This is the grave of Louis Sullivan. Born in 1856 in Boston to Swiss and Irish immigrants, Sullivan went to MIT for one year, figured he didn't need school, and went straight into architecture. He worked for Frank Furness for a couple of years in...
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This grassy spot next to the Lathrop grave is the unmarked grave of Malik Sealy. Born in 1970 in the Bronx and named after Malcolm X because his father had.
This is the grave of Marcel Proust. Born in 1871 to a wealthy family, Proust was asthmatic and sickly. He grew up and became known as a difficult snob and.
This is the grave of George McGovern. Born in 1922 in Avon, South Dakota to a Methodist minister, McGovern grew up in Mitchell, today known as the home of the ever exciting Corn Palace. He attended Dakota Wesleyan University for awhile, tried to sign up...
This is the grave of Eugene Debs. Simply one of the greatest Americans to ever live, Debs was born in 1855 in Terre Haute, Indiana to French immigrants. Although his.
This is the grave of Jim Morrison. There's no point in going over the details of Morrison's life. He was terrible, The Doors were a terrible band, Oliver Stone made.
This is the grave of Bennett Champ Clark. Born in 1890 in Bowling Green, Missouri, young Clark's father was the Democratic power broker Champ Clark, who was Speaker of the House from 1911-19. Unsurprisingly, his son followed him into politics. He graduated from the University...
This is the grave of Duke Ellington. Born in 1899 to a pair of pianists in Washington, Edward Kennedy Ellington followed his parents.
This is the grave of Peter Abelard and Héloïse d'Argenteuil. The story of Peter Abelard and Heloise is well-known and I'm not going to go into tons of detail about.
This is the grave of Charlie Monroe. Rosine Cemetery Born in 1903 on the family farm in Rosine, Kentucky, Monroe grew up in a musical family. His uncle Pendleton Vandiver was a well-known fiddler and nearly everyone in the family played multiple instruments. In the...
This is the grave of Clint Jencks. Born in 1918 in Colorado Springs, he graduated from the University of Colorado in Boulder. While there, he became attracted to leftist causes.
This is the grave of William Warfield. Born in 1920 in West Helena, Arkansas, he grew up in Rochester, New York, when his father, a Baptist minister, took over a.