Notable Births & Deaths for Morristown ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Morristown. Please note that while we are collecting data on an ongoing basis, it's a big task and it's unlikely that our list will ever be more than a sample.

• Bud Abbott
  • Born: William Alexander Abbott
  • Actor, comedian. He was born in Asbury Park (NJ) on October 2, 1897 (a Saturday) and died in Woodland Hills (CA) on April 24, 1974 (a Wednesday) at the age of 76. The body was cremated.
  • Asbury Park is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast of Morristown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Bud Abbott<1>
• Platt Adams
  • Olympic Gold Medalist. He was born in Belleville (NJ) on March 23, 1885 (a Monday) and died in Normandy Beach (NJ) on February 27, 1961 (a Monday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Rosedale Cemetery (Essex County, New Jersey).
  • Belleville is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the north of Morristown.
  • Normandy Beach is located 30 miles [48.3 km] to the south of Morristown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Platt Adams<1>
• Shana Alexander
  • Journalist, author. She was born in Manhattan (NY) on October 6, 1925 (a Tueday) and died in Hermosa Beach (CA) on June 23, 2005 (a Thursday) at the age of 79. She is buried at Westwood Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Manhattan is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast of Morristown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Shana Alexander<1>
• Nelson Algren
  • Born: Nelson Ahlgren Abraham
  • Author. He was born in Detroit (MI) on March 28, 1909 (a Sunday) and died in Long Island City (NY) on May 9, 1981 (a Saturday) at the age of 72. He is buried at Oakland Cemetery (Suffolk County, New York).
  • Long Island City is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Morristown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Nelson Algren<1>
• Cosmo Francis 'Gus' Allegretti
  • Actor, puppeteer. He was born in Manhattan (NY) on April 6, 1927 (a Wednesday) and died in Phoenix (AZ) on July 26, 2013 (a Friday) at the age of 86. We don't have any burial details.
  • Manhattan is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast of Morristown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Cosmo Francis 'Gus' Allegretti<1>
• Dorothy Appleby
  • Actress. She was born in Portland (ME) on January 6, 1906 (a Saturday) and died in Long Island City (NY) on August 8, 1990 (a Wednesday) at the age of 84. She is buried at Forest City Cemetery (Cumberland County, Maine).
  • Long Island City is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Morristown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Dorothy Appleby<1>
• Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
  • Actor, comedian, director, screenwriter. He was born in Smith Center (KS) on March 24, 1887 (a Thursday) and died in Manhattan (NY) on June 29, 1933 (a Thursday) at the age of 46. The body was cremated.
  • Manhattan is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast of Morristown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle<1>
• Elizabeth Arden
  • Businesswoman. She was born in Vaughan (ON) on December 31, 1878 (a Tueday) and died in Manhattan (NY) on October 18, 1966 (a Tueday) at the age of 87. She is buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • Manhattan is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast of Morristown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Elizabeth Arden<1>
• Eleanor Audley
  • Born: Eleanor Zellman
  • Actress. She was born in Newark (NJ) on November 19, 1905 (a Sunday) and died in North Hollywood (CA) on November 25, 1991 (a Monday) at the age of 86. She is buried at Mt. Sinai Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Newark is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the north of Morristown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eleanor Audley<1>
• Lauren Bacall
  • Born: Joan Betty Perske
  • Oscar nominated actress. She was born in New York (NY) on September 16, 1924 (a Tueday) and died in Manhattan (NY) on August 12, 2014 (a Tueday) at the age of 89. She is buried at Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • New York is located 23 miles [37 km] to the northeast of Morristown.
  • Manhattan is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast of Morristown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lauren Bacall<1>
• Stefano Badami
  • Crime figure. He was born in Corleone (Sicilia) on December 10, 1888 (a Monday) and died in Newark (NJ) on March 31, 1955 (a Thursday) at the age of 66. He is buried at Fairmount Cemetery (Essex County, New Jersey).
  • Newark is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the north of Morristown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Stefano Badami<1>
• Eugene T. 'Gene' Bagley
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in New York (NY) on June 7, 1861 (a Friday) and died in Long Island City (NY) on August 15, 1901 (a Thursday) at the age of 40. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery (Queens County, New York).
  • New York is located 23 miles [37 km] to the northeast of Morristown.
  • Long Island City is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Morristown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Eugene T. 'Gene' Bagley<1>
• David Bailey
  • Actor. He was born in Newark (NJ) on October 27, 1933 (a Friday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on November 25, 2004 (a Thursday) at the age of 71. He is buried at Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Newark is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the north of Morristown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: David Bailey<1>
• Gregg Barton
  • Born: Harold Wilson Barker
  • Actor. He was born in Long Island City (NY) on June 5, 1912 (a Wednesday) and died in Fallbrook (CA) on November 28, 2000 (a Tueday) at the age of 88. He is buried at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery (San Diego County, California).
  • Long Island City is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Morristown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gregg Barton<1>
• Bix Beiderbecke
  • Born: Leon Bismark Beiderbecke
  • Musician. He was born in Davenport (IA) on March 10, 1903 (a Tueday) and died in Sunnyside (NY) on August 6, 1931 (a Thursday) at the age of 28. He is buried at Oakdale Memorial Gardens (Scott County, Iowa).
  • Sunnyside is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast of Morristown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Bix Beiderbecke<1>
• Pat Benetar
  • Born: Patricia Mae Andrzejewski
  • Musician. She was born in Greenpoint (NY) on January 10, 1953 (a Saturday)
  • Greenpoint is located 26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast of Morristown.
• Leila Bennett
  • Actress. She was born in Newark (NJ) on November 17, 1892 (a Thursday) and died in New York (NY) on January 5, 1965 (a Tueday) at the age of 72. She is buried at Fairmount Cemetery (Essex County, New Jersey).
  • Newark is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the north of Morristown.
  • New York is located 23 miles [37 km] to the northeast of Morristown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Leila Bennett<1>
• Lawrence Peter 'Yogi' Berra
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Saint Louis (MO) on May 12, 1925 (a Tueday) and died in West Caldwell (NJ) on September 22, 2015 (a Tueday) at the age of 90. He is buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery (Morris County, New Jersey).
  • West Caldwell is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the north of Morristown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lawrence Peter 'Yogi' Berra<1>
• Salome Bey
  • Musician, songwriter, producer. She was born in Newark (NJ) on October 10, 1933 (a Tueday) and died in Toronto (ON) on August 8, 2020 (a Saturday) at the age of 86. We don't have any burial details.
  • Newark is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the north of Morristown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Salome Bey<1>
• David Bispham
  • Opera singer. He was born in Philadelphia (PA) on January 5, 1857 (a Monday) and died in Manhattan (NY) on October 2, 1921 (a Sunday) at the age of 64. He is buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania).
  • Manhattan is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast of Morristown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: David Bispham<1>
• Jay Black
  • Musician. He was born in Astoria (NY) on November 2, 1938 (a Wednesday) and died in Queens (NY) on October 22, 2021 (a Friday) at the age of 82. We don't have any burial details.
  • Astoria is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast of Morristown.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jay Black<1>

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