant and founder of Bonwit Teller department store in New York City. ... Bonwit Teller former department store in New York City was founded by Paul Bonwit Horace Hagedorn,founder of Miracle Gro, says of his mother Blanche: had a great deal to do with my success. ... Evangeline Booth (December 25, 1865 – July 17, 1950) was the 4th General of The Salvation Army (1934-1939). ... The Salvation Army is an a Protestant evangelical Christian denomination and, more famously, a charity and social services organization, with international headquarters at 101 Queen Victoria Street, London. ... Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke (born August 7, 1884 in Washington D.C.; died May 14, 1970 in Los Angeles, California) was a pretty, delightful and funny actress primarily known to modern audiences for her role as Glinda, the Good Witch of the North in the musical The Wizard of... The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. ... Sidney Paddy Chayefsky (January 29, 1923 - August 1, 1981) was an acclaimed dramatist who transitioned from the golden age of American live television in the 1950s to have a successful career as a playwright and screenwriter for Hollywood. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... There are several professionals named Harry Cooper: Harry Cooper, a professional golfer Dr. Harry Cooper, an Australian veterinarian Dr. Harry Cooper, the Curator of Modern Art, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University Dr. Harry Bryant Cooper 1873 – 1959, a noted American physician who practiced in Hawaii. ... Peter DeRose (March 10, 1900 - April 23, 1953) was an American Hall of Fame composer of jazz and pop music during the Tin Pan Alley era. ... Tommy Dorsey (November 19, 1905–November 26, 1956) was a jazz trombonist in the Big Band era. ... Sherman Edwards (April 4, 1919 - March 30, 1981) was an Jewish-American songwriter. ... Geraldine Farrar Farrar as the title character in Manon Geraldine Farrar (February 28, 1882 – March 11, 1967) was an opera singer whose stage presence earned her a fanatic following of Gerryflappers in the early 20th century. ... Harry H. Frazee (1881 - June 4, 1929) was an American theatrical agent and producer and owner of the Boston Red Sox from 1916 to 1923. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) East Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (6) 2004 â€¢ 1918 â€¢ 1916 â€¢ 1915 1912 â€¢ 1903 AL Pennants (11) 2004 â€¢ 1986 â€¢ 1975 â€¢ 1967 1946 â€¢ 1918 â€¢ 1916 â€¢ 1915 1912 â€¢ 1904 â€¢ 1903 East Division titles (5) 1995 â€¢ 1990 â€¢ 1988 â€¢ 1986 1975 Wild card berths... George Herman Ruth (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948), better known as Babe Ruth, also commonly known by the nicknames The Bambino and The Sultan of Swat, was an American baseball player and United States national icon. ... Fred W. Friendly (October 30, 1915–March 3, 1998) is the former president of CBS News and the creator, with Edward R. Murrow of the documentary television program See It Now. ... Henry Louis Gehrig (born Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig; June 19, 1903 — June 2, 1941) was a Major League first baseman who played his entire career for the New York Yankees. ... Motor neurone disease (MND) is a term used to cover a number of illnesses of the motor neurone: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), progressive muscular atrophy (PMA), progressive bulbar palsy (PBP) and progressive lateral sclerosis (PLS). ... Albert Hodge (April 18, 1912 to March 19, 1979) was an American actor best known for playing the DuMont Networks famous space adventurer Captain Video from December 15, 1950 to April 1, 1955. ... Kaye entertaining U.S. troops at Sasebo, Japan, 25 Oct 1945 Danny Kaye (January 18, 1913 – March 3, 1987) was an American actor, singer and comedian. ... Founded in 1926, Sarah Lawrence College is a co-educational, four-year liberal arts college. ... Herbert Lehman Herbert Henry Lehman (March 28, 1878 – December 5, 1963) was a Governor and Senator from New York. ... Dorothy Loudon (September 17, 1933 - November 15, 2003) was a Broadway actress noted for her comedy and belting singing voice, which she used to deliver a wide range of musical comedy and Roaring Twenties songs. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater. ... Anne Nichols (born in Dales Mill, Georgia, November 26, 1891; died in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, September 15, 1966) was an United States playwright who penned a number of Broadway plays, several of which were made into motion pictures. ... David Graham Phillips, born October 31, 1867 - died January 24, 1911, was an American journalist and novelist. ... Harriet Quimby (1875-1912) death in the Fort Wayne Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, July 2, 1912 Harriet Quimby (May 11, 1875 - July 1, 1912) was the first major female pilot in the United States. ... Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (Russian: , Sergej Vasilevič Rahmaninov, April 1, 1873 (N.S.) or March 20, 1873 (O.S.) – March 28, 1943) was a Russian-born American composer, pianist, and conductor. ... Barbara Branden presented an account of the breakup of the affair in her book, She describes the encounter between Nathaniel and Rand, saying that Rand slapped him numerous times, and denounced him in these words: If you have an ounce of morality left in you, an ounce of psychological health... Radios Sarnoff on the cover of Time in 1929 David Sarnoff (February 27, 1891–December 12, 1971) was the General Manager of Radio Corporation of America (RCA) from its founding in 1919 to his retirement in 1970. ... RCA, formerly an initialism for the Radio Corporation of America, is now a trademark used by two companies for products descended from that common ancestor: Thomson SA, which manufactures consumer electronics like RCA-branded televisions, DVD players, video cassette recorders, direct broadcast satellite decoders, camcorders, audio equipment, telephones, and related... Fay Templeton (December 25, 1865 - October 3, 1939) was an American stage actress. ... John Willys, c. ... 1928 Time cover featuring Ziegfeld Florenz Ziegfeld (March 21, 1869–July 22, 1932) was a Broadway impresario who achieved fame by perfecting the United States revue. ... This is a list of famous cemeteries, mausoleums and other places people are buried, world-wide. ...

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