Even More Celebrity Burial Locations Quiz

Answer: Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers

Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 to July 22, 1987) and Ginger Rogers (July 16, 1911 to April 25, 1995) are both buried in Oakwood Memorial Park in Chatsworth, California.

Fred and Ginger were perhaps the most beloved and celebrated dance duo in film history. Their first film together was "Flying Down to Rio" (1933) and was quickly followed by "The Gay Divorcée" in 1934. Their other films together were, "Roberta" (1935), "Top Hat" (1935), "Follow the Fleet" (1936), "Swing Time" (1936), "Shall We Dance" (1937), "Carefree" (1938), "The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle" (1939) and "The Barkleys of Broadway" (1949).

Answer: Jerry Rubin

Jerry Rubin (July 14, 1938 to November 28, 1994) was a American activist during the 1960s and 1970s. Rubin had traveled to Cuba where he met and was influenced by the political activist, Ernesto Che Guevara. Jerry went to The University of California, Berkeley, in 1964, where he demonstrated for different left-wing causes. During that time he ran for Mayor of Berkeley. After he lost he became more active in political protest. He led several anti-Vietnam war protests and was a founding member of the Youth International Party or Yippies with Abbie Hoffman. In 1968 Rubin traveled to Chicago to lead the disruptive demonstrations at the Democratic National Convention. He led a sit-in and a large anti-war march on August 28, 1968 that resulted in a violent confrontation with police. This incident led to his arrest and that of seven others. The 'Chicago 7' included Rubin and seven others, Abbie Hoffman, Bobby Seale, Tom Hayden, John Froines, David Dellinger, Lee Weiner and Rennie Davis. I know that totals eight, but Bobby Seale was removed from the case for contempt of court and received a separate trial. Rubin was found not guilty on all charges. Five other were found guilty of crossing state lines with the intention of inciting a riot, the charges were appealed and overturned.

Jerry is interred at the Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California.

David Dellinger (August 22, 1915 to May 25, 2004).
Bobby Seale (October 22, 1936). Seale was the defendant who was bound and gagged during the trial, which was a result of his contempt charge.
Abbot 'Abbie' Hoffman (November 30, 1936 to April 12, 1989), Hoffman committed suicide.

Answer: Harry Houdini

Erich 'Harry Houdini' Weiss (March 24, 1874 to October 31, 1926) was a magician and escape artist born in Budapest, Hungary. Early in life Weiss entertained as a trapeze artist at a young age. He then became a professional magician and took the name 'Harry Houdini'. It was reported that he took the name because he admired the French magician Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin, he added the 'i' because he thought it would mean 'like Houdin'. Harry was most noted for his amazing escapes. He would be handcuffed, straitjacketed and hung upside down in a tank of water and got out of it alive. His escapes are remarkable even today. Harry's died of peritonitis secondary to a ruptured appendix. Reports say that he was killed when he received multiple blows to the abdomen during a show, with permission. The person who hit him did it before Houdini had the time to prepare himself properly. In reality he had appendicitis for several days before the stunt and refused medical attention. The abdominal hits may have helped hasten his death but he died of peritonitis from a ruptured appendix.

Houdini is buried in the Machpelah Cemetery in Queens, New York, apparently the only place he couldn't escape from.

Answer: Scattered off the Virgin Islands

J. Robert Oppenheimer (April 22, 1904 to February 18, 1967) was an American physicist and also taught at the University of California, Berkeley. He was as the scientific director of the Manhattan Project. The Manhattan project was a program, during World War II to develop the first nuclear weapon.

Answer: Saint Andre-de-Cubzac, France

Jacques-Yves Cousteau (June 11, 1910 to June 25, 1997)French oceanographic naval explorer, filmmaker, author and researcher. Cousteau is credited with redesigning the aqualung which is the basis for today's scuba equipment. His improvements made long underwater dives possible possible for the first time.

Cousteau began his underwater archaeological research in the Mediterranean, in 1952. Cousteau's explorations continued almost constantly for the rest of his life, with the final one in 1997. His documentaries on the seas of the world were watched by countless millions. He tirelessly campaigned for the sensible use of oceans and their beauty and bounty in his countless documentaries. He created the Cousteau Society for the Protection of Ocean Life.

He is buried in the family vault at Saint-André-de-Cubzac in France.

Answer: Sleepy Hollow, New York

Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 to November 28, 1859) was the author of the short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle". These appeared in a series of books published in 1819 to 1820, called "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent". Irving worked as the editor of a magazine called 'Analectic Magazine', where he was one of the first magazine editors to publish Francis Scott Key's poem "Defense of Fort McHenry", which would become the national anthem of the United States.

Irving is interred at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, New York.

Answer: Corona Del Mar, California

Marion Morrison (May 26, 1907 to June 11, 1979) is better known as film actor John Wayne. Wayne remains to this day one of America's favorite film stars. Sources credit Wayne with 142 starring roles, some of his more memorable movies include; "Stagecoach" (1939), "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" (1949), "The Quiet Man" (1952), "The Searchers" (1956), and "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962), all directed by John Ford. He also appeared in "Sands of Iwo Jima" (1949), "The High and the Mighty" (1954), "The Alamo" (1960) and "The Green Berets" (1968). Wayne won his Best Actor Oscar for True Grit (1969). His last film was "The Shootist" (1976).

A heavy smoker Wayne died of lung cancer and was buried in the Pacific View Memorial Park cemetery in Corona Del Mar, California.

Answer: False

"Requiem for a Heavyweight" was written by Rodman Edward "Rod" Serling (December 25, 1924 to June 28, 1975). Serling was a screenwriter and producer best known for the TV series "The Twilight Zone". "Requiem" was originally televised live in 1956 and made into a movie in 1962. Serling continued to write teleplays until he tired of writing for others and in 1959 the first episode of the science-fiction TV series "The Twilight Zone" aired. The show lasted until 1964. In total there were 156 episodes, 92 of them were written by Serling himself. In 1969 his next science-fiction series began. It was called "Night Gallery which ran until 1973.

Serling also wrote film screenplays, including "Seven Days in May"(1964), "Planet of the Apes" (1968) "The Man" (1972).

Rod Serling is buried in the cemetery at Interlaken, New York, which was used in some "Twilight Zone" episodes

Harland McClintock was the washed-up boxer in "Requiem For a Heavyweight".

Answer: Divine

Harris Glenn Milstead (October 19, 1945 - March 7, 1988) was an actor best known for appearing as the female impersonator Divine. He starred in John Waters' movies, "Pink Flamingos"(1972), "Polyester"(1981), "Hairspray"(1988) and several others. He was supposedly the inspiration for 'Ursula the Sea-Witch' in Disney's "The Little Mermaid"(1989). Milstead died in his sleep of an enlarged heart.

He is interred at Prospect Hill Park Cemetery, Towson, Maryland.

Answer: Dayton, Indiana

Richard Shannon Hoon (September 26, 1967 to October 21, 1995) was the lead singer of the band 'Blind Melon'(1989 to his death). Hoon died of a drug overdose in 1995. Their most popular song may have been 1992's "No Rain", which went to number one on many lists. Hoon is buried in Dayton Cemetery in Dayton, Indiana.