Miles was my husband's Godfather....Thank you for show casing his grave and Duke Ellington discovered my mother in law who then toured and recorded with him, She recorded Sophisticated Lady amongst other's with him.. She sang under the name of Yvonne Lanauze and went on to sing under the name of Eve Smith. She is the last surviving member of Dukes troop now at 94 💙🎵🎶🎺👍🏽
@@randallbundy108 Maybe the family doesn't live close enough to the cemeteries to visit often. When we visit family at cemeteries we put flowers on graves that we notice no flowers are on their graves. Be Kind.
Billie Holiday was absolutely amazing. I once watched a documentary about her. It said that Billie refused to sing and record “strange fruit” at first. Then it stated that she got so emotional whilst singing it live, she couldn’t go on stage to sing it, unless she was drunk and high on cannabis. Strange fruit is one of the most emotional and powerful songs I have ever heard.
There are several people putting out videos like these, but I find yours to be the best. Why? I appreciate that not only are they polished and the music is beautiful, but you don't feel that you have to be in the shot. Though this is your baby, you understand that the entertainers, etc. are the stars of the show. Thank you, Mr. Dark. You have another lifelong fan and subscriber here.
I so appreciate your sensitivity and respect for all theses buried in the cemeteries you visit. Especially the respect for black performers who had to endure the racism that prevailed and still does is some parts of America. The music is sensitive and appropriate. You do a great service. Bless you.
Irving Berlin's gravesite so simple for the impact this great composer had on our country. You would walk right by it if you were in that cemetery. RIP Irving. Celia Cruz by comparison had a magnificent memorial as does so many others that many of us never heard of. Oh, well. Those who would know these old timers may not be the audience you need. We are certainly being educated with all the talent in this video containing all the biggies. Love the music.
Maybe he could be a actor in. Horror movies count Dracula ,star as a caretaker of a grave yard or haunted cemetrys. Bound see a ghost then 💀😨😵😱👹👍👏👻👀👣👋 n.a.jj.😀.
As a camera operator I was fortunate to have Lois Nettleton perform in front of my camera for several years. She was a wonderful person. She is missed!
I squealed with glee at the end of this video. Thank you for showing Celia Cruz's tomb. Her and her husband's work has been very important and dear to our Latin American identity.
I thoroughly enjoyed this upload!!! I had no idea Miles Davis and Billie Holiday were buried in NY!! And my mom and aunts were good friends of Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers. This was awesome!!
Thank you for covering Miles Davis. Kind of Blue was a seminal work in American Popular Music and influenced diverse artists from the Allman Brothers, Pink Floyd, and Quincy Jones.
It wasn't explained here, but others have asked elsewhere: "Why does Miles Davis's grave read: 'Sir Miles Davis'? Was he knighted?" Indeed he was, annointed by the Knights of Malta.
Thank you for including Bert Williams! He was a trailblazer in American theater and entertainment. The quality, consistency and heart in your work is greatly appreciated, Mr. Dark!
Duke Ellington would be 119 years old now WOW, he died in 1974 at age 75, I just watched his last interview on the popular UK talk show, the Micheal Parkinson talk show, in 1973 on UA-cam, what an extraordinary man. AND George M.She Cohan would have been 140 years old now. These legendary icons were once here.
Arthur, you made my day and almost found this my request to visit and feature the grave of Celia Cruz, the greatest Reina de la Salsa. Whenever I visit New York I stop by her grave to set flowers, usually the cemetery caretaker open the mouselium gate so I can put the flowers on her crypt. Thank you for this Arthur, you are the best.
I just love watching Hollywood graveyard! It's always a special treat for the soul. I am amazed by the amount of work and research you do before filming. Special thanks for Billie Holliday. She's one of my favorites.
Another cool Preminger tidbit was that he was who made the first strike against the Hollywood Blacklist by having the blacklisted Dalton Trumbo write Exodus and crediting him despite Trumbo’s status. This would lead to Kirk Douglas revealing Trumbo wrote Spartacus and would eventually help to end the blacklist all together.
Edger Allen Poe mother is buried in Virginia in a cemetery with a old church. She is laid to rest right across from my 6th great grandfather who is in same cemetery
As a writer and very amateur musician, this was my favorite tour, filled with geniuses of the word and music, especially jazz. Miles Davis and Duke Ellington’s graves gave me chills.
I adore your tours and the respect that you show to every location and every grave. The movie bills, musical and movie clips just add to the overall experience. I've always had a passion for cemeteries. Your tours have lured me back to historical burial grounds and family plots with my camera to share photos with elderly members of my family that can no longer travel. Thank you.
I loved the part at the end about Edgar Allan Poe. He is also one of my favorites. Your videos are definitely the best of any cemetery tours I have seen on the internet. Keep it up!
This is absolutely one of my favorite HG! I didn't know so many early African American artists were buried in NY. :) Many thanks Mr. Dark for your work and kind acknowledgements.
As much as I have loved the movies and the actors who made them, it's the music that we carry with us in our hearts and minds day to day. I can still get chills in 2018 from a George M. Cohan song written a hundred years ago.
Thank you so much for doing Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx. There as still a large number of stars and notables there that would be good fodder if you run out of cemeteries, i.e., Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Celeste Holm, Miles Davis, Nellie Bly, Ben Gazarra, Harry Carey, Fiorella LaGuardia, Damon Runyon, and many more! Also, thank you for your great narratives. Never boring. I thoroughly enjoy Hollywood Graveyard. Never miss it! Keep those episodes coming!
Sir MIles Davis, Billie Holiday, The Strauss" & Herman Melville are my favorites. I really enjoy your commentary & the history you provide for each person.
And just when you thought Arthur Dark could not get any better, he does! Arguably, this video contains the most significant celebrity people in United States history. To see the resting places of people like Duke Ellington, Irving Berlin, George M. Cohen and Billie Holiday absolutely made my day. The closing section about Edgar Allan Poe could not get any better; except to see the actually resting place of Poe. Fear not! I'm sure that's coming in the future. Thank you, Arthur, for bringing some sunshine to a rainy day.
I have watched this episode before. I’m watching again because of the new Billie Holiday movie on Hulu and the new Billie Holiday documentary ❤️ She is definitely a legend, but had a sad life
I got quite emotional when you were talking about the couple from the Titanic. Your videos are so well done, and very respectful. You do such a wonderful job.
Hola Arthur, my mother is buried in St. Raymond cemetery another excellent vlog thank you thank you so much for going there to the bronx besos from Puerto Rico ❤👍👌
This video was made almost 3 years before the passing of my mother. My mother wasn't enthusiast of music of all walks. And so to honor her we had her final resting place set on Heather avenue right before you make it to Miles Davis.. The sheer amount of information and work put into these videos is extraordinary thank you guys so much.
The late Philip E. Leshin, worked with the late Lionel Hampton, played stand-up bass w/ Buddy Rich....he's also buried in NY (cremated) I knew Lionel, through my dad, well enough, that he came to my Bat Mitzvah. He was a wonderful man & his send-off was VERY musical!
Without a doubt, the most knowledgeable and intelligent cemetery show available. How he does it has to be the research and time he puts in. Absolutely amazing!!
Thank you Hollywood Graveyard. Just love your Tour's. It brings that extra something special seeing the clips of the deceased. Brings them back to life again for a little while. Thank you.
2 things I want to add......I wish that he had gone to Macy's to show the plaque that is there honoring Ida and Isador.....and I live near a Titanic museum in Tennessee and there is a room that is a replica of the Straus' room....in a case in that room is Isador's wedding ring
Thanks for the added extra on Poe’s Cottage. My mother grew up in the shadow of the cottage in the 1940’s. She would mention Poe and the cottage frequently. I grew to love his writings. I hope you you enjoyed your visit to the cottage.
Less metaphorically was the London Necropolis Railway, which provided service to Brookwood Cemetery for the living and the dead alike; all properly separated by social class.
I actually live near Woodlawn Cemetery and work near St. Raymond's Cemetery. Your video was very informative and I recognized some of the graves because I went on a Woodlawn tour back in high school. I just started watching your channel, and I think I'll watch some more. Keep up the good work :)
So great knowing there are two more New York videos coming up. I love that these are longer videos. I'm sure even with five New York videos completed, there are still so many New York stories your fans would love to hear. I'm hoping you can make it back here Mr Dark. It's very early, but I'd like to wish you and your crew, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year.
I would love to know about the rest of the Teenagers. Joe Negroni was my favorite. Where's he and Sherman Garnes buried or were they cremated? Merlin Santana was interesting as well. Great video.😊 👍
Great video as always. I had to wonder about the Buscemi and if there was a relation to Steve. It was just a glance of it beside one you were covering.
@@RhettyforHistory That's awesome! Yeah, he wasn't a very nice dude the 1st half of his life, and, I only chose the name because I was reading about him the same day I joined YT. I love WW2, Civil War (hence Cole), and, US West history. Can't get enough to be honest!
@@Marcel_Audubon people don't talk the way people expect them too. People can talk how they want, not everyone follows the new slang bandwagon, like a follower The slang today is Getting ridiculous anyways. Maybe he is old school. Nothing wrong with saying " Now that's what I'm talking about " when did that become a bad thing. Do you always have nothing else better to do than to be a troll and get your panties in ruff over someone saying something that is still relevant, I hear it still. People complain and make comments over someone saying something crazy. And yes people do say that's Bomb, it's still well known. Why are you bothered by what he says is beyond me. People don't say shit to appease you or get your approval, it's a fucking sentence. You must be miserable if your getting on his case over a fucking word saying....oh by the way.. This UA-cam channel is hella bomb...now what?
Thank you for the backstories of these people and the positive attitude that you portray this information. Many are forgotten and your work brings them back for future generations.
I really appreciate the respect you show to EVERYONE!! I was not expecting to see so many people of color and to learn SO much!! (Not just with this episode but in so many others!) I've been watching episodes all day and night for about the past week! This has become one of my all time favorite shows! Thank you for putting so much into your work! :)
Thank you for making this episode. You have brought attention to many lesser-known or outright forgotten figures in American cultural history. Well done, well done!
I love the graves in NY so beautiful and a great tribute to the artist except Duke Ellington's but, like in California, I thought some of the artists like Lawrence Welk's grave was so modest. Thank you always for all your films❤
ma'o, dead people don't choose their Tomb Stones! Family or loved ones do! The Tomb Stones are very expensive and I think that either the families took the money or were not alive to care! 😒
I bought a book of Poe's poems from a Schoolastic Book Fair when I was in 6th grade. I chose it mainly because it was one of the only books I could afford. I read it cover to cover at least a dozen times :) Unfortunately, I loaned it to someone when I was in my 20s and never got it back :(
Thank you again for your videoes sir. It is so important not only to remember the people who have passed on but to remember and recognise the sometimes shameful times in which they lived and during which they were required to battle with challenging circumstances. Blessings and peace to everyone
Yet another wonderful video. You are always respectful to all of the deceased that you visit and share with us. A true gentleman and a great videographer. Thank you.
Ahhh so good! Loved the bonus at the end! Like how you don`t just show the grave,but also often show photos or play songs of the person you give the history on! Always a pleasure to see you put out a new video!
14:00 The Duke Ellington Orchestra continued on with his son Mercer at least into the 1990s. I saw them perform then in Yale’s “Music Shed” in Norfolk, Connecticut in the mid 1990s-Phenomenal! Many of the musicians were quite old and had played with Duke’s origins orchestra.
Hi Mr. Dark, i wanted to tell you I enjoy your work, I sit and binge watch! I was curious if you ever thought of doing a cross country tour? Maybe have your subscribers let you know about famous folks in their towns, cities etc.Then kinda do a route 66 travel to those places and film. Just an idea. I love your work, please keep it coming! Be safe and Take Care
Woah part 3!!! Your videos are seriously the best Sir Dark! Thanks to you videos I know more about past celebrities that one way or another they still entertain us till this day and years to come. Huge fan!!!🖤
Would love more Hollywood Graveyard videos...Thank you Authur for sharing, Love cemeteries, and the history they hold. I really would love to see and know more. Please keep sharing😊👍
many of your videos have poignant or melancholy moments, many make me smile in remembrance, but the Strauss's end on the Titanic brought tears to my eyes, a sad but beautiful moment
I have been a fan for several years now. I think it is great that you bring the history of these many great entertainers out for us to learn about. It is sad that so many of them have simple graves that show the unknowing cemetery visitor no trace of their wonderful history; a history easily lost over time.
I don't make very many comments on your videos....but I enjoy every one of them!! Your voice, narrative style and peaceful demeanor are perfect for these kinds of videos!! It would be so awesome to be able to explore these cemeteries with you, not in a creepy way, but you seem like a person who would be amazing to spend an afternoon with just getting lost in the magic of finding favourite celebrity gravestones!! RIP to all the souls represented in each of these videos!! Thank you so very much for what you do!!
I am a new subscriber and am really enjoying your very informative cemetery visits. I did see Miles Davis perform at a jazz festival in Berkeley Ca back in the late '60's. He kept his back to the audience the entire time :-(
Mr Dark first off love the videos great description and as always very respectful but you forgot a grave at St Raymond’s famous Puerto Rican boxer Hector macho Camacho I know this because he is buried near my grandparents and whenever I go to visit them I see him too and say a prayer
Noel Arocho Hector Lavoe buried there too before he was moved to Puerto Rico Hector Macho Camacho was a NYC legend too. Someone should make a movie about him too
Very true and I agree there is also a lot of mobsters buried there too the hitman who mad dog Cole from the movie mobsters was based on is also buried there
Learned how to walk on the streets of Harding Park in the Bronx where my late mother and all of her family came from. My late Uncle Patty who was hit and run by a subway in 1972 at only 32 is buried at St. Raymond's along with his eldest son Tommy who died in 2009 from a massive coronary aged 47. We almost had my mother interred at Woodlawn but she died in Florida in 1997 where we live now and I decided to have her cremated instead. Thanks so much for this tour of my ancestral home. Also the land where my father died in 1989. He spent the last 40 yrs. of his life living in the Bronx where he died at age 61 in 1989. He was buried with full military honors at Calverton National Cemetery out on Long Island.
It’s interesting how someone so famous that virtually everyone knows is buried in such a small insignificant grave and yet those that aren’t so well known and didn’t make the iconic landmark impressions that someone more famous did have just incredible and huge tombstones , gravestones markers whatever you wanna call them. It seems a shame that some markers do not reflect the amount of celebrity with which they were known in life. I know it depends on the cost and the family‘s wishes but still deserve a little bit better recognition than the grave marker indicates. Burt Lancaster comes to mind in one of your previous videos. I thought it was a shame he had such a small and insignificant marker. Irving Berlin deserve a much bigger marker.
I completely disagree with the OP, just because they were famous doesn't make them anymore special than anyone else. I'm not sure how many people that are watching this video are from NYC, but these plots are very difficult to get because of the location. If a family purchases 3 plots, they're entitled to those 3 plots and that correlating space. They had the foresight to purchase it in advance and plan their deaths accordingly. Btw, some of these celebrities have no connection to this cemetery. For example, Celia Cruz was only buried in this cemetery because it was near Miles Davis. Aside from that there's no other connection and she didn't live in the area. Most of the people buried there spent the majority of their lives around the location of the cemetery. Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn and St John's Cemetery in Queens are the same way. I don't see why any person should have one huge memorial over another.
I cant even lie,,, when i get the notification that there is a new Hollywood Graveyard ,on my phone,, i cant wait to get out of work and watch haha,these are great! thanks for sharing! for all that research ,filming and editing and everything else that goes into these videos, i get it ,, its alot of work, and you get these great vids out at a steady pace,great job!! P.S it was pretty sad to see that grave a mess with homeless mess and bed and stuff,, unfortunately it happens here in our Historic Graveyards in Springfield, Massachusetts Have a great day-Ray
I watched this video a year ago, but I must have left the screen for a while because I don't remember this fabulous resting place or the amount of historically talented people that are here, especially the African Americans and their fight against extreme racism. Ironically, I watched this in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement. I could comment on every grave, but when I hear about the ways whites have demeaned and suppressed African-Americans in life AND in death, I shake my head and raise my hands to the heavens in disgust. People are people period. I've never understood how any human can think that another human is not worthy of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And I am so impressed with the entertainers who stepped up to defy racism.
Hey dude if you can ever see my comment. I really love your show. Cause of your show you have opened my mind to more biographies to loook up cause of you I listen to older music as I did before but way more artists have entered my plasylists. Cause of your shows my knowledge has expanded indefinite. Please do not stop making these shows. I love them alot. You are awesome. You will go places far beyond bud. 🤙🤙🤙👊🏻👊🏻
I have just discover your videos & must say they are the very best I’ve watched. Not only are they very well produced, filmed but the historical comments are an amazing feature! Thank you so much! Happy New Year from Canada! 🎉🇨🇦👏👏👏
Miles was my husband's Godfather....Thank you for show casing his grave and Duke Ellington discovered my mother in law who then toured and recorded with him, She recorded Sophisticated Lady amongst other's with him.. She sang under the name of Yvonne Lanauze and went on to sing under the name of Eve Smith. She is the last surviving member of Dukes troop now at 94 💙🎵🎶🎺👍🏽
That is just so cool!
I hope that you also often visit the grave site and show respect.. Why have grave yards for others to adorn when family doesn't?
@@randallbundy108 Maybe the family doesn't live close enough to the cemeteries to visit often. When we visit family at cemeteries we put flowers on graves that we notice no flowers are on their graves. Be Kind.
Thank you for sharing your family history with us - so cool!
How great to have such a role model in your family
Isidor and Ida are among one of my favorite people I’ve learned about from the Titanic. The loyalty was strong with those 2.
RIP Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington!
I have the video Lady sings the Blues starring Diana Ross! I loved Duke Ellington and he and his great music portrayed in the movie, The Cotton Club!
Billie Holiday was absolutely amazing. I once watched a documentary about her. It said that Billie refused to sing and record “strange fruit” at first. Then it stated that she got so emotional whilst singing it live, she couldn’t go on stage to sing it, unless she was drunk and high on cannabis.
Strange fruit is one of the most emotional and powerful songs I have ever heard.
There are several people putting out videos like these, but I find yours to be the best. Why? I appreciate that not only are they polished and the music is beautiful, but you don't feel that you have to be in the shot. Though this is your baby, you understand that the entertainers, etc. are the stars of the show. Thank you, Mr. Dark. You have another lifelong fan and subscriber here.
HOOAH!
Where is the grave of Dorothy Kilgallen? What's My Line panelist. I came across it sometime ago and now I cannot find it again.
@@TheClassicalElf 😂😂
Your obversation on this channel and and mr. Darks presentation is exactly Why I subbed. Having been subbed for a long rime
I so appreciate your sensitivity and respect for all theses buried in the cemeteries you visit. Especially the respect for black performers who had to endure the racism that prevailed and still does is some parts of America. The music is sensitive and appropriate. You do a great service. Bless you.
You've spoke what I have been feeling quite eloquently!! Thank you!!
The story of Ida and Isador Struass always makes me cry. I also loved seeing Celia Cruz's resting place. She's one of my mom's favorite singers.
Irving Berlin's gravesite so simple for the impact this great composer had on our country. You would walk right by it if you were in that cemetery. RIP Irving. Celia Cruz by comparison had a magnificent memorial as does so many others that many of us never heard of. Oh, well. Those who would know these old timers may not be the audience you need. We are certainly being educated with all the talent in this video containing all the biggies. Love the music.
Celia Cruz's final rest place was my favorite and I always loved her music
If this Hollywood Graveyard thing doesn't work out Arthur, you could make a mint reading stories. I think your voice is quite soothing.
Maybe he could be a actor in. Horror movies count Dracula ,star as a caretaker of a grave yard or haunted cemetrys. Bound see a ghost then 💀😨😵😱👹👍👏👻👀👣👋 n.a.jj.😀.
Doesn't work out? Its an absolute success!
Me too
Absolutely ! Love his voice !
Celia Cruz was such a beautiful singer I always admired her.
This channel has taken the stigma of cemeteries away from me. Thank you for the uploads of these peaceful and beautiful consecrated grounds.
Billies voice was truly haunting 💔
As a camera operator I was fortunate to have Lois Nettleton perform in front of my camera for several years. She was a wonderful person. She is missed!
I squealed with glee at the end of this video. Thank you for showing Celia Cruz's tomb. Her and her husband's work has been very important and dear to our Latin American identity.
I thoroughly enjoyed this upload!!! I had no idea Miles Davis and Billie Holiday were buried in NY!! And my mom and aunts were good friends of Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers. This was awesome!!
Thank you for covering Miles Davis. Kind of Blue was a seminal work in American Popular Music and influenced diverse artists from the Allman Brothers, Pink Floyd, and Quincy Jones.
It wasn't explained here, but others have asked elsewhere: "Why does Miles Davis's grave read: 'Sir Miles Davis'? Was he knighted?" Indeed he was, annointed by the Knights of Malta.
Thank you for including Bert Williams! He was a trailblazer in American theater and entertainment. The quality, consistency and heart in your work is greatly appreciated, Mr. Dark!
Duke Ellington would be 119 years old now WOW, he died in 1974 at age 75, I just watched his last interview on the popular UK talk show, the Micheal Parkinson talk show, in 1973 on UA-cam, what an extraordinary man. AND George M.She Cohan would have been 140 years old now. These legendary icons were once here.
Everyone will once be dead longer than they've been alive...or maybe time is just a flat circle?
Arthur, you made my day and almost found this my request to visit and feature the grave of Celia Cruz, the greatest Reina de la Salsa. Whenever I visit New York I stop by her grave to set flowers, usually the cemetery caretaker open the mouselium gate so I can put the flowers on her crypt. Thank you for this Arthur, you are the best.
I just love watching Hollywood graveyard! It's always a special treat for the soul. I am amazed by the amount of work and research you do before filming. Special thanks for Billie Holliday. She's one of my favorites.
Who else gets live the best vibes watching old thinks like this and like he edits it perfect for the vibes like old songs
Another cool Preminger tidbit was that he was who made the first strike against the Hollywood Blacklist by having the blacklisted Dalton Trumbo write Exodus and crediting him despite Trumbo’s status. This would lead to Kirk Douglas revealing Trumbo wrote Spartacus and would eventually help to end the blacklist all together.
The whole video is wonderful but I loved that you included Edgar Allen Poe.
Edger Allen Poe mother is buried in Virginia in a cemetery with a old church. She is laid to rest right across from my 6th great grandfather who is in same cemetery
Edgar is at Indianapolis crown hill I caught a ghost
@@NativeAmerican10 what do you mean,” caught a ghost?” You’ve seen one?
@@NativeAmerican10 Edgar Allan Poe is buried in Baltimore at Westminster Cemetery.
As a writer and very amateur musician, this was my favorite tour, filled with geniuses of the word and music, especially jazz. Miles Davis and Duke Ellington’s graves gave me chills.
I'm sure you hear this all the time, but your content needs to be a Netflix or Amazon prime show! It's so good!
Yess
Agreed
I adore your tours and the respect that you show to every location and every grave. The movie bills, musical and movie clips just add to the overall experience. I've always had a passion for cemeteries. Your tours have lured me back to historical burial grounds and family plots with my camera to share photos with elderly members of my family that can no longer travel. Thank you.
I loved the part at the end about Edgar Allan Poe. He is also one of my favorites. Your videos are definitely the best of any cemetery tours I have seen on the internet. Keep it up!
This is absolutely one of my favorite HG! I didn't know so many early African American artists were buried in NY. :) Many thanks Mr. Dark for your work and kind acknowledgements.
Round 2 🍿 Anyone?
Thank You Mr.Dark No Need To Apologize
We Are Your Hollywood GaveYard Fam
We Kno Your Intentions Were Good😊
#TeamHollywoodGraveYard
As much as I have loved the movies and the actors who made them, it's the music that we carry with us in our hearts and minds day to day. I can still get chills in 2018 from a George M. Cohan song written a hundred years ago.
Merlin Santana😩💔he was so handsome & talented. Killed over something senseless
Thank you so much for doing Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx. There as still a large number of stars and notables there that would be good fodder if you run out of cemeteries, i.e., Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Celeste Holm, Miles Davis, Nellie Bly, Ben Gazarra, Harry Carey, Fiorella LaGuardia, Damon Runyon, and many more! Also, thank you for your great narratives. Never boring. I thoroughly enjoy Hollywood Graveyard. Never miss it! Keep those episodes coming!
Sir MIles Davis, Billie Holiday, The Strauss" & Herman Melville are my favorites. I really enjoy your commentary & the history you provide for each person.
Miles was an abuser
And just when you thought Arthur Dark could not get any better, he does! Arguably, this video contains the most significant celebrity people in United States history. To see the resting places of people like Duke Ellington, Irving Berlin, George M. Cohen and Billie Holiday absolutely made my day. The closing section about Edgar Allan Poe could not get any better; except to see the actually resting place of Poe. Fear not! I'm sure that's coming in the future. Thank you, Arthur, for bringing some sunshine to a rainy day.
I have watched this episode before. I’m watching again because of the new Billie Holiday movie on Hulu and the new Billie Holiday documentary ❤️ She is definitely a legend, but had a sad life
Thank you for showing Olive Thomas' grave. One of my favorite silent film actresses.
I love all of your graveyard tours but I do believe this might be my favorite. Thanks so much!
I got quite emotional when you were talking about the couple from the Titanic. Your videos are so well done, and very respectful. You do such a wonderful job.
Normally I dont cry during these but when you showed the Straus couple It brought me to tears. Great video❤
Hola Arthur, my mother is buried in St. Raymond cemetery another excellent vlog thank you thank you so much for going there to the bronx besos from Puerto Rico ❤👍👌
I didn't want this to end 😫. Another informative, entertaining, diverse video. Do you need a new friend? You are so cool lol
I could be his friend too and walk with him with my backpack on. Catch trains and drive. Problem is I live in Australia. Shame.
This video was made almost 3 years before the passing of my mother. My mother wasn't enthusiast of music of all walks. And so to honor her we had her final resting place set on Heather avenue right before you make it to Miles Davis..
The sheer amount of information and work put into these videos is extraordinary thank you guys so much.
What a beautiful cemetery! The large monuments and crypts are so beautiful
Happy to see this. Brings back memories of my parents. I grew up listening to some big band music, along with rock and country.
That scene from Titanic gets me every.single.time.
Fantastic video
The late Philip E. Leshin, worked with the late Lionel Hampton, played stand-up bass w/ Buddy Rich....he's also buried in NY (cremated)
I knew Lionel, through my dad, well enough, that he came to my Bat Mitzvah. He was a wonderful man & his send-off was VERY musical!
Without a doubt, the most knowledgeable and intelligent cemetery show available. How he does it has to be the research and time he puts in. Absolutely amazing!!
I was so confused haha, glad I can watch this now! :D. Yess Celia Cruz azúcar!!
Thank you Hollywood Graveyard. Just love your Tour's. It brings that extra something special seeing the clips of the deceased. Brings them back to life again for a little while. Thank you.
I can't believe Irving Berlin has such a humble gravestone. He deserves a huge monument.
Yes,!!! thank you so much for the grave of Olive Thomas, she is my actress favorite!!! 😍
Bill holiday greatest singer all time among Frank lemon Lois nettleton Marlin santana
20:05, this part of the Titanic ALWAYS makes me bawl like a baby
Alyssa Wilson I’m not crying, you are!
I have tears in my eyes
Thats fucking true love
Alyssa Wilson ..... It made me CRY !! 😢😪
2 things I want to add......I wish that he had gone to Macy's to show the plaque that is there honoring Ida and Isador.....and I live near a Titanic museum in Tennessee and there is a room that is a replica of the Straus' room....in a case in that room is Isador's wedding ring
Thanks for the added extra on Poe’s Cottage. My mother grew up in the shadow of the cottage in the 1940’s. She would mention Poe and the cottage frequently. I grew to love his writings. I hope you you enjoyed your visit to the cottage.
A train that ends at the cemetery huh? Seems like a metaphor somehow.
@@JohnAdams-rv5lu wonder if it happens to cross a river named styx
Less metaphorically was the London Necropolis Railway, which provided service to Brookwood Cemetery for the living and the dead alike; all properly separated by social class.
@@WhatAboutTheBee I have heard about that.
Fantasticoooooooooo!
I actually live near Woodlawn Cemetery and work near St. Raymond's Cemetery. Your video was very informative and I recognized some of the graves because I went on a Woodlawn tour back in high school. I just started watching your channel, and I think I'll watch some more. Keep up the good work :)
I think I remember reading somewhere that Janis Joplin bought the grave marker for Billie Holiday.
She bought one for Bessie Smiths grave just outside of Philadelphia
That's right, Bessie not Billie
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So great knowing there are two more New York videos coming up. I love that these are longer videos. I'm sure even with five New York videos completed, there are still so many New York stories your fans would love to hear. I'm hoping you can make it back here Mr Dark. It's very early, but I'd like to wish you and your crew, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year.
Done with respect and kindness for the Hollywood golden oldies ❤
I would love to know about the rest of the Teenagers. Joe Negroni was my favorite. Where's he and Sherman Garnes buried or were they cremated? Merlin Santana was interesting as well. Great video.😊 👍
Try looking for them on this site: findagrave.com
Great video as always. I had to wonder about the Buscemi and if there was a relation to Steve. It was just a glance of it beside one you were covering.
RhettyforFun me too !
Kimberly Reed who invited you ? 😂
Ha I noticed that too!
@@ColeYounger16 Interesting screen name. I visited the grave of Cole Younger.
@@RhettyforHistory That's awesome! Yeah, he wasn't a very nice dude the 1st half of his life, and, I only chose the name because I was reading about him the same day I joined YT. I love WW2, Civil War (hence Cole), and, US West history. Can't get enough to be honest!
Yes FINALLY THE BRONX that's what I'm talking about my home thank you so much
didn't know there were people around who actually still say, "that's what I'm taking about" ... do you call things you like, "the bomb," too?
@@Marcel_Audubon people don't talk the way people expect them too. People can talk how they want, not everyone follows the new slang bandwagon, like a follower The slang today is Getting ridiculous anyways. Maybe he is old school. Nothing wrong with saying " Now that's what I'm talking about " when did that become a bad thing. Do you always have nothing else better to do than to be a troll and get your panties in ruff over someone saying something that is still relevant, I hear it still. People complain and make comments over someone saying something crazy. And yes people do say that's Bomb, it's still well known. Why are you bothered by what he says is beyond me. People don't say shit to appease you or get your approval, it's a fucking sentence. You must be miserable if your getting on his case over a fucking word saying....oh by the way..
This UA-cam channel is hella bomb...now what?
calm thyself, June, baby, an aide will be there with your medication soon. Here's hoping you're well enough to leave the asylum one day!
Marcel Audubon your comments definitely lit a fuse. Clichés or not, you were disrespectful and deserved what came next.
refresh my memory ... how does this concern you, Louise, baby?
Thank you for the backstories of these people and the positive attitude that you portray this information. Many are forgotten and your work brings them back for future generations.
it's just so cool that Arthur takes ya 2 moments and other moments and then others moments...RIP ALL.... Thank YOU 4 tha moments!!!!!!
I really appreciate the respect you show to EVERYONE!! I was not expecting to see so many people of color and to learn SO much!! (Not just with this episode but in so many others!) I've been watching episodes all day and night for about the past week! This has become one of my all time favorite shows! Thank you for putting so much into your work! :)
Thanks for our crew glad u enjoy it
Thank you for making this episode. You have brought attention to many lesser-known or outright forgotten figures in American cultural history. Well done, well done!
I love the graves in NY so beautiful and a great tribute to the artist except Duke Ellington's but, like in California, I thought some of the artists like Lawrence Welk's grave was so modest. Thank you always for all your films❤
ma'o, dead people don't choose their Tomb Stones! Family or loved ones do! The Tomb Stones are very expensive and I think that either the families took the money or were not alive to care! 😒
I can imagine all the music floating around that cemetery
I bought a book of Poe's poems from a Schoolastic Book Fair when I was in 6th grade. I chose it mainly because it was one of the only books I could afford. I read it cover to cover at least a dozen times :) Unfortunately, I loaned it to someone when I was in my 20s and never got it back :(
Thank you again for your videoes sir. It is so important not only to remember the people who have passed on but to remember and recognise the sometimes shameful times in which they lived and during which they were required to battle with challenging circumstances. Blessings and peace to everyone
Yet another wonderful video. You are always respectful to all of the deceased that you visit and share with us. A true gentleman and a great videographer. Thank you.
Incredible work, my god. Don't you ever stop with this series. You are truly amazing. Much love.
Ahhh so good! Loved the bonus at the end! Like how you don`t just show the grave,but also often show photos or play songs of the person you give the history on! Always a pleasure to see you put out a new video!
14:00 The Duke Ellington Orchestra continued on with his son Mercer at least into the 1990s. I saw them perform then in Yale’s “Music Shed” in Norfolk, Connecticut in the mid 1990s-Phenomenal! Many of the musicians were quite old and had played with Duke’s origins orchestra.
Loved the video as always. Seeing Celia Cruz the first memory I have is seeing her on Sesame Street.
Not gonna lie, the part about the Straus's had me balling like a baby, I had to go bear hug my husband lol
That Titanic scene always gets to me!!
Hi Mr. Dark, i wanted to tell you I enjoy your work, I sit and binge watch! I was curious if you ever thought of doing a cross country tour? Maybe have your subscribers let you know about famous folks in their towns, cities etc.Then kinda do a route 66 travel to those places and film. Just an idea. I love your work, please keep it coming! Be safe and Take Care
Thank you very much
Woah part 3!!! Your videos are seriously the best Sir Dark! Thanks to you videos I know more about past celebrities that one way or another they still entertain us till this day and years to come. Huge fan!!!🖤
Thank u
This is one of the most poignant, informative and beautifully filmed documentaries I have ever seen. Thank you. 😊
Thank you Arthur for a very informative, entertaining, and in-depth channel.
Would love more Hollywood Graveyard videos...Thank you Authur for sharing, Love cemeteries, and the history they hold. I really would love to see and know more. Please keep sharing😊👍
many of your videos have poignant or melancholy moments, many make me smile in remembrance, but the Strauss's end on the Titanic brought tears to my eyes, a sad but beautiful moment
Love the fact that Celia Cruz and her husband are buried next to each other 💜
I love Edgar Allan Poe. I love watching all of your videos. The places you go are beautiful and amazing .I know where Randy Road is buried
I have been a fan for several years now. I think it is great that you bring the history of these many great entertainers out for us to learn about. It is sad that so many of them have simple graves that show the unknowing cemetery visitor no trace of their wonderful history; a history easily lost over time.
I don't make very many comments on your videos....but I enjoy every one of them!! Your voice, narrative style and peaceful demeanor are perfect for these kinds of videos!! It would be so awesome to be able to explore these cemeteries with you, not in a creepy way, but you seem like a person who would be amazing to spend an afternoon with just getting lost in the magic of finding favourite celebrity gravestones!! RIP to all the souls represented in each of these videos!! Thank you so very much for what you do!!
Thank you for ur kind words
I absolutely love these graveyard tours I hope you keep it up for a very long time...
Arthur, I enjoy listening to you. Your voice is soothing on a stressful day. Thanks for the wonderful job.
I am a new subscriber and am really enjoying your very informative cemetery visits. I did see Miles Davis perform at a jazz festival in Berkeley Ca back in the late '60's. He kept his back to the audience the entire time :-(
Mr Dark first off love the videos great description and as always very respectful but you forgot a grave at St Raymond’s famous Puerto Rican boxer Hector macho Camacho I know this because he is buried near my grandparents and whenever I go to visit them I see him too and say a prayer
Noel Arocho Hector Lavoe buried there too before he was moved to Puerto Rico
Hector Macho Camacho was a NYC legend too. Someone should make a movie about him too
Very true and I agree there is also a lot of mobsters buried there too the hitman who mad dog Cole from the movie mobsters was based on is also buried there
Learned how to walk on the streets of Harding Park in the Bronx where my late mother and all of her family came from. My late Uncle Patty who was hit and run by a subway in 1972 at only 32 is buried at St. Raymond's along with his eldest son Tommy who died in 2009 from a massive coronary aged 47. We almost had my mother interred at Woodlawn but she died in Florida in 1997 where we live now and I decided to have her cremated instead. Thanks so much for this tour of my ancestral home. Also the land where my father died in 1989. He spent the last 40 yrs. of his life living in the Bronx where he died at age 61 in 1989. He was buried with full military honors at Calverton National Cemetery out on Long Island.
It’s interesting how someone so famous that virtually everyone knows is buried in such a small insignificant grave and yet those that aren’t so well known and didn’t make the iconic landmark impressions that someone more famous did have just incredible and huge tombstones , gravestones markers whatever you wanna call them. It seems a shame that some markers do not reflect the amount of celebrity with which they were known in life. I know it depends on the cost and the family‘s wishes but still deserve a little bit better recognition than the grave marker indicates. Burt Lancaster comes to mind in one of your previous videos. I thought it was a shame he had such a small and insignificant marker. Irving Berlin deserve a much bigger marker.
So does Duke Ellington.
Anna Miner Burt Lancaster was cremated so his marker would not have been a big one.
I completely disagree with the OP, just because they were famous doesn't make them anymore special than anyone else. I'm not sure how many people that are watching this video are from NYC, but these plots are very difficult to get because of the location. If a family purchases 3 plots, they're entitled to those 3 plots and that correlating space. They had the foresight to purchase it in advance and plan their deaths accordingly. Btw, some of these celebrities have no connection to this cemetery. For example, Celia Cruz was only buried in this cemetery because it was near Miles Davis. Aside from that there's no other connection and she didn't live in the area. Most of the people buried there spent the majority of their lives around the location of the cemetery. Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn and St John's Cemetery in Queens are the same way. I don't see why any person should have one huge memorial over another.
I cant even lie,,, when i get the notification that there is a new Hollywood Graveyard ,on my phone,, i cant wait to get out of work and watch haha,these are great! thanks for sharing! for all that research ,filming and editing and everything else that goes into these videos, i get it ,, its alot of work, and you get these great vids out at a steady pace,great job!! P.S it was pretty sad to see that grave a mess with homeless mess and bed and stuff,, unfortunately it happens here in our Historic Graveyards in Springfield, Massachusetts Have a great day-Ray
Your New York trip sure was worth the travel. These Hollywood Graveyard "New York" episodes have been fantastic. Cheers!
I watched this video a year ago, but I must have left the screen for a while because I don't remember this fabulous resting place or the amount of historically talented people that are here, especially the African Americans and their fight against extreme racism. Ironically, I watched this in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement. I could comment on every grave, but when I hear about the ways whites have demeaned and suppressed African-Americans in life AND in death, I shake my head and raise my hands to the heavens in disgust. People are people period. I've never understood how any human can think that another human is not worthy of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And I am so impressed with the entertainers who stepped up to defy racism.
Hey dude if you can ever see my comment. I really love your show. Cause of your show you have opened my mind to more biographies to loook up cause of you I listen to older music as I did before but way more artists have entered my plasylists. Cause of your shows my knowledge has expanded indefinite. Please do not stop making these shows. I love them alot. You are awesome. You will go places far beyond bud. 🤙🤙🤙👊🏻👊🏻
I have just discover your videos & must say they are the very best I’ve watched. Not only are they very well produced, filmed but the historical comments are an amazing feature! Thank you so much! Happy New Year from Canada! 🎉🇨🇦👏👏👏