#RIP #OTD in 1806 English aristocrat, socialite, political organiser, author, activist, nown for her charisma, political influence, beauty, unusual marital arrangement, love affairs, socializing, and notorious for her gambling addiction, Dutchess Giorgiana Spencer Cavendish died at Devonshire House in Piccadilly, London, aged 48. Derby Cathedral, Derby.
#RIP #OTD in 1842 painter Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun died in Paris aged 86. Cimetière de Louveciennes near her old home. Her tombstone epitaph says “Ici, enfin, je repose…” (Here, at last, I rest…)
On this day in 1986, Academy award winning actor, James Cagney died at his Dutchess County farm in Stanfordville, New York, of a heart attack at the age of 87. Born James Francis Cagney, Jr. on 17 July 1899 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City. His father was Irish and his mother was half Irish and half Norwegian. He won acclaim and awards for a wide variety of roles. Cagney was married once to Frances Vernon (1922-1986 is death).
The Final Footprint – Cagney is entombed in the mausoleum at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, New York. President Ronald Reagan gave the eulogy. Other notable Final Footprints at Gate of Heaven include; Billy Martin, Sal Mineo, Babe Ruth, and Dutch Schultz.
#RIP #OTD in 2020, singer-songwriter (Ain’t No Sunshine”, “Use Me”, “Lean on Me”, “Lovely Day”, “Just the Two of Us”) and musician Bill Withers died in Los Angeles, at age 81. Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
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