Milton Hershey
On this day in 1945, confectioner, philanthropist and founder of The Hershey Chocolate Company, the town of Hershey, Pennsylvania and the Milton Hershey School for orphans, Milton Snavely Hershey died in Hershey, Pennsylvania at the age of 88. Born 13 September 1857 in Derry Church, Pennsylvania.
The Final Footprint – Hershey is buried in the Hershey Estate inside Hershey Cemetery in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The estate is marked by a large granite wall engraved with the name Hershey.
Hershey Estate
His grave is marked with a full ledger granite marker with his name a birth and death dates.
#RIP #OTD in 1961 experimental filmmaker (Meshes of the Afternoon, At Land), choreographer, dancer, film theorist, poet, lecturer, writer, photographer, Maya Deren died in New York City from a brain hemorrhage attributed to malnutrition and drug use aged 44. Cremated remains scattered across the port side of Mount Fuji, Japan
#RIP #OTD in 1974 television host, impresario, sports/entertainment reporter, syndicated columnist, creator and host of The Ed Sullivan Show, Ed Sullivan died from esophageal cancer at Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan, aged 73. Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York
#RIP #OTD in 2000 actress (Vivia Zapata!, Pickup on South Street, Three Coins in the Fountain, Apache, Broken Lance) Jean Peters died of leukemia in Carlsbad, California, aged 73. Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California
On this day in 2009, United States Navy veteran, singer and actor Al Martino died at his childhood home in Springfield, Pennsylvania, six days after his 82nd birthday. Born Jasper Cini in Philadelphia on 7 October 1927. The name Jasper was an anglicisation of his father’s name, Gasparino. His parents were immigrants from Abruzzo, Italy. He had his greatest success as a singer between the early 1950s and mid-1970s, being described as “one of the great Italian American pop crooners”. He became well known as an actor, particularly for his role as singer Johnny Fontane in Francis Ford Coppola’s film versions of Mario Puzo’s The Godfather.
The Final Footprint – Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California. Other notable final footprints at Holy Cross include; John Candy, Bing Crosby, Jimmy Durante, John Ford, Chick Hearn, Rita Hayworth, Mario Lanza, Bela Lugosi, Audrey Meadows, Ricardo Montalbán, Chris Penn, Jo Stafford, and Sharon Tate.
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