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Where are they buried? How did they die? : fitting ends and final resting places of the famous, infamous, and noteworthy : revised and updated / Tod Benoit.

by Benoit, Tod.

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Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2023.

920.00904 B473w

Celebrities -- Tombs.

Celebrities -- Death.

Celebrities -- Biography.

Cemeteries -- Guidebooks.

Biography -- 20th century.

9780762482191 (trade pbk)

587 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

"Originally published in hardcover by Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers in May 2003"--T.p. verso.

"Revised to include the newly dead"--Cover.

Includes index.

Sports heroes -- Television & film personalities -- Original women -- Greats of literature, philosophy & the arts -- Heroes of rock & blues music -- Popular music icons -- Famous personalities & infamous newsmakers -- Notable figures from history.

"The bestselling guide to the lives and deaths -- and final resting places -- of cultural icons has directed flocks of fervent fans and multitudes of the morbidly curious to the graves, monuments, memorials, and tombstones of the more than 500 celebrities and antiheroes included in the book. Every entry features an entertaining capsule biography full of little-known facts, a detailed description of the death, and step-by-step directions to the site of the grave, including not only the name of the cemetery but the specific roads and trails to take within the cemetery to reach the gravesite. Where Are They Buried? is an indispensable roadmap for anyone fascinated by the intersection of celebrity, death, and travel"--Publisher.

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