Cedar Park Cemetery, New Jersey
| Cedar Park Cemetery | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of Cedar Park Cemetery | |
| Details | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 40°58′17″N 74°03′05″W / 40.9714786°N 74.0515276°W |
| Type | Public |
| Owned by | Cedar Park and Beth El Cemeteries |
| No. of graves | >18,000 |
| Website | Official website |
| Find a Grave | Cedar Park Cemetery |
| Footnotes | GNIS data |
Cedar Park and Beth El Cemetery is a cemetery located in Emerson and Paramus, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
Noted interments
- Martin Balsam (1919–1996) Academy Award winning best supporting actor[1]
- Julian Beck (1925–1985), actor, director, poet, and painter[2]
- Judith Malina (1926–2015), actress, director and writer[3]
- Maxwell Bodenheim (1891–1954), poet and novelist[4]
- Ernst Cassirer (1874–1945), philosopher[5]
- Manfred Clynes (1925–2020), scientist and inventor[6]
- Myron Cohen (1902–1986), comedian and storyteller[4]
- Sammy Fain (1902–1989), composer of popular music[7]
- Leonard Farbstein (1902–1993), US Congressman[8][9]
- Lou Jacobi (1913–2009), character actor[10]
- Kitty Kallen (1921–2016), big-band singer[11]
- Elias Karmon (1910–2008), businessman and community leader[12]
- Estee Lauder (1908–2004), businesswoman, cosmetics mogul[13]
- Joe E. Lewis (1902–1971), comedian and singer[1]
- John Marley (1907–1984), actor[4]
- B.S. Pully (1910–1972), actor[4]
- Hanon Reznikov (1950–2008), actor and writer[3]
- Delmore Schwartz (1913–1966), poet[1][14]
- Isaac Bashevis Singer (1903–1991), winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature[15]
- Maurice Tempelsman (1929-2025), businessman, diamond magnate, merchant and romantic partner of Jackie Kennedy Onassis.[16][17]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Strauss, Robert. "Sometimes the Grave Is a Fine and Public Place", The New York Times, March 28, 2004. Accessed September 14, 2025. "Cedar Park Cemetery in Paramus tends toward performers. Martin Balsam, who won both a Tony and an Oscar was buried there in 1996. Joe E. Lewis, the comic whose rough life was portrayed by Frank Sinatra in the 1957 movie, The Joker Is Wild, is nearby. (As are two illustrious nonperformers, the Nobel Prize writer Isaac Bashevis Singer and the poet Delmore Schwartz.)"
- ^ Where They're Buried
- ^ a b History, The Living Theatre. Accessed September 14, 2025. "Illustration of gravesite at Cedar Park Cemetery, Paramus, New Jersey, where Judith, Julian, and Hanon are buried next to each other."
- ^ a b c d Duggan, Amanda. "Bergen County, final resting place of the famous – and infamous", The Record, October 26, 2017. Accessed September 14, 2025.
- ^ Gordon, Peter E. AJS Review, vol. 32, no. 2, 2008, pp. 435–437.
- ^ Manfred Edward Clynes
- ^ Radio Swiss Jazz
- ^ Bioguide.congress.gob
- ^ The Leonard Farbstein Papers, 1955–1970
- ^ Gates, Anita (October 25, 2009). "Lou Jacobi, Critically Acclaimed Actor of Film and Stage, Dies at 95". The New York Times.
- ^ Grady, Denise (January 7, 2016). "Kitty Kallen, Big Band Singer of 'Bésame Mucho,' Dies at 94". The New York Times.
- ^ Rocchio, Patrick (November 5, 2008). "Elias Karmon's Legacy Remembered". Bronx Times. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
- ^ Severo, Richard (April 26, 2004). "Estée Lauder, Pursuer of Beauty and Cosmetics Titan, Dies at 97". The New York Times.
- ^ Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- ^ "Last Singer tale finally gets proper ending Years after writer's death, typo on gravestone is fixed".
- ^ "Maurice Templesman Obituary-New York, NY". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ^ Nemy, Enid. "Maurice Tempelsman, Diamond Magnate and Jackie Onassis's Companion, Dies at 95". The New York Times. Retrieved August 25, 2025.