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Notable Births & Deaths for Victory Park ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Victory Park. 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.

  • Slim Aarons
    • Photographer. He was born in New York (NY) on October 29, 1916 (a Sunday) and died in Montrose (NY) on May 23, 2006 (a Tueday) at the age of 89. He is buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery (Middlesex County, Massachusetts).
    • New York is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest of Victory Park.
    • Montrose is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the north of Victory Park.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Slim Aarons<1>
  • Frank Abbundando
    • Crime figure. He was born in New York (NY) on July 11, 1910 (a Monday) and died in Ossining (NY) on February 19, 1942 (a Thursday) at the age of 31. He is buried at St. John RC Cemetery (Queens County, New York).
    • New York is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest of Victory Park.
    • Ossining is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the north of Victory Park.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frank Abbundando<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 21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest of Victory Park.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Platt Adams<1>
  • Shana Alexander
  • 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 16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest of Victory Park.
    • 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest of Victory Park.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Cosmo Francis 'Gus' Allegretti<1>
  • June Allyson
    • Born: Ella Geisman
    • Actress. She was born in Bronx (NY) on October 7, 1917 (a Sunday) and died in Ojai (CA) on July 8, 2006 (a Saturday) at the age of 88. The body was cremated.
    • Bronx is located 8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest of Victory Park.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: June Allyson<1>
  • Glenn Anders
    • Actor. He was born in Los Angeles (CA) on September 1, 1889 (a Sunday) and died in Englewood (NJ) on October 26, 1981 (a Monday) at the age of 92. He is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
    • Englewood is located 10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest of Victory Park.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Glenn Anders<1>
  • Gerald Anthony
    • Born: Gerald Bucchiarelli
    • Actor. He was born in Pittsburgh (PA) on July 31, 1951 (a Tueday) and died in Butler (NJ) on May 28, 2004 (a Friday) at the age of 52. He is buried at Calvary Catholic Cemetery (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania).
    • Butler is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west of Victory Park.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gerald Anthony<1>
  • Dorothy Appleby
  • 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest of Victory Park.
    • 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest of Victory Park.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Elizabeth Arden<1>
  • Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong
    • Full name: Louis Daniel Armstrong
    • Trumpeter, composer, singer, actor. He was born in New Orleans (LA) on August 4, 1901 (a Sunday) and died in Corona (NY) on July 6, 1971 (a Tueday) at the age of 69. He is buried at Flushing Cemetery (Queens County, New York).
    • Corona is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the south of Victory Park.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong<1>
  • Peter Arno
    • Born: Curtis Arnoux Peters, Jr.
    • Cartoonist. He was born in New York (NY) on January 8, 1904 (a Friday) and died in Port Chester (NY) on February 22, 1968 (a Thursday) at the age of 64. He is buried at Kensico Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
    • New York is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest of Victory Park.
    • Port Chester is located 7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast of Victory Park.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Peter Arno<1>
  • Phil Arnold
    • Actor. He was born in Hackensack (NJ) on September 15, 1909 (a Wednesday) and died in Van Nuys (CA) on May 9, 1968 (a Thursday) at the age of 58. He is buried at Eden Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
    • Hackensack is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the west of Victory Park.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Phil Arnold<1>
  • Brooke Astor
    • Born: Roberta Brooke Russell
    • Philanthropist. She was born in Portsmouth (NH) on March 30, 1902 (a Sunday) and died in Briarcliff Manor (NY) on August 13, 2007 (a Monday) at the age of 105. She is buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
    • Briarcliff Manor is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north of Victory Park.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Brooke Astor<1>
  • Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson
  • Eleanor Audley
  • Doe Avedon
  • 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest of Victory Park.
    • Manhattan is located 15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest of Victory Park.
    • 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest of Victory Park.
    • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Stefano Badami<1>

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Footnotes ...

<1>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.




 

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