Ferncliff Cemetery

Founded in 1903, the non-sectarian Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum is located on Secor Road in the village of Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, about 25 miles north of New York City.

Some of the well-known persons interred here are:

Tommy Armour (1894-1968), professional golfer
Leopold Auer (1845-1930), violinist
Bela Bartok (1881-1945), composer
Peaches Browning (1910-1956), actress
Michael Coppola (1900-1966), Mafioso, inspired a relative to make a movie
Joan Crawford (1908-1977), actress
Alan Freed (1922-1965), disc jockey, Rock and Roll pioneer
Judy Garland (1922-1969), singer, actress
Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960), composer, lyricist
Aaliyah (1979-2001), singer
Alberta Hunter (1895-1984), pioneer "Blues" singer, songwriter
Jackie "Moms" Mabley (1899-1975), comedian
Hugh Marlowe (1911-1982), actor
Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell (1965-2002), Rap musician
Thelonious Monk, (1917-1982), Jazz musician
William Oberhardt, (1882-1958), portrait painter, sculptor
Lya de Putti (1899-1931), silent film actress
Basil Rathbone (1892-1967), actor "Sherlock Holmes"
Peter Revson (1939-1974), F1 driver, millionaire playboy
Paul Robeson (1898-1976), important black singer, actor, activist
Diana Sands, (1934-1973), actress
Betty Shabazz (1936-1997), black activist, widow of Malcolm X
Hajj Malick El Shabazz, black activist known as "Malcolm X"
Toots Shor (1903-1977), restauranteur to Broadway stars
Preston Sturges (1898-1959), film director
Ed Sullivan (1901-1974), television variety show host
Judy Tyler (1933-1957), actress, Elvis' co-star in Jailhouse Rock
Cornell Woolrich (1903-1968), novelist
Whitney M. Young, Jr, (1921-1971), black activist