Westchester Hills Cemetery
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The Westchester Hills Cemetery, approximately 20 miles north of New York City, was established at 400 Saw Mill River Road in Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York. It welcomes Christians and Jews to be buried in it, and many well-known entertainers and performers are interred there. It contains both Mount Hope and the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue cemeteries.Amongst its famous residents is composer George Gershwin (1898-1937) and his brother, lyrical composer Ira Gershwin (1896-1983). Well-regarded drama teachers of The Actors Studio, Lee Strasberg and his wife, Paula Strasberg, are also buried in Westchester Hills Cemetery.
Some of the notables interred here are:
- Actor John Garfield
- Composer George Gershwin
- Lyrical Composer Ira Gershwin
- Television and Radio Personality Ben Grauer
- Actress Judy Holliday
- First President of Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America Sidney Hillman
- Actress and Producer Lucille Lortel
- Actor Tony Randall
- Producer-Director Max Reinhardt
- Broadway Producer Billy Rose
- Motion Picture Director and Screenwriter Robert Rossen
- Actor-Teacher Lee Strasberg
- Actress-Teacher Paula Strasberg
- Emmy award winning producer David Susskind
- Rabbi Stephen Wise
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