This is the grave of Roy Clark. Born in 1933 in Meherrin, Virginia, one might like to think the boy who would become one of the most legendary country guitarists of all time was a son of the South, but birthplace notwithstanding, it's not true....
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This is the grave of Washington Irving. Born in 1783 in Manhattan, Irving was truly a child of the Early Republic, one of its first important writers, and also a.
This is the grave of Alf Landon. Born in 1887 in West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, Landon grew up in Ohio. When he was 17, the family moved to Kansas. He went.
This is the grave of Chuck Hinton. Born in 1934 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Hinton was a star on the baseball field as a kid. The military briefly derailed the career but as soon as he got out of the Army, Hinton was on...
This is the grave of George Graham. Born in 1770 in Dumfries, Virginia, Graham was a descendant of the Catholics who had migrated to Maryland for religious freedom. But let's.
This is the grave of Carson McCullers. Born in 1917 in Columbus, Georgia, which at least today must be one of the very worst cities of its size in America,.
This is the grave of William Belknap. Born in 1829 in Newburgh, New York, Belknap grew up well off and went to Princeton. This was not a surprising choice. Princeton was the Ivy for Democrats and Belknap came from a big New York Democratic family....
This is the grave of Harry Carey, Sr. Born in 1878 in The Bronx, Carey grew up in an elite family. His father was a highly respected lawyer who eventually.
This is the grave of Joyce Alexander Wein and the future grave of George Wein. Born in 1928 in Boston, Joyce Alexander was not that far removed from slavery, as.
This is the grave of Woody Guthrie. Born in 1912 in Okemah, Oklahoma, Woody Guthrie's life is almost as much legend as fact, in no small part because of his own autobiography, Bound for Glory. Guthrie became one of the most important singers in American...
This is the grave of Thomas Barber. Born in 1814 in Pennsylvania, Barber later moved to Indiana, where he worked in the wool clothing business. As was common for lots.
This is the grave of Marty Robbins. Born in 1925 in Glendale, Arizona, Martin Robinson grew up in not great circumstances. His family was poor, with his mother Paiute and.